Venues

SO36

Nick Cave, David Bowie, Iggy Pop, Punk

Est. 1978

The Story

Opened in 1978 on Oranienstraße in Kreuzberg, SO36 (Südost 36) it was Berlin's equivalent of CBGB. Einstürzende Neubauten filmed a 1982 performance here that circulated on bootleg VHS tapes across Europe. Blixa Bargeld worked as a barman at the nearby Risiko bar between shows. In 2025, awarded the Applaus Prize for best live music venue in Germany. Still active.

Oranienstraße 190, 10999 Berlin-Bezirk Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg, Germany

Berlin, Germany

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