The Fluc established itself as a center for (warning, buzzword parade) contemporary urban art and music. Many loved it, most knew it, and then.. it was gone. Driven into exile by some restructuring plans in the area. Tears were shed, Afri-Cola was spilled, and hearts ripped. It was a sad event.

But cry no more, electro-emo-kids of the present! There will be a Fluc_2. And, to make the deal even better, it will be right next to where the Fluc used to be - in and over the underpass opposite of the previous location. A total of 400m² with stages, an exhibition room, a coffeeshop, a netzone, a bar, and more and more and more. The city of Vienna finally agreed to the rather unorthodox plans that the architect Klaus Stattmann had for the Fluc, and if all goes well, the building process starts in November, and should be done in late January.

This all makes me very happy, and I don’t even like electronic music. But the Fluc fills a gap that has existed in this city ever since the Flex sold out and became a mainstream party bunker with a good sound system. More importantly, it caters more to people that are or were twenty-somethings, instead of those who try to act like they are, but aren’t even legally allowed to drink beer.

Special props go to Der Wiener Lloyd, not only for the nice redesign of his blog, but also for calling his text about the new Fluc “Leopoldstadt Metroblogging” - HA, and now we’re a meme.