Band members:
Christiaan Matheve: 6 & 12 string acoustic guitar, electric guitar and vocals.
Dirk Elen: lead guitar
Roger Imbrechts: drums
Hans Van Nes: Keyboards
Michel Verhoeven: Bass and vocals.
Ann Moonen: Keyboards, vocals and a lot more
Ruben Matheve and Jean Minnoye: technical crew and sound system
History :
The band ‘On stage’ was formed in 2015 as a cover-band. All of the band-members had previous experience in other formations with exception of Michel Verhoeven. Michel was a well known international reggae DJ with his soundsystem Boombastic Sound. Christiaan Matheve played in former Folk-song band Plus Minus, Bart Smets was member of The Runds and Alibi Ike and Frank Stoffelen drummed in several bands.
During a street-festival in Kessel-lo, Leuven, Belgium in 2015 they met each other and decided to play together and On Stage was born. In 2018 Bart Smets was replaced by Andre Triangle as lead guitarist. At special occasions, the group invites guests to perform with them.
In 2021 Ann Moonen joined the band on keyboards and vocals.
In 2022 Benny Stranen joined on drums
In 2024 Roger Imbrechts joined on drums, Hans Van Nes joined on keyboards and Dirk Elen joined on lead guitar
P.A :
The band boasts a full P.A. with 2 FOH speakers at 1000 W rms each and 2 monitors, a Behringer X32 digital mixer and all necessary cabling. We can perform for up to 250 people outside and for even more inside.
Music preferences and philosophy of the band:
We cover songs from Bob Dylan to Foo Fighters , Green Day and many more. Check our audio and video pages for samples or find our extended playlist HERE