DE PANKRAKER FESTIVAL 2025 

Date: 4th & 5th of July 2025

Location: Club Cuba, Ghent, Belgium

(practical information below!)

De Pankraker Rises Once More from the Depths of the Underground! What began as a no-compromise radio show has mutated into a magazine, a label, a distro, and now... the second edition of our festival. Today, we’re dropping the full lineup all at once! No leaked names, no countdown.

Unapologetically, we plunge headfirst into the murkiest corners of existence: those places where the light dares not shine. Like feral boars, we root through the filth in search of our and your daily sustenance: roots, insect larvae, and mold, all transformed into a dark sonic sermon. Rejoice, for we do the dirty work so you don’t have to.

De Pankraker Festival II is your gateway to the obscure, the extreme, the undiscovered. Expect no glitter. No tech worship. Absolutely no triggered drums. We keep it cold, caustic, and grimy: just the way it should be.

🎟️ Get tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.be/e/de-pankraker-festival-ii-tickets-1352366958979?aff=erelexpmlt

Heads up: Anyone who grabs a weekend ticket this month gets a free copy of De Pankraker Magazine #3. On the house. Inside you'll find features on: Witchcraft (Fin), Circle of Ouroborus (Fin), Faceless Entity (Ndl) and Inverted Pentagram (Ndl).

 

Pankraker Festival II – Practical Info

📍 Location: Club Cuba, Overpoortstraat 74, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
📅 Date: 4th and 5th of July
🕘 Doors open: 16:30 / 4:30pm  (at Friday we stop at midnight – on Saturday, we don’t know )
🎶 First band: 17:00 / 5:00pm
🎫 Tickets: https://DePankrakerII.eventbrite.be

🧭 How to get there

🚆 By train:

• Take the train to Gent-Sint-Pieters Station.
• From there it’s a 15-minute walk to Club Cuba:
• https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Gent-Sint-Pieters,+9000+Gent/Overpoortstraat+72,+Gent/@51.0370835,3.7134274,1142m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m15!4m14!1m5!1m1!1s0x47c373df9337351f:0x4ceda1a1bb234aed!2m2!1d3.7108392!2d51.0361132!1m5!1m1!1s0x47c371577d14cc73:0xc24bcf401b7e057e!2m2!1d3.725449!2d51.0397586!3e2!5i2?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDYxNi4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D
• Club Cuba is at number 74

🚍 By tram or bus:

• Tram 1 stops at ‘Overpoort’ or ‘Sint-Pietersnieuwstraat’, 2 minutes from the venue.
• A lot of busses stop at Gent Sint-Pieters Station, where you can walk or transfer to Tram 1.
• You can also take the bus 76 from Gent-Sint-Pieters to Heuvelpoort. Club Cuba is at 200 meters.

🚲 By bike:

• Bike racks are available in and around Overpoortstraat.
• Shared bikes like Donkey Republic (https://www.donkey.bike/nl/cities/ghent) and Blue-bike (https://blue-bike.be) are also available in Ghent.

🚗 By car (not recommended):

• Don’t drive into De Overpoort! You will get fined;
• The area is also in a Low Emmission Zone;
• Paid parking available at Sint-Pietersplein at 300 meters from the venue. Close but expensive;
• You can also use Park & Ride (e.g. Ledeberg https://stad.gent/nl/mobiliteit-openbare-werken/parkeren/parkings-gent/parking-ledeberg#Parkeertarieven) and take a tram into town. Than take Tram 3 at Hundelgemsesteenweg 91 and leave at Halte Vijfwindgatenstraat. From there it’s a 15 minute walk to the venue. You can also take a 20 minute walk: https://www.google.com/maps/dir/P%2BR+Ledeberg+-+500pl,+Hundelgemsesteenweg,+Ledeberg+Gent/Overpoortstraat+72,+Gent/@51.0373772,3.7270118,1142m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x47c3755ae089d4b5:0x1d576eceadfcddd7!2m2!1d3.7385626!2d51.0363067!1m5!1m1!1s0x47c371577d14cc73:0xc24bcf401b7e057e!2m2!1d3.725449!2d51.0397586!3e2?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDYxNi4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D

🧃 Drinks & Food

• Full bar available inside Club Cuba.
• No outside food or drinks allowed.
• Convenience stores and snack bars are nearby if needed. The venue is very close to the city center.

🛑 Good to know

• High sound levels expected: bring earplugs.