Pink Martini celebrates 30th anniversary on May 10, 2025 at Ancienne Belgique, Brussels

After numerous sold-out concerts in Belgium, Pink Martini is coming back to our country with singer China Forbes on May 10, 2025 at Ancienne Belgique in Brussels! Tickets are on sale now at greenhousetalent.com.

"Pink Martini is a rollicking around-the-world musical adventure... if the United Nations had a house band in 1962, hopefully we'd be that band." - Thomas Lauderdale

Thomas Lauderdale's motive for forming a band is one to frame. When the American inserted himself into politics in 1994 in Portland, Oregon with ambitions to become mayor, he noticed the disruptive music at political meetings. Lauderdale therefore creates a genre-crossing "small orchestra" that he christens Pink Martini. A year later, the orchestra really took off when Lauderdale invited his Harvard classmate China Forbes to join Pink Martini as singer/composer. The first song they wrote together became an instant success in France. 'Sympathique' was nominated for 'song of the year' and 'newcomer of the year' at the French Victoires de la Musique Awards. The credo from this song ("Je ne veux pas travailler") is still used as a mantra during strikes in France.

Anno 2024, Pink Martini continues to explore musical boundaries with musicians mastering a wide variety of languages and musical styles. Their records are released by Heinz Records a proprietary label that gets its name from ... Lauderdale's dog. "Sympathique," "Hang on Little Tomato," "Hey Eugene!" "Splendor in the Grass" and "Joy to the World" became one-for-one gold records in France, Canada, Greece and Turkey and went over 3 million copies worldwide.

With China Forbes smoothly singing in five languages, Pink Martini effortlessly navigates Brazilian samba, French chanson, American jazz or Cuban rumba. Tickets for their show in Brussels are on sale now at greenhousetalent.com.