Venus Weltklang Festival 1981
Venus Weltklang, the first international women’s rock festival, took place in West Berlin, Germany from 19 – 21 June 1981. The line-up was simply amazing. After the festival, Stuttgart based Flame Records put out a compendium album featuring thirteen tracks recorded live at the event.
I found a copy of the record at the Rec Rec store in Zürich. It came with a dedication on the back: “Für Fatima, Venus Weltklang über alle Dächer! und zwar laut.” That about sums it up for me.
SIDE A
The Au Pairs – “Headache for Michelle”
Die Hausfrauen – “Sacred Vow”
LiLiPUT – “Waxing Moon”
Mo-dettes – “Nasty Children”
Malaria! – “I Will Be Your Only One”
Lilidrop – “Monde Animal”
SIDE B
Insisters – Superelastikfrau
Wicked Lady – Suicide Star
The Bloods – Blue Chevrolet
Unknown Gender – Either Yes or No
Carambolage – Männlein
Pink Plastic & Panties – My Car
Bitchband No. 1 – Drop the Bomb
DOWNLOAD: Venus Weltklang – Side A
DOWNLOAD: Venus Weltklang – Side B
This rules, thank you!
Awesome, I got the Au Pairs Live in Berlin album from their performance there. Do you know who was on the line-up there?
I have just found out about this festival! Sounds amazing.
very happy to download this record,i was the bass player from the bitch band..think you!!
Fantastic to hear this music again. I love the scratches on the vinyl. I was at this festival.
Thank you Jenny!! Listening again in 2019 and it all sounds so relevant still. Lesley kills but all of us bist schon.
Anderson
I was at that festival. Sweet memories.
Carambolage, Liliput, Au Pairs, Slits and Malaria! where all incredibly good.
Unfortunately very little information and very few photos from the festival have surfaced on the internet. I assume at least some fanzines must have written something back in the day. Would love to read and see photos.
Some acts are missing on the live album:
Contratctions (USA)
Hans-A-Plast (Hamburg)
Nina Hagen (West Germany)
Gianna Nannini (Italy)
Lene Lovich (USA)
Kandeggina Gang (Italy)
Insisters (Netherlands)
Häxfeber (Sweden)
The Slits (featuring a very young Neneh Cherry and Budgie) (UK), short clip available on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9D8LmUHW48s
There might have been someone I forgot.