Melkweg Amsterdam is a popular live music venue and a huge cultural centre in Amsterdam. It is known for its broad and diverse pop culture and is a location for several purposes for a wide variety of audiences. Each year, hundreds of concerts, club nights, (music) films, theatre shows, expositions, and multidisciplinary events are hosted at Melkweg. Together, all those events attract more than 470,000 visitors.

The venue is in the last remaining factory building in the Amsterdam canal ring. Melkweg's building used to be a milk factory, which is where the club got its name from. ‘Melkweg’ translates to ‘Milky Way’ in Dutch.

In 1973, Melkweg Amsterdam was permanently turned into a cultural playground. This was originally just a temporary project, a place for young people to hang out and enjoy culture during the summer. This proved to be successful, which is why they decided to continue with Melkweg. Over the past 40 years, the building has seen many big changes. Nowadays, it has two concert halls, a cinema, a theatre and an exposition area. All of the different areas can be used separately for their own purposes, or they can be combined as one big cultural centre.

DISCOVER NEW MUSIC AT MELKWEG AMSTERDAM!

Melkweg Amsterdam is a club on a mission: to improve social consciousness! They want to achieve this through their diverse and professional events and line-ups. This way of programming is what distinguishes Melkweg from all other locations. You will be able to see established names on stage at Melkweg, but you’ll also get a chance to see upcoming talent. So, besides well-known artists, upcoming talent also gets a chance to reach a huge and wide audience. This means that there is a lot of new music waiting to be discovered at Melkweg.

The exceptional location and the unique setting are combined to make a visit to Melkweg an amazing and unforgettable experience.  You can get free entrance at Melkweg Amsterdam every Monday, Saturday and Sunday with your Amsterdam Nightlife Ticket. On Monday, the club hosts its “Cheeky Monday” event. Cheeky Monday is Amsterdam’s legendary drum and bass night, which starts at 11 PM and ends at 5 AM. On Saturday, you can experience “ENCORE”; the biggest, most energetic and exciting weekly club night in the Netherlands.

The capacity of every event depends on which area of Melkweg will be used. This may differ from 50 to 100+ which means they could be sold out quickly. So don’t hesitate to get your tickets.

Choose your 1, 2 or 3-7 days Nightlife Ticket here, and add the special events at Melkweg Amsterdam that you would like to attend – without any extra costs.