When a pub was to be abandoned in the middle of the village, a concept for an off-day hotel was developed. Since 2009, bands who have a day off between two gigs get free board and lodging in exchange for an evening concert "on a donation basis" at the Haldern Pop Bar. Besides unknown new artists who are just starting their careers, well-known bands such as
Courtney Barnett or
Nada Surf have already performed in the Pop Bar. Also bigger artists like
George Ezra or
Orville Peck have been performing here before their world career started. The venue also houses the event agency Raum 3, which organizes the festival, the Haldern Pop Recordings label, Haldern Pop Booking agency and the Haldern Pop Shop record store, among others, so that a close cooperation is possible. ==Record label== In 1999, the idea came up to release a
sampler with music by the bands of the year. This led to the founding of the
record label "Haldern Pop Recordings", which as yet released works of e.g.
William Fitzsimmons,
Giant Rooks,
The Soundtrack Of Our Lives and
Low Cut Connie. ==Booking agency==