Friendly Capitalism Lounge Vol. 22

In the organizer's words:

Friendly Capitalism Lounge Vol. 22 - With all the artists who have ever been there

The world is still ending - but it's our birthday!

The Friendly Capitalism Lounge is back and celebrating its anniversary this year! For 25 years now, the Friendly Capitalism Lounge has been taking an artistically critical look at the messed-up world situation and has managed to bring together numerous parallel universes of music and art that exist side by side.

The Lounge was founded in August 2001 by Fehmi Baumbach and Jim Avignon. The world was once again in upheaval: the golden 1990s were over, the city was broke and Berlin's government had just resigned following a vote of no confidence.

Jim and Fehmi wanted to react to all of this with a slightly different party format - and ironically torpedo the emerging alliance between industry and subculture.This is how the "Who is afraid of Friendly Capitalism Lounge" was born. This format quickly developed into a very special institution and has now been defying the constantly worsening conditions for 25 years with a wild mix of artists, musicians and illustrators of all styles.

Because outside, everything remains as it is - only worse: culture is being kept to a minimum, governments are in spin mode, humanism has taken a wrong turn somewhere and the climate is seriously considering a planetary change. Inside, we are celebrating against corruption and division - for attitude, fun and a bit of megalomania.

As always, capitalism is to blame - but without it, things probably wouldn't be so good. So it's high time for a little Friendly Capitalism Lounge.

To mark the 25th anniversary, Jim Avignon and Fehmi Baumbach have now invited all artists from the Lounge over the last few decades to participate once again with a work and almost all of them are taking part!A 100-page catalog will be published for the vernissage, full of photos, quirky anecdotes and stories that can only be experienced in the haze of friendly capitalism.

Be there when it's time once again to put down your money-saving socks and get into recession fashion! Experience a turbulent evening with obscure guests from all over the world and semi-celebrities from the worlds of art and music.

With art from over 80 artists of all genres from over three generations:

4000 | Anni Heuchel | Anna McCarthy | Anna Niedhart | Barbara Rauh | Barkley Bandon

Betty Stürmer | Bernd Nettmann | Charlotte Crome | Christian Achenbach | Christian Werner

Claudia Rorarius | CX Huth | The Pylofon | DAG | Danielle de Picciotto | Dasha Rychkova

Dave the Chimp | Dylan Bakker | Eleanor Sommer | Elisabeth Moch | Evelin | Eva Krusche

Fehmi Baumbach | Fernando Fernandez | Francois Chalet | Francoise Cactus | Frauke Berg

Mrs. Kraushaar | Fynn Steiner | Geka | Gloomy | Gogo Plata | Grazyna Zarebska

Hermann Heilemann | Hugi Hugel | Jujus Delivery | Jule K | Julia Kissina | Julia Neuenhausen

Jim Avignon | Jon Burgerman | Jojo Caramelle | Jojo Ensslin | Kasia Kandel

Katharina Grossmann-Hensel | Kerstin Kary | Lea Heinrich | Lili | Lizz Lunney | Lupe Godoy

Lutz Pramann | Makulatur | Maria Gideon | Marion Roters | Markus Schmölz | Maud Tutsche

Milan Peschel | Milk & Vodka | Miriam Tölke | Miss Glueniverse | Moki | Moritz Reichelt

Nando Cornejo | Natalie Huth | Nicole Wiederkehr | Paetrick Schmidt | Patrick Sellmann

Philip Grözinger | Pit Ruge | Rabea Senftenberg | Rahel Süskind | Rommygon | Roman Klonek Sandra Haselsteiner | Sammy Stein | Sasha Kisselnova | Sebastian Lörscher | Sebastian Mayer

Silky | Silvia Salvador | Simone Scardovelli | Skewville | Steffen Vielhauer

Tika / Maja Hüst | Tobias Molitor | Uli Ehrenberg | Ulrich Ulrichson | Uta Kathleen Kalthoff

Uta Kreher | Ute Langkafel | Various & Gould | Vinnie Nylon

Program:

Friday, 05.12.2025, 7 pm: Vernissage & live music at Neurotitan

With the bands:

Fastmusic | Electroservice (¾ Jeans Team) | Grateful Cat

Friberty (Jens Friebe's new thing) | Neoangin

And the DJs at Neurotitan are so fresh that their names can't possibly be announced yet ...

Aftershow at Eschschloraque Rümschrümp

With the DJ team:

Mater Morgana aka Holly Hunter and Jonas Poppe