Wibar

Wibar is an event promoter based in Leiden, Netherlands, operating at the venue of the same name on Willem Barentszstraat. Len van Brussel founded the club with business partner Erik Lourensen. It occupies a former factory building, with a main room, an upper-floor room and backstage containers. The venue has a capacity of 500 and hosts club nights, live performances, exhibitions and other cultural events. Its music programme includes house, techno, jungle and drum ’n’ bass.

Artists booked by Wibar have included Phace and Emperor. Leiden DJs Kevin Lo, a resident, and Fiene have also played there; Fiene has performed an all-night set for Back To Base. Other named formats include Wibar Invites, Hardwired and Wibar Leidens Ontzet. Wibar also holds an annual celebration linked to Leiden’s October 3 festivities, including events at its warehouse venue.

Wibar Digitaal began in October 2023 with a programme combining electronic music, visual art and science. Kavian Mirzaei and Tom O’Riordan organised the event with artists Myra-Ida van der Veen and Bent van den Berg, who were involved with Wibar. Its inaugural edition took place on 13–14 October and featured Gigi Masin, Alberta Balsam, Animistic Beliefs and Ceephax Acid Crew.