Denim, Desire, and Deep House: Why WECANDANCE 2025 Is the Summer’s Most Seductive Escape

Under a sky streaked with sunset and basslines, Zeebrugge beach becomes more than a location — it becomes a mood. This August, WECANDANCE returns with a new theme, “Denim Dancers,” and a lineup that reads like a manifesto for movement, style, and sonic liberation.

For its twelfth edition (August 15–17), the festival invites its community to dress with intention, dance without apology, and rediscover the transformative power of music — on the sand, under the stars, in full denim.

Black Coffee: Healing Through Sound

South African icon Black Coffee headlines the opening night, Friday August 15, with his signature blend of Afro-house, soul, and healing intention. It’s his only Belgian show this summer — a rare opportunity to experience a set that has moved crowds from Coachella to Glastonbury to Madison Square Garden. “Music is healing, music is love, music is life,” he says. At WECANDANCE, that message will echo over the waves, through the bodies, and deep into the night.

Also on Friday, expect genre-defying sets from Honey Dijon, Major League DJz, and local names like Bibi Seck and VTSS b2b Victoria, creating a musical mosaic that feels both global and intimate.

Peggy Gou Returns

After a five-year hiatus from Belgian soil, Peggy Gou makes a highly anticipated return on Sunday, August 17 — her only show in the country this year.

Her sound is hypnotic, fashion-forward, and full of feeling. As both a DJ and designer, she embodies the WECANDANCE spirit: music that moves, style that speaks, and identity without borders.

Roísín Murphy: Avant-Pop, Disco Royalty

On Sunday August 17, get ready for Roísín Murphy, taking over Zeebrugge Beach with a set that promises pure class, deep grooves, and high drama.

From Moloko‘s cult anthem “Sing It Back” to a solo career that’s redefined the boundaries of dance, performance, and fashion, Murphy is a queer icon through and through. With appearances at Glastonbury, Coachella, Primavera and Dekmantel under her belt, her theatrical, electrifying presence is set to make WECANDANCE unforgettable.

A Lineup for the Liberated

With over 95 artists across six meticulously designed stages — including the new immersive dome “The Dune” — this year’s edition blends trance, hardstyle, amapiano, hip-hop, house, and disco. Each stage is a portal to a different world, each crowd a constellation of stories.

Beyond the Music

At WECANDANCE, music is only part of the sensory landscape. The Food Market rivals the DJ booths in creativity and curation. The Experience Market is a playground of fashion, art, and interaction. And the crowd? Stylish, fluid, diverse — a living editorial of modern masculinity, queerness, cosmopolitan cool, and radical self-expression.

The Denim Effect

The “Denim Dancers” theme is more than an aesthetic prompt. It’s a manifesto: denim is democratic, durable, and born to move. Upcycled, oversized, bleached or torn — it’s the uniform of rebels, lovers, clubbers, and dreamers. This summer, it’s the fabric of WECANDANCE.

Get There, Stay Late

With night trains now extended to Brussels and Antwerp, the journey is as easy as the rhythm. Group ticket bundles, flexible day passes, and a rapidly selling fourth wave of weekend tickets are live now — but not for long.

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