Story Nights: presenting a holistic approach to music selection, relating to the full story of (an) artist(s). Submerging in the universe of a record label, collective or dj, from start to finish. Pender Street Steppers, Acting Press record label (PLO Man), Beautiful Swimmers, AAGUILAA etc
Club Chômage: our club nights with a range of different deejays
The Arts: presenting culture on Thursday evenings with focus on contemporary music, dance and performance.
lab: We offer the opportunity to starting djs to practice, to record a mix, to feel what a pro dj booth is like. It is our way to support young artists. We will help as many as we can and promote if they like. We do not select on style or technical knowledge.
thursdays: We realize that many start up organizers are left out. We offer the opportunity to those who dreamt of their own party but weren't able to do so because of financial limits or so. Free rent on specific Thursdays for free parties! Innovation, creativity, open-minded are a minimum of keywords to be considered.
FFORMATT coproductions
A selection of parties and festivals in a broad range of music styles yet pushing boundaries on levels of music, ecology, sexuality, visual arts etc.
FFORMATT offer
Prioritizing local, family owned and organic
Titled “First bio electro party” in De Morgen in 2004
Organic alcohol: Utkins vodka / Juniper Green gin / Harvest Whisky / Don Alvaro tequila / Clearly Organic wine
Organic softs: Naturfrisk tonic / De Drie Wilgen juices / Maté
Local: Roman beer & coke & water & lemonades
Rest: RedBull / Scavi&Ray prosecco / Kraken rum
Still water: 2€ (you can fill up for free in the toilets)
Soft & juice & beer : 3€
RedBull & Maté : 4€
Wine : 4€
Prosecco: 5€
Longdrink: 7€
FFORMATT sustainable since 2004
Circular economy walls by Circomat, recyclable glasses with deposit, biodegradable straws, ticketless, eco soaps, reusable towels, recycled toilet paper, organic &/or Belgian drinks and snacks, low energy (led) lights, recyclable furniture, minimum waste / deposit 1l bottles, Cambio car sharing & electric driving, minimal deliveries, natural cooling of drinks / reduced fridge use, less meat more veggies
FFORMATT open-minded
No violence, hostility, sexism, racism, misogyny, slt shaming, transphobia, homophobia, body shaming, ableism, islamophobia, cultural appropriation, unwanted touching at our events
FFORMATT logistics
/ We have a big guarded cloakroom at 1€ per piece. When you lost your ticket, you’ll have to wait till the end of the night. We do not accept a picture to recuperate your jacket unless you are able to give a full description that is identifiable (color, brand, what is inside)
/ Use of our toilet costs 0.50€ for 1 time, 2€ for a p**i pass - all night long
/ We accept cards at the token sales (for drinks) for a minimum of 5€
/ With co producers, we are responsible for bar, cloakroom, bar sales, toilets, security. For issues with entrance fees or presale in such cases, please contact the organisor directly
/ We more and more have an IN=IN, OUT=OUT policy to reduce our impact on the neighborhood - city inhabitants and to be able to guarantee safety
/ Entry prices for a party are defined by the co producer or by ourselves when we organise the party. Some use our platform www.smickets.com to sell tickets. There is tickets as low as 1€, main message is : be early !
/ We request a 1€ deposit (1 token) for your glass. If you return your glass at the bar, you get a new glass or a token. You can recuperate your deposit of 1€ when leaving the venue, at the entrance.
/ Tokens are never refundable.
FFORMATT don’t
TAGS & STICKERS = COPS & OUT
FFORMATT FAQs
Lost something at FFORMATT?
If you have lost a phone, garment, card, wallet etc at FFORMATT, you can check https://bit.ly/fformatt-lostnfound if we have it. We add photos during the night but as the cleaning happens till Monday we can post as late as Tuesday. We are not able to answer every query on lost objects, so please come back a day later if you do not yet find yours.
If we have yours: you can pick it up on Monday from 10:00 - 16:00 or during (event) opening hours after letting us know you have seen your object in the pics. Check all events on our page. Make sure you come as quickly as possible as all is given away after 3 weeks!
If we don’t have yours: you can post what you lost on the Facebook event of that night
Your event at FFORMATT?
If you would like to use our platform, please fill in this form : http://bit.ly/fformatt-venue . We will reply as fast as we can yet due to the high number of requests, please be patient. Or would you like to participate in our Thursdays program : http://bit.ly/fformatt-thursdays .
Playing at FFORMATT?
For our "STORY NIGHTS" we invite djs as Beautiful Swimmers, Penders Street Steppers, PLO man etc. If you're a dj or band in that genre, apply here : http://bit.ly/fformatt-artists .
Work at FFORMATT?
You can send your CV for bar work, cloakroom, token & entrance sales, security, toilet to us through this page.
What is the entry price for the party?
You can find that on the Facebook event but when it is not a FFORMATT party, please contact the organizer directly
