# Event Details - **Event Name**: fantasy of a broken heart • Botanique - **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 25 Jun, 2025 at 07:30 pm – Wed, 25 Jun, 2025 at 10:30 pm - **Event Description**: ——— FANTASY OF A BROKEN HEART (US) Immediately bonding over the The Flaming Lips and Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, the two have intermittently lived and worked together since, in Brooklyn and Los Angeles, but mostly on the road in-between, as shifting parts of pirate crews traversing the country and playing in bands Sloppy Jane, Water From Your Eyes, This is Lorelei, among many more. The fantasy of a broken heart began on these journeys, in moments stolen while wedged up between roommates and band members in overstuffed apartments and the cramped backseats of cars. The creative outlet of two working musicians, fantasy was first just Al and Bailey writing songs, using music to track the vicissitudes of their lives and relationships - with each other and the sprawling ecosystem of musicians of which they’re a part. When the world sputtered to a halt in 2020, the whirlwind stopped. The pair deposited themselves in Al’s native Los Angeles, taking the opportunity to hunker down with their twinned sound and commit to fantasy as a fully-fledged band. They looked back on the time they had put into their careers and each other, harnessing their powers to confront the ambiguity of the transitional and draw coherence from a myriad of perspectives. The resulting debut album, Feats of Engineering, is both sweeping epic and a candid record of everyday moments, an emotional scrapbook filled with things that happened and things that didn’t. It begins, appropriately, with the slow, anxious beeping of a car door left ajar, gradually cut off by the dignified tones of a synthetic organ, which carry you nearly to rapture before the song launches into toe-tapping abandon: “welcome to the fantasy of a broken heart,” Bailey intones. This frenetic dynamic marks the rest of the album, which weaves moments of intimate ambience with bursts of lush orchestration, the heart-thumping bravado of drums and guitar confronting baroque dignity. Though shaped by the surrealist endeavors of 70s prog-rock and late-90s dream pop, and the logic-eschewing rules of animated worlds, the album is ultimately tethered to reality, to music as sculpted by years of live performance. A maximalist diatribe, its sound is guided by whatever the fuck it wants, but anchored by the emotional core of its central relationship. Lyrics careen between the silly and the sincere: from cigarinos and »bibby bops'« to euphoric art and grecian pillars. Bailey’s husky baritone whispers, shouts, and croons, Al’s airy vocals twang and soar transcendent, their voices drifting in and out of conversation with each other. The title track is defined by a rare and total harmony, »What’s your intention?/Locomotion in detention/Think of jumping off a broken bridge suspension/In Middletown«, Al and Bailey sing in unison, recalling a bad day in Connecticut. Whiffs of Americana grasped from cross-country voyages appear in panorama, alongside moments of conflict and collusion, and sometimes flashes of epiphany. Truth is buried just beneath the veneer of fiction, but these aren’t love songs, more a bundle of snapshots from the ever-shifting dynamics between two people and their respective worlds. Al says that Bailey is the gas. They’re steering, maybe (sometimes) pressing lightly on the brakes. Indulge in their fantasy, put out your cigarette and pack your bags, or don’t, and come along for the ride. ——— INFOS • Witloof Bar (Botanique) / Doors 19:30 • Bota'Carte 9€ (https://bit.ly/Bota_Carte) • Ticket 13€ (costs included) ——— TICKETS FR: https://botanique.be/fr/concert/fantasy-broken-heart-2025 NL: https://botanique.be/nl/concert/fantasy-broken-heart-2025 EN: https://botanique.be/en/concert/fantasy-broken-heart-2025 ——— TAKE THE CONCERT TRAIN With the SNCB code on your concert ticket you can buy a nominative Bravo! Ticket Bota at a very budget friendly fare. These E-train tickets are available exclusively on bit.ly/BravoTicketBota - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/brussels/fantasy-of-a-broken-heart-•-botanique/200028092621741 - **Event Categories**: music, entertainment, concerts, art - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 26 ## Ticket Details ## Event venue details - **city**: Brussels - **state**: BU - **country**: Belgium - **location**: Le Botanique - **lat**: 50.8547226 - **long**: 4.3662876 - **full address**: Le Botanique, Kruidtuinstraat 236, 1210 Sint-Joost-ten-Node, België,Saint-Josse-ten-Noode, Brussels, Belgium ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: fantasy of a broken heart • Botanique - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events8/banners/eaff661f3923583821d5dcba6e2e9cf1af4bf40bab4ab6ff55f9e1b31ab3edaf-rimg-w1200-h628-dcecf6fe-gmir?v=1749459500 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is fantasy of a broken heart • Botanique being held? - **A:** fantasy of a broken heart • Botanique takes place on Wed, 25 Jun, 2025 at 07:30 pm to Wed, 25 Jun, 2025 at 10:30 pm at Le Botanique, Kruidtuinstraat 236, 1210 Sint-Joost-ten-Node, België,Saint-Josse-ten-Noode, Brussels, Belgium. - **Q**: Who is organizing fantasy of a broken heart • Botanique ? - **A:** fantasy of a broken heart • Botanique is organized by Le Botanique. - **Q**: What has been the experience of attendees at Le Botanique's events? - **A:** Le Botanique has 210+ followers on AllEvents, reflecting a trusted and active community of event-goers who follow their events. Le Botanique has a verified profile on AllEvents where you can read reviews and explore their upcoming events. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** fantasy of a broken heart • Botanique is ideal for music lovers, fans of all genres, and anyone who wants to celebrate the power of music - from intimate gigs and live sessions to festivals and cultural performances. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Brussels, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. 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