Name: LOTUS – ‘Forever Martial’ Release Show
Start: 2026-03-28T19:00:00+01:00
Location: JC Bouckenborgh

$LOTUS \u2013 \u2018Forever Martial\u2019 Release Show$

To celebrate the release of our brand new album ‘Forever Martial’, we’re thrilled to return to JC Bouckenborgh, the very same venue you guys levelled during our 2017 ‘TRTC’ release show. This time, we’ve teamed up with Mendville Shows to keep the chaos running smoothly and invited a holy trinity of punk dynasty from across the spectrum to join us.
Come join us, to live and die by the minute and a bit.

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LINE-UP
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LOTUS || BE - Chain Punk for Eggs
It's been a long time in the making, but our first post-COVID effort has finally taken shape and this release show marks the birth of it. Expect your fill of brand-new tracks and old favourites wrapped into a setlist carefully curated with the help of a longtime friend. Shout-out to Gert-Jan and Fieke of Shield Recordings for releasing ‘Forever Martial’ with us. They've been a good home for us as a band since forever.
https://lotusbelgium.bandcamp.com/album/forever-martial
https://www.instagram.com/lotusbelgium/

SPARE KID || BE - Midwestern Pop Punk
Spare Kid is the lovechild of four longtime friends that came together with a clear intent: roll seasoned craftsmanship and lyrical depth into a strain of midwestern pop punk that draws influence from bands like Knuckle Puck, Neck Deep and The Story So Far - only better. Being the most danceable and possibly the most likable band of the evening, Spare Kid guarantees a set full of singalongs and fun.
https://sparekid.bandcamp.com/
https://www.instagram.com/sparekidband/

MITRAILLE || BE - Garage Punk
Straight out of Antwerp’s thriving underbelly, Mitraille have been fanning the flames of the city’s garage punk renaissance since bursting onto the scene in 2018. Their warped blend of swaggering garage and post punk hits like Motörhead locked in a rehearsal room with Uranium Club and far too much caffeine. With a notorious live reputation carved across Europe, this trio does not know where the brakes are. Expect a breakneck set overflowing with analogue grit and attitude. The kind of garagecore evangelism we fucking like.
https://mitraille.bandcamp.com/
https://www.instagram.com/mitrailleband/

BURNING KROSS || BE - Hardcore Punk
Ghent-based four-piece Burning Kross delivers violent, stripped-down hardcore, rooted in 80s US HC, d-beat and crust. No polish, no compromise. Just straight-up savage riffs, pounding drums and crushing vocals. Burning Kross channels pure DIY fury with lyrics confronting social collapse and historical brutality, dragging you towards the right side of history. Fast, loud, and hostile: it’s hardcore for the punks.
https://burningkross.bandcamp.com/
https://www.instagram.com/burning_kross/

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TIMETABLE
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TBA

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PRACTICAL INFO
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• Doors: 19.00
• Tickets: https://lotusforevermartialrelease.eventsquare.store/nl
• Address: Bredabaan 559, 2170 Merksem
• Accessibility:
By car: Enter ‘Oude Bareellei, 2170 Merksem’ as your destination, pull up on the SHURGARD parking lot and park your car near the football field. Cross the football field, it leads straight to the avenue in front of the venue.
No place left? Enter ‘Broeder Frederikstraat, 2170 Merksem’ as your destination and find a parking spot in the small street next to the church. It’s a 6-minute walk to the venue.
No place left? Enter ‘Bredabaan 965, 2170 Antwerpen’ as your destination and find a parking spot at Park & Ride Merksem (https://parkeren.be/parkings/p-r-merksem). It’s a 20-minute walk or 12-minute tram ride to the venue (get off at Victor Roosens).
By train: get off at Antwerp Central station (Antwerpen-Centraal), take tram 2 in the direction of Merksem and get off at the stop ‘Merksem Oudebareel’. The gate that gives access to the avenue leading up to the venue is directly in front of you.
By public transit: tram 2 or any bus starting with ‘60-‘ in the direction of Merksem will get you there. Get off at the stop ‘Merksem Oudebareel’. The gate that gives access to the avenue leading up to the venue is directly in front of you.

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GENERAL DISCLAIMER
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There will be ZERO tolerance for problematic behaviour at this show. If you feel unsafe in any way, reach out to one of the LOTUS boys or the Mendville staff operating the venue to have us deal with any issues.