Café d'Anvers was a
nightclub
A nightclub (music club, discothèque, disco club, or simply club) is an entertainment venue during nighttime comprising a dance floor, lightshow, and a stage for live music or a disc jockey (DJ) who plays recorded music.
Nightclubs gener ...
in
Antwerp
Antwerp (; nl, Antwerpen ; french: Anvers ; es, Amberes) is the largest city in Belgium by area at and the capital of Antwerp Province in the Flemish Region. With a population of 520,504, , Belgium. In 2011 it was voted number 38 in ''
DJ Magazine''s "Top 100 Clubs in the World" poll. In April 2019, the club assistant-manager announced the immediate closing of the club, before its 30th birthday.
History
Situated in a 16th-century old church in the middle of
Antwerp
Antwerp (; nl, Antwerpen ; french: Anvers ; es, Amberes) is the largest city in Belgium by area at and the capital of Antwerp Province in the Flemish Region. With a population of 520,504, 's redlight district, Café d'Anvers opened its doors as a nightclub in 1989, during the peak of the
Acid house
Acid house (also simply known as just "acid") is a subgenre of house music developed around the mid-1980s by DJs from Chicago. The style is defined primarily by the squelching sounds and basslines of the Roland TB-303 electronic bass synthesiz ...
era, and became an outlet for house music.
Since then it has gone on to throw weekly parties hosting DJs such as
Sven Väth,
Laurent Garnier,
Felix Da Housecat,
Luciano,
Maya Jane Coles
Maya Jane Coles is a music producer, audio engineer and DJ based in the United Kingdom, born in London of British and Japanese descent. Under her real name, she mostly composes and plays techno music, while her alias Nocturnal Sunshine create ...
and more. In 2010, Café d'Anvers confirmed that they would be hosting party concepts
CircoLoco
Circoloco is a dance party that is held at the DC10 nightclub in Ibiza, Spain, as well as other various locations globally. Circoloco features musical artists from the genre of electronic music, house music, and techno, such as The Martinez Bro ...
and
Cocoon Recordings exclusively for Belgium, plus a branded stage at
Tomorrowland and Extrema Outdoor Belgium
There were rumours the club would close. Earlier it was stated it would be in September 2019, after the club's 30th birthday, but in April 2019 the assistant-manager announced on Facebook the immediate closure of the club. Plans of the owner to turn it into a mega-brothel were denied by the local government.
Radio
Every Thursday (9pm - 11pm) Café d'Anvers runs a radio show on 100.2 FM & 107.0 FM or online at
radiofg.be with interviews, dj charts, new releases. This is hosted by Nina de Man.
See also
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List of electronic dance music venues
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Live electronic music
References
External links
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Nightclubs in Belgium
Music venues completed in 1989
1989 establishments in Belgium
Electronic dance music venues