Welcome to The Concertgebouw

Good to know

• For many concerts, drinks are included free of charge. During intermission and/or before the concert. If drinks are not included in your ticket, it will say so on the website and on your ticket.
• The cloakroom is also free. We have one large guarded cloakroom and several smaller, unguarded cloak rooms. These unguarded wardrobes can be found in the stairwells.
• Applauding: actually, it's simple. After all, you can't go wrong. Music is a living art form and that includes applause. In doubt? You can always wait until others start applauding.
• Going to an amplified pop or jazz concert? Our advice is to give your hearing extra protection by wearing earplugs with a music filter. With these earplugs, you can still hear the music well and also communicate easily with your fellow audience members. Good to know: simple earplugs (noise stoppers) are available free of charge at our cloakroom.

Also good to know

• Should you need to leave the hall during the concert, try to do so between parts or during the applause. It is not always possible to go back into the hall during the concert. Especially at classical concerts, there are few moments when you can go back into the hall.
• Make sure that your cell phone (or other mobile devices) cannot cause a disturbance during the concert: turn it off or on “silent mode” and put it away. For this reason, filming or photographing during the concert is also not allowed. Before the concert, in the intermission and during the applause you are, of course, allowed to film or photograph.
• There is no dress code. Put on what you feel comfortable in. If, exceptionally, there is a dress code, it will be mentioned at the concert.
• People who live sometimes have to cough. Unfortunately, due to the great acoustics of the halls, coughing can be heard very well. So the softer you cough, the better!