Gidiki

Thessaloniki? Check! Athens? Check! Rotterdam? Triple check! Since 2015, Gidiki is on a succesful conquest with their experimental Greek folk music. Last past two year, they blew us away with magnificent shows at GROUNDS and now they are coming back to smoothly repeat those great nights! A fundamental element of the band is the inclination… Continue reading Gidiki

Trackvogels

Winter has arrived, so the birds of passage of Trackvogels are once again heading off to warmer destinations. With rousing rhythms, driving guitar riffs and psychedelic synths, they take you on a fantastic musical journey to paradisiacal oases in North-West Africa and South America. This Amsterdam collective flies across the stage like a flock of… Continue reading Trackvogels

MEGA

MEGA is that rare artist whose voice and songwriting seems to connect with our very souls. Her music is a vivid tapestry of influences, drawing from her Ugandan heritage, childhood experiences in choirs, and love of broad spectrum of genres including soul, pop, indie. Performing on stage is a second nature to MEGA, so don’t… Continue reading MEGA

Parker Millsap

Parker Millsap is an American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist whose music seamlessly blends blues, country, rock, Americana, and folk. With his captivating live performances, raw vocals and soulful sound, he enchants the audience. Even to that extent that he restored Elton John’s faith in music. Born and raised in Purcell, Oklahoma, a tiny town with a… Continue reading Parker Millsap

Dede Priest & Johnny Clark

Sultry blues songs, fragments of folk and enchanting vocals: when you hear the music of Dede Priest & Johnny Clark, it feels like you’re sitting next to a Texan creek. So joins us at Lab Grounds for a fantastic musical journey to their magical world. Dede Priest & Johnny Clark have built an international name… Continue reading Dede Priest & Johnny Clark

Mop Mop ft. Anthony Joseph

Tropical percussion, funky grooves and a touch of vintage: that’s the successful recipe for the delicious sound cocktail that Mop Mop has been serving up for decades. Together with his electronic trio and Anthony Joseph, he will transform GROUNDS into a sultry club where songs full of pure voodoo jazz, Caribbean flavours, Afro-funk, exotic rhythms… Continue reading Mop Mop ft. Anthony Joseph

Ayanna Witter-Johnson

Ayanna Witter-Johnson is a one-woman orchestra: a singer, songwriter, pianist, cellist and composer whose sound lives between worlds. Seamlessly blending classical, jazz, reggae, soul and R&B, she taps, strums and bows her cello while singing in a voice that’s rich, grounded and transcendent. In August 2026, she is finally coming back to GROUNDS for another… Continue reading Ayanna Witter-Johnson

Rim Akandoh Jnr. & Amamere

Rim Akandoh Jnr. & Amamere, an exciting new music project from Cape Coast, Ghana, brings a breath of fresh air to the highlife tradition, blending the distinctive guitar highlife of the 1970s with an Afro-funky vintage style. So prepare yourself for an evening where only one thing matters: to dance, dance, dance! Formed in 2022… Continue reading Rim Akandoh Jnr. & Amamere

YIP

| This event will take place at Lab Grounds (‘s-Gravendijkwal 58B). Lab Grounds is located on the second floor and there is no lift in the building, sorry for the inconvenience. YIP (They/Them) is an indie folk musician and performance maker based in Utrecht, The Netherlands. Blending folky guitar sounds with dreamy vocals and occasional… Continue reading YIP

YoungRubbi & BUG

Punk-rap pals YoungRubbi and BUG joined forces. The result: new music that gives voice to the desire to shout for connection and to go wild. In times of polarisation and alienation, we are becoming increasingly distant from one another, as if we are facing each other rather than standing side by side. The IK MOET… Continue reading YoungRubbi & BUG