Live Music in Brussels

 

Photo by Patrick Jones. Ottis Cœur, 18 Nov 2022.

Last week I attended a conference and had meetings in Brussels. Across the street from our hotel, the Fifty Lab Music Festival was underway through several venues. I had a free evening on Friday and 26 Euros covered the cost of the wristband for entry into the Ancienne Belgique concert venue and the neighboring venue for the late evening acts. The Fifty Lab festival featured up & coming European rock & rap bands. I really enjoyed the French duo Ottis Cœur, Ada Oda, UK rapper Knucks, and Belgian-Congolese artist Smahlo.

Photo by Patrick Jones. Smahlo, 18 Nov 2022.

I've been lucky to see a lot of shows over the years, but what I really liked about this show was the small size, cool venues and accessibility to the artists (I was up close to the stage). Ancienne Belgique is a really cool venue and I'll definitely try to catch another show there on a future visit to Brussels.