VERA is one of the Netherlands' best-known independent music venues, with a long track record of booking indie, punk, metal and alternative acts in Groningen. The Mainstage is the main hall of the complex, hosting both established artists and up-and-coming bands. Plenty of acts that later broke internationally played here early in their careers.
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Siberian-born vocalist Katya Shirshkova creates ethereal polyphonic harmonies with looper, joined by Czech guitarist Tomáš Niesner. An evening of experimental vocal art and folk-inspired guitar music.
Three Dutch bands exploring experimental and electronic music: Plus Instruments (improvisation and minimalism), Desinteresse (coldwave) and Hondenfokker (rave and guitar).
Australian punk-rock trio Frenzee delivers raw intensity and hard-hitting riffs at VERA Groningen, with instrumental trio Grim Rhythm as support.
Flikkerdisco celebrates its first anniversary at VERA with chaotic high-bpm sets from Helmond Lang, Udda, DJ Faptax, LGnius and Adrenalina, plus visuals and live performances.
Californian psychedelic shoegaze band LSD and the Search for God brings their hypnotic live show to Groningen, with Paris-based dream pop trio Yumi Jun as support.
Ensemble Nist-Nah blends gamelan, contemporary classical and noise in an evening of experimental music. Jon Collin opens with his distinctive take on the blues.
London's The Magic Numbers bring their signature warm harmonies and melodic arrangements to Groningen. An evening of lush pop and subtle psychedelic touches.
Drink The Sea, a supergroup featuring R.E.M. guitarist Peter Buck, performs in Groningen. With Barrett Martin, Duke Garwood, Alain Johannes and Lisette Garcia.
Two Dutch rock bands deliver energetic, chaotic guitar-driven rock at Groningen's VERA Mainstage.
Fat White Family, the provocative British band from South London, returns to VERA in Groningen with a show full of art rock, post-punk and hypnotic live energy.
Japanese psychedelic krautrock band Tō Yō plays VERA Groningen with support. Experimental, hypnotic and unpredictable.
Dutch ensemble De Kift performs 'De eenzame', blending world literature, punk, pop and theatre into an emotionally charged show.
Dutch melancholic rock band Wounded returns to VERA Groningen. With seven albums and decades of experience, they bring their distinctive sound to the stage.
The Lemonheads, the influential American alternative rock band from the 1990s, play in Groningen with their new album Love Chant. Whipster opens.
T.H.O.P. 15 marks the final edition of The Hands Off Project, a Groningen series blending punk, experimental electronics and DIY performance.
Australian post-punk and garage rock band Delivery plays VERA's Mainstage with support. Following their recent album Force Majeure, they deliver angular guitars and dynamic performances.
Velocity Made Good celebrates their new EP release with an intense live set at VERA Groningen. The Frisian electronic duo combines synthesizers with the power of rock, supported by acts in both the Mainstage and Kelderbar.
London experimental rock band Ulrika Spacek brings their space rock and krautrock-influenced sound to VERA Mainstage with support.
Poetry and punk jazz collide in one explosive show: Kruidkoek and performance poet Joost Oomen bring absurdism, bananas and pudding to the stage.
Los Pirañas, a Colombian instrumental supergroup, delivers an explosive blend of champeta, afrobeat, cumbia and chicha with chaotic energy and irresistible grooves.
VERA's groovy dance night featuring Pushin Wood Soundsystem spinning b2b sets of afrobeat, Latin, cumbia and global grooves.
Canadian experimental rock duo Angine de Poitrine delivers asymmetrical, dissonant music with microtonal guitar and pulsating rhythms.
Belgian metal band Hippotraktor brings their new album 'Annihilist' to Groningen. Post-metal with polyrhythmic grooves and atmospheric passages.
Temples from Kettering bring neo-psychedelic pop with electronic influences to VERA. Support from PAUW, a psychedelic rock band from Haaksbergen.
The Homesick from Dokkum blends post-punk, new wave and experimental pop into inventive, danceable alternative music. The Dutch trio is known for constantly reinventing its sound.
Two Austin bands with shared members reunite: Shearwater and Loma perform together after years away from live shows, with Any Kind opening.
American rock band Supersuckers brings their signature blend of rock-'n'-roll and garage rock to VERA. A regular fixture in Groningen for three decades.
British duo Nordic Giants performs live soundtracks to short films with post-rock, electric guitar and piano. A visual and sonic spectacle with L.O.E. as support.
DOODSESKADER brings their experimental blend of sludge, grunge and hip-hop to VERA, featuring their latest album The Change Is Me. Eigen Risico also performs.
Ferocious Dog from the UK brings Celtic folk-punk with wide-ranging influences, supported by Groningen's McScallywag and their blend of bluegrass, Balkan music and punk rock.
LAWN reunites after sixteen years with a homecoming show at VERA Groningen, supported by Leeuwarder alt-rock band MOMSNAME.
Adult DVD returns to VERA's main stage with their chaotic post-punk-rave sound, supported by Rotterdam's Smudged.
Leenalchi, a South Korean ensemble led by composer Jang Young Gyu, reimagines the ancient pansori storytelling tradition as bass-driven indie rock with psychedelic and cinematic textures.
French psychedelic rockers SLIFT headline with Canadian experimental trio Yoo Doo Right. Heavy fuzz riffs, cosmic textures and walls of noise.
French post-metal/post-rock quartet Lost in Kyiv performs in Groningen with their latest album 'We're All Going to Be Fine', heavier and more direct than ever.
Groningen's Steebs Method blends jazz harmonies with boom-bap hip-hop and philosophical lyrics. Fronted by STEEBY, the band performs intricate compositions and virtuosic solos.
Shantel and his Bucovina Club Soundsystem deliver an explosive blend of Balkan pop, global bass and Turkish psych. A dancefloor journey through Southeast Europe and the Middle East.
Flemish punk band Kaat Van Stralen blends punk, psychedelica and spoken word into a distinctive sound, with heated vocals, crackling beats and biting guitar riffs.
Norwegian noise-rock band Årabrot brings dark, abrasive sound to VERA. Led by Kjetil Nernes, the group fuses noise rock, post-punk, metal and gothic influences.
Rotterdam post-punk quartet Library Card brings angular, melodic rock with spoken word to VERA Groningen.
Dublin post-punk band Gurriers brings their intense live shows and politically charged sound to Groningen, with noise-punk support from Belfast's Enola Gay.
Three bands take the stage at Boogiefest: PowerSolo's psychedelic donkey punk, Les Robots' intergalactic surf-rock, and Bacon Fat Louis' garage-boogie-blues.
Irish folk-metal band The Scratch brings their album Pull Like A Dog with support from Americana-folk duo DUG at VERA.
John Coffey, one of the most influential bands in the Dutch alternative music scene, returns with new material for a European tour.
Swedish stoner rock band Greenleaf brings heavy, guitar-driven riffs and haunting vocals to VERA Groningen.
Tramhaus, the Rotterdam post-punk five-piece that won the VERA Poll in 2023, delivers an intense and energetic show blending shoegaze and punk.
J. Bernardt, the solo project of Balthazar frontman Jinte Deprez, explores indie pop and electronic music with melancholic melodies. With support.
State Power brings their debut album 'Hyperstition' to VERA: aggressive, fast-paced hardcore with a critical message against technocapitalism.
Belgian six-piece NAFT fuses brass instruments with techno and house beats in an electroacoustic live show driven by rave energy.
Primitive Ring, a new project from three LA musicians, brings raw garage-psych to VERA. Whippets opens the show.
German stoner rock pioneers Colour Haze bring their new album Electric Starglow to VERA Mainstage, with Smokemaster on support.
Dutch rock band Roosbeef performs at VERA Groningen with a support act opening the show.
Irish musician Basht. takes the stage at VERA Groningen with a support act.
Dutch punk legends Heideroosjes celebrate three decades of raw energy with their 'Blijven Schreeuwen Tour 2027', honouring milestone albums from 1997 and 2007.
London gothic postpunk trio Black Doldrums brings driving rhythms, menacing guitars and cinematic atmospheres. A night exploring psychology, identity and human connection through darkwave and synthpop.
Moss brings their new album 'Lost in Motion' to VERA for the sixth time. The Amsterdam indie pop band delivers rhythmic rock and emotional pop songs that speak to multiple generations.
American shoegaze-dreampop band she's green plays VERA with debut album Swallowtail. Opening act: Vixsin.
London trio mary in the junkyard brings indie-pop and experimental sound to VERA, with support from Dutch band Prom Vagabonds.
Garrett T. Capps brings his "space country" blend of honky-tonk and psychedelic country to VERA, with Little Mazarn and Carson McHone as support.
Two bands from the US and the Netherlands: Golomb from Columbus plays indie rock influenced by Pixies and The Velvet Underground, followed by the energetic jangle-punk of Apeshit from Utrecht.
Club VERA returns for a night of indie, underground pop and electro. Residents Thomas, Lemke, Peter and Ralf spin classics and new tracks.
Belgian doom band Wyatt E. creates cinematic, mythology-inspired soundscapes with saz, sitar and synths. Joined by An Evening With Knives at VERA Mainstage.
US psychedelic pop band Holy Wave plays Groningen with support from Dutch act Dim Pinks, showcasing dreamy melodies and experimental arrangements.
Toody Cole, the last surviving member of the legendary DIY rock band Dead Moon, performs with Jenny Don't & the Spurs at Vera Groningen.
WALG presents their new album live at VERA with support from GRIIS, a death metal band featuring ex-members of renowned Dutch acts.
Real Farmer delivers no-nonsense DIY post-punk with sharp riffs and pulsing drums. Support from My Purse, an Amsterdam supergroup with members from Yodel Queen, Cardigan Inn and Hondenfokker.
