The summer solstice has come and gone, but we've still got lots and lots of daylight and short nights to enjoy the music and festivals.

Friday:

Friday nights at the Amsterdam Arena don't usually mean Waltz, but that's the theme of the party, classical music by André Rieu; Amsterdam ArenA, 8pm, €50-€140.

The Running Birds are from France and can be seen at The Waterhole, 11pm, free.

Monte Montgomery jams at Paradiso, Kleine Zaal, 8:30pm, €10 + membership.

Of all the bizarre gatherings, De Balie is having a party called club tobac. The theme, as you can tell, is smoking; Friday includes a screening of Thank You for Smoking; 8pm, 3€.

Saturday:

Holy Cow! It's Gospel Battle 2008, a whole lot of gospel singing in the battle for the top spot; De Kandelaar, 8pm, free.

Red Hot Riviera; De Nieuwe Anita, 8pm, €6.

Brooklyn's own - Papoose; Melkweg, The Max, 9pm, €22 + membership.

Sunday:

Parkpop takes place in The Hague and includes Cheryl Crow; Zuiderpark, , 1pm, free.

Ben Folds - still going! Paradiso, Grote Zaal, 9pm, €26 + membership.

Hip Hop artist Young Buck; Melkweg, The Max, 9pm., €25 + membership.