Toekomstmuziek

What Toekomstmuziek does

Toekomstmuziek is a single-location cultural hub and live-music venue located at Danzigerbocht 29, Amsterdam, founded in 2021. The venue operates as a community-driven space offering live music performances, street food, craft beer, and wine, with free entrance to all events and a 'pay what you want' donation model. Under this model, guests can donate directly to performing artists via QR code, with artists receiving 100% of those donations and an additional 10% of bar and kitchen sales revenue during their performances. The venue serves two primary segments: independent musicians, bands, and DJs seeking a stage and sustainable revenue stream (notable featured artists include SirKris, Gravity Circus, and Kralingen), and music-loving visitors seeking accessible live-music experiences in an inclusive community environment.

The company runs a deliberately small team of approximately 7 employees, with active hiring across bar, kitchen, sound & light, marketing, and programming functions. The technology stack is minimal — a website serving as the event calendar and artist-profile directory, plus a QR-code donation system that links directly to artists' payment accounts. No app, no API, and no proprietary software are present. Marketing relies on organic social media (Facebook, Instagram), an events aggregator (bash.social), and word-of-mouth within the artist community. The venue is mission-driven, positioning itself against what it describes as 'cold, business-like' industry norms and explicitly treating artists, visitors, and staff as members of a single movement.

The business model is fundamentally a small-scale hospitality operation monetized through on-site consumption of food and beverages, with no ticketing revenue and artist compensation sourced from a share of bar/kitchen sales plus voluntary donations. A new revenue stream — rental of rehearsal spaces — is listed as 'Coming Soon' on the website. There is no evidence of external investment, parent ownership, or institutional backing. Toekomstmuziek is privately held, headquartered in the Netherlands, and operates exclusively from one Amsterdam location.

Name

Toekomstmuziek

Legal name

Toekomstmuziek

Website

https://toekomstmuziek.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Toekomstmuziek is a single-location live-music venue and cultural hub in Amsterdam offering free-entry events, street food, and craft beverages. It serves independent musicians and music-loving visitors through a community-led, pay-what-you-want donation model that routes revenue to performing artists.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Live Music Venue

NAICS

Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (7224), Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events with Facilities (71131)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810), Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Live Music Clubs & Venues (MPAGAIAB), Nightclub & Small Live Venue Operations (Clubs, Bars with Stages) (MPAGALAF), Live Music Venues & Concert Bars (THAFAEAD)

Keywords

• Live music venue
• Cultural hub
• Artist development
• Event programming
• Community music space

Headquarters

HQ city

Amsterdam

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Bar and Kitchen Sales: Revenue from street food, craft beer, and wine sold at the venue during events. Artists receive 10% of bar and kitchen sales revenue as part of the sustainable artist compensation model.
2. Artist Donations: Donations made by guests directly to performing artists via QR code/link. Artists receive 100% of these donations. Entrance is free (no ticket sales), making this a key revenue mechanism for artists.
3. Venue Services: Revenue generated through venue operations including rehearsal space rentals (described as 'Coming Soon'), event hosting, and food/beverage sales.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Toekomstmuziek operates a physical live music venue and cultural hub in Amsterdam offering live performances, street food, craft beer, and wine. The venue operates with free entrance and a sustainable artist compensation model where artists receive 10% of bar/kitchen sales and 100% of direct guest donations via QR code. Additional services include an event agenda platform, artist community features, and upcoming rehearsal space rentals.

Product overview

Toekomstmuziek is a single-location physical venue and cultural hub in Amsterdam, not a technology platform. The offering consists of a live music venue providing artist performance stages, rehearsal spaces (upcoming), an events platform for ticketing, and food/beverage service. The company operates as a music venue with artist development support, featuring artists like SirKris, Gravity Circus, and Kralingen on their platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Cultural Hub and Live Music Venue A physical live music venue and cultural hub in Amsterdam offering live music performances, street food, craft beer, and wine. Open to all visitors with free entrance and a philosophy centered on making the independent music sector more sustainable for artists and live music accessible to everyone.
• Rehearsal Spaces Music rehearsal spaces available for artists and musicians to practice and develop their skills. Currently listed as coming soon on the venue website.
• Events Agenda and Programming An event calendar and programming service showcasing upcoming live music events, artist performances, and community gatherings at the Toekomstmuziek venue. Serves as the primary discovery mechanism for visitors.
• Artist Development and Community Platform A community platform providing stages for independent musicians, bands, and DJs to develop their skills, careers, and fanbases. Features artist profiles, music samples, social links, and donation QR codes for featured performers including SirKris, Gravity Circus, and Kralingen.
• Food and Beverage Service On-site street food, craft beer, and wine offerings available at the venue during events. 10% of bar and kitchen sales revenue is shared with performing artists as part of the venue's sustainable compensation model.

Quantifiable outcome

• Artists receive 10% of bar and kitchen sales revenue during their performances
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Melkweg: Major Amsterdam live music and cultural venue presenting concerts, club nights, and events. Comparable as a multi-room Amsterdam venue programming live music, though with substantially higher capacity and production resources than Toekomstmuziek.
• Paradiso: Iconic Amsterdam live music venue hosting a wide range of concerts and cultural events. Directly comparable as an Amsterdam-based live music venue competing for the same artists and audiences, though at significantly larger scale and with a more established brand.
• De Oosterpoort: Groningen concert and event venue hosting a broad program of live music. Comparable as a Dutch regional live music venue with overlapping programming of independent and touring artists.
• Vera: Long-running Groningen live music venue with a reputation for championing independent and underground artists. Comparable as a Dutch live music venue with a mission orientation toward emerging/independent music similar to Toekomstmuziek's stance.
• Patronaat: Haarlem-based live music venue presenting concerts and club nights across genres. Comparable as a Dutch regional live music venue competing for the same touring indie/underground acts as Toekomstmuziek.
• Bitterzoet: Amsterdam live music bar and club programming concerts across genres in an intimate setting. Comparable as a small-to-mid Amsterdam live music venue targeting similar emerging artists and intimate event formats.
• P60: Amstelveen live music and cultural venue hosting concerts and club events. Comparable as a smaller Dutch live music venue serving the Amsterdam metropolitan region with similar programming focus.

Regional players

• NDSM-werf: Amsterdam-North cultural hub hosting events, artists, and creative communities on a former shipyard. Comparable as an Amsterdam cultural/creative hub with a community-led programming model, though operating as a multi-tenant site rather than a single-operator venue.

Emerging players

• SO36: Berlin-based live music and cultural venue with a community/underground orientation. Comparable as a European independent music venue operating on a similar community-driven, artist-supportive mission rather than on ticket revenue maximization.

Broad incumbents

• TivoliVredenburg: Large multi-hall Utrecht music complex hosting concerts across genres and scales. Comparable as a Dutch live music venue operating at much greater scale and serving overlapping touring artists, functioning as a broader incumbent rather than direct head-to-head.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Toekomstmuziek.venue
• Instagraminstagram.com/toekomstmuziek.venue
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/toekomstmuziekvenue

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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