The Ancienne Belgique is a concert hall for contemporary music in Brussels, Belgium. The venue has a capacity of approximately 2000 people. It is said to be one of the best concert halls of Belgium with a perfect accoustics. Mythic concerts at AB include in January 1955, Jacques Brel supported one week the performances of the Belgian pop and variety pioneer Bobbejaan Schoepen. The Cure in 1982 which ended in a fight between bandmembers on stage. The band split up right after this gig, to go back together months later. Iggy Pop played there in 1999, a performance that has been recorded on a DVD that is available with the best of "A million in Prizes" released in 2005. Map showing the location of Brussels in Belgium Brussels City Hall Emblem of the Brussels-Capital Region Flag of The City of Brussels Brussels (Dutch: Brussel, pronounced ; French: Bruxelles, pronounced in Belgian French and often by non-Belgian speakers of French; German: Brüssel) is the capital of Belgium, the... Brel on a cover of Les Adieux à lOlympia concert album (1966) Jacques Brel (April 8, 1929 – October 9, 1978) was a Belgian French-speaking author-composer, considered by many as a poet as well, given the power of his lyrics. ... Bobbejaan Schoepen is a singer and founder of the Bobbejaanland family park in Belgium. ... The Cure are a successful British rock band, widely seen as one of the leading pioneers of the British alternative rock scene of the 1980s. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... James Newell Osterberg, Jr. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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