Utrecht scene guide
Utrecht scene guide — find your venue by sound. Techno lands at BASIS. The venues, promoters and artists shaping Utrecht’s electronic scene.
Find your venue
- Techno — if you like Joris Voorn: BASIS, Laagravense Plas, TivoliVredenburg
- House — if you like Joris Voorn: Laagravense Plas, BASIS, KABUL à GoGo
- Electronica — if you like Weval: EKKO, BASIS
- Pop: EKKO
- Bass — if you like DJ SWISHA: KABUL à GoGo
- Trance — if you like AREA ØNE: BASIS
- Electro — if you like Lola Edo: TivoliVredenburg, KABUL à GoGo, EKKO
Busiest venues
How big is Utrecht’s electronic scene?
Over the last 12 months soundcheck tracked 510 club nights across 44 venues in Utrecht, featuring 903 artists. Every listing carries the line-up, times and venue — see what’s on in Utrecht tonight.
Which Utrecht venues have the most club nights?
Counted over the trailing 12 months of listings:
| Venue | Nights (12 mo) |
|---|---|
| NAR | 149 |
| BASIS | 121 |
| EKKO | 62 |
| KABUL à GoGo | 42 |
| TivoliVredenburg | 33 |
| De Helling | 29 |
| WAS. | 16 |
| Fort Vechten | 5 |
| DB's Studio | 4 |
| Central Studios | 3 |
What time do Utrecht club nights actually start and end?
From the 510 listings publishing door times: the median Utrecht night opens at 23:00 — 20% open before 22:00, 79% between 22:00 and midnight, and 1% after midnight. Of the 92 listings publishing a close time, the median close is 04:00, 70% run past 04:00 and 30% go to 06:00 or later.
How much does a club night in Utrecht cost?
Across the 119 listings publishing prices (23% of all nights): the median advance ticket is €17, with half of all nights between €9 and €20. 20% of listed nights are free.
When does Utrecht go out?
Saturday is the biggest night (48% of all listings); Friday and Saturday together carry 83% 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 32% · Techno 31% · Trance 8% · Disco 8% · Pop 6% · Electro 5%. 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.