Sur La Place Festival 2025

Sur La Place returns for its 5th edition on July 5 and 6, 2025, in Brussels ! Two days of celebration and musical discoveries in the open air, right in the heart of the city, on the Place de la Vieille Halle aux Blés. In collaboration with the Brel Foundation, the non-profit Sur La Place presents five free concerts featuring bold Brussels-based ensembles, blending jazz, classical music, electro, Latin rhythms, and poetry.

📅 July 5

🕔 5:00 PM – Matoka Quartet : A jazz quartet diving into deep grooves and collective improvisation. Their original compositions mix African influences, intimate lyricism, and rhythmic energy, resulting in a dense and vibrant musical journey.

🕡 6:30 PM – I’m Not Done Cooking : Eight musicians led by Lara Humbert in a project at the crossroads of jazz, classical, rock, pop, and free improvisation. Each piece is like a scene from a film — emotional, expressive, and full of theatrical nuance.

🕗 8:00 PM – NAPSiS : An unclassifiable trio blending music and poetry, NAPSiS plays with words and languages. Fusing jazz, trip-hop, pop, and rock, they craft an electro-aquatic world where lullaby-like softness meets darker, psychedelic soundscapes.

📅 July 6

🕓 4:00 PM – Elisa Samoy Quartet : With Résilience, the quartet presents an intense repertoire mixing chanson, jazz, spoken word, and alternative sounds. Their songs are both fragile and powerful — poetic cries rooted in the contradictions of our time.

🕠 5:30 PM – Iguarán Quartet : A vibrant musical journey through Latin America. Straddling classical and popular traditions, this quartet celebrates the continent’s rhythms in a colorful, danceable performance full of memory and emotion.

🎧 Between improvisation, sonic storytelling, and hybrid experimentation, each group invites you to explore new musical expressions and unexpected soundscapes.

🍸 Relax on the square, sip a drink, or enjoy something delicious from the nearby restaurants.