{"id":169613,"date":"2024-06-14T15:33:58","date_gmt":"2024-06-14T13:33:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/?p=169613"},"modified":"2026-01-19T15:07:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T14:07:13","slug":"djs-toilet-ladies-and-desiderius-erasmus-at-heartbeat-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2024\/06\/14\/djs-toilet-ladies-and-desiderius-erasmus-at-heartbeat-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"DJs, toilet ladies and Desiderius Erasmus at HeartBeat Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"

Thursday\u2019s HeartBeat Festival was packed with multiple DJs and artists on the line-up, food trucks, face painting corners, photo booths, a mechanical bull and large quantities of beer. Kids were running around with painted faces and students were crowding around the beer pong tables.<\/p>\n

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Toilet ladies talked about the rules for using the bathrooms at the HeartBeat festival<\/span><\/p>

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In the early hours of the festival, organised to celebrate the university\u2019s 110th anniversary, the main stage was still empty, and people were standing around the food corner, sitting by the Pavilion stairs and getting their faces painted. <\/p>\n

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Students taking pictures by the photo booth.<\/span><\/p>

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The GDFL Brassband circled around Erasmus Plaza, gathering people to watch and take videos. People were having a macarena dance off in front of the stage. Renee, a third-year Criminology student, was dressed up as Desiderius Erasmus and was walking around in full green attire. People were excited to see her and stopped to take pictures with her. \u201cSome people were praying to me for good grades\u201d, she said. Later in the evening she joined the stage alongside the HeartBeat festival\u2019s mascot.<\/p>\n

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People were taking pictures with the Erasmus statue student.<\/span><\/p>

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Sustainability flyers<\/h2>
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History student Max was giving out flyers and snack bars at the HeartBeat festival.<\/span><\/p>

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Marnix, a first-year History student, was walking around with a box of snack bars, handing out Erasmus Sustainability Programme flyers. \u201cI want to raise awareness in a more casual manner. We are usually at the Mandeville building on the third floor\u201d, he explained About his plans for the rest of the festival, he said: \u201cHopefully I will join the festival in an hour and get a beer.\u201d Joshua, a pre-master Media and Journalism student was holding a drink, enjoying the festival by the side of the crowd. He was surprised by the amount of people attending. The festival gathered around three hundred people. \u201cThe festival is going above my expectations. I never expected so many people to show up.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The Erasmus Music Association performed at the festival, together with EURvision winner Christina.<\/span><\/p>

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The Erasmus Music Association show band was welcomed at 6.30pm, and joining them to the stage was Christina, this year\u2019s winner of EURvision. With Christina\u2019s encouragement to come closer, people were slowing gathering around the stage. By their last song cover, I will survive, originally by Gloria Gaynor, the space was filled with people dancing and singing along. Anna, a second year Arts and Culture student and member of Erasmus Music Association said: \u201cI\u2019m here to support my boyfriend. He was playing base guitar in the showband and it\u2019s fun.\u201d <\/p>\n

Beb and Toos<\/h2>

Around 7pm, the host Lucas Meyer welcomed to the stage two \u2018toilet ladies\u2019 Beb and Toos. They brought a comedic atmosphere to the festival, giving explanations of the rules men and women should follow to keep the toilets clean. The act was followed by the ABBA tribute band, which made the festival feel like a karaoke bar with people singing along. <\/p>\n

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Dutch pop group Turfy Gang performing at the HeartBeat Festival.<\/span><\/p>

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By the end of the festival, Turfy Gang, a Dutch pop group, joined the stage. Bas, a third year Arts and Culture student, standing at the far back of the crowd was looking around. He came to check the festival \u2018out of curiosity\u2019 since he was in the library working on his thesis until late. \u201cI lost my concentration so I will probably go home.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\t

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