The Melkweg presents pop culture in an innovative multidisciplinary offering of concerts, club nights, exhibitions, films, performance acts, talent development programmes, discussions and festivals. Its diverse programme attracts an exceptionally diverse and idiosyncratic audience from home and abroad, making the stage on Lijnbaansgracht a vital part of the Amsterdam cultural experience. In 2019, the Melkweg received a record 545,000 visitors for 1,250 programmes.