About Distillery

Club

Distillery in Leipzig is the oldest techno club in the former East German states and is considered one of the best-known techno clubs in Germany.

Programme

Over the years, the club has opened up musically. Alongside techno and house, drum and bass and other styles of electronic music, as well as hip-hop and reggae, have also found their place in the programme. National and international artists who have performed at Distillery include Carl Craig, Laurent Garnier, Jeff Mills, Dave Clarke, Sven Väth, Richie Hawtin, Ricardo Villalobos, Paul Kalkbrenner, Louie Austen, Steve Bug, LTJ Bukem, Afrika Bambaataa, DJ Vadim, Blowfly, DJ Krush, DJ Koze, Storm, Kool Keith and Princess Superstar.

Culture

As a cultural venue, Distillery is a member of the association of Leipzig clubs and live music venues, which joined together in 2019 to form the registered association Livekommbinat. The members of the association aim to help secure and improve the framework conditions for the participating cultural and creative spaces, and to contribute to social, artistic and cultural diversity. This also includes documenting closed venues, which are presented under the category “Lost Clubs”.