Bettie Serveert

Bettie Serveert
Carol van Dijk, lead singer of Bettie Serveert, performing in Vondelpark in 2006
Background information
Origin	Amsterdam, Netherlands
Genres	Indie rock Alternative rock
Years active	1990–present
Labels	Matador Beggars Banquet Hidden Agenda Minty Fresh Second Motion Records
Associated acts	Bauer
Website	http://www.bettieserveert.com/
Members	Carol van Dijk Peter Visser Herman Bunskoeke Martijn Blankestijn Gino Geudens
Past members	Berend Dubbe Reinier Veldman Stoffel Verlackt Jeroen Blankert

Bettie Serveert are a Dutch indie rock band. Their name translates to "Bettie Serves", or "Service to Bettie", which is the title of a book written by Dutch tennis player Betty Stöve, who made it to the Wimbledon ladies singles final in 1977.

Composed of Carol van Dijk (or van Dyk, born 22 April 1962 in Vancouver, BC) (vocals and guitar), Peter Visser (guitar), Herman Bunskoeke (born c. 1961 in Amsterdam) (bass) and Berend Dubbe (born c. 1961 in Amsterdam) (drums), they originally formed in 1986 but split up after only one gig. They reformed in 1990 and released their debut album, Palomine, in 1992. This was met with critical acclaim in the Indie music press.

In 1995, the group released their second album, Lamprey, which also was well received, and this aided them in obtaining tour slots alongside the likes of Belly, Dinosaur Jr, Buffalo Tom, Superchunk, Come and Jeff Buckley.

On July 2, 1997, Counting Crows kicked off a co-headlining tour with The Wallflowers that continued through September. This tour included opening acts by Bettie Serveert, Engine 88, Gigolo Aunts, and That Dog), with each opening band touring for a three-week stretch. While touring with Counting Crows, The Wallflowers were also playing their own headlining dates when the Counting Crows tour was on break (Counting Crows frontman Adam Duritz experienced swollen vocal cords and had to back out of several shows in July).

After releasing the full-length album Dust Bunnies in 1997 and the 1998 Velvet Underground cover album , Dubbe decided to leave due to artistic differences. He went on to form his own band, Bauer.