Adventurous music and things

Concerts

21/01 - 24/01/2026
Dropa House

First Dropa House artists in residence for 2026 joins 4 world-class players from Lebanon, Swiss, Iran and Belgium for the unique PORTA CHIUSA project…

22/01/2026
Dropa House

Captivating solos sets by world-class reed players and first Dropa House artists-in-residence of 2026, Ghazal Faghihi, Paed Conca and Hans Koch…

23/01/2026
Rataplan

Exciting double bill zooming in on the micro tonal clarinet world of Porta Chiusa and zooming out on the eclectic sound of 15 Woolvs staging Large Ensemble live…

24/01/2026
Flagey

The superb acoustics of Flagey’s Studio 2 serves as the perfect backdrop for Paed Conca’s all clarinet quartet PORTA CHIUSA with Hans Koch, Ghazal Faghihi and Joachim Badenhorst. Free entrance, first come first serve…

14/02/2026
STUK

Long-awaited Belgian stage debut of أحمد [Ahmed], lifting the legacy of the mighty Ahmed Abdul-Malik to a new dimension, plus Dropa Disc debut LP presentation by 1984: Sakina Abdou, Mariam Rezaei, Kobe Van Cauwenberghe, at STUK’s Artefact Sound.

27/02/2026
AB Salon

Maurice Louca (Dwarfs of East Agouza) and Ayman Asfour (The Handover) bring a fearless blend of Arabic traditions with free jazz, noise, and avant-rock to the new AB Salon…

8/03/2026
Dropa House

A return to poetry of Sandrine Verstraete reciting from her new publication kamers alongside Jean D.L.’s cinematic soundscapes

16/03 - 17/03/2026
Dropa House

American Hardanger d’amore player Zosha Warpeha, Belgian drummer Nicolas Chkifi and reedplayer Mathieu Robert exploring boundaries of their musical universe during a 2 day Dropa House residency / recording session…

16/03/2026
Dropa House

Broadcast of Radio Centraal’s Freakscene from the Dropa House Studio, with live sets and interview by central guests Zosha Warpeha, Nicolas Chkifi and Mathieu Robert. Gratis/Free of Entrance…

27/03/2026
De Blikfabriek

Exclusive Belgian show of Lean Left, back in the Oorstof series and in Antwerp after 13 years. Terrie Ex, Andy Moor, Ken Vandermark and Paal Nilssen-Love can’t wait to set the record straight in the perfect setting of the Blikfabriek Studio.

23/04/2026
AB Club

Exciting double bill featuring electrifying out jazz and challenging soundscapes by some of the key players in the adventurous music scene.

 

24/04/2026
De Singer

Exciting double bill featuring electrifying out jazz and challenging soundscapes by some of the key players in the adventurous music scene.

 

3/05/2026
AB Club

All-star avant-rock trio of Bill Orcutt (Harry Pussy), Steve Shelley (Sonic Youth) and Ethan Miller (Comets on Fire) hits AB Club.

Vlaanderen Stad Antwerpen DEStudio AB Salon Het Bos TRIX Les Ateliers Claus Rataplan B&B Hotel Antwerpen Centrum VIERNULVIER Kraak De Singer WPML STUK Miry KAAP