Huset, Copenhagen

For the venue of the same name in Aarhus, see Huset, Aarhus Multi arena venue in Magstræde in central Copenhagen. Huset was established by the city council in 1969 as a community center. It was given to youth movement groups in 1970 but closed again in 1972 due to it had become a drug abuse location occupied by up to 700 hippies living their daily life here. After a management reorganization it reopened the same year, and since that Huset has been the centre for several venues, and also housing restaurant, café, cinema and theatre. Amongst the venues are: - Musikcafeen on the third floor, all genres, from 1976 to present. - Barbue punk venue on the first floor 1984-1994. - Vognporten on the ground floor, a jazz- and folkscene, 1970 to 1985. - Klub Tatuba shortlived venue 1973 to 1975 on the top floor. - Paradise Jazz, Copenhagen a three nights a week jazz club, the only Copenhagen club venue to feature also big band jazz.