Benga Band + Drumpet Disco at Amsterdam Wine Festival, Gashouder

Amsterdam Wine Festival at Gashouder. 6000 guests across the night. Six-piece Benga Band on for the live block, three sets of 45 minutes, then Drumpet Disco taking over at 23:00 to close the room. One of the bigger nights we have produced at this venue, and one of a handful of Gashouder shows for the Lupa team.

Why Gashouder is unusual to produce

Gashouder is a 100-year-old industrial gas-storage tank converted into one of Amsterdam's signature event venues. The cylindrical industrial volume creates a long reverb tail, the floor capacity is large, and the production load is heavier than a standard ballroom. A wedding or corporate band that has only played hotel rooms typically takes 20 minutes of soundcheck to figure out the room. A band that has played Gashouder before sets up around what the venue does to the mix from the start.

What this show looked like

Six-piece Benga: vocals, two horns, keys, guitar, bass, drums. Three sets of 45 minutes, with a curated playlist between blocks. At 23:00 Drumpet Disco took the room — DJ with live trumpet and live drums — and kept the energy up through the late-night portion of the evening.

This is the most-booked Lupa setup for a large-format night: a full live band runs the dinner-and-headline block, then a DJ-led act runs the late-night block. Two Lupa acts, one production crew, one contract.

Other Gashouder shows

Amsterdam Wine Festival is one of several Gashouder nights we have produced. The venue books a long calendar of festivals and corporate parties through the year, and Lupa works it as a recurring environment rather than a one-off booking.

When Gashouder is the right venue

Gashouder is the right call when:

The venue is the wrong call for small guest counts where the room reads as empty, or for events that want an intimate, warm aesthetic.

The Lupa acts we recommend for this

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