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The Ancienne Belgique (AB) is a concert hall for contemporary music in Brussels
Brussels

Brussels , officially the Brussels Capital-Region, is the de facto capital city of the European Union and the largest urban area in Belgium....
, Belgium
Belgium

* A small German-speaking Community of Belgium exists in eastern Wallonia. Belgium's linguistic diversity and related political and cultural conflicts are reflected in the history of Belgium and a complex Communities and regions of Belgium....
. Located in the historic heart of Brussels, it is one the leading concert venues in Belgium, hosting a wide variety of international and local acts.

The Venue
The venue consists of three concert halls: the "Main Hall", the "ABBox", and the "ABClub". The Main Hall is the Ancienne Belgique's main hall, and has a capacity of 2,000 people.






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The Ancienne Belgique (AB) is a concert hall for contemporary music in Brussels
Brussels

Brussels , officially the Brussels Capital-Region, is the de facto capital city of the European Union and the largest urban area in Belgium....
, Belgium
Belgium

* A small German-speaking Community of Belgium exists in eastern Wallonia. Belgium's linguistic diversity and related political and cultural conflicts are reflected in the history of Belgium and a complex Communities and regions of Belgium....
. Located in the historic heart of Brussels, it is one the leading concert venues in Belgium, hosting a wide variety of international and local acts.

The Venue


The venue consists of three concert halls: the "Main Hall", the "ABBox", and the "ABClub". The Main Hall is the Ancienne Belgique's main hall, and has a capacity of 2,000 people. It is said to be one of the best concert halls in Belgium, with perfect acoustics. The ABBox is the newest addition to the Ancienne Belgique. It is the same hall as the Main Hall, but rearranged to appear more intimate: the seats at the back and the balconies at the sides of the hall are covered, limiting its capacity to 800 people. The ABBox is the Ancienne Belgique's response to the need for a smaller concert hall that aims to host less well-known acts, helping them gain a new and larger audience. The ABClub has a capacity of approximately 250 people, and hosts smaller, up-and-coming acts.

Notable concerts

Notable concerts at the Ancienne Belgique include one in January 1955, when Jacques Brel
Jacques Brel

Jacques Romain Georges Brel was a Belgium singer-songwriter. The quality and style of his lyrics are highly regarded by many leading critics of popular music....
 supported the performances of the Belgian pop and variety pioneer Bobbejaan Schoepen
Bobbejaan Schoepen

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 for one week. In 1982 The Cure
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 played a concert which ended in a fight between band-members on stage. The band split up right after this gig, yet reformed months later. In 1999, Iggy Pop
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 performed, a concert that has been recorded on a DVD available with his 2005 release A Million in Prizes
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Other notable concerts include:

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  • Madness
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  • U2
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     (1981)
  • Red Hot Chili Peppers
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     (1988)
  • Public Enemy (1990)
  • Def Leppard
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  • The Ramones (1994)
  • Blondie
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     (1998)
  • Black Eyed Peas (1999)
  • Einstürzende Neubauten
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  • Steve Vai
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     (2000)
  • Coldplay
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  • UB 40 (2002)
  • Avril Lavigne
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     (2003)
  • Metal Female Voices Fest
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     (2004)
  • The Hives
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     (2004) --> Live DVD "Tussles in Brussels
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  • Feeder
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     (2005) --> Broadcasted in edited form on BBC Radio Wales
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     later in the year
  • Van Morrison
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     (2005)
  • Josh Ritter
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  • Qotsa
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  • Nine Inch Nails
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  • Counting Crows
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     (2008)
  • Katy Perry
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     (2008)


See also

  • List of concert halls
    List of concert halls

    A concert hall is a cultural building, which serves as performance venue, chiefly for European classical music instrumental music. Many concert halls exist as one of several halls or performance spaces within a larger performing arts center and, where appropriate, the name of the arts centre is included....


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