Down The Rabbit Hole (DTRH) is a three-day

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that takes place in the Groene Heuvels leisure area in the village of

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(near

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) in the

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. It was first organized in 2014 and has since been held annually late June or early July. Like

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it is organized by

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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

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. * The 2014 edition saw

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, and

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as headliners. * The 2015 edition had

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, and

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play. * In 2016 the festival was headlined by

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, The National, and Anohni. * The 2017 edition was headlined by

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, and

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. * In 2018

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, Anderson .Paak & The Free Nationals, and

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headlined the festival. * In 2019

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and

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played as headliner. In 2020 and 2021 the festival couldn't take place because of the coronavirus pandemic in the Netherlands. * In 2022

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and

were the main acts.

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