Registratur nightclub to close in mid-2007

Just got a message of MySpace yesterday that one of my fave club nights is ending in a couple of onths as the Registratur is closing for rennovation.
End of an era.

Had some great nights in there with my mates over the last few years. Got pissed up, danced with hands in the air all night.
Met some great people, seen some good acts, had one of my most teasured snogs with a bloke.

And now its getting rennovated like the Kitchen before it.
Yuppie flats and offices I guess.

Munich clubbing just a got a little poorer.

Good ridance!

What a shite club! - I hate/detest that club... IMHO - it gave clubbing a bad name... and will always be remember as RegistraPooh.

I've had fun there but only when I was already pissed out of my tree before I got there.

The Registratur is/was a bright shining star and I'll be sorry to see it go. Will shed a tear.

Damn, why does everything that has the right level of rundown dirty ambience have to be renovated in this town?

To make it worse they have a countdown running on the website.

ditto. munich still lacks that nitty gritty grimy sh-- that defines great cities. love it or hate it (stanford.. ) registatur fills a much-needed niche in this city. sad to see it go... btw, rumor has it it's run by an ami. anybody here can confirm that?

Yes, TT can confirm that. See the reviews page: Die Registratur

Thats got to be one of my favorite clubs in Munich becasue it is actually gritty...and the DJs are usually alright. Its true not enough gritty places seem to last in Munich and the clubs that survive are too yuppy or packed to enjoy. Can anyone whose been to some alternative type lounges/clubs just reccomend them, so I can learn about a couple new ones. thanks...just your good non poppy-music types of places should suffice...

Yes please... I'd like to second that request. As a relative newcomer to Munich, I'd still like to find a place were they realize a DJ is supposed to find good music that you've never heard, instead of just be a jukebox.

Not been to either but possibly The Garden or Zewirk?

It´s a petty to see Die Registratur disappear, I´ve only been in Muenchen for a few months but this is definitely one of my fav clubs, in the meaning that a club is a place that you go to listen to good music and dance... if you want just to talk and hang around with your mates then just go to a pub

Another alternative places like the this one are The Garden, Rotte Sonne, Harry Klein, I also found Erste Liga to be ok only been there once tough but i liked it, not so "heavy" as the other ones...

I'm not sure if the Registratur is still closing so soon, seems to have been a wee bit of a scandal (corruption?)
over the whole affair according to one on of the "what's on" mags I read now and again.

Anyway the boys in green wanted to say goodbye to the club so they turned up en masse last night to offer their best wishes.
Big night out for them as they all turned up at another club a few minutes walk away as well.

Oh, I always like a bit of goss. Feel free to elaborate on the scandal and corruption!!

The Registratur claimed they were being forced to close as their licence (Konnzession) was expiring and the building was to be redeveloped.
The KVR say yes, they were on a fixed term licence due to the redevelopment of the building but as long as that is not actually about to hapen they can
get a new licence. Indeed, the KVR wrote to the Registratur to inform them that their old licence was expiring and to get a new one if they wanted.

While this was being picked over by the local party-goers press some interesting stuff came to light.
Only the main hall of the club is actually licensed for occupancy and that rooms capacity is the capacity of the club = 200 guests.
The separate room the Sekretrariat is not supposed to be used for clubbing but I've been in there, neither are the guests meant to hang out in the wide corridoors which are rent-free though everyone uses them for chatting and chilling.

If ther were more than 200 guests then stricter rules about emergency exits etc would apply which would cost a fortune to install and not be worth it.

So the allegation is that the Munich City Council is letting this go on (and the KVR is usually not so relaxed about ze rules) as other wise the club would have to close and that would be bad news for the owner who wouldn't get any rent and the owner is: Munich City Council.

Whether last night's police raid was due to this issue being forced and the numbers on the premises rather than
what those guests might have been up to, is open to conjecture.

Source: Fresh #12, June 2007 edition.

Thanks very much for writing that out!

Were they looking for "schrwarz arbeiter"? (or something else)

Words on the street says, most of Müllerstr going cold turkey at the moment, as there hasnt been a fresh delivery in around 3 weeks!

Dreadful level of customer service in Germany!

Dunno the reasons for the raids, I shall have to listen to local gossip.
Wasn't out last night as I was a bit tied up.

have heard 16 aug mentioned as a re-opening date for registratur. can anyone confirm that? would be good news and def a reason to party in my book...

Sounds a possiblilty as a party i was planning to go to was gonna be in August too.
Dunno bout re-opening a Munich club location in August though...

Registratur seems to be open again... I am on their mailing list and received an email last night about them being open this coming Thurs, Fri and Sat "Der erste Samstag einer neuen Ära".

Pity, as I was REALLY in the mood for it last weekend and don´t think I can make it this one.

@Monkstown

Very interesting, I would have thought that 200 was the minimum number that was ever in Registratur.

@Renia

Would be really cool if it reopens.