Heideroosjes (pronounced: hi-duh-rose-yes, HR in short), are a Dutch punk rock band from Horst aan de Maas. The band are known for their energetic shows and songs with lyrics mostly in Dutch and English, and a few songs in German and Limburgish (a dialect spoken in the Dutch province of Limburg). The band, formed in 1989, consisted of Marco Roelofs (vocals/guitar), Frank Kleuskens (guitar), Fred Houben (bass) and Igor Hobus (percussion). This lineup never changed. Heideroosjes played nearly 1500 shows in Europe, the United States, Japan and South Africa. History 1989–1999 After releasing two albums on their self-founded label Fairytale Records Heideroosjes got its nationwide breakthrough in 1995 by opening the prestigious Pinkpop festival in The Netherlands. In 1998 the band signed a worldwide record deal with the world's biggest punk label, Epitaph Records, based in Hollywood (CA). In 1999, the band made its first TV appearance in the United States when talk-show host Jerry Springer played some live footage of their song "Jerry Rules In The Land Of The Free". In this song, taken from their album Schizo, Heideroosjes voiced their opinion on (semi-reality) TV shows like The Jerry Springer Show. Heideroosjes toured (mainly) Europe with familiar bands like The Offspring, Pennywise, The Misfits, Bad Religion and Less Than Jake. 2000–2010 In 2004, the Heideroosjes tour bus was involved in a serious accident. Three roadies were wounded, and one roadie was seriously injured. The band cancelled their tour but continued a few weeks later. Later that year, Heideroosjes received the Dutch Edison award for their single "Damclub Hooligan" (from their album SINema). In March 2004 the band appeared for the first time live in the US when they played at the SXSW Festival in Austin, Texas. A rave review in The Austin Chronicle said "Now that was a lesson in rock 'n roll. They blew the other bands right of the front door". In November and December 2005 Heideroosjes did an Ode to the Ramones tour in the Netherlands and Belgium. During this tour they only played covers from their heroes: The Ramones. In 2006, Heideroosjes made international news by making a song with the mayor of Maastricht, Gerd Leers. In this song, called "Dope man", they mock the Dutch soft drug policy, which in their eyes is hypocritical. A few weeks later the Dutch minister of Justice, Piet Hein Donner, recorded a rap song with rapper Meester G