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Events in Antwerp tonight
According to Shou, there are 11 events in Antwerp tonight, Saturday, 17 October 2026.
Antwerp glows tonight across twelve vibrant events featuring six musical performances and two theatrical productions. Experience the energetic GLORY 110 alongside the Dag van Verzet tegen Armoede and My New Band Believe. Celebrate Bart Herman honoring fifty years of music, Opera 2026 Macbeth, and the Cello Octet for an unforgettable evening.
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FestivalDag van Verzet tegen ArmoedeOn the International Day of Resistance against Poverty, STA-AN, SAAMO, Curieus vzw, Tutti Fratelli and Spreken is Goud by De Roma invite you to join people living in poverty in seeing the world in a completely different light – through their eyes.Through music, words and dance, we’ll make the voices of those who are least heard ring out louder than ever.During the support programme, we’ll be bringing De Roma to life with puppet theatre, hands-on activities and (free) soup for anyone who’d like some. The Kloofdichters will also be joining us.Tutti Fratelli will open the programme on the main stage. Through their singing and performance – which touch the heart like no other – they give voice to the pain of poverty.Spoken word artist Farida Zaouad will lead the way in the struggle – which we want to wage together with you. Her poetry cuts right to the heart of the matter. Gillian and Zohran, in turn, will find their way into your heart with music drawn from their own reality.Isis’s voice draws us to the strength of people living in poverty, whilst Rubens fills your head with his upbeat rap. Tarmacadam round off the main stage with their powerful drums.Afterwards, we invite you to a warm and spirited concert in the Foyer. Roufaida creates pop music that gets under your skin. She draws inspiration from Arabic poetry and her North African roots, translating them into what troubles the world and what unites us.DJ Yakub Dysney gets the party in full swing with his beats and grooves.Host of the evening is none other than Soe Nsuki, author, screenwriter, TV producer and stand-up comedian. For Soe, who has also experienced the injustice of poverty first-hand, vulnerability and humour go hand in hand.We invite you to take a different look at poverty.Saturday · 17 October · 18:00 – 22:15De Roma · Antwerp 
MusicMy New Band BelieveBlack Midi co-frontman Cameron Picton has a new band!Saturday · 17 October · 19:30 – 22:30Trix Antwerpen · Antwerp 
MusicBart Herman - 50 years of musicWith a first performance in hall De Pluim in Kalken in 1976, the then 17-year-old Bart Herman began his musical journey. On Saturday, October 17, 2026, the now-lauded singer-songwriter celebrates his ’50 years of music’ with a unique anniversary concert in the beautiful Koningin Elisabethzaal in Antwerp. Bart, who conquered a spot in the collective Flemish music memory with his indestructible classic ‘Ik ga dood aan jou’, takes the audience on a musical voyage of discovery full of personal stories, sublime compositions, his best-known hits, hidden gems, and songs that gave his career direction. Together with his extensive live band, Bart Herman ensures an evening full of recognition, nostalgia, and class. All this brought with the charm, humor, and craftsmanship that have characterized the word artist for half a century. Tickets for ‘Bart Herman – 50 years of music’ are available from October 30, 2025, at 9 AM via www.ticketkopen.eu Since his first performance in 1976, Bart Herman has built an impressive and versatile repertoire. He finally broke through to the general public in 1993 with his iconic hit ‘Ik ga dood aan jou’. Other well-known songs like ‘Slaap mijn kind’, ‘Ogen van lood’, ‘Gele Rozen’, ‘Bartje (is een leuke naam)’, and ‘Als je weer wakker wordt’ made him a fixture in Dutch-language music. Maar Bart Herman is much more than just an interpreter of his own work. Behind the scenes, he also proved himself as a gifted lyricist and composer for numerous other Flemish artists. For example, he wrote songs for, among others, Will Tura, Willy Sommers, Bart Kaëll, Luc Steeno, Jo Vally, Dana Winner, Lisa Del Bo, Barbara Dex, Sergio, Liliane St-Pierre, Nicole and Hugo, etc. He also translated or adapted numerous foreign hits from English, German, Spanish, Italian, and French into Dutch at the request of colleagues. His stamp on the Flemish music world is therefore unmistakable both in front of and behind the microphone. During the festive anniversary concert ’50 years of music’, Bart Herman and his extensive live band take the audience on a musical voyage of discovery through the life of Bart: full of personal stories, catchy melodies, and surprising turns. A unique opportunity to experience the soundtrack of multiple generations live in one of the most beautiful concert halls in the country.Saturday · 17 October · 20:00 – 22:00Koningin Elisabethzaal · Antwerp 
CinemaOpera 2026: MacbethLet yourself be carried away in Verdi's dark and compelling adaptation of Shakespeare's famous tragedy. Driven by ambition and power, Macbeth and Lady Macbeth plunge into a spiral of murder, paranoia, and guilt. With intense music, impressive choirs, and dramatic highlights, Macbeth belongs to Verdi's most haunting operas. After previous triumphs in Verdi's great baritone roles, Quinn Kelsey de Schotse portrays King Macbeth, haunted by the ghosts of his bloody march to the throne. Opposite him stands Lise Davidsen as the ruthless Lady Macbeth, whose boundless ambition brings them both to ruin.Saturday · 17 October · 18:30 – 21:59Kinepolis Antwerpen · Antwerp 
MusicCello OctetWe have colonised the future - today we are mining what belongs to future generations. How can we be good ancestors? And how can we make the future more tangible now?
Inspired by works such as The Good Ancestor by Roman Krznaric, The Long Now, and the philosophy of Black Quantum Futurism (Moor Mother / Rasheedah Phillips), Cello Octet invites composers and vocalists to create new works around this theme.
Following their successful collaboration with light artist Nick Verstand in 2024, Cello Octet returns to DE SINGEL with a concert for live cellos and recorded voices - unseen but resonating nearby. Voices from past, present, and future engage in dialogue, forming a mosaic of time layers - a collective exercise in listening to other generations.Saturday · 17 October · 20:00 – 21:15DE SINGEL Internationale Kunstcampus · Antwerp🎵Live music
MusicOpen mic: Artist cabaret (KuBa)Welcome to another dazzling edition of Kunstenaarskabaal. An accessible open stage presented by Janan Daniëls & Thalia Wouters and with dazzling acts by various artists. Would you like to claim your 5 minutes as well? Sign up at the bar on site! Don't want to participate? No problem! Come and enjoy our fantastic line-up and the surprising acts of the open-micers for free. All this in a cozy setting with numerous tasty affordable drinks.Saturday · 17 October · 19:00 – 23:00Jeugdcentrum Vizit · Antwerp 
MusicQasim NaqviFor Shifting Sounds, Qasim Naqvi premieres a new ambient work for modular synthesiser. He is also joined by members of Cello Octet for a new collaboration for synthesiser and cellos, in which layered electronics and richly resonant acoustic sounds coalesce in a captivating live performance.
The Pakistani-American musician Qasim Naqvi is perhaps best known as a co-founder of the acoustic trio Dawn of Midi, with whom he has played drums since 2008. Alongside his work with Dawn of Midi, he has evolved into a versatile solo artist, with projects ranging from electronic music to compositions for orchestra, chamber ensembles, dance, and film. In recent years, he has increasingly focused on analogue and modular synthesiser systems and orchestral configurations.Saturday · 17 October · 21:30 – 23:55DE SINGEL Internationale Kunstcampus · Antwerp🎭Arts & culture
TheatreLES LEOPARDS invite ; ROSALIE CUSTERSDe Leopards play long-form improv theater with a high comedy content, based on the story of a guest! You definitely have to see this!!!
this time it is Rosalie Custers, who in 2023 was allowed to write her own poems for Stad Antwerpen as city comedianSaturday · 17 October · 20:00 – 21:30De Groene Waterman Kelder · Antwerp 
TheatreMichael Van PeelAnd you? Have you already downloaded the app? Scanned the QR code? Created an account? Are you updated, actually? Are you on board?
In the cesspool of bullshit, the shit is up to our lips. Reality is overtaking satire at a rapid pace. It is sink or go under. Fortunately, Van Peel dissects the spirit of the times as always. With laughing and getting up.
‘Farce Majeure’ is about power and overwhelming force. About the bunglers that we all are. Because don't let anyone fool you. Everyone else is also just doing something.Saturday · 17 October · 20:15 – 21:45Schouwburg Noord · Antwerp✨More
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