Aktion Mutante isnt a venue, its an art- and cultureassociation in the south of austria, exactly near the borders of italy and slovenia (both countries are just 10 minutes to drive).
The association exists since 14 years and is specialised to organise concert in carinthia.
We are normally organising the concerts in an old monastery, but we have also one or even two alternative locations for "colder" month.
Squatted in 76´ the former slaughterhouse is now a self-organized working-collaboration and a venue, including 3 Halls with stages (capacities from 100 to 1000 people), a pub with a little stage and Vienna´s only all year open air area (capacity 3000 people). Any kind of musical styles and various events of contemporary art.
Since 1998 part of the viennese alternative scene. Since then uncountable national and international bands stopped at the B72 to play, for example Zoot woman, Calexico, Tocotronic, Moneybrother, Chikinki, Kettcar, Firewater.. to name but a few. The B72 covers a wide range of underground music and offers especially young austrian bands a possibility to play a well established club to fair conditions. The B72 is situated close to other well known viennese alternative bases, like the chelsea or the rhiz. It offers space for about 250 people and has a gallery to watch the stage and the crowd comfortably. Also there is a garden where you can sit outside and enjoy your drinks and the people around you.
Bikini Test is venue located in the Jura mountains of Switzerland, near the France limits (near Belfort, Besancon).
Capacity : 350
Stage : 8m x 5m
Electricity : 220V/50HZ
Open usually on fridays and saturdays.
Kinds of music : rock, metal, stoner, post-rock, rock'n'roll, dub, reggae, ska, electro, trip-hop, electro-jazz, funk-soul, hip-hop, etc...