Hulen is a student-driven rock club in Bergen

Bergen

Bergen is the second largest city in Norway with a population of as of , . Bergen is the administrative centre of Hordaland county. Greater Bergen or Bergen Metropolitan Area as defined by Statistics Norway, has a population of as of , ....

, Norway, that opened on 17 May 1969. Hulen has its premises in an old bomb shelter below Nygårdshøyden in the city center of Bergen. The shelter is rented from the Norwegian Civil Defence

Norwegian Civil Defence

Norwegian Civil Defence is the civil defence organization of Norway.The Norwegian Civil Defence sorts under the Norwegian Directorate for Civil Protection and Emergency Planning which again reports to the Norwegian Ministry of Justice and the Police....

. During its 40 years of existence Hulen has been threatened with banruptcy etc., but has managed to continue because of their volunteers and supporters.

History

Hulen was once an air-raid shelter, which in 1968 was converted into a club for local students in Bergen. The reason was partly that the students' old resident, Parkveien 1, was torn down. In over 35 years that have elapsed since that time Hulen has also always served as a cultural alternative for students and music people. Hulen is driven by pure idealism. Around 80 people sacrifice some of their best years to keep the wheels rolling in the cave.

External links

• Official page