Park stage Wuhlheide
The Berlin Park Wuhlheide (interim name Kindl-Bühne Wuhlheide , shortly Wuhlheide ) is under monument protection standing outdoor -Spielstätte in the form of an amphitheater . It is situated in to oberschöneweide belonging Wuhlheide park in the district of Treptow-Koepenick . The venue holds 17,000 spectators with no seats inside. With seating inside, it can seat 15,300 spectators. After the Waldbühne, it is the second largest open-air theater in Berlin.
history
Construction and use in the GDR
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Parts of the Volkspark Wuhlheide were redesigned into the Ernst Thälmann pioneer park from around 1950, following Soviet models . On the occasion of the 3rd World Youth Festival in the summer of 1951 (opening ceremony on July 27, 1951 under Lord Mayor Friedrich Ebert ), the large open-air theater was built. It was built on ramparts of rubble, on which terraced oval rows of seats for around 20,000 visitors were laid out on the inside. In order to reach the upper ring of the wall from the outside and to get to the seats on the inside, extensive open staircases were created. The necessary toilet and auxiliary buildings were built on the back of the wall in accordance with the hygiene requirements and knowledge of the time. In the following years a large number of cultural and political events took place here.
After reunification
At the beginning of the 1990s, the open-air stage was in a desolate condition and could hardly be used. Nevertheless, it has been a listed horticultural monument in reunified Berlin since August 25, 1990 .
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In 1996/1997 the venue was completely renovated and modernized by the architect Werner Weickenmeier from Speyer. The stage area with a playing area of 22.5 mx 16 m received a permanent tent roof on a steel construction, in which up to 16 tons of additional load (light and sound) can be suspended. All the necessary functional and ancillary rooms, as well as the infrastructure facilities, such as toilets, power supply, emergency power generator, sales facilities, visitor benches and the like, were completely rebuilt. The reopening as Parkbühne Wuhlheide took place in June 1996 with a concert by the Brandenburg Philharmonic Potsdam.
At the beginning of 2003 the open-air stage was renamed Kindl-Bühne Wuhlheide (after the Berliner Kindl brewery ). The stage was sold by the State of Berlin, represented by the Liegenschaftsfonds Berlin, to the previous operator Parkbühne Wuhlheide GmbH at the end of August 2007 .
Awards and special features
In 2009, Radiohead's performance on July 8, 2008 was honored with the Live Entertainment Award as Concert of the Year .
In March 2008, the Kindl-Bühne Wuhlheide received the Live Entertainment Award in the Location of the Year category.
In the summer of 2008, the Berlin band Die Ärzte performed six sold-out concerts in front of a total of over 100,000 visitors.
In the summer of 2011, Wuhlheide was voted the best concert location in Berlin by radioeins listeners and awarded the first radioeins hot spot .
Since 1997, 104.6 RTL has organized “Stars For Free”, one of the largest free open air festivals in Wuhlheide, once a year.
Concerts since 1998 (selection)
Adel Tawil (2018, 2014), Arcade Fire (2017, 2014), Beatsteaks (2018, 2015, 2011, 2008, 2007), Black Sabbath (2014), Bruce Springsteen (1999), Bryan Adams (1999), Casper (2015 ), Coldplay (2005), Deep Purple (2003, 1999), Deichkind (2017), Die Ärzte (2012, 2008, 2004, 2001, 1998), Die Toten Hosen (2009, 2002, 1999), Eric Clapton (2006) , Eros Ramazzotti (1998), Faith No More (2009), Farin Urlaub Racing Team (2015, 2009), Foo Fighters (2011, 2008), Frei.Wild (2016), Gestört aber GeiL (2018, 2017, 2016), Green Day (2012), Herbert Grönemeyer (2003), Ich + Ich (2010), Jack Johnson (2008), Joe Cocker (1998), Karat (2008, 2007, 2005, 2000), Kraftklub (2018), KIZ (2016 ), Marteria (2015), Matthias Reim (2016), Metallica (2003), Moderat (2017), Modern Talking (2003, 2001), Ostrock in Klassik (2009, 2008, 2007), Paul Kalkbrenner (2011), Pearl Jam (2014, 2010, 2009, 2006, 2000, 1992), Peter Maffay (2015, 2005, 2002, 2001, 2000), Peter Fox (2009), Pixies (2004), Puhdys (2015, 2007, 1999), Pur ( 2013, 2007, 1999), REM (1999), Radiohead (2012, 2008, 2001), Rainald Grebe (2015), Rammstein (2013, 2010, 2005, 1998), Red Hot Chili Peppers (2006, 2003), Robbie Williams (2003 ), Roger Waters (2006), Rosenstolz (2007, 2006, 2004, 2003), SDP (2019), Santana (2000), Seeed (2013, 2007, 2004), Sunrise Avenue (2015, 2013, 2012) System of a Down (2017, 2013, 2011), The Cure (2005), Unheilig (2016, 2012, 2011), Volbeat (2013), We Are Heroes (2007, 2005), Whitney Houston (1998), Xavier Naidoo (2003).
Web links
- Park stage homepage
- The two largest open-air theaters in Berlin: Kindl-Bühne Wuhlheide and Waldbühne
Coordinates: 52 ° 27 ′ 43 " N , 13 ° 32 ′ 43" E