Au (squat)
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Au the name of a building that has been squatted
since June 4, 1983 in Frankfurt
, Germany
. It bills itself as an "Autonomous Cultural Centre and Living Project".
Au was home to the Au Squat Festival on June 3rd, 2006, featuring many punk rock bands such as The Restarts
. The 2007 festival was on June 9th with band like Sensa Yuma and the festival 2008 will be on June 7th. Beside the open air festival there are many other concerts and cultural or political events during the year.
Squatting
Squatting consists of occupying an abandoned or unoccupied space or building, usually residential, that the squatter does not own, rent or otherwise have permission to use....
since June 4, 1983 in Frankfurt
Frankfurt
Frankfurt am Main , commonly known simply as Frankfurt, is the largest city in the German state of Hesse and the fifth-largest city in Germany, with a 2010 population of 688,249. The urban area had an estimated population of 2,300,000 in 2010...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. It bills itself as an "Autonomous Cultural Centre and Living Project".
Au was home to the Au Squat Festival on June 3rd, 2006, featuring many punk rock bands such as The Restarts
The Restarts
The Restarts are a street punk band from London, England.They formed in 1995 in London with Darragh on drums, Kieran from Armed and Hammered on bass, and Mik on the guitar. They played many shows in the UK with their three-piece until Mik left, at which point Alan joined the band...
. The 2007 festival was on June 9th with band like Sensa Yuma and the festival 2008 will be on June 7th. Beside the open air festival there are many other concerts and cultural or political events during the year.