So, it is on the banks of the Willebroek that one of the highest places of Punk Rock in Brussels is located today. The Magasin4 was created in 1994, when a punk band decided to take over a warehouse located at 4, Store street. Without external funding, the concert hall was threatened several times. It was forced to move and is now located on Avenue du Port, while its surface has tripled. Supported by the city of Brussels, it puts forward punk artists, but extends its repertoire to other genres such as psychedelic, ambient, industrial, … As you can see on its homepage, the institution has survived the pandemic, and celebrates this year its 25th anniversary.
In fact, the Belgian Punk scene continues to be active. Among the bands in vogue, we can mention Pink Room, Kookaburra, Baya Computer or Nervous Shake. If Magasin4 is the most emblematic place of the current Brussels Punk rock, you can hear it in many other places. For example, we could mention the VK – Vaartkapoen – where an alternative music program is still going on. As well as the Café Central, in the Halles Saint Gery, or the Cobra Jaune, in the Marolles, which each have their own stage. Or at the Brasserie de la Source, in Tour et Taxi, as well as at the Brasserie de la Mule, in the heart of Schaerbeek.
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