Indieclub Tries to Revive Brussels Rock Scene
From Electro and Pop to Techno - there are plenty of options to go clubbing in Brussels. But for rock fans the picture looks a bit scarce to say the least. The party Indieclub wants to fill this gap.
What exactly is the concept? Charles Grison (24) and Gordon Delacroix (24), the organisers behind the event, admit that they are not trying to reinvent the wheel: "It's really simple. We just want to revive the old recipe of playing indie and rock music in a club."
"In the end of the 70s and beginning of the 80s there were only parties like this in Brussels", Carl de Moncharline who has worked in the Brussels club scene for 20 years now tells me. "But then the movement changed." The nightlife veteran of the Belgian capital recently opened the Wood in Bois de la Cambre where the Indieclub party will take place this Saturday.
From Electro and Pop to Techno - there are plenty of options to go clubbing in Brussels. But for rock fans the picture looks a bit scarce to say the least. The party Indieclub wants to fill this gap.
What exactly is the concept? Charles Grison (24) and Gordon Delacroix (24), the organisers behind the event, admit that they are not trying to reinvent the wheel: "It's really simple. We just want to revive the old recipe of playing indie and rock music in a club."
"In the end of the 70s and beginning of the 80s there were only parties like this in Brussels", Carl de Moncharline who has worked in the Brussels club scene for 20 years now tells me. "But then the movement changed." The nightlife veteran of the Belgian capital recently opened the Wood in Bois de la Cambre where the Indieclub party will take place this Saturday.
In other European cities as Berlin or London numerous rock parties have continued to exist - with success. Why not in Brussels? "In other countries rock plays a bigger role in the popular culture, especially in England", Charles and Gordon explain. "It seems that rock parties were forgotton here and rock was only related to concerts and festivals."
The potential seems to be there. With the Ancienne Belgique and the Botanique, Brussels offers two renowned conert venues with a diverse and up-to-date line-up. Rock concerts are generally sold out within minutes - who ever tried to get tickets for bands like Vampire Weekend, Franz Ferdinand or MGMT knows what I'm talking about. And not to forget of course the Belgian rock festival Rock Werchter which was elected the best rock festival in the world several times. Remains to be seen if the Indieclub will succeed in getting Brussels on the dancefloor with guitar sounds. You can find out for yourself this Saturday, May 8th.
Entrance: free
Doors open: 23h
Address: 1 Chemin de la Meute, Brussels
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