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 in the Phillips wing of the Rijksmuseum and is exhibited along with works from the Dutch Golden Age.

If you don’t have a museumkaart then buy your tickets online to avoid queues.

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 of the Dutch national side.

Tonights games are as follows:

Inter Milan vs Seville (1900 kick-off)

Ajax vs Arsenal (2115)

Tomorrow (Saturday 9th August):

Arsenal vs Seville (1900)

Ajax vs Inter Milan (2115)

So Van Basten gets to take on the sides of Arsene Wenger and Jose Mourinho.

Tickets cost from € 27 to € 55 – and you get 2 matches for the price of one and a good chance to see Ajax play at their home stadium.

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 Hall €39

Bruce Springstein June 18 2008 Amsterdam Arena €69-€85

Duran Duran June 19 2008 Heineken Music Hall €44

Avril Lavigne June 20 2008 Heineken Music Hall €32

Tickets can be purchased online or at the Post Office.