PAULINKO plays Em Drügge Pitter in Köln on Thursday, Nov. 5, 2026, with doors and show at 8:00 p.m. GMT+1, Bandsintown reported. The Cologne duo of Anna Pauline Kohn (vocals) and Lisa-Marie Bruynen (drums) brings its Neue Deutsche Welle revival to the venue, and five people had marked themselves as going as of the listing.
The night belongs to a band that describes itself as the voice of a generation of post-millennial women who live female empowerment rather than talk about it. PAULINKO takes the sound of the Neue Deutsche Welle — the German new-wave movement that gave the world Nena, DAF and the Humpe Schwestern — and carries it into the new millennium, adding a dose of electro and what the group calls the “Neuen Deutschen Welle.” Thematically, the songs sit firmly in the here and now.
What PAULINKO brings to the Köln stage
The band’s current material, alongside regularly released new songs, adds a fresh impact: a sound the group itself places in the pop-punk camp, a blunt “Auf die Fresse-Pop” punch to the face. Anyone who has seen PAULINKO live knows what that means in practice — the duo delivers two times 150 percent energy, enough to knock the audience flat.
That combination shapes what concertgoers at Em Drügge Pitter should expect: new-wave hooks rebuilt for a club stage, electro textures underneath, and lyrics aimed at anyone who has ever been told how to live their life. The band is explicit about its stance — its members have had enough of men who want to explain how things should be done, and they say so in their songs.
Who is playing and who is going
PAULINKO is Anna Pauline Kohn on vocals and Lisa-Marie Bruynen on drums — a two-piece lineup that leaves little room for hiding behind a large ensemble. The Bandsintown event page for the Nov. 5, 2026 show at Em Drügge Pitter listed five attendees as going, a small but committed early crowd for a band that frames itself as a mouthpiece for its generation.
For fans in the Köln area looking for a loud, guitar-driven night out with a new-wave backbone, the 8:00 p.m. GMT+1 start at Em Drügge Pitter is the date to mark. The show is the kind of club date where the band’s full-throttle live reputation — that doubled, 150-percent energy — is the main attraction.
