Several dozen fans of singer Arno, who died on April 23 at the age of 72, gathered on Wednesday in front of the Old Belgium. They can pay their last respects in the AB lobby between 10 a.m. and 1.30 p.m.
A large canvas with a photo of the singer and the inscription “Thank you godverdomme” was hung above the entrance to the room. In the lobby, a condolence book has been installed to allow fans to leave a personal message. His urn, surrounded by two photos, was also installed at the entrance.
“He deserves to be honored. He was a normal and spontaneous person. He was our neighbor and we often met him in the Sainte-Catherine district”testifies a fan, Milo Schots. “Her look, her figure will be missed.”
The legendary Brussels room, which was Arno’s “second living room”, had already opened a register of condolences
The singer died on Saturday April 23. He had been fighting pancreatic cancer since the end of 2019. Born in Ostend, Arno Hintjens had lived in Brussels since the 1980s and frequented the Place Sainte-Catherine district in Brussels.
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