20 years of c/o pop -
celebrate with us!

From April 26 to 30, 2023, we'll be setting all the signs to J for anniversary - WE'LL BE 20!!! Two decades ago, we set out to flood Cologne's cultural landscape with lots of pop-cultural content and wanted to involve as many institutions, labels, clubs and, above all, artists as possible - from Cologne, NRW, Germany and, at best, worldwide. We have come a little closer to this goal with each passing year. In the meantime, the closed Venloer Straße is out of bounds for one weekend in April. And always at our side: You! <3 To celebrate the anniversary in a fitting manner, we are already hard at work on exciting activities for 2023 - we'll be revealing more in the next few weeks.

Next confirmed shows

While various bands are currently having to cancel their tours by the dozen, his shows are being moved up to larger venues without further ado: We are not surprised - after all, Betterov's voice and his storytelling in combination with the post-punk and new wave influences are absolutely unique - and authentic anyway. Ski Aggu's casual underground rap also sounds authentic, as he processes nights of drinking in Berlin techno clubs in songs like "Weißwein & Pappbecher", "Partyticker" and "Tour de Berlin". We also welcome multi-instrumentalist and singer CATT with a clear as a bell voice, delicate piano sounds and universal stories about the here and now. Other acts include: Ennio, BECKS, Fuffifufzich, Blumengarten, The Haunted Youth, Tropikel Ltd, NASHI44, Leftovers, Sam Quealy, Kids Return, Roland Cristal, Batbait, Anna Erhard, Lyschko, ELOI, Maryam.fyi and pogendroblem.

Readings, Comedy & Co.

As part of our Experience programme, we present events from the non-musical but still pop-cultural field - for example, Ines Anioli reads from her current novel "Motten im Bauch", which is about toxic relationships. We also bring Parshad on stage, who packages current trends, pop-cultural topics and sustainable messages in a comedic way and thus develops her very own form of communication. With "The Trailblazer Ball by Crystal Saint Laurent & Father David Elle", our 2023 festival programme will surely offer you one of the most colourful evenings. Those who experienced last year's "Crystal Ball" know what we are talking about! Crystal Saint Laurent & Father David Elle are now co-hosting the upcoming Major Ball as "The Trailblazer Ball", bringing jury, houses, ballroom beats and performers* together on the festival Saturday, 29.04.2023.

The next programme item also promises to be super colourful: The "Black & Brown Queer Cabaret" was created by Prince Emrah (pronoun she/her) - a professional belly dancer, dance trainer, make-up artist, DJ and occasional drag queen in Berlin. Emrah is the mother of an artist collective called "QueerBerg", which provides a space for BIPOC, LGBTQIA+ asylum seekers and refugees from countries such as Syria, Palestine, Malaysia, Libya, Iran, Turkey and others.