c/o Pop

When the Popkomm festival and trade fair moved from Cologne to Berlin in 2004, c/o pop emerged to fill the gap. The event's weeklong second installment — featuring rock and hip-hop stages, open-air raves, warehouse parties, and Kompakt's monumental Total 6 throwdown — became one of Germany's best parties, proving that Cologne is no second city. -Philip Sherburne