3 Best Performing Arts Venues in Lower Town, Brussels

City-center concert hall for mostly rock and pop acts. Tickets can be bought online or at the venue.

Located in a former brewery, this local music institution is one of the city's biggest pop and rock venues. It also hosts exhibitions, film screenings, and talks, and has a history of putting free summer concerts and gigs held on its rooftop in June. Buy tickets online or at the ticket office.

Guided tours (available in English) of the city's federally funded, early-19th-century opera house unravel a colorful history that precedes the current neoclassical building, which was built belatedly on the orders of Napoléon, who deemed its predecessor too shabby. Unravel the secrets of its workshops behind the scenes, or stick around and catch its busy program of shows and classical concerts.