KATZENCLUB FESTIVAL 2023

Party & concert highlights for the black scene in Munich, Bavaria and Southern Germany!

Current & new trends and ideas meet the classics from 30 years of black scene (e.g. Esterhofen, Pulverturm, ...) and other current & past cult venues with changing DJs, special guests, visual art installations & live acts. We see ourselves as an open, interactive concept - by and for scene people - in which the creative forces work together, and new ideas & visions are implemented!

Electro - Industrial - Gothic - Wave - EBM - 80s & 90s - Medieval - Dark Folk - Metal - Batcave - Postpunk - Noise - Ritual - Minimal - Angstpop - Indietronics.

About the acts:

ASH CODE: It's hard to imagine the international Dark Wave-Cold Wave-Postpunk movement without these three go-getting Neapolitans. Celebrated albums, countless performances and collaborations with other stars of the scene (Ellen Allien, "Clan Of Xymox", "Molchat Doma", "Agent Side Grinder") define the band of Alessandro Belluccio, Claudia Nottebella & Adriano Belluccio as one of the black active centers of our time.

"You", "Luna Square" and other immortal club anthems by the German electro-pop new wave pioneers have lost none of their freshness and 80s magic even four decades after their release. BOYTRONIC stand then as now for synth-pop of the highest class. With his current line-up, band founder Holger Wobker celebrates with us 40 years of the groundbreaking album"The Working Model".

With the massive album "Suicide Pop Vol.2" and international tours in the dark club scenes of this planet, YEARS OF DENIAL have meanwhile gained a cult status in electro-EBM, industrial & rave culture. Fat EBM & techno beats, ice cold industrial vocals and their exceptional qualities in composition and artistic vision, make the project of French musician Jerome Tcherneyan and Czech performance & music artist Barkosina Hanusova a stunning audio-visual experience.

Pauline and Hugo met at the Paris Conservatory of Drama in 2016 and soon after launched POTOCHKINE, one of the greatest new coldwave-EBM-postpunk bands, fusing hard beats with elements of French chanson in an electrifying live performance. Celebrated performances, most recently at the Amphi & NCN festivals establish them these days from insider tip to a refreshing headliner of the black scene. Her talent, her charm, her show, her complex music and - last but not least - her professional training as a dancer and actress make POTOCHKINE a real highlight live.

The "Neue Neue Deutsche Welle" rolls through our club worlds. Chantal and Holger now perform their wild and rousing TILLY ELECTRONICS show all over Europe. A steadily growing fan base celebrates their passion for partying with a glittering mix of NDW, New Wave, Synthpop, Electro-Punk and driving Energy. TILLY ELECTRONICS are Anyone and Anybody. Glitter Dance Wave.

The postpunk-coldwave project from Munich not only recently convinced as the opening band of "Interpol", but also makes an impressive vision of three artists with all their substance. Ly Nguyen, Rico Sperl and Matthias Zimmermann play with PAAR an acoustic and visual canvas on which new wave, postpunk, experimental punk and modern electronic music shine as one.