Gebäude 9 GbR, Köln

Situated inside a former factory site on the right bank of the river Rhine, GEBÄUDE 9, (it means building nr 9), has become a vital ingredient to Colognes vivid cultural scenery. In 1996, a group of promoters/organizers started to use the former warehouse for off-theater plays in the first place. In the course of time, the factory hall transformed into a venue which offers a most diverse program: concerts and theater plays, readings, parties and movie screenings - with the emphasis put on the unusual, the independent, or the excentric. Combining different cultural genres, the GEBÄUDE 9 organizers for instance developed the concept of the theater-club-night where the theater play is embedded into a party/club context - theater folks joining forces with DJs - thus blurring the line between high art and so-called subculture.

The choice of concerts is quite selective, yet conveys a broad spectrum of post rock and trash rock, of singer/songwriter stuff as well as electronic/experimental music. You will find an (incomplete) list of artists who performed at GEBÄUDE 9 here:
Who Played GEBÄUDE 9

GEBÄUDE 9 consists of two spaces: the CLUB room, which hosts the bar and has a more intimate ambience; and the THEATER (hall), where the respective events take place.