Paradiso Amsterdam

Paradiso is an iconic rock music venue and cultural center, located in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. It is housed in a converted former church building and was squatted by hippies in 1967 who wanted to convert the church to an entertainment and leisure club, but the police ended the festivities the same year. Though a year later the city opened Paradiso as a publicly-subsidized youth entertainment center. A number of artists have played or recorded and filmed their concerts at the Paradiso such as The Rolling Stones, Joy Division, The Cure, Nirvana, John Cale, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Amy Winehouse, Nine Inch Nails, Guns N' Roses, David Bowie, just to name a few. Name variations as appearing on one or more releases: - Het Paradiso