Perron 55

Former concert venue in Venlo, Netherlands. Originally founded in 1900 as the O.O.C. (Open Ontmoetings Centrum) by a group of squaters, the theater was converted to a concert hall and renamed 'Perron 55' in 1985, focusing on alternative music of the late 80's-early 90's, with bands such as Sonic Youth, The Fall and Test Dept. on the bill. In 2010 it placed in the top 4 concert venues in the country, behind Rotown (Rotterdam), Simplon (Groningen) and Trouw - De Verdieping (Amsterdam). On April 27th, 2014 the venue ceased operations making way for the new Poppodium Grenswerk. The venue was known for not only attracting crowds from the Limburg province, but also from the neighboring Ruhr Valley region of Germany close by the border.edit