Between subculture, a sense of musical history, and contemporary club culture, Club 101 at Rockhouse Salzburg has established itself as one of the city’s most distinctive platforms for urban music. Created by members of the community and carried by a DJ collective, Club 101 does not see itself as a club in the commercial sense, but as a cultural project - “from the community, for the community.”

At the centre is a clear attitude: to understand music as a living, social form of expression shaped by history. The cultural foundation of Club 101 draws on the origins of urban music - especially hip-hop, reggae, funk, and soul, not as a rigid genre corset, but as an open coordinate system in which past, present, and future intertwine. Vinyl culture, sound system traditions, and DJ craft meet new currents, hybrid styles, and contemporary forms of expression. In a city whose club landscape is often perceived as fragmented or limited, Club 101 deliberately stands for continuity, quality, and principles. The result is a platform that does not follow trends but sets its own impulses - making a lasting contribution to Salzburg’s urban music culture.

When the series expanded into the new format “101 Approved”, this approach was sharpened further. “101 Approved” functions as a kind of curated seal of quality within the Club 101 DNA: selected live acts meet DJ culture and sound system aesthetics. The focus shifts more strongly toward concert formats, without losing the energy of club culture. Musically, the spectrum ranges from conscious roots reggae and dub to classic boom-bap hip-hop and genre-crossing hybrid forms.