what effenaar can offer in eindhoven

effenaar and other locations in eindhoven

Being the fifth largest city in Holland, with over 200.000 inhabitants, Eindhoven has a very important role in the south of

the Netherlands. With a well laid out road system and rail plan it’s easily accessible for visitors from the north, Germany and

Belgium. And with Eindhoven Airport just around the corner even England, France and Spain are just a few hours away.

Eindhoven is an industrial city, which had a lot of input on the technology we all use nowadays. The light bulb, cassette tape

and the CD all came from this city for instance. And even today, Eindhoven is still one of the most inventive cities. Forbes

cited it as one of the 15th most innovative cities, with a patent taken out every twenty minutes. In 2011 the region Eindhoven/

Helmond was proclaimed the smartest community in the world. Eindhoven is in the running of becoming the Culture Capital of

2018.

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effenaar

From 1971 on The Effenaar stands right in the epicentre of the music scene in Eindhoven, as one of the main clubs where

new music spawns, grows and can be harvested. By providing a stage for local talent, as well as offering concerts of

established bands that serve as an example for the eager youth of Eindhoven. Joy Division, Ramones, Sonic Youth, Talking

Heads, Sex Pistols, Red Hot Chili Peppers and R.E.M all played the old building.

Since the new construction in 2005, the Effenaar consists of two halls where both concerts and dance events are held. It

even has a nice restaurant-café. In recent years the Effenaar has presented numerous headliners including Editors, Fun Lovin’

Criminals, Limp Bizkit, White Lies, Queens of the Stone Age, Booka Shade, My Bloody Valentine, Dave Clarke, N.E.R.D., DJ

Shadow and Seasick Steve.

If you play Eindhoven, and you choose for the Effenaar, you’ll not only have a top professional crew at your assistance and the

best promoteam in town. But you can also choose from a wide arrange of different venues, with various atmospheres

The Effenaar can be found in Eindhoven’s city centre, conveniently located diagonally opposite to the Central Station.

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Grote Zaal / Main Hall (cap. 1200)

The large hall of the Effenaar is a highly modern medium sized room with plenty of possibilities. Multiple bars, a top of the line

PA and lights, and professional backstage facilities makes this the right place for large dance nights, big rock concerts and

everything in between. Bands that played here are Queens of the Stone Age, Trentemøller and Wovenhand. Dance nights and

parties held here include We All Love 80’s and 90’s, SAW, Club MTV and many more.

Effenaar Box (cap. 600)

The main hall can also be transformed into the ‘Effenaar Box’, a room within a room so to speak. This greatly expands the scale

of concerts in this room as smaller bands can also play the main hall, but in a more intimate setting.

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Grote Zaal / Main Hall Effenaar Box

Kleine Zaal / Second Hall (cap. 400)

The second hall or small room really is a smaller version of the main hall, but of course with a capacity that is one third of

the main hall plus a balcony. The small room recently upgraded it’s PA making it even more suited for dance/dj nights, while

also remaining a top rank stage for all kind of live acts. Acts like James Blake, Triggerfinger and The Editors got their debut in

Eindhoven on this stage.

Effenaar tuin / Garden (cap. 1500)

The garden is located between Effenaar and the river De Dommel with lots of green, a pond and a cozy terrace. On the first of

September the festival Brandend Zand is held here with lots of different areas (food/kids/market/music).

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Effenaar tuin / Garden

KloKgebouw (cap. 5000)

Klokgebouw is situated on Strijp-S, the former industrial heart of Philips in Eindhoven. Klokgebouw is suitable for almost

everything you could imagine. The hall can hold 5000 people during large concerts, dance nights or festivals. Festivals as

wide as STRP Festival, Speedfest and Awakenings have been held here and acts like Motorhead, The Black Keys, Chemical

Brothers and De Jeugd van Tegenwoordig have all performed at this location.

www.klokgebouw.nl

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MuzieKgebouw frits philips

De Lage Landen Zaal (cap. 1050 seated / 1600)

Loved by visitors and musicians from all over the globe, thanks to its beautiful acoustics this concert hall is home for many

classical, world music and pop concerts like Sufjan Stevens and Morrissey as well as festivals like Naked Song (together with

Effenaar) and Cross-linx. Every year Muziekgebouw Frits Philips is visited by 150.000 people.

Kleine Zaal (cap. 350 seated)

Muziekgebouw Frits Philips also houses a smaller room. Seated, the room can hold 350 people.

www.muziekgebouweindhoven.nl

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catharina KerK (cap. 750)

An old catholic church (finished 1867) in the heart of the Eindhoven city centre. It has been the home for many concerts in a

more intimate setting. Especially the lightning possibilities and very fine acoustics of the church make it a very suitable place

for live music. Artist that have played the Catharina Church are: Low, Spinvis, Mark Lanegan, Efterklang + Orchestra, Teitur

and many more.

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de Kapel (cap. 200)

A relative new space for (pop)-concerts is De Kapel, a chapel located a few minutes from the Effenaar and the city centre.

Seated, the chapel holds 200 people and is best suited for acoustic music and small -more quiet- band performances.

Singer-songwriters of all kinds, classical, and chamber music all work very well here.

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areafiftyone (cap. 300)

As the largest indoor skatepark in Europe, this old factory hall welcomes thousands skateboarders and inline skaters a year.

The cool underground vibe of the skatehall makes this a perfect place for rockconcerts with an edge. Over the last two years

bands like Black Lips, Off!, The Fuzztones and Thee Oh Sees played on the stages (café-stage holds 150 and big room that

holds 300 max).

www.area51skatepark.nl

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Skate bowl

gaslab tu/e (cap. 200)This former gas laboratory has a very intimate vibe, with a maximum of 200 visitors. It is situated on the grounds of TU/e, the

technical university of Eindhoven. Blues, hiphop, rock, pop, noise, dance; everything is possible in this unique location which

already hosted artisits like Fink, Faberyayo, Pharoahe Monch and Martyn.

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bars

The Rambler

The busiest rock bar in town, The Rambler sports more than 10 concert nights a month, ranging from rock to metal to rockabil-

ly and more. The Rambler can be found opposite the central station in the city centre.

www.therambler.nl

Altstadt

This famous local bar -on the just as famous bar-street Stratumseind- has a great history of concerts and more recently dance

nights. Just like The Rambler, it has a small stage, a small backtstage and a good sounding PA.

www.altstadt.nl/

Kafee Aloys

Also on Stratumseind, this bar is known by its wild concerts with bands on the heavier side of rock. Punk, hardcore and metal

fans know their way to this very cool bar.

www.facebook.com/kafee.aloys

Nul Zes (cap. 100)

On an old industrial terrain, a ten minute walk away from the centre, a group of young, enthusiastic artists started a new cozy

club for parties and small concerts. The club, the surroundings and the spirit all have the free “Berlin” kind of approach. Effe-

naar hosts some of the finest indiebands there, with a capacity of just over 100 people.

Natuurpodium ’t Wasven

In a wooded area just outside the cityborders of Eindhoven lies an idyllic domain. It has an old farm, 6 hectares of preserved

nature, a very old tree called the ‘world tree’ and a stage underneath it. A good place for a nice outdoor event in the summer.

The Rambler

Altstadt

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You can reach the Effenaar in various ways:

Dommelstraat 2

5611 CK Eindhoven

Telephone: +31 (0)40 244 88 61

Robert Schaeffer (head of program): robert@effenaar.nl

Tom Ketelaar (promotor): tom@effenaar.nl

Facebook: www.facebook.com/effenaarfanpage

Twitter: twitter.com/Effenaar

Instragram: http://instagram.com/effenaar

Spotify: http://open.spotify.com/user/effenaar

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