Poppodium Volt

What Poppodium Volt does

Poppodium Volt is a non-profit live music venue located in Sittard, Limburg, Netherlands, operating as part of the De Domijnen cultural institution under the Open Voor Cultuur umbrella. The venue serves regional live music audiences with a diverse programming slate spanning rock, electronic, metal, soul, country, pop, and tribute acts, organized into several branded series including RE:VOLT (electronic/dance), Krachtstroom (indie/alternative), Zware Zondag (heavy music), and VroegZat (early-evening parties). The venue also offers bookable rehearsal spaces to local and regional musicians and rents out its hall for private and corporate events.

The business operates an event-driven model with three primary revenue streams: ticket sales (€7.50–€30 per ticket, plus a €2.50 service fee) through its proprietary online ticketing platform (bestellen.poppodium-volt.nl) and on-site box office; venue rental (verhuur); and rehearsal space rental managed through a third-party integration with Bandop.com. The technology stack is intentionally lightweight: a custom online ticketing and reservation system integrated with the website, supplemented by Bandop.com for rehearsal bookings. Marketing is conducted through organic social channels (Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn), an email newsletter, and the website.

Customer segments include live music enthusiasts, electronic music/club attendees, local musicians needing rehearsal space, and event organizers seeking venue rental. The organization employs approximately 15 staff and is institutionally backed by De Domijnen, a regional cultural institution. No venture capital, private equity, or public-market ownership was identified, consistent with its character as government-affiliated cultural infrastructure rather than a commercially-backed enterprise.

Name

Poppodium Volt

Legal name

Poppodium Volt

Website

https://poppodium-volt.nl

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Poppodium Volt is a non-profit live music venue in Sittard, Netherlands, operating under De Domijnen. It hosts concerts, club nights, and tribute events, sells tickets online and at the door, and rents rehearsal space and its hall to local musicians and event organizers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Live Music Venue

NAICS

Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events with Facilities (71131), Performing Arts Companies (7111)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

Music Venues & Venue Operators (Clubs, Theaters, Arenas) (MPAIAFAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Concert Halls & Music Venue Operations (Symphony Halls, Recital Venues) (MPAGALAC), Live Music Clubs & Venues (MPAGAIAB), Live Music Venues & Concert Bars (THAFAEAD), DJ & Electronic Music Venues (MPAGAIAE), Event Operations & Venue Services (Box Office, FOH/BOH, Concessions) (MPAIAFAL), Backline & Musical Instrument Rental (MPAGAKAJ)

Keywords

• Live music venue
• Concert ticket sales
• Venue rental services
• Rehearsal space rental
• Cultural events programming

Headquarters

HQ city

Sittard

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Ticket sales: Revenue from selling tickets to concerts, club nights, and special events. Ticket prices range from €7.50 to €30 depending on the event. A service fee of €2.50 is charged on top of ticket prices.
2. Venue rental: Revenue from renting out the venue for events (verhuur).
3. Rehearsal space rental: Revenue from renting rehearsal spaces (oefenruimtes) to musicians through an online booking system (Bandop.com).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Poppodium Volt operates a live music venue in Sittard-Geleen, Netherlands, hosting concerts, club nights, tribute shows, and themed electronic/dance events across rock, metal, soul, pop, electronic, and country genres. In addition to ticketed live events, the venue rents out rehearsal spaces to local musicians via an online booking system and rents the venue itself (verhuur) for private events and functions.

Product overview

Poppodium Volt is a music venue in Sittard-Geleen, Netherlands, operating as part of the De Domijnen cultural institution. The venue offers a diverse program of live concerts, club nights, and special themed events. Its core product offerings include the main concert venue hosting various music genres (rock, metal, electronic, soul, country, tribute acts), the RE:VOLT electronic music showcase series, Zware Zondag heavy music Sundays, Krachtstroom local artists program, tribute show series, and bookable rehearsal spaces. The venue also provides ticket sales through its online platform and venue rental services for private events.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• RE:VOLT: The electronic nightlife brand of Poppodium Volt, focusing on iconic and distinctive names from the dance scene.
• Krachtstroom
• Zware Zondag
• VroegZat

Products and services

• Live Concert and Event Tickets

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• De DomijnencoreOthersPoppodium Volt is part of the De Domijnen cultural institution. De Domijnen is a broader cultural organization in the region that encompasses multiple cultural facilities and programs.
• Open Voor CultuurcoreOthersPoppodium Volt is part of Open Voor Cultuur, indicating it operates under a cultural foundation or umbrella organization for cultural venues.

Scale indicators2 records

Broad incumbents

• Paradiso: Iconic Amsterdam poppodium covering a similar multi-genre programming remit at significantly larger scale, providing a benchmark for the broader Dutch venue operator category.
• Melkweg: Major Amsterdam live music and club venue operating across concerts, club nights, and cultural programming, comparable as a broader incumbent in the Dutch live music venue space.
• Tivoli Vredenburg: Large multi-hall music complex in Utrecht combining pop, jazz, classical and club programming; comparable as a broad incumbent venue operator in the Netherlands.

Direct peers

• Muziekgebouw Eindhoven: Live music venue and performing arts presenter in Eindhoven with a similar regional role in serving audiences across genres, comparable in function though with a more contemporary/classical tilt.
• Patronaat: Poppodium in Haarlem with comparable multi-genre programming, club nights, and venue rental offerings, providing a like-for-like benchmark for Dutch mid-size venues.
• Poppodium 013: Larger Dutch poppodium in Tilburg with a similar pop/rock/electronic programming model and owned ticketing operation, directly comparable as a regional live music venue operator.
• Doornroosje: Mid-size Dutch poppodium in Nijmegen hosting a similarly diverse lineup of concerts, club nights and tribute acts, making it a strong format and scale comparable.
• Poppodium Grenswerk: Regional Dutch poppodium in Venlo, Limburg, operating a comparable multi-genre live music and club night program under a similar mid-size venue model. Closest geographic and format peer to Poppodium Volt.
• De Bosuil: Mid-size pop venue in Weert (also Limburg) with concerts and club programming, closely matching Poppodium Volt's regional Dutch venue model.

Others

• Bandop.com: Online rehearsal-space booking platform used by Poppodium Volt to rent its rehearsal rooms; an adjacent/ecosystem enabler rather than a competing venue.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/poppodiumvolt
• Facebookfacebook.com/PoppodiumVolt
• Instagraminstagram.com/poppodium_volt
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/poppodium-volt

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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