Rotterdam scene guide
Rotterdam scene guide — find your venue by sound. Techno lands at Maassilo. The venues, promoters and artists shaping Rotterdam’s electronic scene.
Find your venue
- Techno — if you like Claptone: Maassilo, Kralingse Bos, Now&Wow
- House — if you like Claptone: Maassilo, Now&Wow, Mono
- Tech House — if you like Shermanology: Now&Wow, Sahara, Toffler
- Trance — if you like Interplanetary Criminal: Maassilo, TBA - Matilo Park, Worm
- Bass — if you like Y U QT: Mono, Worm
- Experimental — if you like Wallis: Rotown, Time is the new space, export
- Garage — if you like Soul Mass Transit System: TBA - Matilo Park, Toffler
Busiest venues
How big is Rotterdam’s electronic scene?
Over the last 12 months soundcheck tracked 837 club nights across 102 venues in Rotterdam, featuring 1,235 artists. Every listing carries the line-up, times and venue — see what’s on in Rotterdam tonight.
Which Rotterdam venues have the most club nights?
Counted over the trailing 12 months of listings:
| Venue | Nights (12 mo) |
|---|---|
| Time is the new space | 119 |
| Toffler | 107 |
| 160k | 91 |
| export | 87 |
| Mono | 77 |
| Perron | 64 |
| BIRD | 30 |
| Worm | 23 |
| Maassilo | 20 |
| Koda | 19 |
What time do Rotterdam club nights actually start and end?
From the 837 listings publishing door times: the median Rotterdam night opens at 22:00 — 35% open before 22:00, 64% between 22:00 and midnight, and 0% after midnight. Of the 133 listings publishing a close time, the median close is 04:00, 51% run past 04:00 and 19% go to 06:00 or later.
How much does a club night in Rotterdam cost?
Across the 142 listings publishing prices (17% of all nights): the median advance ticket is €30, with half of all nights between €14 and €1350. 8% of listed nights are free.
When does Rotterdam go out?
Saturday is the biggest night (44% of all listings); Friday and Saturday together carry 83% of the week. The busiest month of the year is September.
What does Rotterdam sound like?
By share of genre tags across the year’s line-ups: House 32% · Techno 29% · Tech House 15% · Bass 8% · Electro 4% · Trance 3%. Genre-by-genre venue picks are in the routes above.
All figures derived from soundcheck’s listings database over the trailing 365 days; updated with each rebuild.