Zenith (building)

The Kulturhalle Zenith (also known as the Zenith Halle or simply Zenith) is an events hall located in the Schwabing-Freimann borough of Munich, Germany. Originally opening in 1918 as a part of a railway repair shop, the hall was converted into performance venue in 1994. Since its opening in August 1996, it has hosted concerts, fairs and company presentations.

Zenith

Rear view of the venue (circa 2007)
Full name	Kulturhalle Zenith
Address	Lilienthalallee 35 80939 Munich, Germany
Location	Schwabing-Freimann
Operator	Freimann Event Betriebs
Capacity	5,880 (general admission) 3,100 (reserved)
Construction
Opened	August 1996 (1996-08)
Architect	Firma Krupp
Website
Venue Website (in German)

Inside view of the Zenith (2012)

History

The venue was built in 1918 as Halle 5 of the Ausbesserungswerk München-Freimann. Used as a railway construction and reparation hall, the venue faced massive damage during World War II. The hall reopened in 1927, becoming a boiling shop for locomotives. The shop remained in operation until 1992. It was sold by Deutsche Bahn to local entrepreneur Wolfgang Nöth.^[1] In 1994, Nöth began converting the space into a performance venue. The space, now known as Kulturhalle Zenith, opened August 1996. The venue can hold nearly 6,000 guests.^[2]

Noted performers

• Arctic Monkeys
• Bullet for My Valentine
• Brandy
• Breaking Benjamin
• Simple Minds
• Motörhead
• Lana Del Rey
• Avril Lavigne
• Muse
• Gorillaz
• Katy Perry
• Lady Gaga
• Lepa Brena
• Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
• Macklemore
• Adele
• The Prodigy
• Moderat
• Paul Kalkbrenner
• Rag'n'Bone Man
• The Script
• Alexander Marcus
• Emil Bulls
• Beginner
• Wanda
• Pink
• Fall Out Boy
• Blumentopf
• Robin Schulz
• Kollegah
• Rihanna
• Joss Stone
• No Doubt
• 257ers
• Kraftklub
• Marteria
• Clueso
• Queens of the Stone Age
• Parov Stelar
• Casper
• OneRepublic
• Kylie Minogue
• Jack White
• Rita Ora
• As I Lay Dying
• Oasis
• Lewis Capaldi
• Holly Humberstone

Notable events

• 2018 German Darts Grand Prix^[3]
• 2019 German Darts Grand Prix
• 2022 German Darts Grand Prix^[4]

References

1. "Bühne unter Strom" [Stage under power]. Focus (in German). Hubert Burda Media. 22 May 2000. Retrieved October 28, 2017.
2. München - Veranstaltungsort: Zenith Archived September 17, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
3. "Magnificent MVG Claims 22nd Euro Title". PDC. 2 April 2018. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
4. Phillips, Josh. "2022 Interwetten German Darts Grand Prix draw & schedule". PDC. Retrieved 14 April 2022.

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