Update Wednesday October 14th, 13:00h:

Yesterday evening the government released new rules to prevent the Corona virus. 

For our bar/restaurant arrea means this that we are closed from tomorrow (Thursday October 15th 2020).

For our rehearsal rooms there are no changes relative to the measures of the lasts fews weeks. Read the updates below for more information bout the measures in and around POPEI. Of course you have to stay in distance of 1,5 meter of each other, and please stay home when you have symptoms.

For our activities: the singer-songwriters on sunday will be canceled till November 8th. The activities in our concert hall can go through, but without drinks from our café. There will be free water bottles and you can bring your own drinks, with activities in the evening, you can only bring non-alcoholic consumptions, no alcohol allowed. 

Update Tuesday September 29th, 16.30 uur:

Yesterday evening the government released new rules to prevent the Corona virus. 

For our restaurant this means we can welcome new guests till 21:00 h and will close at 22:00 h. 

For our rehearsal rooms there are no changes relative to the measures of the lasts fews weeks. Read the updates below for more information bout the measures in and around POPEI.

Update Tuesday May 12th, 15:30 h:

Finally good news! From Tuesday June 2nd you can rehearse again at POPEI.

We will use the time to make everything corona-proof. There are multiple measures lined up by the RIVM. We hope for your cooperation and understanding, so everyone can come to rehearse again:

BOOKINGS
- Just like always you need to book and pay you rehearsal via our online booking system: https://www.popei.nl/nld/inloggen.
- Just like before you can book and pay the needed backline during the booking proces. Hired backline will be available IN the rehearsal room and you leave it there after you’re finished. From now on POPEI doesn’t rent any microphones, cymbals and cables anymore. If you need them, you’ll need to bring them yourself. Bands who already booked and paid those backline-items, can contact Carin via carin@popei.nl.
- BE AWARE: you need to have an entrance pass if you want to use our rehearsal rooms! If you don’t have one yet, you’ll have to make an appointment with Carin to pick one up and get explanation about its use. If you don’t do that, you can’t get into our building. After payment you’ll receive a confirmation email with a link to make an appointment (from Monday till Thursday, between 14:00 and 16:00 h).

IN AND AROUND THE BUILDING
- It’s important that you gather outside of POPEI. When all bandmembers are there, you open the door at the load and unload area with the entrance pass, which will log you in. You also leave the building together via the same door, by opening the door from the inside by using the entrance pass, which will log you out. More information about the usage of the pass will you get when you pick up your entrance pass.
- Everyone needs to keep 1,5 meter distance from each other.
- Rehearsing is only allowed with a maximum of 5 persons per room (40 m²), provided that you keep 1,5 meter distance.
- Follow the arrows and signs for the walking route.
- Maximum 30 people are allowed per floor. Because we have a maximum of 6 rehearsal rooms per floor we can use all rehearsal room, but only in case of respecting the rules above.
- Rehearsing musicians can’t enter the POPEI building through the bar/restaurant, we don’t use the clipboards for now so you don’t need to pick those up either. The bar/restaurant is only accessible for people who made a table-reservation. 

And besides those rules, of course: please stay home if you feel sick and use your common sense. We are looking forward to see you all again!

For questions about the rehearsal rooms, email to carin@popei.nl.

For urgent matters you can send an email to info@popei.nl.

When there is more known about our other services we will keep you updated on this page. 

Update Wednesday April 22th, 13:00 h:

Because of the extended rules by the government, POPEI will be totally closed till May 20th, also the café and rehearsal rooms. 

May 12th we will hear more about the period after that.

For musicians with a rehearsal contract: the contract will be valid 2 months longer than usual so the rehearsals can be moved. One-off rehearsals can be moved or the money can be refunded. We will contact you later.

For urgent matters you can send an email to info@popei.nl.

Update Thursday April 2nd, 08:45 h:

Because of the new rules by the government, POPEI will be totally closed till April 28th, also the café and rehearsal rooms. 

April 21th we will hear more about the period after April 28th.

For musicians with a rehearsal contract: the contract will be valid 2 months longer than usual so the rehearsals can be moved. One-off rehearsals can be moved or the money can be refunded. We will contact you later.

For urgent matters you can send an email to info@popei.nl.

Update Sunday March 15th, 19:45 h:

Because of Corona POPEI will be completely closed from now till April 6th, also the café and rehearsal rooms.

For musicians with a rehearsal contract: the contract will be valid 1 month longer than usual so the rehearsals can be moved. One-off rehearsals can be moved or the money can be refunded. We will contact you later.

For urgent matters you can send an email to info@popei.nl.

Update Wednesday March 11th, 14.00 h:

At POPEI we take the health and safety of our employees and visitors very seriously. Through the press conference of the Southeast Brabant Security Region, we became aware of the new measures concerning the Corona virus, specifically for North Brabant. Based on this, we have decided to cancel ALL organized activities up to and including Friday March 20th. Our bar, restaurant and rehearsal rooms will be open as usual. On Monday March 16th we will review the situation and decide if further procautions are necessary.