Some beautiful fall days and evenings lay ahead, which means fantastic things to see, do and listen to both inside and outdoors.

Friday:

it only happens every 3 years, the Output Festival celebrates the electric guitar in contemporary music. Starts Friday and lasts all weekend at the shiney new Muziek Gebouw Aan 't Ij and the lovely Bimhuis. Prices for specific shows vary but expect them to be around €14.

Elsewhere at Café Sappho there's DJ Suna spinning during their weekly women's night party. Free entry and remember womyn is better spelled with a y.

Melodic Darkwave Metal from Denmark? I'm not quite sure what that would sound like. But you can find out by seeing Volbeat at the Melkweg, 8:30pm, for €11 + membership.

Saturday

The Stars are in town and no one would dare miss it.. except wouldn't you know it, it's sold out. Thankfully the Stars are my friends, so I'm on yee guest list. See you there? Paradiso, €18 plus membership. (if you can get your hands on them)

The 29th is the last day to catch "Into the Woods" at the M-Lab Theater. Tickets run you €20 and the show starts at 8:30pm.

Early birds can find themselves at Pacific Parc over at the Westergasfabriek (Westerpark around 4pm. Why? To hear the festival entitled: Fanfare van de eerste Liefdes Nacht; music styles from Sicilian, Balkan, Hip-Hop, and South American influences. Free entry.

Sunday

Another guiness book record will be broken, this time for a good cause: International Breast Cancer Month. In honor of this occasion, people will assemble on museumplein at about 1:30pm. They will then form the largest pink ribbon ever. Participants will also take part in a city walk and there is some fund raising involved as well.

Mali's Habib Koité plays the Melkweg sunday evening at 9pm. Habib is fantastic. I know, I use the positive terms a bit too much, but seriously, some of the most beautiful music on this earth. €20 euro plus membership.