Gaye Su Akyol

Event

When:: Sat, 10. May 2025
Category:: Live Music in Rotterdam

Description

The Turkish Queen of Rock returns with power, poetry, and psychedelic grooves

📅 Saturday, 10 May 2025
🕘 Start time: 21:00
📍 Location: Grounds, Pieter de Hoochweg 125, 3024 BG Rotterdam
🎟️ Tickets: €21.00 (Early bird: €19.50 – Sold Out)

Gaye Su Akyol, hailed as the Turkish Queen of Rock, is back in Rotterdam with her unmistakable retro-futuristic blend of Turkish psychedelia, Anatolian folk, soul, and rock. After releasing her acclaimed 2022 album Anadolu Ejderi (Anatolian Dragon), she returns with music infused with personal power, artistic risk, and mythological symbolism.

🎤 Expect a set full of hypnotic melodies, political storytelling, and sonic experimentation. Her lyrics reflect Turkey’s turbulent socio-political reality while calling for hope and resistance. Her voice and presence—bold, distinctive, and poetic—promise to take you on a cosmic ride through East-meets-West psychedelia.

Venue

Location:: Grounds
Street:: Pieter de Hoochweg 125
Postcode:: 3024 BG
City:: Rotterdam

Description

Grounds is a vibrant platform where audiences can experience groundbreaking music from emerging and renowned international artists across diverse genres. The venue hosts weekly concerts featuring styles ranging from Turkish folk to Afro beats, Latin to Sahara blues, providing a rich tapestry of global sounds.

Beyond live performances, Grounds actively contributes to the cultural climate of Rotterdam West by offering a stage for local talents and organising community events. They are also developing a second stage, Lab Grounds, in the historic HBS building in the city centre's Oude Westen district, aiming to transform it into a significant creative hub for musicians and dancers.