| Description | Price |
| One hour performance full band with existing backline at venue | €550 (EUR) |
| one hour performance full band with backline band | €750 (EUR) |
| two sets 45 minutes full band with existing backline at venue | €850 (EUR) |
| two sets 45 minutes full band with backline band | €950 (EUR) |
| acoustic set with two members Anne (vocals) Han (Guitar) | €450 (EUR) |
THE BUSH BANDITS ARE A FOUR-PIECE BAND FROM AMSTERDAM WITH A SIGNATURE SOUND: A POWERFUL, MELODIC FUSION OF ROCK, POP, AND GRUNGE INFLUENCES, DRIVEN BY RAW EMOTION AND MUSICAL DEPTH. EVERY SONG TELLS A STORY—RANGING FROM UNFILTERED TEARJERKERS TO HEAVY-HITTING TRACKS WITH A MESSAGE.
BAND LINEUP:
🥁 MARKY ROBINSON – DRUMS
🎸 SERGE VAN DEN AKKER – BASS
🎸 HAN VAN DEN ESSENBURG – RHYTHM & LEAD GUITAR, BACKING VOCALS
🎤 ANNE STEENKAMP – LEAD VOCALS
ORIGINS & BACKGROUND
THE BUSH BANDITS WERE FOUNDED IN 2013 BY LEAD SINGER ANNE STEENKAMP FOLLOWING HER CAREER IN LEBANON, WHERE SHE PERFORMED AT RENOWNED VENUES SUCH AS MUSICHALL, BO18 CLASSIC, DRM BEIRUT, AND SNATCH, AS WELL AS MAJOR FESTIVALS LIKE BYBLOS, JOUNIEH, AND DEIR EL AMMAR. FRONTING THE BREAKBEAT ACT CABLEJUICE (ALBUM PIMPARREST), SHE PREVIOUSLY GRACED THE STAGES OF LOWLANDS, NOORDERSLAG, DANCE VALLEY, FESTIVAL DE BOURGES (FR), MELKWEG, PARADISO (ADE), AND 3VOOR12 (VPRO RADIO).
THE CREATIVE HEART
ANNE AND GUITARIST HAN VAN DEN ESSENBURG FORM THE CREATIVE HEART OF THE BAND, WRITING AND COMPOSING THEIR ENTIRE ORIGINAL REPERTOIRE. SONGS ORIGINATE AS ACOUSTIC DRAFTS BEFORE BEING FULLY ARRANGED BY THE WHOLE BAND—A COLLECTIVE PROCESS WHERE EVERY MEMBER LEAVES THEIR DISTINCT MARK.
LIVE PERFORMANCES
WITH SHOWS AT ICONIC VENUES LIKE PARADISO, PAKHUIS WILHELMINA, DE GROENE WEIDE (TERSCHELLING), AKHNATON, VRIJ PALEIS, FLINT AMERSFOORT, AND STAYOKAY AMSTERDAM, THE BUSH BANDITS HAVE BUILT A REPUTATION FOR COMMANDING BOTH FESTIVAL-SIZED STAGES AND INTIMATE ROOMS. THEIR ORIGINAL REPERTOIRE TAKES CENTER STAGE, WHILE THEIR SELECTIVE CHOICE OF COVERS IS INTENTIONAL—WITH EVERY RARE RENDITION COMPLETELY REIMAGINED AND MADE ENTIRELY THEIR OWN.
HIGHLIGHTS
IN 2020, THE BAND DELIVERED A MOVING LIVE PERFORMANCE FOR GIRO 555 ON NPO RADIO 1 (HOSTED BY LARA BILLIE RENSE) DURING THE NATIONAL FUNDRAISER FOR THE BEIRUT BLAST VICTIMS. ANNE PERFORMED PAIN, A TRACK SHE CO-WROTE WITH LEBANESE BASSIST MICHEL LABAKI. THEY HAVE ALSO FEATURED ACOUSTICALLY ON BROADCASTS SUCH AS DE NACHT VAN HET GOEDE LEVEN (NPO, ADELINE VAN LIER).
IN 2024, THE BUSH BANDITS RELEASED THEIR DEBUT EP BITE THE BULLET—AVAILABLE ON ALL MAJOR STREAMING PLATFORMS AND AS AN EXCLUSIVE LIMITED-EDITION VINYL RELEASE. THE BAND IS CURRENTLY IN THE STUDIO WORKING ON A NEW FULL-LENGTH ALBUM, SLATED FOR RELEASE IN 2027.
THE BUSH BANDITS AREN'T YOUR AVERAGE ROCK BAND. THEY ARE A POWERHOUSE—A COLLECTIVE BUILT ON SYNERGY, SOUL, AND PURE GRIT.
We play our own music, we don't play cover tracks, only if they are very very good and we can rearrange them, such as Jezebel of SADE, Weeds of Life of Agony, Misery by Therapy? and that is about it.
The rest of our songs you can find them on Spotify or any other streaming platform. We released the Album Bite the Bullet and a series of singles.
Specifications and requirements
• Stage dimensions and space : The stage is at least 600 cm w x 500 cm d
• Microphones:
• Wireless microphone on boom mode for lead singer Anne
• Monitoring system: Three separate monitor lines: Anne
• Power supply: Three separate 230V power groups with earthing
• Drum Stage: Minimum 250cm w x 250cm d x 50cm h
• Light: Preferably do not use a red light aimed at Anne
please inform us about if there is a sound limiter, if we can park and if the backline is present or if we need to bring our own backline, also we would like to know time of soundcheck and if there is a sound engineer. to bring our sound engineer will cost € 200 extra
we can bring our backline af if necessary our PA system
we can but that will cost extra on top of the band fee
I've played several times at Paradiso Amsterdam, Melkweg and in Lebanon I played at several big festivals and venues with big audience. When we are playing for a nice crowd, it feels like flying.
we love to play on festivals. we do very good on all kinds of festivals.
We all started very young at highschool, Mark (drums), Han (Guitar) and Anne (vocals) are alle classical schooled musicians that all went for the Rock instead of classic instruments. Mark used to sing Opera, Anne also sang Opera. Actually Serge is the only hardcore bass player. He even plays bass on the toilet.
We have all many favourite artists that influenced the way we write and make music. We have a wide range of music tast. So hard to say. For me (Anne) its a mixture of Local bands such as Urban Heroes, indi-punk such as Elvis Costello, but also Billie Holiday, or Melissa Etheridge, Steely Dan, Mylene Farmer, Bush.
we arrive two hours before performance and play two sets of 45 minutes, or, if in a line up, 1 hour.
We love to perform outside
repertoire list only as we play our own songs
we play the roof on fire but also know how to catch the soul of the listener
Agnes Salverda
Michel Elefteriades
Paradiso
Melkweg
Bourges Festival France
Musichall Beirut
Beittedine festival Lebanon
BO18 classic Beirut
Dance Valley NL
Noorderslag NL
De Groene Weide Terschelling NL
De KHL Amsterdam
Akhnaton Amsterdam
De Paap Den Haag
Lowlands NL
Private Event
Bar / Venue Event
Funeral / Memorial
Concert
Recording Session
Virtual Event
Theatre Show
Burns Night
Christmas Party
New Year's Eve
Originals
Rock
Classic Rock
Indie
Alternative Rock
