Recap 2024
07/05/24
We celebrated Kingsnight together for the first time and no one ever will forget this...
Photo album 2024
02/05/24
Relive this amazing day together with us...
Aftermovie 2023
11/05/23
This was DE REACTIE 2023! Faces beamed with joy, artists that seem from out of this world...
Photo album 2023
03/05/23
We’re completely blown away by all that went down during DE REACTIE! The sunlit afternoon...
AFTERMOVIE 2022
01/05/22
Sound on, curtains closed, and back to Wednesday…
PHOTO ALBUM 2022
29/04/22
Behold how exquisitely everything was photographed by Rachel Ecclestone, Stef van Oosterhout and Mark Ooms.
Basic Grooves – A dedicated group of music fans.
20/08/18
Basic Grooves is one of the longest running techno organisations in The Netherlands. The infamous club nights have become a corner stone of the techno scene in the east.
Location
UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE, ENSCHEDE (NL)
The celebration of the King’s birthday deserves a remarkable location. And we found jus that, at the Universiteit Twente’s campus.
Surrounded by green and water, once a year we make this our own technoterritory. Give in to the oasis and immerse into DE REACTIE.
More info
When: 26.04.2025. Where: Universiteit Twente, Enschede.
When: 26.04.2025. Where: Universiteit Twente, Enschede.
For this event you must be at least 18 years old. Make sure you have identification with you, you can be asked for this.
For this event you must be at least 18 years old. Make sure you have identification with you, you can be asked for this.
It is not allowed to bring your own food & drinks. There will be enough food & drink points.
It is not allowed to bring your own food & drinks. There will be enough food & drink points.
Medication, food and liquids that are necessary because of allergies or illness may be brought into the event in combination with a medicine passport. A medicine passport is available at any pharmacy, please take into account an application time of about 3 weeks.
Medication, food and liquids that are necessary because of allergies or illness may be brought into the event in combination with a medicine passport. A medicine passport is available at any pharmacy, please take into account an application time of about 3 weeks.
- Own food and/or drinks are NOT allowed to bring with you.
- Glass is NOT allow on and around the festival grounds.
- Fluids are NOT allowed (deodorant, deodorant rollers, perfumes, hairspray etc.) to bring with you.
- Sunscreen IS allowed to bring with you as a tube, but NOT as a spray.
- Medicine are NOT allowed to bring with you without a medication passport.
- Own food and/or drinks are NOT allowed to bring with you.
- Glass is NOT allow on and around the festival grounds.
- Fluids are NOT allowed (deodorant, deodorant rollers, perfumes, hairspray etc.) to bring with you.
- Sunscreen IS allowed to bring with you as a tube, but NOT as a spray.
- Medicine are NOT allowed to bring with you without a medication passport.
At the entrance you will find the lockers where you can easily and safely store your belongings. The size of a locker is 30cm wide, 40cm deep and 24cm high. A locker costs € 10.
At the festival, you can get your locker via a QR code and an online payment.
At the entrance you will find the lockers where you can easily and safely store your belongings. The size of a locker is 30cm wide, 40cm deep and 24cm high. A locker costs € 10.
At the festival, you can get your locker via a QR code and an online payment.
In principle it is allowed to take pictures at DE REACTIE. We do ask you to be discrete, don’t use a flash light and leave your phone for what it is when you’re on the dancefloor.
In principle it is allowed to take pictures at DE REACTIE. We do ask you to be discrete, don’t use a flash light and leave your phone for what it is when you’re on the dancefloor.
Yes, you can smoke outside, not inside. Keep in mind that there are NO cigarettes for sale, so make sure you take enough with you.
Yes, you can smoke outside, not inside. Keep in mind that there are NO cigarettes for sale, so make sure you take enough with you.
You can always view your order(s) by logging into your Basic Grooves account via this page. While ordering, you have also done this; it goes in the same way.
You will now get to the page with your order(s). By clicking on the order, you can view your ticket(s).
From this page you can manage your ticket(s). From 1 March, for example, you can personalise your tickets here and also download them later.
Please note, we work with live QR code tickets that must be scanned from your mobile phone. Read more about this under the question “Can tickets be scanned from a mobile phone?”.
You can always view your order(s) by logging into your Basic Grooves account via this page. While ordering, you have also done this; it goes in the same way.
You will now get to the page with your order(s). By clicking on the order, you can view your ticket(s).
From this page you can manage your ticket(s). From 1 March, for example, you can personalise your tickets here and also download them later.
Please note, we work with live QR code tickets that must be scanned from your mobile phone. Read more about this under the question “Can tickets be scanned from a mobile phone?”.
Yes you can, through our Resale Platform! The main ticket buyer can do this.
How does it work?
- You can sell your ticket(s) for a maximum of 100% of the nominal value (ex service fee).
- The purchaser will be charged 8% transaction fee. Originally paid service fees, will not be refunded when you sell your ticket.
- As a seller, offer your ticket by logging into your Basic Grooves-account. While ordering, you have also done this; it is done in the same way.
- Go to your order and click on ‘More actions’ and then on ‘Resale’.
- The seller will receive a confirmation as soon as their ticket was sold.
- The purchaser can withdraw their ticket at any time, as long as it is not sold yet or added to someones shopping basket.
The Resale Platform will come online in due course.
Yes you can, through our Resale Platform! The main ticket buyer can do this.
How does it work?
- You can sell your ticket(s) for a maximum of 100% of the nominal value (ex service fee).
- The purchaser will be charged 8% transaction fee. Originally paid service fees, will not be refunded when you sell your ticket.
- As a seller, offer your ticket by logging into your Basic Grooves-account. While ordering, you have also done this; it is done in the same way.
- Go to your order and click on ‘More actions’ and then on ‘Resale’.
- The seller will receive a confirmation as soon as their ticket was sold.
- The purchaser can withdraw their ticket at any time, as long as it is not sold yet or added to someones shopping basket.
The Resale Platform will come online in due course.
We accept cash, but you can also pay by card! We have taken every precaution to ensure that the connection works at all times. Nevertheless, we advise you to take some cash with you because unfortunately, something can always go wrong.
We accept cash, but you can also pay by card! We have taken every precaution to ensure that the connection works at all times. Nevertheless, we advise you to take some cash with you because unfortunately, something can always go wrong.
Yes, your live QR code ticket must be scanned via a mobile phone. Just keep in mind that the internet connection is not always stable so save your QR code ticket in your mobile Wallet, just to be sure. Also, make sure the brightness of your screen is set to maximum.
Yes, your live QR code ticket must be scanned via a mobile phone. Just keep in mind that the internet connection is not always stable so save your QR code ticket in your mobile Wallet, just to be sure. Also, make sure the brightness of your screen is set to maximum.
More info will follow.
More info will follow.
Are you coming to the event by bike or moped? Then make use of the bicycle parking facility. This is free, but not guarded. The parking is located near the entrance. Bicycles and mopeds that prevent access paths or calamity routes will be removed.
Are you coming to the event by bike or moped? Then make use of the bicycle parking facility. This is free, but not guarded. The parking is located near the entrance. Bicycles and mopeds that prevent access paths or calamity routes will be removed.
Are you coming by car? Parking at DE REACTIE is FREE this year and possible on the paved car park of FC Twente/Grolsch Veste. Enter in your navigation: Colosseum 65, Enschede. Follow the signs!
Are you coming by car? Parking at DE REACTIE is FREE this year and possible on the paved car park of FC Twente/Grolsch Veste. Enter in your navigation: Colosseum 65, Enschede. Follow the signs!
Will you be dropped off and/or picked up? Then use the “BRENGEN / HALEN” location. This is clearly marked with signs and is easily accessible for both visitors and drivers.
The police are very strict about parking and stopping restrictions.
Will you be dropped off and/or picked up? Then use the “BRENGEN / HALEN” location. This is clearly marked with signs and is easily accessible for both visitors and drivers.
The police are very strict about parking and stopping restrictions.
If you come to DE REACTIE by taxi, make sure that the driver follows the signs “Taxi” in the direction of the taxi stand. From here the festival area is within walking distance. When you leave the festival area, taxis will be waiting at the special taxi stand.
If you come to DE REACTIE by taxi, make sure that the driver follows the signs “Taxi” in the direction of the taxi stand. From here the festival area is within walking distance. When you leave the festival area, taxis will be waiting at the special taxi stand.
Send an e-mail to: info@basicgrooves.nl or send us a message via Facebook!
Send an e-mail to: info@basicgrooves.nl or send us a message via Facebook!
We consider safety at our event very important. If you experience (serious) health complaints after our event, please share them with us at info@absolutelyfresh.nl.
The health complaints will be collected and if necessary, the type and number of health complaints will be shared with the Public Health Service for notification.
We consider safety at our event very important. If you experience (serious) health complaints after our event, please share them with us at info@absolutelyfresh.nl.
The health complaints will be collected and if necessary, the type and number of health complaints will be shared with the Public Health Service for notification.
We collect all found items during and after DE REACTIE. Everything that is not collected on the day itself is handed over to the municipality. All items will be placed on the “Lost or Found” website approximately 2 business days after the event. You can also make a report there yourself if you have lost something: see their FAQ for more information.
Forgot something in your locker?
If you left something in your locker, you can contact Eventsafe using this form. They have collected all items left in the lockers.
We collect all found items during and after DE REACTIE. Everything that is not collected on the day itself is handed over to the municipality. All items will be placed on the “Lost or Found” website approximately 2 business days after the event. You can also make a report there yourself if you have lost something: see their FAQ for more information.
Forgot something in your locker?
If you left something in your locker, you can contact Eventsafe using this form. They have collected all items left in the lockers.
