E-Werk, Concert hall in Mülheim, Germany

E-Werk is a former electrical power station with red brick facades and industrial elements from the early 1900s that now operates as a concert hall. The main hall accommodates roughly 2,000 people and hosts concerts, corporate events, and private celebrations.

The power station was built between 1904 and 1905 and supplied electricity to Mülheim until 1930. Afterward, the building was converted into a rope manufacturing facility before eventually becoming a cultural venue.

Since 1991 the hall has hosted the annual Stunksitzung, an alternative revue that mocks Cologne's established carnival Prunksitzungen with satirical jabs. It runs on about 50 evenings and draws roughly 55,000 visitors. The rest of the year the hall serves concerts, shows and company parties that can be rented.

The hall is entered from Schanzenstraße in Mülheim, on the right bank of the Rhine, and holds up to 2,000 visitors on a usable floor area of up to 1,630 m², outdoor area excluded. It is run together with the neighbouring Palladium by the same operating company. The disco operation ended after the 2006 conversion, so the building is used for concerts and rented events; check the programme before travelling.

BAP bought the dilapidated power station in the late 1980s, not 1991, and spent two years and 5 million DM renovating it before opening the venue with partners from Cologne's entertainment industry in 1991. A storm in late November 1984 had damaged the roof so badly that demolition was considered.