Utrecht scene guide
Utrecht scene guide. Techno lands at BASIS. Venues, promoters and artists in Utrecht. Follow artists and venues, and play every artist's sets on soundcheck.
Find your venue
- Techno · if you like Joris Voorn: BASIS, WAS., TivoliVredenburg
- House · if you like Joris Voorn: TivoliVredenburg, WAS., KABUL à GoGo
- Club · if you like David Vunk: BASIS, EKKO
- Trance · if you like EARGASM GOD: BASIS, TivoliVredenburg
- Electronica · if you like David Vunk: BASIS, EKKO
- Pop: EKKO
- Garage · if you like Jolani Jhones: EKKO
Busiest venues
How big is Utrecht’s electronic scene?
Over the last 12 months soundcheck tracked 517 gigs across 47 venues in Utrecht, featuring 873 artists. Every listing carries the line-up, times and venue. See what’s on in Utrecht tonight.
Which Utrecht venues have the most gigs?
Counted over the last 12 months:
| Venue | Gigs (12 mo) |
|---|---|
| NAR | 132 |
| BASIS | 122 |
| EKKO | 77 |
| KABUL à GoGo | 42 |
| De Helling | 34 |
| TivoliVredenburg | 31 |
| WAS. | 16 |
| DB's Studio | 4 |
| Fort Vechten | 4 |
| Club Poema | 3 |
What time do Utrecht gigs start and end?
From the 517 listings publishing door times: the median Utrecht gig opens at 23:00. 21% open before 22:00, 79% between 22:00 and midnight, and 1% after midnight. Of the 166 listings publishing a close time, the median close is 04:00, 72% run past 04:00 and 33% go to 06:00 or later.
How much does a gig in Utrecht cost?
Across the 169 listings publishing prices (33% of all gigs): the median advance ticket is €20, with half of all gigs between €9 and €23. 20% of listed gigs are free.
When does Utrecht go out?
Saturday is the busiest day for gigs (47% of all listings). Friday and Saturday together carry 82% of the week. The busiest month of the year is November.
What does Utrecht sound like?
By share of genre tags across the year’s line-ups: House 31% · Techno 30% · Pop 8% · Trance 8% · Disco 8% · Club 6%. Genre-by-genre venue picks are in the routes above.
Figures come from soundcheck’s listings for the last 365 days.