Cactus Muziekcentrum
Cactus Muziekcentrum is a professional music centre with regard for a great diversity in world music: from roots, rock and indie through dub, jazz and hip-hop to pop and electronic. And everything in between.
Not only the artist is central to its agenda, themes such as globalisation and migration, technological innovation, changing social relations, ecology and sustainability are too.
Cactus Club, the music club on the Kanaaleiland in the city's south end is Cactus Muziekcentrum 's permanent base. Alongside a concert hall (650 people), there is also the Cactus Café (150 people) that gives young talent a platform during café concerts, as well as an open rehearsal space. But it's more than that. The Music Centre is also an open house and creative hub where musicians feel at home.
A selection from the offering: the Cactus Festival offers a platform for national and international musical heroes at the Minnewaterpark every year. Benenwerk transforms the city centre into one of the largest free ballrooms in Flanders with tango, dance hall, salsa, folk, hip-hop and rock & roll.
