LOS NINOS
Since 2004
QUEER
PLATFORM
🎀 𝒸🍬𝓂𝑒 🍩𝓊𝓉 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝓅𝓁💎𝓎 🩷
We sum up Los Niños as "A very open-minded private party of adults behaving like kids that got seriously out of hand". We offer a platform for queer artists who like to push buttons and boundaries. We do not really work with residents so we can invite different djs, bands, performers, photographers, graphic designers, ... to work on different types of projects.
We like to invite new artists, some well-known in their country but of whom very little people here have heard.
Los Niños has no guestlist but gives free tickets to those who need it most. We have a trans and cash list. We have a transparent and simple door policy.
"Where is it?" Wherever we feel at home and can throw a party. Antwerp, Ghent, Brussels, Vienna and Lisbon were on the party map. Train stations, swimming pool, metro stations, clubs, warehouses, squares ..
"When is it?". Inspired by art, music, fashion, architecture we organize when we feel that the pieces of the puzzle fit.
Some other amazing stuff we did ;) We were the first to mix organic food & drinks with clubbing, added ecological elements, built our own ticketing platform, first used SMS to inform about our parties, opened a successful club (FFORMATT) that was fully recycled at its closure, invited over 300 artists, acknowledged the role of women in music (Las Niñas), first used a non discrimination charter, launched other concepts to underline other art and music, chose graphic designers to work on artwork - not flyers, revived 1990s cult Outsoon Magazine, worked with fashion designers, opened Impulstanz in Vienna for over 5000 people in collaboration with Trajal Harrell, ran a radio program on BRUZZ for 2 years, traveled over different countries, over 30 venues.
LOS NINOS NAME
los NINOS del parque (pronounce: ninios) is a song of Liaisons Dangereuses.
Contradictions: at the same time that Bucks Fizz wins the Eurovision song contest with "For making your mind up", Liaisons Dangereuses lets us taste the very best of the new wave 80's area.
We love the multi aspect: the title is Spanish but on the album you can also hear English, French and German. The song is no reference for the music played at Los Niños, but combines surprising contradictions, just as we like 'm: dark beats next to a playful title, low bases against screamy voices.
And hey, the party did start in the city "Parque" of Antwerp... on May 28, 2004.
SEX
Los Niños embraces all sexual preferences (with consent). We stand for sex positivity. This includes gender identity, orientation, nudity, relationship styles, body positivity, etc. We sometimes have a dark room at our parties. Explore your fantasies, with respect.
We advocate for sexually marginalized groups. We advocate for LGBTQIA+. Shame-free, empowering, and nonjudgmental. We support the decriminalization of sex work and work on reducing prejudice about trans people.
We promote safe sex. Thanks to Sensoa we distributed condoms at quite some parties. In 2023 we made Los Niños condoms to spread the love vibe.
DISCRI
MINA
TION
NO …
violence, hostility, sexism, racism, misogyny, slut shaming,
transphobia, homophobia, body shaming, ableism, islamophobia, cultural appropriation, unwanted touching at our parties.
If such event occurs the offender will be immediately removed.
GUEST
LIST
TRANS
LIST
CASH
LIST
We believe everyone who likes to party at Los Niños is important so we do our very best to give special treatments to all. We have difficulties categorizing people / friends and giving free access. Based on which criteria?
We keep entrance fees reasonable for the line up and venue you get. If you are famous and/or rich we're sure you're dying to contribute.
We don't believe parties are fun with a bunch of uninterested sponsors getting in for free and just watching the rest.
Buy cheaper tickets online. The earlier you buy, the cheaper they are. Subscribe to our Telegram or WhatsApp channel to know about cheapest prices first!
You get in for free if you work for the party. Press gets free access for a review. This also means that there is no guestlist for people working at Los Niños nor for the artists, djs, bands etc. unless the persons would work for the night or contribute.
Some people have done so much for the party that they get free-for-life.
If you can't make it to your favourite family reunion because you're low on cash or if you are trans or under the trans umbrella, contact us for a free ticket on Facebook or Instagram (up to one day before the party).
DOOR
POLICY
It seems to be in to keep people waiting at the entrance, to refuse them without knowing why. We believe it's a waste of time and humiliating.
You need to be 18 to get in.
You need to know that there's a Los Niños party.
You cannot be wasted or violent.
We're not a fan of bachelor(ette) parties.
Simple.
We are an LGBT+ party and expect people entering to respect that space. If you are not queer we expect you to consider that we want our parties to be a safe space for gender and sexual diversity.
We do not have a "fashion police" at the door and will never participate in such discrimination. We appreciate your clothing efforts and creativity. We believe that what someone wears tells nothing about their respect for others nor behaviour. An open-minded Los Niños also means towards others who are different, whether in their uglies, basics or extravaganza.
We also don't believe in a calculated mix of crowd judged by people at the door. We believe in a mixed society and our parties should reflect that. We do not believe in physiognomy to create a party with a good vibe. The best magic happens with the unexpected.
This joins the reason why we do not have a guest list (often a "VIP" list, see above) either.
We have a safe space desk where bad behaviour can be reported. That is fact and not look based. One security guard is always present inside. We as organisors also detect bad behaviour and call people out on it or throw them out.
We do not run a club, we run a party concept and that is different. We understand that clubs have different struggles. Moreover most of our parties are sold out so in that way we already know that most of people have received our message "No violence, hostility, sexism, racism, misogyny, slut shaming, transphobia, homophobia, body shaming, ableism, islamophobia, cultural appropriation, unwanted touching at our parties. If such event occurs the offender will be immediately removed." multiple times.
We support themed nights, whether in clothing or in verifiable, objective traits of a human. A fetish night is not the same for us as an LGBT+ night. One is verifiable, the other is not as we believe no one should be forced to disclose their sexuality nor gender.
Feel free to write us about this, we are open to debate.
EXTRA CONCEPTS
In 2024 Los Niños exists 20 years so we will stop working with extra concepts. We confused you enough ;) We had fun presenting different music styles with different artwork but we will now focus on Los Niños and explain which music styles we present. Music mixes remain available per artist so can get an idea of what to expect.
FFORMATT
2019 - 2020
We opened our own venue of 1000m2 in the heart of Brussels. A platform for our own parties but also for the ones we like. Under the name STORY NIGHTS we presented a holistic approach to music selection, relating to the full story of an artist, collective or record label.
Unfortunately we had to close earlier then foreseen due to Covid19.
Pics thanks to Nachtschaduw
VICUNA
2009 - 2023
The vicuna is an animal living in the alpine areas of the Andes in South America and is a relative of the llama and alpaca. They have an extraordinary hearing. Vicunas produce extremely fine wool yet can only be shorn every 3 years. When this is done, special parties are organized.
The concept is called VICUNA as it offers innovative and quality music, vinyl for special occasions. Think music freaks, djs trying to find that rare edit, collectors of 12".
Bringing out a rare energy, as rare as the animal.
Release your Beast.
LES BALS
Les Bals showcases a contemporary take on vintage both in aesthetics and music. Offering a variety of 70s to today's hidden (but also highly popular) musical gems. Pop and more. Sing along.
2013 - 2023
3D.HD.404
2017 - 2023
Ever since we invited Slava in 2013 and Fatima Al Qadiri afterwards, we added drops of new digital styles into Los Niños. We wanted to set this new breed of experimental, deconstructed club, avant pop, baile funk, grime, new vogue, queer hip hop in a setting on its own so we launched 3D.HD.404.
∞ ∞ ∞ 3 Dimensions.High Definition.Error 404 ∞ ∞ ∞
LAS
NINAS
A tribute to women and girls in music, bands, dj.
We often have female djs or performers in our line up but this was a statement between 2006 and 2009.
2006 - 2009
FINGER
SPITZEN
GEFUHL
FINGERSPITZENGEFUHL in short "FINGER")
flair - touch - sure instinct - instinctive feeling - tact
"having a sure instinct about something, an intuitive understanding"
THE CONCEPT
Dancing, not Banging
<125 BPM (= Beats Per Minute)
The two first parties were an italo tribute. Following parties were influenced by nu disco and high energy but included a wider
<125 bpm selection.
2010 - 2011
