Daan

For 30 years, Daan has been surprising his loyal audience with a whirlwind of musical genres, from pop noire to indie rock, electro to country, beats & ballads, usually in English, but sometimes also in French or Dutch. Anyone looking for the common thread in his work will be able to discover in this theater tour that all those songs have something in common; the often melancholic yet simultaneously humorous lyrics full of visual metaphors (Daan is, after all, a graphic artist) and a (storm and) urge to translate this into almost baroque musical paintings. This tour distills all his songs in the same musical way; Daan behind the grand piano or guitar, Isolde Lasoen, Daan’s permanent musical muse for 25 years, on vibraphone, drums, trumpet, bells, and angel vocals, and the virtuoso Jean-François Assy, known as a musician with, among others, Alain Bashung, William Sheller of Yann Thiersen, on his atypical cello. The more intimate halls with a seated audience give Daan the chance to get closer to the audience, and to take the time to share the stories behind his colorful life path and mysterious lyrics, through which the crooner creates a theatrical cabaret full of emotion and ecstasy. Every evening something just a little different happens, because Daan interprets, besides his own repertoire of more than 300 songs, his favorite covers just as gladly and originally, as if they were his own children. For those who missed the ‘Simple’ tour back then, a big sold-out live success and a double platinum album - or want to hear the sequel - Daan is climbing back on stage this winter, with also a new vinyl & new songs added.