The Netherlands' most unknown pop star, Meindert Talma, strikes again. This Sunday afternoon, we're privileged to enjoy not one, but two shows from this creative genius from Groningen's Noordhorn.

Talma's solo album, Celluloid Illusions, will be released on April 10, 2026, by Excelsior Recordings. This LP/CD features nine sung (life) stories by Dutch actors, actresses, and directors from the 1970s and early 1980s. The album includes two long ballads: one about Hans van Tongeren (7:26) and one about Sylvia Kristel (14:24). It also features songs, mostly in the first person, about Paul Verhoeven, Rutger Hauer, Willeke van Ammelrooy, Monique van de Ven, Wim Verstappen, Andy Vrielink, and Adriaan Ditvoorst. As always with Talma, the performance is multimedia: all the songs are accompanied by visuals, as are all the short, entertaining introductions to the songs.

After the full performance of Celluloid Illusions, Meindert is stoking the impending World Cup fever with The Great Meindert Talma World Cup Football Show, featuring the greatest Dutch hits from Talma's three football buddies (Eenmaal Oranje (2012), Balsturig (2019), and Minna (2021).
Two shows for the price of one, it feels like a crazy Sunday.