Guide to punk

[[Wiki.trustroots.org]] is an independent wiki with information for people who are actively exchanging hospitality.

This page was originally created by users of the Punk Rock Group to provide punk travellers an access to the local scenes. So for your convenience you find a list below that consists of links to sites where you can find out what to do or who to see at the place you're going to.

Let's keep this page as DIY as possible, remember : punk rock is not for sale! (And another important thing: Keep Myspace out of punk!)

If you can help, please do. If your country isn't yet in the list, just create a new paragraph, or even a regional sub-chapter.

A last detail, most of those links are in local language, but you can use a translator (like http://translate.google.com i.e.) it's usually enouth to get the information you need.

Worldwide

Africa

North America

Canada

Montreal

USA

New York city

South America

Argentina

Asia

Indonesia

Japan

Malaysia

http://www.myspace.com/hatirecs (Based in Borneo,booking Southeast Asia tour)

Philippines

South Korea

Australia

Sydney

Melbourne

Europe


Austria

Wien

http://www.capeet.com/gigs_list.html : Website listing gigs in Vienna

Graz

(second largest ton, exactly between Vienna, Zagreb and Ljubljana; 60km to Maribor No-border-Jam-Festival)

Belarus

Belgium

Brugge

Brussels

  • Acrata, anarchist library : 32, Rue de la Grande Ile, 1000 Bruxelles / acrata(at)post.com

Liege

Bosnia & Herzegovina


Bulgaria

According to those people :

" OK, so the situation in Bulgaria is very different than in the other European countries.

There are no squats and autonomous centres!

There are problems with Nazis in cities like Sofia and Plovdiv, so you have to be very aware of this, especially if you're with a mohawk and dress like a punk.

Varna was much better, but the only DIY punk club was closed by the police two months ago and there is nothing happening right now there.

Bulgarian and Serbian are the most untolerant to gay people societies in Europe. 80% of Bulgarians are homophobes and some kind of nationalists. Punk shows are two types: completely apolitical or nazi-friendly. The hardcore scene is into tough guy macho beatdown or NYHC stuff without political messages. Very patriotic, sexist and homophobe.

There are environmentalist with a hippie attitude, some rastas and drum&bass fans that are cool people, but don't have any relevant political culture. There are bikers and they have a NGO called Bikevolution, they're cool people, but normal looking people with prejudices on punx with mohawks etc."

Unfortunately, my short experience there confirm this more or less :(

BikepunkTalkCS 15:32, 9 September 2009 (UTC)


Croatia

Pula

Zagreb

Czech Republic

Praha

Denmark

Copenhagen

  • http://www.dortheavej-61.dk/ the new website of the new ungdomshuset, Overdrevet with concerts, peoples kitchen on thursdays, yoga, book cafe and other projects.
  • Bumzen- Old squat, now legal and with 2 collectives living there. Vegan peoples kitchen on wednesday, space for visitors, concerts. Baldersgade 20-22 nørrebro (south of nørrebro station)
  • Folkets Hus, The peoples house with collective cafe, peoples kitchen (mondays from 630pm) Queer films on sundays, concerts and meeting spaces. With Cafe Under Konstruktion http://underkonstruktion.dk/ Stengade 50, Nørrebro
  • KafaX, Peoples kitchen on tuesdays from 7pm, free shop, meeting space and food co-operative on Wednesdays. Korsgade 19, Nørrebro, close to the lakes.
  • Solidaritetshuset, Solidarity house, Material for sale, projects, meetings and events. Griffenfeldsgade 41, Nørrebro (close to Folkets Hus)

Aalborg

  • http://www.1000fryd.dk 1000fryd is a social center @ Kattesundet 10. Concerts, peoples kitchen, meetings.. everything happens here only!

Kolding

Estonia


Finland

Helsinki

Lahti

Lappeenranta

Tampere

Turku

  • http://www.diyturku.net/forum/ : a meeting place and information resource for people interested in sub-/countercultural activities in the Turku region (event calendar: http://diyturku.net/forum/index.php?action=calendar)
  • http://vapaakulttuuri.blogspot.com/ : a blog with information about autonomous cultural action in Turku
  • http://dhost.info/ooo65/viewforum.php?f=1 : a squatter forum. information and discussion about occupations and other related stuff in Turku
  • http://www.myspace.com/tvoturku : the oldest d.i.y. venue in the whole country (having done shows since the 1950s), run by university students and punks; UPDATE: evicted in May 2010, still looking for a new place where to organize public events
  • http://www.kirjakahvila.org/ : a student-run co-op book cafe; maybe not that "punk", but the only d.i.y. not-for-profit place in town after TVO got evicted (besides, there are a few punks as volunteers, as well). serves fair trade coffee/tea/hot chocolate and all-vegan cakes and pastries, hosts free film nights, discussions, and even some small gigs. there's a freebox for books, and some zines and anarchist literature available in the bookshop. occasional uncommercial queer parties on weekends

Oulu

France

Amiens

Angers

Angoulème

Bordeaux

Bretagne/Britany

Caen

Grenoble

Dijon

Lille

Lyon

Paris

Saint Etienne

Robiac

I don't know who you wrote this for but you hlpeed a brother out.

Tours

Marseille

  • LE SEUL PROBLEME self-managed social center. 46 rue Consolat / 13001 Marseille.
du mardi au vendredi : 14h - 20h
samedi : 10h30 - 19h
dimanche : 14h - 20h

Germany

Berlin

Flensburg

Hamburg

Kiel

Lübeck

Mannheim

Munich

Greece

Athens

Kavala

Thessaloniki

  • http://www.myspace.com/streetattacksquad: Street Attack, a punk squat
  • a good way to meet punks an other "alternative" people in Thessaloniki is to go at the place called "Rotode" is a famous youth gathering where police is not welcome
  • there are also a few squatted venues inside the university: Steki Sto Biologiko...

Hungary

Iceland

Reykjavík

  • Food Not Bombs, Meets every saturday at 11 am and cooks dumpstered food and serves at 2 pm at Lækjartorg.
  • Keðjuverkun(Chain Reaction), http://kedjuverkun.org/ is a DIY bike collective. Not as active since they lsot their space.
  • Andspyrnu Bókasafn, Anarchist Library(currently homeless). Website in Icelandic: http://www.andspyrna.org/

«««««« The centre that used to host all of these things has closed up due to lack of money to pay ridiculously high rent, as of January 2011, but a group of people are trying to set it up again in another place. Stay tuned! -9.May 2011 »»»»»»

Israel

Tel Aviv

  • http://rogatka.me/blog/?m=201105&cat=3 small diy-place with shows, screenings, discussions; satursday 4€-vegan lunch. only place in TA with Taybeh-beer (from Ramalah); unfortunately non-smoking inside. Yitzhak Sade-street way down; next to it is:
  • "Salon Mazal", the info-shop place. focus on animal rights, antifa and anti-occupation, queer&gender issues. big but random library with books of 40 years.
  • the "yellow house": squat (without legal title) by nihilist punx, might be dangerous to visit... it's down in Yaffa next to Ha-Hagana Park, follow street (Ben Yehuda?)
  • ask trustworthy people about the "red house" and handle the information decently; it's a house share of punx/activists but it's not explicitly an open political project.
  • chaos-punx are said to hang around in front of Diezengoff-Mall.
  • in small groups it's safe to sleep on the beach, there are even containers for BBQ-fires.

Jerusalem

  • uganda: artsy cafe/pub-style place with records and comics near Yaffa-street, sometimes small shows. expensive beer.
  • Lifta: you wouldn't believe it: an abandoned arab village! five minutes walk from Central Bus Station. Punx and bums have been crashing in there since decades. permanent stay is impossible because of men (from the park authorities and orthodox neighbors) removing and burning furniture and belongings frequently... the village consists of appr 100 stone-houses (mostly ruins) and a clean water pool frequently visited by orthodox males (drinking water quality). it's possible to have your camp-fire; bring your hammock and keep the place clean. for the history of this village whose population fled in winter 1947/48 can be found in detail on wikipedia.

Italy

Milan

Torino


Ireland

Dublin

Latvia

Kuldiga

  • NEKAC : d.i.y. center with shows and stuff

Lithuania

Vilnius

Macedonia


Netherlands

Amsterdam

Den Haag

Leiden

Rotterdam

Utrecht

  • ACU - politiek cultureel centrum (former squat which managed to keep the anarchist atmosphere in a professional setting)
  • Db's - a big complex with lots of rehearsal rooms, a small concert hall and a studio. Programs a ot of underground acts
  • Ubica - The last real squad in the city centre of Utrecht

Norway

Oslo

  • http://www.blitz.no/ : an old squat with political activities, vegan/vegetarian cafe and punk shows


Poland

Biała Podlaska

Częstochowa

Gdansk & Gdynia

Gliwice

Krakow

Lublin

Łódź

Poznan

Toruń

Warsawa

Wrocław

Romania

Tinisoara

Bucharest

Russia

Moscow

Samara

St. Petersburg


Serbia

Cheers pal. I do appreciate the witring.

Slovakia

Slovenia


Spain

This atilrce went ahead and made my day.

Barcelona

http://usurpa.squat.net/index.html

Madrid

Sweden

Luleå

Malmö

Stockholm

Umeå

Uppsala

Göteborg

Switzerland

Biene

Lausanne

Winterthur

Turkey

Istanbul


Ukraine


United Kingdom

Brighton

Bristol

London

Manchester


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