Global Arena Guide 2026

Arena Market: Belgium

By all accounts, Belgium’s arena-level entertainment market is thriving.

Jan Van Esbroeck, MD of be•at, oversees the 20,000- cap AFAS Dome (formerly Sportpaleis) and 8,000-cap Lotto Arena, both in Antwerp. The 8,400-capacity Forest National in Brussels and the 18,000-capacity Trixxo Arena Hasselt are also part of be•at’s venue portfolio.

The venue operator’s ticket sales in 2025 surpassed 3m for events across its venues. Recent highlights include sold-out shows by Rosalía, Eric Clapton, Alex Warren, Hans Zimmer, and Andrea Bocelli, as well as extensive runs of sold-out…

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