You’ve guessed it, this new episode of Sounds of music venues brings you to Brussels, the capital city of Belgium. Our radioshow made for and by concert enthusiasts takes you to Botanique, one of Brussel’s most iconic venue.

We met with Thomas Konings, who is a programmer in the 40 years old venue which encompasses three concert halls going from 200 capacity to 650 capacity, as well as a museum area and a unique view on the Brussel botanical gardens. This is… Sounds of Botanique in Brussels!

This episode takes you to the venue Le Grand Mix in Tourcoing. You will hear extracts of the talk we had with Benjamin Jobin, the administrative and financial manager of Le Grand Mix. Organising concerts and supporting local artists since 1997, Le Grand Mix is a venue is involved in social & cultural actions, which always works with sustainability in mind, and values European cooperation.

Welcome to our radioshow, made for and by concert enthusiasts. In each episode, we take you on a trip to a different city in Europe, to enter the doors of some of the coolest live music venues there. We will meet some of the people who work passionately hard to bring people together around live music. This episode takes you to Tampere, the second biggest city in Finland, who is proud to be the one with the most live music venues per inhabitants. We had the chance to meet with Jaani Haapasalo, head of programme at G Live Lab Tampere, an old industrial brick building, by the river, which was turned into a high-quality and cosy music venue with a state-of-the-art sound system. This is… Sounds of G Live Lab, in Tampere. Let’s go!

You’re listening to Sounds of Live Music Venues, the radioshow made for and by concert enthusiasts. In each episode, we take you on a trip to a different city in Europe, to enter the doors of some of the coolest live music venues there. We will meet some of the people who work passionately hard to bring people together around live music. This first episode takes you to the Portuguese capital: Lisbon. On one of the busiest nightlife street of the city, there is this really nice music venue called Music Box. We met Joao Nogueira, Floor Manager of the music venue. We talked about the history of Music Box, Joao’s relationship to it and Lisbon’s local music scene.