Saturday’s recommendations kick off early with the Rock am Park show in Hesperange, starting at 17h. The bill includes local boys Baby Oil [pictured] who certainly have ‘the know-how’ to rock a gig! And Sulivan, who, if you’ve never heard them before, are also well worth checking out.

The myriad musical traditions of the region are evident in their music, which reflect the sounds of Syia, Iraq, Turkey and the sizable Kurdish population.

Competition at the European level is fierce, as it was this year. Nevertheless, the small but perfectly formed group from the NWTC, led by a virtuoso performance by Adrian Diffey as the crazed professor, only went and won the bally thing.

‘Quite simply, there is no better living showman than Maceo Parker. Catching one of the alto sax maestro’s marathon three-hour shows is a truly transcendent experience for any fan of funk, jazz, hip-hop, R&B and soul: His performances are never disappointing, always worth the money, and a funky, funky good time.’

The only place in Luxembourg that offers skydiving is the Aérodrome de Wiltz-Noertrange just outside Wiltz in the north of the country. They offer tandem skydives with no experience required, or courses for getting your skydiving certificate. Expensive, but an experience you will never forget.

Somehow the summer doesn’t really feel like it’s started until this little weekend soiree gets under way, bringing with it a little musical, if not actual, sunshine.

“What I’ve tried to do with the new stuff, rather than me just sit there and wait for inspiration to come at some point – which takes ages – instead we’ve written stuff together. And it’s a bit louder.”

26/27 May | Grand Théâtre, Luxembourg Ville | EN
After a near month long run in Brussels, composer Kris Defoort and director Guy Cassiers bring their latest collaboration to Luxembourg’s Grand Theatre. The pair last collaborated …

Baskery are Greta, Stella, and Sunniva Bondesson, and started out playing with their dad in a rockabilly group called The Slaptones before ‘moving out‘, musically to form their own band in 2006. With The Slaptones the young Bondessons certainly racked up their share of experience, constantly touring and at one stage supporting The Brian Setzer Orchestra (he of The Stray Cats) on a US tour.

Alf was, in some ways, ahead of his time. Many marathon runners will ‘carbo-load’ in the week leading up to the marathon. He just crammed it all in five minutes before the race started.