News

March 28, 2024
On June 6 and 7 we will be the support act for our friends from Fusebox in De Vorstin in Hilversum. The first show sold out very quickly and tickets for the second are also selling very fast! That will be a big party twice!!

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January 10, 2024
What a great way to start 2024! On Thursday the 18th we’ll have our first gig of this New Year at one of the most renowned and beautiful venues in the Netherlands: Luxor Live Arnhem. We can’t wait and we hope to see you there!!

December 5, 2023
The good news just keeps on coming! We are proud to announce that we will be the support act for Cardinal Black on Tuesday December 12, 2023! The band, featuring the insanely talented Chris Buck on guitar and the enchanting voice of Tom Hollister, is currently touring Europe and we are excited to share the stage with this amazing band at the Effenaar in Eindhoven! Tickets are available here. Hopefully we’ll see you there!

November 18, 2023
We’ve had our first gig in Belgium and it was a blast!!! We all fell in love with the respectful audience and the Crossover Music Pub’s (Gent) owners hospitality. Thank you Belgium: we’ll be back!

October 10, 2023
We are very proud to announce that we will be the support act for guitar hero Eric Steckel on Saturday October 21, 2023! Eric is seen as one of the greatest talents within his genre. With his signature blues metal sound he leaves the crowd breathless time and time again, and we are really looking forward to firing up the crowd during this epic event! It’s going to be one hell of a night, so make sure you don’t miss it!

Bio

Box of Kings is a rock band from the Netherlands. Their debut EP Symphony of Superficiality (SoS) was released in 2019 and was well received. The band was nominated no less than 3 times at the Dutch 3 voor 12 Awards, including Best Newcomer and Best Album. In 2020 the band released a Live EP, which was recorded during one of the concerts the band gave during their SoS tour. In 2021 the band released the 3 singles Avalon, Smoke on the Horizon (We Only Know Everything), and Molly, My Dear. With the release of these singles the band shows a new, fresh and above all unique sound. Their music is inspired by decades of rock, blues and pop music, something you can clearly hear then listening to their music or visiting their shows. The band released their debut album Fake With Grace on December 2nd 2022. This album reached over a 100.000 streams on Spotify within a year.

Band members are:
Chris Hordijk – Lead vocals
Jeroen Doppen – Guitar
Frank Strokap – Bass
Wesley Gerrits – Drums

Shows

Upcoming shows:

November 22, 2024
Boothill Saloon, Amersfoort
https://boothillsaloon.nl/agenda/

November 30, 2024
Rockcafé Taste, Groenlo
https://rockcafetaste.stager.co/web/tickets

January 17, 2025
Café Rocks, Enschede

Past shows:

October 21, 2023
Poppodium DRU, Ulft
Support act for Eric Steckel

November 18, 2023
The Crossover Music Pub, Gent (BE)

December 3, 2023
Café de Afzakkerij, Veghel

December 12, 2023
Effenaar, Eindhoven
Support act for Cardinal Black

January 18, 2024
Luxor Live, Arnhem

February 24, 2024
Muziekcafé Lievense, Breda

March 23, 2024
Bockbierfestival, Janskerkhof Utrecht

May 9, 2024
Rockstreet, Huissen

May 11, 2024
Poppodium Astrant, Ede
Support act for The Cards

June 6, 2024
Poppodium De Vorstin, Hilversum
Support act for Fusebox
UITVERKOCHT

June 7, 2024
Poppodium De Vorstin, Hilversum
Support act for Fusebox

June 8, 2024
Café Bruggink, De Heurne

September 29, 2024
Muziekcafé The Pocket, Katwijk

October 12, 2024
Marloes Festival, Hazerswoude

Media

Reactions from the media:

Edwin Evers (Dutch musician and Radio 538 DJ): Goosebumps from start to finish. What a spectacular performance! (After Chris sang live in studio Radio 538).

De Blueskrant (Dutch music magazine): Honest songs, straight in your face, dripping with emotion. The breakthrough is coming and not just on the blues stages, so keep an eye out for these guys.

Tony Corner (Rock Radio UK DJ): Fantastic band, fantastic album!

Jeroen van Inkel (Iconic and famous Dutch DJ): Chris Hordijk, truly one of the very best singers in the Netherlands.

Kees Baars (Dutch classicrock radioshow Countdown Café DJ): What a wonderful band and the guitarist is extraordinary.

Bluestown Music (Radioshow on Dutch station Arrow Classic Rock): Their classic rock is based on excellent compositions with polyphonic vocals and tight arrangements.

James Rhodes (Mark Skin Radio USA): Box of Kings; outstanding vocals and guitar.

Fake With Grace (2022)