http://www.amsterdamtips.com/news News / What's On in Amsterdam, Netherlands Tue, 11 Nov 2008 14:18:12 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Damien Hirst's "For The Love of God" has arrived at the Rijksmuseum. The infamous diamond encrusted skull will be on show between November 1st and December 15th 2008. The first week of the exhibition has been extremely popular bringing many more visitors to the museum than normal. The work is sited ... http://www.amsterdamtips.com/news/2008/11/rijksmuseum-for-the-love-of-god-damien-hirst Tonight sees the start of the 2 day Amsterdam Tournament to be played at the Amsterdam Arena. This annual pre-season competition features Ajax and 3 other top European clubs. This year will mark the return of Marco Van Basten as manager of Ajax after a few years being in charge ... http://www.amsterdamtips.com/news/2008/08/amsterdam-tournament-ajax-football-at-the-arena Today the anti-smoking law finally comes into effect in Netherlands which means the outlaw of smoking tobacco in restaurants, cafes, bars, shopping centres and other public buildings. Netherlands had lagged years behind a few other countries - Ireland, Italy, Estonia, Norway, UK, US, Argentina amongst others. Some business owners are ... http://www.amsterdamtips.com/news/2008/07/no-smoking-comes-to-amsterdam The following is a list of international rock / pop artists who are playing concerts in Amsterdam in the coming weeks: Westlife May 29 2008 Heineken Music Hall Tickets €42 Celine Dion June 2 2008 Amsterdam Arena €53-€83 Bon Jovi June 13 2008 Amsterdam Arena €56-€62 Alanis Morisette June 13 2008 Heineken Music ... http://www.amsterdamtips.com/news/2008/05/summer-rock-pop-concerts-in-amsterdam-holland Amsterdam council are considering the proposal of a 1 million square feet underground development project. The 6-storey space would house retail , leisure and car parking facilities and would be built on the waterproof clay layer under the city's canals. The plan by Dutch company Struckton is to drain the canals ... http://www.amsterdamtips.com/news/2008/02/amsterdam-may-develop-underground-city-space