Tapperiet

At Søndre Havn in Køge, in a former industrial area undergoing rapid urban development, lies Tapperiet — a music venue and youth culture house based in an old gas bottling hall. The venue has hosted concerts since 2006, and the raw, authentic industrial building has been preserved and forms a large part of the atmosphere. In order for the venue to continue as a concert hall in the middle of a growing residential area, the building received a distinctive grass-covered roof structure in 2014–2015, designed by Tegnestuen Vandkunsten and jointly funded by Køge Municipality, Køge Kyst and Realdania; the green 'overcoat' dampens the sound while also creating a foyer with space for additional events. Tapperiet presents around 50 concerts a year divided into a spring and an autumn season, with an emphasis on both well-known headline acts and new artists on the Danish live music scene across a broad range of genres. For the years 2025–2028 the venue, together with Teaterbygningen and Bygningen in Køge, has been designated a Regional Music Venue by the Danish Arts Foundation. Alongside concerts, the venue functions as a youth culture house for young people aged 13 to 25, offering communal meals, a makerspace, rehearsal facilities and a skatepark — a living cultural laboratory where events by, for and with young people are continuously developed and experimented with.