Capitole Gent Concerts 2026

Pretty concert hall with a nice history. Bags bigger than A4 (strict!) are not allowed but there are paying lockers outside.

Cool venue. I went here for a stand-up comedy show.. Everything went smooth, getting in getting out, drinks stall, toilets. I stayed in row 18 and it was closer to the stage than I expected. Even paying the parking nearby was ok, 4.50 for almost 4 hours, from 19h20 to almost 23h. I would gladly attend an event here again.

What an awful venue. 16 lockers and the rest of the bags go next to the garbage on the cement slab. Halfway through the performance they took 10 minutes to turn off the loud air conditioning (which they had NOT run during intermission) which annoyed the heck out of the performer. Even with performances who are hard to see elsewhere, I’ll think twice about going there.

The main show room offers 1600 seats spread over 1 ground level and 2 balconies. There are also some box 'loge' seats but I wouldn't recommend these: unlike in most (older) showrooms the box seats are not situated to the left or the right on the 1st level, but rather behind all the seats on the 1st balcony (see photos). Acoustics and view on the scene are below average from the box seats. The interior of the theater however offers a nice blend between it's historic roots (dating back to 1932) and extensive renovations in 2001.

Very nice size, quite compact and intimate for actually seeing the act you paid to see! Excellent facilities too