Café d'Anvers (Club)

Café d'Anvers
Location Antwerp, Belgium
Type Nightclub
Genre(s) techno, house, minimal, tech-house
Capacity 800 [1]
Opened 1989 [2]
Website
http://www.cafedanvers.com/

Café d'Anvers is a nightclub in Antwerp, Belgium. In 2011 it was voted number 38 in DJ Magazine's "Top 100 Clubs in the World" poll.[3]

History

Situated in a 16th-century old church in the middle of Antwerp's redlight district, Café d’Anvers opened its doors as a nightclub in 1989,[4] during the peak of the Acid house era, and became an outlet for house music.[5]

Since then it has gone on to throw weekly parties hosting DJs such as Sven Väth, Laurent Garnier, Felix Da Housecat, Luciano, Maya Jane Coles and more. In 2010, Café d’Anvers confirmed that they would be hosting party concepts CircoLoco and Cocoon Recordings exclusively for Belgium, plus a branded stage at Tomorrowland and Extrema Outdoor Belgium[6]

Radio

Every Thursday (9pm - 11pm) Café d’Anvers runs a radio show on 100.2 FM & 107.0 FM or online at radiofg.be with interviews, dj charts, new releases. This is hosted by Nina de Man.

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://djmag.com/content/caf%C3%A9-danvers
  2. ↑ http://djmag.com/content/caf%C3%A9-danvers
  3. ↑ djmag.com (2011-02-01). "Top 100 Clubs 2011". DJmag.com.
  4. ↑ http://www.residentadvisor.net/promoter.aspx?id=24317
  5. ↑ http://djmag.com/node/17734
  6. ↑ djmag.com (2012-02-01). "Top 100 Clubs 2012". DJmag.com.

External links

Coordinates: 51°13′34″N 4°24′14″E / 51.2262°N 4.404°E / 51.2262; 4.404

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