Any members in Holland/Belgium

I've got a few days off this week and I'm thinking of getting the Eurostar to either Brussels or Amsterdam or maybe both - anyway if any members based in Holland or Belgium fancy meeting up or know of any interesting gigs, please pm me.

I'm now in Brussels till Sunday morning. If anyone's around and fancies hooking up to talk prog nonsense for an hour or two let me know.

Fitzcarraldo wrote: Syzygy, There's a couple of small CD & LP shops very near Place Rogier as you're walking down back towards the Bourse (and Grand Place) from Place Rogier or from Gare du Nord. It's on the left hand side as you're walking towards the Bourse, on the same side of the road as all the porno shops. I think the road is called Blvd. Adolphe Max. If you get the chance, check it out: quite a lot of very obscure Prog there, amongst other things. I've bought of a couple of CDs there in the past. It's only a 5 or 10 minute walk from the Bourse, and you can always enjoy a Leffe Blonde at one of bars en route.

Yup about shopping in for prog music. Both shops Fitz recommend are used CD shop but Music United (which had a small but interesting prog section ) shut down at the end of last summer. Too few people buying cds...... The other one is called Disc-O-Sold , some things to be found but you have to look long and hard.

Metrophone has a bit of prog but much more metal and progmetal but also gothic music. I bought VDGG's present album for € 14. MusicMania is close by , has very interesting prices for mid-prices cds downstairs but specializes in Alternative and other. New reissues are available and a small selection of prog also. Both are close to the Grand Place

Music Room is not in the center of the city, but has a good section but is more expensive than Metrophone but should still be interesting for Brits.

However the real Pandora's Box is Music Emporium in Namur (40 Km south east of Brussels on the road to Luxembourg). I do not think there is another record shop like that one on the Continent (maybe Ultima Thule in Leicester) let alone in the world. Half of what you could even wish for is in stock , with so many more that you meant to investigate being present. It is a bit like Ali Baba's cave. However , bring your VISA Gold card because (world famous because of his controversial mail order for vinyl)) Philippe Collignon is expensive (I think nothing under € 20) but the choices/temptation  are so numerous that I never managed to stay within the limit I had imposed myself.