from jaminthedam.com --
No cops, no dogs, no mud. Is that what separates this special festival from all the others? Well, it certainly doesn't hurt. Considering this event debuted in 2005 with an advance sellout, it seems fans embraced the idea of a festival that could exist outside the rules normally applied to multi-band events. Never mind that it took place in one of the greatest cities of the world.

Amsterdam. The name conjures up images of a special place where tolerance is the moral code, serene canals flow under hundreds of bridges past historic architecture, and timeless works of art hang in witness to the golden age of one of the world's great civilizations. Crime is lower than American cities a fraction of its' size, bicycles are the favored mode of transport, and every friendly citizen you meet speaks English fluently. It's a veritable Utopia, steeped in history and art, where the music simply adds the icing.