# Down the Rabbit Hole (festival)

Down the Rabbit Hole (DTRH) is a three-day music festival that takes place in the Groene Heuvels leisure area in the village of Ewijk (near Nijmegen) in the Netherlands. It was first organized in 2014 and has since been held annually late June or early July.
Like Lowlands, it is organized by Mojo Concerts and marketed as a competitor to Best Kept Secret. The first edition was attended by around 10,000 people and nominated for two European Festival Awards. The three main stages – "Hotot", "Fuzzy Lop", and "Teddy Widder" – are named after rabbit breeds.

## History

The festival's director is Eric van Eerdenburg, who also directs Lowlands. The first edition took place in 2014 from 27 to 29 June. A three-day ticket cost 135€, and it was initially marketed as a little brother to Lowlands. De Staat was the first band that opened the festival on the initial Friday. It was headlined by Damon Albarn, The Black Keys and Foals. Down the Rabbit Hole also wanted to book Jack White, but he turned the offer down because he did not want to play the same festival as The Black Keys, who he feuded with. Quickly, the festival drew comparisons to Best Kept Secret, which began a year prior. During his set, Albarn broke the news that Bobby Womack had died. The Netherlands played Mexico in the 2014 FIFA World Cup at the same time that The Naked and Famous were playing, so half of all festival attendees watched a stream of the match on the hill instead of their set. Van Eerdenburg said that his plan was to grow the festival to be attended by 35,000 people soon.
On 17 December 2019, the festival announced its initial 2020 lineup. On 21 April 2020, the edition was cancelled because the Dutch government prohibited large gatherings until 1 September, owing to the COVID-19 pandemic. In April 2021, it was announced that the 2021 edition would be delayed until late August and the location would be moved to the Lowlands site at Biddinghuizen, because the traditional July date was at greater risk of being cancelled and the larger site allowed for better safety. However, on 26 July 2021, the festival was cancelled because multi-day events with camping were prohibited by the government until 1 September, to meet stricter corona measures.

## Festival summary

| Edition | Year | Dates | Headliners |
| 1st | 2014 | June 27–29 | Damon Albarn · The Black Keys · Foals |
| 2nd | 2015 | June 26–28 | Damien Rice · Iggy Pop · The War on Drugs |
| 3rd | 2016 | June 24–26 | PJ Harvey · The National · Anohni |
| 4th | 2017 | June 23–25 | Moderat · Fleet Foxes / Nicolas Jaar · Oscar and the Wolf |
| 5th | 2018 | June 29–July 1 | Queens of the Stone Age · Anderson .Paak & The Free Nationals · Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds |
| 6th | 2019 | July 5–7 | Editors · Underworld · Janelle Monáe |
| Cancelled | 2020 | July 3–5 | Tyler, the Creator · Disclosure |
| Cancelled | 2021 | August 27–29 | Disclosure · Doe Maar · Gorillaz |
| 7th | 2022 | July 1–3 | Disclosure · Gorillaz · The War on Drugs |
| 8th | 2023 | June 30–July 2 | Fred Again · Burna Boy (replacing Stromae) · Paolo Nutini |
| 9th | 2024 | July 5–7 | LCD Soundsystem · Michael Kiwanuka / Jungle · The National |
| 10th | 2025 | July 4–6 | Massive Attack · Underworld · Sam Fender |