On 21 March 1959 Louis Armstrong performed in the Kuipke, and in 2014, it was the location for the live shows of the Flemish version of The Voice.

The first velodrome in Citadel Park [nl] in Ghent was built in 1927 to accommodate the Six Days on a fixed location in the city center.

Because of its short track and unusually steep gradient, it was nicknamed "Kuipke" (English: Little Tub).

The new cycling track kept its original size of 167 m and steep bankings, and was officially renamed "Kuipke".

[1] During the Six Days of Ghent in November 2006, Spanish cyclist Isaac Gálvez died after colliding with Dimitri De Fauw and subsequently crashing in the balustrades.