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VKCONCERTS

UNDERGROUND 4EVER

About Me

VK*concerts is part of a bigger communal center in the heart of the maritime area of Brussels just outside the city centre. It is one of the biggest music clubs in Brussels and Belgium, with a capacity of 600 people. Vk* concerts started organising pop/rock concerts on regular basis since 1989 and became an important player of the alternative music scene in Belgium and abroad. Lots of big names passed through Brussels at VK* in their starting years. As such Vk* organised concerts for bands like Pavement, The Melvins, Rage Against the Machine, American Music Club, Silverchair, Consolidated, Ozric Tentacles, Helmet, Nitin Sawhney, Therapy?, Grant Lee Buffalo, The Fall, Transglobal Underground, Skunk Anansie, Blur, Three Mile Pilot, Heather Nova, Seefeel, Biosphere, Suede, The God Machine, Ice T, Hole,...
Recently Vk* concerts got recognition as one of the most important music clubs in Belgium who promotes reggae music on a regular basis. Acts like Anthony B, The Gladiators, Lee Scratch Perry, Mr. Vegas, Mad Professor, Eek-A-Mouse, Wayne Wonder, Elephant Man,.. they all played at the Vk*. Vk*concerts now also invests in new electronic acts and special showcases. It books acts like Murcof, Biosphere, Supersilent, Midaircondo, ... in venues such as Planetarium, old cinemas, archeological sites, riding trains, etc.. new electronic music. Vk* concerts also works close withe venues/organisations as Recyclart, Beursschouwburg, les Halles, Belle Vue Kaffee, etc...
Videoclips from upcoming artists:BR
THIS WILL DESTROY YOU
Here is the video for THE WORLD IS OUR___
Live at Vk* on OKTOBER 8th.
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LYMBYC SYSTEM
Here is the video for THRUTH SKULL
Live at Vk* on OKTOBER 8th.
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GUERILLA POUBELLE
Here is the video for ETRE UNE FEMME
Live at Vk* on NOVEMBER 7th.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 6/7/2006
Band Website: vkconcerts.be
Band Members: Jan Smeets (coördination, artistic, production & administration) Tristan Lagae (artistic & communication) Dimitri Kerkhofs (head technician) Yvan Meers (technical assistance) Fenna Bouve (website, mailing etc...)
Sounds Like: CONCERTS IN 200713-01 LINEA 77 // 22-01 DJ KRUSH // 03-02 BANADABARDO // 07-02 JAH MASON + OMAR PERRY // 08-02 DUB SYNDICATE + ADRIAN SHERWOOD // 11-02 AIRBORN AUDIO + POP LEVI // 14-02 AEREOGRAMME // 16-02 RYAN TEAGUE + MURCOF // 17-02 PLAID + RATATAT // 19-02 BONOBO // 24-02 THE COOPER TEMPLE CLAUSE // 03-03 THIS IS DUBSTEP 3 / MALA, LOEFAH, PINCH // 05-03 GROUNDATION // 08-03 TRANS AM // 09-03 AFRICA UNITE (CANCELLED) // 10-03 TANYA STEPHENS // 16-03 PLANET MU NIGHT / LUKE VIBERT, BOXCUTTER, VEX'D, DISTANCE // 18-03 DALEK // 23-02 BOY BETTER KNOW / JME, SKEPTA, MAXIMUM // 30-03 RESET / AUTECHRE, JAMES HOLDEN, DETROIT GRAND PUBAHS, THE ETERNALS, DARKO // 04-04 ALEC EMPIRE // 06-04 EMERGENZA // 07-04 EMERGENZA // 12-04 EMERGENZA // 13-04 EMERGENZA // 14-04 EMERGENZA // 20-04 MONEY MARK (CANCELLED) // 22-04 PAJO // 28-04 T.RAUMSHMIERE (CANCELLED) // 02-05 LUCKY DUBE // 10-05 RICHIE SPICE // 11-05 VINICIO CAPOSSELA // 12-05 CONCOURS MOLENBEEK // 16-05 MALCOLM MIDDLETON + DANIEL BENJAMIN // 18-04 HEAVENHOTEL LABELNIGHT / THE LOVE SUBSTITUTES, POX, OW, TIP TOE TOPIC // 24-05 SOLDIERS OF JAH ARMY // 25-05 FU MANCHU // 26-05 THIS IS DUBSTEP 3 / VIRUS SYNDICATE, MILANESE, RANDOM TRIO // 01-06 AFRICAN REGGAE FESTIVAL // 26-06 THE GOSSIP // 07-07 HIM // 30-08 BILLY TALENT // 14-09 R*S*T // 03-11 ENVY // 06-11 HERMANO
Type of Label: None

My Blog

21/03 FICTION PLANE @VK

  VK* proudly presents FICTION PLANE As a rock band hailing from England, this band is fronted by Joe Sumner, the son of rock star STING. In fact the name ’Fiction Plane’ is an anagra...
Posted by VKCONCERTS on Thu, 13 Mar 2008 07:02:00 PST