Golden Earring
Rock band from Den Haag · formed 1961
- Shows on record
- 1
- Rooms played
- 1
- Cities
- 1
- Releases
- 35
- Last show
- Sep 4, 1980Grugahalle Essen
About
Golden Earring is a band from Den Haag, formed in 1961, tagged dutch, experimental, hard rock by its sources. Shows on record run from 1980 to 1980, across 1 room in 1 city.
- Golden has 71800 listeners on Last.fm — Golden on Last.fm
- Golden Earring formed in 1961 — MusicBrainz
- Golden Earring is based in Den Haag — MusicBrainz
- Golden Earring disbanded in 2021 — MusicBrainz
- Hans van Herwerden: guitar (former member) — MusicBrainz
- Freddy van Hilst: member (former member) — MusicBrainz
- Rinus Gerritsen: bass guitar, keyboard, synthesizer (former member) — MusicBrainz
- George Kooymans: background vocals, guitar (former member) — MusicBrainz
- Peter de Ronde: guitar (former member) — MusicBrainz
- Frans Krassenburg: lead vocals (former member) — MusicBrainz
- Jaap Eggermont: drums (drum set) (former member) — MusicBrainz
- Barry Hay: flute, guitar, lead vocals, saxophone (former member) — MusicBrainz
- Sieb Warner: drums (drum set) (former member) — MusicBrainz
- Cesar Zuiderwijk: drums (drum set), percussion (former member) — MusicBrainz
- Robert Jan Stips: keyboard (former member) — MusicBrainz
- Eelco Gelling: guitar (former member) — MusicBrainz
- Golden Earring has 25 release group(s) on MusicBrainz spanning 1965–2012 — MusicBrainz
- Golden Earring is from The Hague , Netherlands — Wikipedia
- Golden Earring plays Hard rock — Wikipedia
- Golden Earring plays blues rock — Wikipedia
- Golden Earring plays jazz rock — Wikipedia
- Golden Earring plays psychedelic rock — Wikipedia
- Golden Earring plays garage rock [ 1 ] [ 2 ] — Wikipedia
- Golden Earring has 666048 listeners on Last.fm — Golden Earring on Last.fm
- Golden Earring has released 10 recordings between 2019 and 2026 — Golden Earring on Discogs
- Golden Earring has 12 followers on Genius — Golden Earring on Genius
- Twitter/X handle (per Genius): @4GoldenEarring — Golden Earring on Genius
- Country (per TheAudioDB): The Hague, The Netherlands — Golden Earring on TheAudioDB
- Formed 1961 (Wikidata inception) — Wikidata
- Origin: The Hague (Wikidata) — Wikidata
- Genres per Wikidata: hard rock, progressive rock, Nederbeat, classic rock — Wikidata
- Members per Wikidata: Rinus Gerritsen, Barry Hay, George Kooymans, Cesar Zuiderwijk — Wikidata
- Labels per Wikidata: Polydor Records — Wikidata
The summary is assembled from the record fields and shows on this page; each fact listed names its source. See Sources & corrections for what each source supplied.
Shows
1 on record · SongkickShows per year
- 19801 show
| Date | Venue | Billing | With |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4, 1980 | Grugahalle Essen · EssenHeadlinerwith Sinclair | Headliner | Sinclair |
Where they play
1 room in 1 cityRooms played most
- Grugahalle Essen · Essen1 show
Cities played
- Essen1 show
Releases
35 releases, 1965–2026Essential Earring
2026
Zwollywood (Live 1980)
2026
One Last Night (Live At Rotterdam Ahoy 2026)
2026
The Cut Sessions
2024
Back Home - The Complete Leiden 1984 Concert
2023
Their Ultimate 90's Collection
2022
Live (The Outtakes)
2022
You Know We Love You !
2022
Twilight Zone / When The Lady Smiles
2020
Say When
2019
Tits ’n Ass
2012 · Album
Millbrook U.S.A.
2003 · Album
Paradise in Distress
1999 · Album
Love Sweat
1995 · Album
Face It
1994 · Album
Bloody Buccaneers
1991 · Album
Keeper of the Flame
1989 · Album
The Hole
1986 · Album
N.E.W.S.
1984 · Album
Cut
1982 · Album
Prisoner of the Night
1980 · Album
No Promises… No Debts
1979 · Album
Grab It for a Second
1978 · Album
Contraband
1976 · Album
To the Hilt
1976 · Album
Switch
1975 · Album
Moontan
1973 · Album
Together
1972 · Album
Seven Tears
1971 · Album
Golden Earring (Wall of Dolls)
1970 · Album
Eight Miles High
1969 · Album
On the Double
1969 · Album
Miracle Mirror
1968 · Album
Winter‐Harvest
1967 · Album
Just Earrings
1965 · Album
Lineup
No current lineup on record.
Former
- Hans van Herwerden · guitar
- Freddy van Hilst
- Rinus Gerritsen · bass guitar, keyboard, synthesizer
- George Kooymans · background vocals, guitar
- Peter de Ronde · guitar
- Frans Krassenburg · lead vocals
- Jaap Eggermont · drums (drum set)
- Barry Hay · flute, guitar, lead vocals, saxophone
- Sieb Warner · drums (drum set)
- Cesar Zuiderwijk · drums (drum set), percussion
- Robert Jan Stips · keyboard
- Eelco Gelling · guitar
Airplay
- KEXP airplay: 16 plays, 2001-07-09–2025-10-02 — KEXP
- Played on KEXP show 'Early' (Eva Walker) — KEXP
- Played on KEXP show 'The Morning Show' (John Richards) — KEXP
- Played on KEXP show 'Astral Plane' (DJ Jewel) — KEXP
- Played on KEXP show 'Variety Mix' (Brian Foss) — KEXP
- Played on KEXP show 'Sonic Reducer' (Brian Foss) — KEXP
Photos, art and posters
Sources & corrections
| Source | Used for |
|---|---|
| Golden on Last.fm | Artist facts |
| MusicBrainz | Artist facts |
| Wikipedia | Artist facts |
| Golden Earring on Last.fm | Artist facts |
| Golden Earring on Discogs | Artist facts |
| Golden Earring on Genius | Artist facts |
| Golden Earring on TheAudioDB | Artist facts |
| Wikidata | Artist facts, Photos |
| KEXP | Airplay |
| Songkick | Show history |
| TheAudioDB | Photos, Logo |
| Discogs | Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it |
| Genius | Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it |
| Last.fm | Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it |
This is a partial record of publicly documented activity. Missing shows, releases or members do not mean there are none. It does not confirm availability for booking.