Amsterdam's Gashouder reopens with a new underground level and its own booking team
Gashouder, the round former gasholder at Westergas in Amsterdam, reopened on 30 October 2026 after a major redevelopment. A new underground level now holds the cloakrooms, visitor facilities, a lounge, a kitchen and artist dressing rooms, leaving the main hall free. The venue holds more than 3,500 people and now runs its own booking team and programme.
One of Amsterdam's best known electronic music rooms is back. Gashouder, the round former gasholder in the Westergas cultural park, officially reopened on Friday 30 October 2026 after a major redevelopment, with coverage from AT5, EDMTunes, Housem and Decoded Magazine, among others.
The biggest change sits out of sight. A completely new underground level has been built beneath the hall, which is a national monument. It now holds cloakrooms, visitor facilities, a lounge, a kitchen and dressing rooms for artists. Because those functions have moved downstairs, the round hall above stays almost entirely free for the show itself. Capacity is given as more than 3,500 visitors.
The second change is who programmes it. Under managing director Boye 't Lam, Gashouder is setting up its own booking team and positioning itself as an independent, multidisciplinary venue for live music, electronic music, art and performance. Dutch artist Mula opened the new chapter with DOMUS Live on 30 October, followed by two sold-out shows by The Opposites. Puscifer, Overmono, Skepta, Bonobo and JPEGMAFIA have also been announced, and from 17 to 22 November the hall hosts Harmony, a run of ten music ceremonies with a 360 degree visual experience.
For the electronic scene this matters because Gashouder has long been a reference room for techno in Amsterdam, a regular home for large club nights and ADE events. A venue with its own booking team is a different partner from a hall you simply rent. Promoters will compete with the house programme for dates, and artists may find new routes in through the venue directly rather than only through the usual promoters.
The new backstage level is good news for artist teams too. Dedicated dressing rooms and a kitchen under the hall should make advancing and hospitality simpler, and leave more of the main room for production. It also gives the room more flexibility for long-format shows, which is where electronic acts have been heading, from ambient nights to extended solo sets.
If you manage or book electronic acts, now is the moment to get the new team's contact details and understand how it will split dates between its own programme and external promoters for 2027.