20 years of Rockhal: ‘We were all really starting from scratch’
As Luxembourg's iconic venue celebrates a milestone, IQ goes behind the scenes to learn about Rockhal’s past and future expansion plans
Feature By Lisa Henderson | 18 December 2025
Once a location where touring productions would simply drive through, to and from Belgium, France, and Germany, Luxembourg was rarely on the live music map until an ambitious project used a spectacular industrial landscape to locate a new arena.
Lisa Henderson learns about Rockhal’s impressive history, and expansion plans for the future.
Twenty years after the opening of Rockhal, CEO Olivier Toth still gets goosebumps when he thinks of the venue’s first show. Luxembourg’s music fans and promoters had…
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