Pulverturm Highnoon

Where Sven Väth sat on trees, that's where we were at home.

Pulverturm: 1990 to 2007
Schleißheimer Straße 393, 8000 Munich 45

Monday: Grunge
Tuesday: Dark Tuesday
Wednesday: Trancelogical Round The World
Thursday: Psychedelic Soundgarden
Friday: The Legendary Independent Club
Saturday: Reggae Dancehall
Sunday: High Noon

Away from Munich's hip nightlife areas - and always under the radar of the mainstream - a small glimmer of hope still shone for us "fringe figures" on the left-hand side of Schleißheimer Strasse 393. A barracks once stood on this site, which became an establishment, followed by a restaurant where, according to legend, dumplings the size of a child's head were served. And from 1990 to 2007 it was the "Pulverturm". A club for true enthusiasts, for outsiders, the blacks, the whites, the goths, the darkwaver, the technoheads or other independent outlaws.

Everything was a bit makeshift and tacky, but here you could remain authentic. This was where you could go when you could no longer bear the swamp of your own emotions - seven days a week. Here, people partied unconventionally, danced to the sounds of grunge, alternative and independent music. Or to the melodies and machine sounds of the techno dark wave movement. Everything pulsated, jumped and drank - and if it was too extreme for you, you simply went to the quieter cocktail bar and sipped a drink between punks and rockers. In summer, the beer garden was a great place to hang out. You could swing in the open air. In between, you looked into two black eyes or two blue eyes or two eyes with pupils the size of plates. Spacy!!! Spacig - like Pille from the Enterprise. The atmosphere was good because it was uncomplicated and authentic. It was wonderful!

To everyone who was there back then, whether in front of, behind or under the bar, on the dance floor or behind the DJ booth, in the beer garden, in the trees: may the memory of this unique place always bring a smile to your face.

(Text "MUNICH SOUNDS BETTER WITH YOU" published in 2024, Hirschkäferverlag)

Pulverturm High Noon, 25.12.2024, start: 10 pm
Club Ampere @Muffatwerk, Zellstraße 4, 81667 Munich
on the beautiful Isar.

As always, we are looking forward to seeing YOU
Your Pulverturm crew