Vereniging Poortgebouw

Vereniging Poortgebouw poortgebouw.org
https://www.facebook.com/poortgebouw. Social, political and ecological consciousness underlie the overall climate.

Practical stuff:
* Every Wednesday at 19h we serve a 3 course dinner at our eatcafe, also our revamped give-away shop is open those evenings.
* Concerts and other events are published here and on our own website.
* Playlist of past events: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8E65EE5F082F773C

History:

“Het Poortgebouw” is the name of an extraordinary 19th century building, a national monument

in Rotterdam’s Kop van Zuid district located on the south bank of the river Maas. Intended to house the head administrative office for Rotterdamsche Handelsvereniging, the building was completed in 1879 when the founder of the RHV, Lodewijk Pincoffs, went bankrupt and fled the country to the United States. In the following 120 years, the building would be adapted to fit the needs of the various users and the everchanging surroundings. This was amongst others the Holland America Lijn, a meteorlogic station, and for the longest time the Rotterdamse Havenbedrijf. After their relocation in 1978, the abandoned house almost become an Eros Centrum, if Rotterdammers had not protested emphatically against this municipal plan. Today, the name is equally connected to the collective of 30 inhabitants organised as members of an association (vereniging) established in 1982. 1984 marked the end of a long and bumpy road towards legalization, from an “action squat” (an organised protest against shortage of living spaces) on October 3, 1980 to the official rennovation of the place to meet the requirements of a (young) living group and the first –affordable– rent contract. Since then, the house has not only served residental needs but has also hosted social and cultural interaction and has provided a number of public “windows” into diverse non-profit oriented activities. The Poortgebouw is a living example that experiment, open-mindedness and a do-it-yourself attitude are the real engines of (sub)culture, not exploitative materialism and exhausting lobbying with bureaucracy. The majority of today’s international Poortgebouwers contribute to various realms of art and culture throughout Rotterdam, a creative energy which results in audible and visible productivity day and night at the Poortgebouw. Our house “rules” are principally non-hierachical, built upon foundations of tolerance and peace, awareness of the needs of the other one and the freedom of thought and self-expression. To the “outside” the Poortgebouw has always offered an “open door” (and mind!).

MINDFLOWERS: Embrace the beauty enveloped by darkness. Like a sunset we will drift from warm soft psychedelica to heavy ...
25/04/2026

MINDFLOWERS: Embrace the beauty enveloped by darkness. Like a sunset we will drift from warm soft psychedelica to heavy fuzzed out darkness, with 3 bands to guide you through.

"I am falling
Into the quicksand
Of my troubled mind"

BLOOM
GLOOMofficial DOOM

"You are cleansed
You will never hear
Distortion again"

Listen. This is going to be that one night you do not want to miss. Don't tell me I didn't told you so! This. Is. It.PΞB...
19/04/2026

Listen. This is going to be that one night you do not want to miss. Don't tell me I didn't told you so! This. Is. It.

PΞB [Ger]
“A raw annihilation to the lunar plexus, the Berlin-based duo of Ilia Gorovitz and Asja Skrinik is a relentless fusion of industrial, punk, noise rock, and metal, crafted with the precision of a sonic weapon. Gorovitz’s ruthless drumming anchors Skrinik’s aggressive shrieks and guttural vocalisations,
riding on dissonant layers of droning soundscapes, mechanical hums, and shattered metallic crashes and alternating between fierce outbreaks and moments of eerie, atmospheric build-ups—a sojourn through industrial wastelands with the septic beauty of a rusty oil sheen.

As a live act, PΞB thrives on intensity, blending elements of Grand Guignol horror, spoken word poetry, and metal-inspired vocal performance to create a viciously throbbing experience both musical and theatrical. A painstaking interplay of arguments and overthinking, their combined sonic weight unleashed devastating performances across Berlin and European underground venues before they even laid down
tracks in the studio, weirdifications featuring feedback loops and cryptic field recordings hypnotising with sinister intent. Drown your ears in their evisceratory debut LP IAMCHAINSAW for a taste of what's to come: beauty in ruins, serenity in noise, liberation in chains.” (CTM Festival 2025)

LUNA LIAS [Ita]
Luna Lias is a musician, producer, and singer-songwriter from Bari, Italy. Her work incorporates industrial, noise rock, drone doom, shoegazey and power electronics influences. Her sound merges the cold precision of electronics with warm, organic textures, featuring intricate guitar work and emotionally raw vocals that range from melodic to cathartic.

GOATSTAIN [NL]
Lastly we welcome the mysterious Knight of the North: Goatstain. No cut ups, no compromise. Just harsh electrogrind & noisecore terror.

22ND OF MAY
DOORS 20:00
ENTRY 10,- OR ON DONATION
CASH ONLY
FULL = FULL

Poster: .graveyard.goblin

Punk in the house againDoors open 2030On donation Full is full
11/04/2026

Punk in the house again

Doors open 2030
On donation
Full is full

🧹WITCHES WITCHES WITCHES🧹A gathering of witches.A gathering of witches in our house.We want a gathering of witches in ou...
01/02/2026

🧹WITCHES WITCHES WITCHES🧹
A gathering of witches.
A gathering of witches in our house.
We want a gathering of witches in our house.
We want a gathering of q***r witches in our house.

💜🌛⛓️🌈✨👹🌚🕸️♉⚡🌿💥🏳️‍⚧️🕯️⚧️🌜🥀🧹

Hello my magical dears. Proud of you for surviving. January. Now February is well on it’s way.

We’d like to invite you to a little gathering of sorts.

A cozy little gathering in our den between Imbolc and Ostara.
On the 22nd of February, between 20:00 & 00:00, our doors will be open to all kinds of shenanigans.

Come have a cursed cocktail and other beverages. Show us your grimoires, exchange spells, teach each other new techniques and talk about what kinds of magic you’re into. If you’ve got sigils, potions, amulets or your soul to sell to the devil, please do.

There will be tattoos, a homemade vegan stew, free clothes from the giveaway, chill vibes with a bit of music in the background + a mystery performance by one of our witchiest Poortgebouw residents.

See you there 🕯️

Our first confirmed attoo artist is .✨
More will follow.

Please DM if you would like to sell something or wish to provide witchy-, divination-, ritual- or tattoo-related services during the event.

Organiser and maker of posters: .boy
Organiser

🌑🌒🌓🌔🌕🌖🌗🌘

*Cash only

Grab you decks and call your commanders, a new Friday Night (q***r) Magic at Poortgebouw!
19/01/2026

Grab you decks and call your commanders, a new Friday Night (q***r) Magic at Poortgebouw!

Divas, Fashionlovers and Declutterers, WELCOME BACK👑On January 21st at 19:00 h (that’s right, Wednesday evening) Poortge...
13/01/2026

Divas, Fashionlovers and Declutterers, WELCOME BACK👑

On January 21st at 19:00 h (that’s right, Wednesday evening) Poortgebouw’s Clotheswap is opening its doors! 💥

There's some fresh energy flowing through this walking closet. We are pimping up the space and letting it shine in full glory, while making the alternative to capitalism real sexy. 👛👘🦺

Got some crowns lying around that are getting dusty? That item you used to love and it's time to give it a second life? That dress you bought but didn't really fit in the end? LET GO, and make yourself and somebody else happy - TO GIVE IS TO GET🔮

INFO:
Date: Every 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month
Time: 19:00 - 21:00
Address: Stieltjesstraat 38, Rotterdam

MORE INFO:
- Everything is free! You can bring your own items to swap, but it's not a requirement 🌈
- Please only bring things that deserve a second life 💃
- No broken, dirty, worn out things 🙅‍♀️
- Only fashion, no household items 🪭👗🧣

18/12/2025
Friday the 16th of January we're coming at you with another sick line up! You know the drill by now: be in time, bring c...
15/12/2025

Friday the 16th of January we're coming at you with another sick line up! You know the drill by now: be in time, bring cash, go hard!

ENTRY ON DONATION -> 10/15 PLEURO don’t penny pinch; we want to pay the bands. CASH ONLY
DOORS 20:00 FULL = FULL

Segadeath
Antifascist Dungeonsynth [NL]

Segadeath is Rotterdam based dystopian Electro, Krautrock, Synthwave and Science Fiction. Your local non-binary synth hero. They blend the eerie calm Dungeon Synth with the raw energy of experimental electronic and retro-inspired sounds, channeling everything they grew up loving: dark fantasy aesthetics, pixelated chaos, forgotten sound chips, and the strange beauty that lives in the shadows of old worlds.

Fullmåne
Black Metal [UK]

Emerging in 2018 from London, United Kingdom, Fullmåne blends metal, death metal, heavy metal, hard rock and punk rock into a genre-defying sound.
Originally a one-man band from the cold mountains of Norway, Fullmåne is now a four piece band including psychedelic synths, bringing new energy and originality back to black metal with a fresh and honest sound.

Head of the Baptist
Blackened Death/Crust [BE]

The name Head of the Baptist may conjure images of torch-bearing, satanic Black Metal worshippers atop snow-covered peaks. However, this band is an enigmatic fusion of heavy genres. Weaving together crushing Black and Death metal influences, while embracing the fistful rage of D-Beat/Crust and the chaos of Grindcore.

INVICTUS
Straight Edge Backened Melodeath [BE]

They released their first demo, "Ablaze," at the end of 2022. This was followed by a split 12" with Risale (Tr) in the spring of 2023 and their first full-length ‘Despair’ in 2024. Despair brought a more mature sound, a fusion of blackened melodeath with an edge. The nine-track album delivers entwining bursts of spitting blackness and haunting melodies, drawing inspiration from the melodic death metal scene of Gothenburg and the chilling winds of darkened thrones and dissected storms.

CASH ONLY CASH ONLY CASH ONLY CASH ONLY

Address: Stieltjesstraat 38
3071JX Rotterdam
Het Poortgebouw

Poster .graveyard.goblin

Details will follow
09/12/2025

Details will follow

Adres

Stieltjesstraat 38
Rotterdam
3071JX

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