Zwarte Cross is the largest paid music festival in the Netherlands and the largest motocross event in the world.
Zwarte Cross
Zwarte Cross is the largest paid music festival in the Netherlands and the largest motocross event in the world. The 27st edition of the three-day festival in 2025 saw 280,000 visitors. The festival takes place on a 160-hectare site in the municipality of Oost Gelre, right next to Lichtenvoorde, but the site itself belongs mainly to Lievelde and partly to Vragender. There are 38 stages on which some 250 bands and 1,000 theatre artists perform.
Zwarte Cross & PFEIFER
All the different tents and stages need to be erected, which requires different machines, which we rent out. All kinds of machines are involved: working platforms, forklifts, telehandlers and earth-moving machinery are needed for erection and dismantling, among others. As the site covers 160 hectares and a lot of transport of people and goods needs to take place, there is also a great need for site carriers, golf carts and quads. These can move around the site quickly and agilely and speed up transport. All of these are also supplied by us.
Distinctive
PFEIFER stands for quality, complete care and years of experience. For the organisation, support and delivery of all machines to Zwarte Cross, we have a single point of contact not only at PFEIFER, but also at the festival. From the festival, this is Maurits Nijman. This makes communication easy and efficient. He knows better than anyone what the Achterhoek mentality stands for and uses his well-known saying: "We can't, we don’t know", which makes the cooperation very pleasant and suits us well. Finally, we feel very strongly about safety, which is partly why we also provide education and training on safety for all employees prior to the Zwarte Cross through our accredited training centre.
Ideal rental partner
We are your rental partner for large and small events. Whether you are organising a small village event, a fair or a mega concert or festival, we can always be of service. To make planning as smooth as possible, we make sure you have a single point of contact with us for your event. We have extensive experience in renting to small and large events and therefore know what needs to be done. This makes the cooperation clear and we think along with you, so you can rent all the necessary machinery and equipment. In addition, you can also rent cameras from us, with which you can monitor the flow of people at the festival. But you can also use the images for a timelapse or livestream of the event, for example for social media.
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