The Cologne on Pop Festival is starting today. All clubs will be busy for the next few days.
Here are my recommendations for the next few days:
Thursday:
The Concert Day!
If I had the money I would go and see Hercules And The Love Affair at the Gloria, since I don’t I won’t. Will be the second time in a few weeks I will miss them after Melt Festival.
Other possible options: The Crystal Castles, Why? or the fabolous Gysbert zu Knyphausen.
Before that if the weather is constant you should go and check out Tobias Thomas play at the playground near the Stadtgarten for free!
After the concerts it’s an option to see Sascha Funke perform at the “Berlin Calling” party.
I will rest for friday and just drink some sparkling wine at Gerrits exhibition at Rheintriadem.
Friday:
The party night!
The most obvious party is again hosted by Cologne’s finest: Kompakt. The usual suspects like Michael Mayer, Tobias Thomas, Superpitcher are joined again by DJ Koze, Ewan Pearson and many others. Supermayers live performance should be a highlight. “Let’s get to it relax, let me go!”
The other, a bit cheaper option, will be at Odonien, where Coma are joining Ed Bangers SEbastian at the Headbangers Party. Their performance will be around 4am, so maybe I will check over there since both locations are not far away.
Concert option: The Indiecity Night with Dillon, Kissogramm, Superpunk and many others.
Saturday:
Anyone who isn’t riding on a boat with Jose Gonzalez should go see Beat! Beat! Beat! at the Stereo Wonderland for only 3 Euros before they will explode and cost five times as much.
Another band to see are Desire Management, who will perform at the festival center for free with a lot of other bands starting after 2pm.
The Local Heros night is not only an option to get a good view of the Cologne Club life, but also brings some great acts to the city like DJ Medhi, The Field or DJ Woody. My personal highlight: Summsemann and Meista Fader will rock the Stadtgarten at good old DJ Cem’s Beatpackers Party.
Ok Digitalism are playing as well, but who seriously wants to go to the Bootshaus after the desaster last year…
Sunday:
“Afterhour vor der hour Drei Tage Wach”. Anyone who is still alive might get his ass kicked by Sven Väth and Ricardo Villalobos at the Pollerwiesen or chill again at the Playground for free.
Let’s get it on Cologne!
