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Hulen ('The Cave') is a student-driven rock club in
(in Norwegian) The reason was partly that the students' old resident, Parkveien 1, was torn down. In over 42 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. The music has a main emphasis on alternative rock and pop, but other genres are also allowed, such as jazz, blues, metal and electronica. Hulen has won best concert venue twice, in 2001 and 2011.
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Music venues in Bergen 1969 establishments in Norway Culture in Bergen {{norway-stub
Hulen ('The Cave') is a student-driven rock club in Bergen
Bergen (, ) is a city and municipalities of Norway, municipality in Vestland county on the Western Norway, west coast of Norway. Bergen is the list of towns and cities in Norway, second-largest city in Norway after the capital Oslo.
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, 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. During its 40 years of existence Hulen has been threatened with bankruptcy 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, and opened on 17 May 1969.History section at Hulen's homepage(in Norwegian) The reason was partly that the students' old resident, Parkveien 1, was torn down. In over 42 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. The music has a main emphasis on alternative rock and pop, but other genres are also allowed, such as jazz, blues, metal and electronica. Hulen has won best concert venue twice, in 2001 and 2011.
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Official page
Music venues in Bergen 1969 establishments in Norway Culture in Bergen {{norway-stub