The Abandoned Nightclub That Never Stood A Chance (Netherlands)
🕺🪩 This nightclub, widely known as the former Achterhoek Arena, faced a turbulent 25-year history marked by frequent ownership changes, controversies, and public safety concerns. Originally opened in 1996, the venue underwent multiple rebrandings and was plagued by violence, mismanagement, and legal disputes.
The final closure in 2019 was ordered by Mayor Anton Stapelkamp after repeated safety violations and police interventions. Ultimately, the lack of a sustainable operating model and public trust doomed the nightclub, leading to its demolition and marking the end of Dinxperlo’s tumultuous nightlife era. The building remained abandoned for three years before being demolished in 2022. Let’s now show you what it looked like inside before that happened.
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00:00 Introduction
00:51 Explomo 2 – Opener
00:56 The story
02:54 Start of exploration
03:55 Dance floor
04:44 Last remains
07:18 Lounge
07:34 Downstairs bar area
08:36 Plenty of bottles
09:22 Golden bar
12:25 Other area
14:10 Smoking Lounge
16:57 VIP Lounge
19:01 Toilets
20:04 Main bar (upstairs)
21:01 Last party
21:27 Kitchen
22:11 Main entrance
22:57 Food area
24:38 The stage
24:54 Time to leave
25:09 Outro
26:46 End screen
41 Comments
Chandelier was gorgeous! So glad Remon got to find a freezer with stuff inside. 🤮 The sofas would cost in the thousands in the US, especially if they were leather. This was a beautiful location. Thank you for sharing this. Cheers. ❤
Cool explore thanks
Great video what an ellegant nightclub but i think in Hostel 3.
04:14 like the chandelier
This must have been a beautiful club. Love the chandelier.
What a incredible nightclub this must have been. Great job Maureno with Explomo 2! P.S. Like your gloves Remon!
Malibu is delicious, I really like it too – rum and coconut. The main floor really isn't that big. If anything happened, like a fire on stage. There is a lot of wood and it looks like a fire would spread fast.The upstairs would be really cramped with a lot of people in it and very dark with the black walls, hard to find the way out especially if there was smoke. Panini Press @ 23:38. This was a nice re-visit, thanks.
Hola maureno y Remón, sorpresa para mí hoy este video😊. Se ve era muy lujo este club . El vip con esos sillones increíbles. La lámpara también hermosa. Y Remón deslizándose por el tubo muy gracioso😊. Si felicidades por tantos subscriptores chicos. Y por más videos así . Saludos
Of course more from the archives 🎉
Cool chandelier so stunning. Dank je 🎉 Maureno 📸
Nice video 🔥💯
Interesting place in the Netherlands. Thank you Explomo Maureno and Remon.
WHAT A NICE SUPRISE!!!!
Leuke video ik woon zelf in nederland. E.n als het goed is staat er in Zevenhuizen nog een verlaten discotheek . En nog veel meer in groningen drenthe friesland.
This place was so cool… it’s so sad they couldn’t fix it up and reuse it! 😢The pile of remains left is incredible and I guess it’s now just land fill destined to be a hill of grass I suppose. Blows my mind that this is so common place now a day's! I hope they did save some of the great features and many reusable items like the chandelier! Stop opening fridge doors and freezers eeeek!🤣But seriously thanks Mo for going back and showing us the remains! Stay safe!
Remon on the pole! Haha. Love it! 😊😊😊
beautiful inside and very good performance on the pole Remon❤it
Great explore Maureno and Remon! Loved the chandelier, added some glamour! 💎 👏✌️
Malibu is for people who dont like liquor 😅
Horrible pronunciations of the English words like cobwebs or envy aside, pretty ok video. Wouldn't mind watching more if your try to improve your English a little bit
those bottles are small !
Nice video
Hier ben ik vroeger vaak geweest 😂 raar om het nu zo te zien
mooi die plastic chesterfield stoelen en banken
Sounts so duts. Je Netherlands klinkt als een cowboy uit Texas. Ik ging vroeger naar de disco in Dinxper. Bij de grens. Priceless. De boeren jongens vonden me een bedreiging maar de dames.. Mochten 1 voor 1. btw spilling liquor is definitely not respectful.
Im dutch an sure i got respect.. but free booze is free booze . Ill take it home if not me somebody else will
Veel meegemaakt daar in the good old days 😂
btw prices are cheap compared to now 1,750 etc , and so much …
Oh' what big place this,, fantastic everythings this dancce klubi 🎉🎉〰️💞 Thanks again Remon and Maureno👍💟〰️〰️
Ja jammer 😢niet meer is ,
Goed man
Ooh hopelijk zijn die banken en kroonluchters eruit gehaald. Anders eeuwig zonde! 😱🤞🏻
Hello, it makes me laugh when you open a freezer…lol. So glad we cant smell it. Based on your reaction though…..lol.
Woah, dit brengt nogal wat goeie memories terug zeg 😂
Het oude arena .. oldskool times i had
als je een engelse vid maakt dan zou ik de titel en beschrijving ook in het engels doen, anders raakt yt in de war en weten ze niet aan wie te vid te pushen….
Recommending Boswandeling (“a nice liquor from The Netherlands”) sounds like a crime – I’m just not sure if it’s more concerning than Malibu being your favorite.
All jokes aside, great video, thanks for exploring and sharing!
1:40 wel stigmatiserend en fout om een politietraining op deze locatie te gebruiken in je beelden. Heeft niks met de geschiedenis van Arena te maken.
Deze discotheek is al zo vaak bezocht door "urban explorers"……
En dit is het einde van een paupermagneet. 🥳 Of gaat de Mc Donalds hier bouwen en veranderd er eigenlijk niets?
I viste some house party"s there,,, nice place..
I'm from Holland, Utrecht..
Hi Maureno, Explomo, that was an impressive location, you could explore together with Remon. I found these inserted original footage, showing the vibrant activities and also the news vids, where the problems were discussed, very interesting to see. – In the main hall I liked that enormous glitzy chandelier, which provided a luxurious atmosphere to the nightclub. Also the VIP aera was impressive with these certainly very expensive sofas – and as a special feature – that jacuzzi!
I am actually not so surprised about the rip off prizes for the alcoholic beverages in such a place, where you could easily spend/loose a fortune in only one night of your money!
Great explore back in the glorious days of early Urbexing by Explomo! I enjoyed very much watching!
Stay safe, peace and kindest regards.