culture// Kustom Kulture Forever

The Kustom Kulture Forever Show (formerly Bottrop Kustom Kulture) is one of the biggest custom culture shows in Europe. After ten years as Bottrop Kustom Kulture, the last show was in 2012.

The last couple of years in Bottrop weren't very easy for the promoters. After having to move to several meadows around the airport Schwarze Heide, they never knew whether they would be able to continue there the following year. In addition to that, they have been very unlucky concerning the weather over the last two years which made the event area look more like a flooded field than an actual show ground. The lacking infrastructure, which caused rising costs every year, became a huge problem also. All this lead to the decision that 2012 was to be the last one in Bottrop. They decided to look for a new, beautiful location that wouldn't be completely flooded after two weeks of constant rain, that was eye-catching, easily accessible, and of course, not too far from Bottrop. They found it in an amazing location in Herten, Germany in 2013. The only thing tit lacked was the 1/8 mile race track.

This year the show featured a Wall of Death, car show, motorcycle show, vendors, the top artist from around the world, along with skate demos. This year was truly a success for the promoters and attendees alike. Ben Grillo, amazing tattoo artist and photographer, attended the show this year and shot some fantantasic photos for us, along with photographer and German native, Limpe Iven. Pistol will definitely be attending the show next year.

So here is what they saw...

photos by Ben Grillo