Palladium
Cologne concert hall next to the E-Werk, set in an 1899 engineering hall that has staged concerts since 1998.
since 1899
holds approx. 4,000 people
The Palladium is a concert hall in Cologne, standing right next to the E-Werk. Concerts have taken place here since 1998, inside a building that started life as an industrial workshop.
At a Glance
- Type
- Concert hall
- Location
- Cologne, immediately next to the E-Werk
- Built
- 1899
- Original use
- Mechanical engineering hall for Trefil Europe Engineering
- Concert venue since
- December 1998
- Operator
- Köln Event Veranstaltungsgesellschaft mbH
Age comparison
Age compared with other places in Cologne.
From Workshop to Concert Hall
The hall went up in 1899, when machines rather than music filled it: it served Trefil Europe Engineering as a mechanical engineering workshop. That industrial chapter ran for almost a century before the building changed course in December 1998 and opened its doors to concerts.
Two Venues, One Operator
The Palladium does not stand alone. Its operator, Köln Event Veranstaltungsgesellschaft mbH, also runs the neighbouring E-Werk, so the two concert spaces sit side by side under shared management.
Acts on Stage
The Palladium's stage has carried both international names and German-language acts. Among the performers who have played here are Kylie Minogue, Olivia Rodrigo, OneRepublic, Fall Out Boy, Ellie Goulding, Erasure, Simple Minds, Within Temptation, Bullet for My Valentine, Slash, Lindsey Stirling, RADWIMPS, Girl in Red, Kollegah and Jennifer Rostock.
Map
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Address
Schanzenstraße 40
51063 Köln
Hours
Mo: 11:00–15:00
Di: 11:00–15:00
Mi: 11:00–15:00
Do: 11:00–15:00
Fr: 11:00–15:00
Contact
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Sources & links
- Official website
- Official website (retrieved 2026-07-17)
- Wikidata (retrieved 2026-06-30)
- Wikipedia (retrieved 2026-06-30, rev 265710513)
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