Berlin Flughafen Tempelhof
thumb|right|Berlin's Flughafen Tempelhof (Tempelhof Airport) Flughafen Tempelhof (English translation: Tempelhof Airport) is a now-defunct airport, and one of the first airports in Berlin, Germany. Its name comes from the Tempelhof-Schöneberg borough, in which the airport is located in, in south-central Berlin. Opened in 1923, the airport ceased its operations in 2008, despite efforts by protestors to prevent the closure, leaving the city with two other airports, Tegel and Schönefeld, before being replaced in 2020 by the Berlin Brandenburg Airport.
As mentioned above, the airport opened in 1923, designated by the Reich Ministry of Transport, with a major reconstruction already taking place in the 1930s by the Nazi government. Together with London's former Croydon Airport and the old Paris–Le Bourget Airport, the Tempelhof Aiport was one of the three iconic pre-WWII airports in Europe. Through the Cold War, the airport was the main terminal for American military aircraft transport, accessing West Berlin. The U.S. presence ended with the fall of The Iron Curtain. Since its closure, Tempelhof has been used as an open-air site for many events and fairs, including the Berlin Marathon fair, the Popkomm trade show, Lollapalooza Berlin, and the Berlin Music Week, amongst others. The airport would've also been the location of the 2011 Eurovision Song Contest, if Berlin was chosen as a host city, however Düsseldorf was later chosen as the host city.
Muse performed at Tempelhof two times. First was in 2015, during the first edition of Lollapalooza Berlin. Second time was in 2022, during the first edition of the Tempelhof Sounds festival.
Muse apperances
- 2022-06-11 (Tempelhof Sounds)
- 2015-09-13 (Lollapalooza Berlin)
Venue address
Flughafen Tempelhof
Platz der Luftbrücke 5
12101 Berlin
Berlin-Brandenburg
Germany