Great Gigs in the Park / The Hof Van Commerce

’t Hof Van Commerce returns in full force, ready to blast fresh beats and fearless energy into the park. Ah, look at the youth, so youthful and so fresh! ’t Hof Van Commerce is back after a short break, and with a solid dose of enthusiasm. After years in the shadows, but never truly gone from the stage, they recently confirmed their status as Belgian hip-hop icons with two smashing shows around 25 years of ‘En in Izzegem…’. Meanwhile, Buyse and Kowlier eagerly worked on new material, which resulted in ‘LP6’, an album that reaches back to the energy and raw vibe of their early days and which they came to present in DC in 2025. Not a nostalgic trip, but a fresh rediscovery of why they started making music in the first place. ‘LP6’ sounds straightforward: fat beats, sharp lyrics and an honest, recognizable Hof sound. Those who listen closely will also discover poignant insights behind the playful bravado. At Tijdens Great Gigs in the Park ’26, they are coming to smoke up Het Casino Park with a big bag of hits! In short: ’t Hof Van Commerce is completely back — fresh, sharp, still unique and with a live sound that still rolls harder than your mother rolls cigarettes with her double chin! C-RHYMS blends jazz, hiphop and raw storytelling into a sound that hits straight from the heart. C-RHYMS? That’s hip-hop with a jazz heart and a story that doesn’t beat around the bush! As support for ’t Hof van Commerce, Christopher-Rheims brings his personal world to the Casino-Park: adoption, racism, loneliness and self-confidence take shape in fiery raps, complex rhyme schemes and a charismatic delivery. Behind him, no simple beat from a box, but original compositions that are colored live by a strong jazz ensemble. In 2025, C-RHYMS became the winner of Sound Track and also crowned himself the audience winner of Brussels Jazz Vanguard. His debut album ORIGINS has since received national and international radio airplay, and has already brought him in the footsteps of Ben l’Oncle Soul in Ancienne Belgique and Yong Yello in Cactus Club. Expect jazz in the legs, hip-hop in the chest and words that stick.