For the Thursday-through-Sunday stretch of 17–20 September, Melkweg’s most revealing run begins on Friday and runs through Sunday: three events, three distinct ideas of collective release. RAWAYANA arrives with a band-led Latin alternative sound; Curated by Break places a producer’s taste at the centre of a late drum-and-bass session; Party 101 with DJ Matt Bennett treats shared television-era pop memory as dance-floor material. Each event has its own audience and tempo, yet the sequence makes sense as a compact map of how Amsterdam’s large rooms host music with international roots, specialist club lineage and mass-cultural recall.[1][2][3]

Friday 18 September belongs to RAWAYANA, who play Melkweg’s MAX at 19:00 with DJ Mickster supporting. The Venezuelan group’s current tour is titled ¿Dónde Es El After?, and Melkweg frames its music through Caribbean rhythms alongside funk, reggae, soul, house and rock. That mixture gives the evening a useful entry point for listeners who want a full-band concert with a strong dance impulse embedded in it. RAWAYANA also bring a recent award-marker: the Recording Academy lists their 2025 Grammy win for Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album, for ¿Quién trae las cornetas? The combination makes this the weekend’s broadest musical doorway, grounded in songs yet designed for motion.[1][4]

On Saturday 19 September, the focus narrows and deepens. Curated by Break begins at 23:30 in the OZ, with Breakage, Kira, Nymfo, VOXI & Leks and Innate MC joining Break. Melkweg classifies the bill as drum and bass, jungle and club night, while its event page describes Curated by as a platform and community aimed at connections among artists and music professionals. That framing matters because the bill reads as a hand-shaped room, led by an artist whose catalogue and club experience are the stated centre of the evening. For attendees, this is the late option of the three: an 18+ event, paced around selectors, MC presence and a lineup built for a specialist dance floor.[2]

Friday’s band energy, Saturday’s club architecture

The two nights also show Melkweg working at contrasting scales. RAWAYANA’s MAX show has doors at 19:00, setting the weekend in motion at concert time and with an identifiable tour statement. Break’s programme moves to the OZ at 23:30, where the emphasis shifts from the band’s front-facing delivery to the flow between DJs, producer-curator and collaborators. Melkweg’s calendar places both within a dense September schedule, yet they carry different degrees of focus: Friday is a single group’s world-tour visit, Saturday is a scene-specific invitation shaped by the person at the top of the bill. Choosing between them comes down to whether the draw is songwriting with tropical rhythmic range or prolonged pressure from drum-and-bass and jungle.[1][2][5]

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Sunday’s pop-memory gathering

Sunday 20 September closes the run with Party 101 with DJ Matt Bennett in MAX, scheduled from 19:00 and with Disco Shrine in support. Melkweg describes Party 101 as Bennett’s throwback format, built around the soundtracks and pop culture associated with Disney Channel and Nickelodeon, and identifies Bennett through his role as Robbie Shapiro in Victorious. The official Party 101 site also presents the project as a touring event across the UK and Australia, placing the Amsterdam date within an international live format. Its logic is different from Saturday’s connoisseur bill: the music functions through immediate recognition, communal references and a room of people arriving with the same archive already in mind.[3][5]

Planning the three-night route

RAWAYANA is scheduled for Friday 18 September at 19:00 in MAX; Curated by Break follows on Saturday 19 September at 23:30 in the OZ; Party 101 with DJ Matt Bennett is set for Sunday 20 September at 19:00 in MAX. At publication, Melkweg lists RAWAYANA and Party 101 as sold out, while Break’s event page lists door-ticket information alongside its advance options. Check Melkweg’s official event pages again before travelling for availability, door times, entry requirements and any programme changes.[1][2][3]

Sources

  1. RAWAYANA | Melkweg Amsterdam — Melkweg
  2. Curated by Break | Melkweg Amsterdam — Melkweg
  3. Party 101 with DJ Matt Bennett | Melkweg Amsterdam — Melkweg
  4. Rawayana Grammy Awards and Nominations, Song & Bio — Recording Academy
  5. Party101 with DJ Matt Bennett — Party 101