Gladiatrix II 2026

Gladiatrix II — Returned & Unchained takes place on Saturday 3 October 2026 at Club Rodenburg in Beesd, running 20:30 to 04:00. Gladiatrix is described by its own organisers as a travelling circus in permanent search of unusual venues, and this edition has an extra weight to it: Club Rodenburg is closing after more than forty years, and CNTDWN expect to be the last kinky party ever held in the building.

The night is built as three arenas. The Main Arena is the main dance floor with six DJs on uptempo and techno — and, as the organisers put it, whoever gets too hot descends into the dungeons. The KILT Stage brings the cinema-screen format of their Eindhoven party into this building as the known territory. The Show Arena is where the play happens: BDSM, candle wax and whips, interactive shows and free play.

Two rules define the door. The dress code is kinky and fetish — lacquer, leather, latex, rubber, metal, PVC, harnesses, cross-dress — with fabric capped at twenty per cent of an outfit, and the doorbitch's judgement binding. And phones are banned: they go into a locker on arrival and guest photography is not allowed at all, with an official photo link published afterwards instead. Minimum age is 21, which the venue's own agenda confirms.

The ticket covers more than entry: a locker and cloakroom (one per couple), free parking, free toilets, sweets, fruit and ice cream, a free camper pitch and the party-photo link. Bar tokens are sold separately by the club, cash or card. Prices were advertised at around €59.50 early, €61.53 regular and €63.57 late when this page was written — indications, confirmed at purchase, and the early tier was set to expire at the end of August.

Six DJs across the Main Arena playing uptempo and techno, plus programming on the KILT Stage and interactive shows in the Show Arena. The organiser publishes the line-up as artwork rather than text, so no names are quoted here.