Madame Moustache

Madame Moustache is a 335-person indoor dance bar and concert room in Brussels, with an additional terrace for roughly 180. Its carnival-cabaret setting—part early-20th-century travelling circus, part freak show—puts a deliberately theatrical frame around dancing and live performance. The indoor total spans a main room and an upstairs room, giving smaller events a space apart from the floor below.

Fire, rebuild and return

Maud Partouche founded Madame Moustache in 2010 as a central-Brussels dance bar; concerts, themed nights and cabarets formed part of its early offer. In September 2022, a serious fire destroyed almost the entire premises and shut the club for two years. The rebuild became an insurance battle: the operators secured compensation after about a year and a half of proceedings, then replaced the roof, utilities, ventilation, sound and lighting. Madame Moustache reopened in November 2024 with full sound insulation, a green roof and a box-in-box acoustic design. The return kept dance at the centre while making room for performances and a broader cultural programme.

The room now

Madame Moustache invites collectives and cultural professionals to propose or co-produce concerts, festivals, performances and new concepts, alongside private hires. Its programme leans toward party-led pop, rap, R&B, reggaeton, disco and retro dance sets, while rockabilly, swing, garage, soul and funk remain part of its wider musical identity. Expect a largely standing, dancefloor-first setup: the main hall and upstairs room carry 335 people combined, while the terrace offers an outdoor change of scene. The rebuilt sound system and insulation suit late club nights as well as compact live bills.