Clubs and discos in Berlin

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Watergate Club in Berlin-Kreuzberg , 2008
Glamrock show at SO36 , 2016

In clubs and discos in Berlin , existing and former discotheques , clubs and dance halls in Berlin are listed that are important to Berlin because of their local, national or international fame.

history

During the development into a bourgeois metropolis in the late 19th century, numerous establishments for evening entertainment emerged in Berlin . In the so-called Roaring Twenties , the city's nightlife achieved international fame.

Existing discos (selection)

(Status: 2018)
Surname District opening Location / Notes
: // about blank Friedrichshain 2010 Markgrafendamm 24c
Amber Suite Tempelhof 2003 Mariendorfer Damm 1, predecessor club was the Blondes
Arena Club Alt-Treptow k. A. Eichenstrasse 4
Ballhaus Spandau Spandau ( Tiefwerder ) 1971 Dorfstrasse 5
Berghain Friedrichshain 2004 At the Wriezener Bahnhof / Rüdersdorfer Straße
Visionaries Club Alt-Treptow 2000 Puschkinallee / Am Flutgraben
Golden gate center 2002 Schicklerstraße / Stralauer Straße (bridge pillar of the light rail )
Goya Schöneberg 2010 Nollendorfplatz 5
Semolina mill Neukölln 2012 Sonnenallee 221
Harbor bar center 1967 Schlagerdiskothek, formerly: Charlotten- corner Invalidenstraße, now directly on Alexanderplatz
House of Weekend center 2004 Club restaurant since 2014 in Alexanderstraße 7
Coffee burger center 1999 Torstrasse 60
Blue cat Friedrichshain 2014 Holzmarktstrasse 25, predecessor club was Bar25
KitKatClub center 2007 Above the Heinrich-Heine-Straße underground station , only on weekends
Kulturbrauerei (Soda Club, Club 23) Prenzlauer Berg k. A. Schönhauser Allee and Sredzkistraße
matrix Friedrichshain 1995 Under the elevated railway station Warschauer Straße , filming location for Berlin day and night
Prince Charles Kreuzberg 2011 Prinzenstrasse 85f
Ritter butzke Kreuzberg 2007 Ritterstrasse 26
Sage Club center 1997 At the weekend: see KitKatClub
Sisyphus Rummelsburg 2009 Hauptstrasse 15
SO36 Kreuzberg 1978 Oranienstrasse 190
Suicide Circus Friedrichshain 1994 RAW terrain
Teledisco Friedrichshain 2016 In a converted phone booth on the RAW site , the world's smallest discotheque
safe center 1991 Köpenicker Strasse 70
Watergate Kreuzberg 2002 Falckensteinstrasse 49
Wild Renate Friedrichshain 2007 Alt Stralau 70

Former discos (selection)

Surname District opening closure Remarks
90 degrees Schöneberg 1989 2009 Dennewitzstrasse 37, 10785 Berlin
Abraxas Charlottenburg ~ 1978? ? Kantstrasse 134. Funk and Soul. Didn't open until 11 p.m., you didn't go there until midnight, it was closed on Mondays. Tagesspiegel wrote on August 25, 1985: "The air is tropical, the shirt sticks immediately."
bathtub Schöneberg 1949 Nürnberger Strasse 50 in the basement of today's Hotel Ellington. The entrance from Nürnberger Strasse was walled up. Currently no longer recognizable.
Ballhaus Tiergarten Zoo Perleberger Straße 62. The Embassy of Uzbekistan is currently located there
Bang Bang Club center 2007 2015 Until 2010 in the S-Bahn arches at Hackescher Markt . From 2014 on Mehringdamm in the former premises of the SchwuZ .
Bar 25 Friedrichshain 2004 2010 Holzmarktstrasse 25 on the banks of the Spree
Bassy Cowboy Club Prenzlauer Berg 1998 2018 Schönhauser Allee 176a
Belushi's Wilmersdorf Hohenzollerndamm
Big Apple Wilmersdorf Bundesallee 13/14 corner Hohenzollerndamm , right on Spichernstraße . Access on the ground floor, then stairs down to the disco. The discotheque had a stage on which competitions were held.
Big Eden Charlottenburg 1967 2002 Former celebrity disco on Kurfürstendamm ; operated by Rolf Eden . Venue of disco dancer championships with a prominent jury.
Black Corner Wilmersdorf Nassauische Strasse; progressive rock disco of the 1970s, was also a drug hangout
Blondes Tempelhof 1996 2003 Mariendorfer Damm 1, predecessor club of the Amber Suite
boudoir center 1992 2008 Brunnenstrasse 192
bronx Kreuzberg Wiener Strasse 34
bunker center 1992 1996 Albrechtstrasse 24, Hardcore Techno Temple.
Café swing Schöneberg 1982 2002 Nollendorfplatz 3/4
Candy Wilmersdorf Kurfürstendamm
Cartoon Tempelhof Alt-Tempelhof 17
Celeste Wilmersdorf Marburger Strasse
Chateau Charlottenburg Uhlandstrasse 21
Cheetah Kreuzberg Hasenheide . The entrance and exit were tubular and futuristically lit.
Chez Konrad Wilmersdorf Adenauerplatz
Club 45 Friedenau Rheinstrasse 45
Cookies center 1994 2014 Six different addresses
countdown Borsigwalde (at that time: Tegel ) 1966 1972 Ernststraße 5–7, was continued under the same name in another location in Tegel, Gorkistraße 4 after a fire from 1975. Located on the 1st floor, access was via an escalator.
Skylight Kreuzberg 1961 Located on the 5th floor of an office building on Mehringdamm in Kreuzberg. Concerts with Birth Control , Mythos etc. also took place there . a. instead of. Frank Zander began his career there as the "great-great-grandson of Frankenstein". Disc jockeys were u. a. the radio presenter Nero Brandenburg and the later successful country singer Gunter Gabriel . Establishment of the Berliner Jugendclub e. V.
Deli at the Schilling Bridge Friedrichshain 2002 Stralauer Platz 34/35
Delicious donuts center 1993 2012 Rosenthaler Strasse
Village jug Lichtenrade Alt-Lichtenrade 112, used to be a weekend disco
jungle Schöneberg 1978 1993 Nürnberger Strasse . Prominent discotheque with entrance control. David Bowie was a legendary guest . In one of his last songs he sings the club (Where are we now) . The club can also be seen from the outside in the video clip.
Eden Playboy Club Charlottenburg Kurfürstendamm 156, near Adenauerplatz ; operated by Rolf Eden . Employed there as the first "topless DJanes".
bucket center 1990 2003 Rosenthaler Strasse 68
Eggshell Dahlem Dahlem Breitenbachplatz , restaurant with outdoor area. Live music and disco
Ice palace Schöneberg Joachimsthaler Straße on the first floor above the Kudorf . Discotheque with doorman and bell. Lighting system with 100,000 watt lighting.
E-Werk center 1993 1997 Wilhelmstrasse 4, legendary techno club.
Ex'n'Pop Schöneberg 1984 2016 From 1986 in Mansteinstrasse 14
Far out Wilmersdorf 1983 2006 Belonged to followers of the Bhagvan sect. Near today's Schaubühne on Lehniner Platz .
Filou, also called Grand Filou Club Schöneberg Nürnberger Strasse 52
Flashpoint Wilmersdorf 1974 Kurfürstendamm , in the basement of the Ku'damm-Karrees , opposite the Theater am Kurfürstendamm
Franz Club Prenzlauer Berg 1970 1997 Currently part of the Kulturbrauerei
Hi-Fi Zehlendorf Martin-Buber-Strasse 12
Jet power Spandau 1970 1993 Located on the 1st floor at the corner of Klosterstrasse and Ruhlebener Strasse. Access was via an escalator from Klosterstrasse.
Johnson's Wilmersdorf Düsseldorfer Strasse
Joe on Ku'damm Charlottenburg 1985 1996 Kurfürstendamm corner Joachimsthalerstrasse . Beer pub with live music.
Joe at Wedding Wedding 1985 1996 Beer garden with live music.
K. center 1996 1997 Burgstrasse 31
Club of the Republic Prenzlauer Berg 2002 2012 Poplar Avenue 81
Knaack Club Prenzlauer Berg 1952 2010 Greifswalder Strasse 224
Kudorf Wilmersdorf Located in a cellar on Joachimsthaler Straße , several dance floors.
La Belle Friedenau 1986 Hauptstrasse 78. Was frequently visited by GI’s . After a bomb attack on April 5, 1986, it was no longer operated as a discotheque.
True to the line Charlottenburg 1982 2008 Formerly located to the right of the bikini house in the basement. Stairs led down to the disco. A lot of New Wave was played here. Prominent guests were u. a. Depeche Mode .
Madhouse / Funhouse Schöneberg
Madow Wilmersdorf Pariser Strasse 35 on Olivaer Platz . The original house ensemble was demolished around 2018 and replaced by a new building.
Magdalena Friedrichshain 2017 Schillingbrücke 1, formerly: Maria
magnet Kreuzberg 2015
Maria am Ostbahnhof Friedrichshain 1998 2011 Stralauer Platz 34
Maxim Neukölln Hasenheide 115. It hit the headlines in 1980 when a performance by the band Die Popper triggered a violent argument with a group of punks .
Metropolitan Schöneberg 1978 Nollendorfplatz , currently also the venue for numerous concerts
Milli Vanilli Charlottenburg Knesebeckstrasse 56, later: Ebony
Mister Go Schöneberg Yorckstraße 43. Together with the Zodiac, the “unfathomable shelter for travelers” on Fasanenplatz, the tea room on Xantener Straße and the park, this tiny discotheque was a meeting place for the roaming hash rebels.
Moon Wilmersdorf Bundesallee 194
New Eden Saloon Charlottenburg Kurfürstendamm 71, on Adenauerplatz ; operated by Rolf Eden
Old Eden Charlottenburg Damaschkestrasse 21, near Kurfürstendamm ; operated by Rolf Eden
Ostgut Friedrichshain 1998 2003 Forerunner of Berghain
Pal Joe Wilmersdorf before 1977 Lehniner Platz , Kurfürstendamm 156. Disco.
Paresu Steglitz Formerly park restaurant Südende . Remnants of it then known as a discotheque. There is currently a Lidl supermarket on the area.
park Wilmersdorf Kurfürstendamm at the corner of Johann-Sigismund-Straße, progressive rock disco
Pepper bench center 1998 2006 Schönhauser Allee 176a
Pichelsdorf window Wilhelmstadt 1969 Heerstrasse , near Alt-Pichelsdorf
Pop Inn Steglitz 1967 2010 Located at Ahornstrasse 15a. Also known colloquially as a children's disco, as the audience was mostly under 16 years old. The predecessor was the Jazz Saloon Berlin . Establishment of the Berliner Jugendclub e. V.
Q-Berlin Charlottenburg 1975 2015 Joachimsthaler Strasse 15
risk Schöneberg 1981 1986 Yorckstrasse
Riverboat Wilmersdorf Located on the top floor of Hohenzollerndamm at the corner of Brienner Strasse, near Fehrbelliner Platz . Consists of three discos with roof terrace.
Rock it Neukölln Karl-Marx-Strasse (on Karl-Marx-Platz)
rodeo center 2004 2011 Auguststrasse 5a in the former Imperial Postfuhramt
Route 66 Siemensstadt Siemensstadt shopping center, located in the basement
Royal Reinickendorf Alt-Reinickendorf 30
safari Charlottenburg Wilmersdorfer Strasse 82/83
Satchmo Moabit Old Moabit
Shock Reinickendorf Wilhelmsruher Damm shopping center, located in the basement
Silver shadow Dahlem Breitenbachplatz
Sloopy Reinickendorf 1967 Kurt-Schumacher-Platz , establishment of the Berliner Jugendclub e. V.
Society Charlottenburg
Sophienclub center 1984 2016 Club in the Hackesche Höfe
SOUND Zoo 1988 Genthiner Strasse 26. A lot of rock was played here. Was also known as a drug nightclub. Also known from the book Christiane F. - Wir Kinder vom Bahnhof Zoo .
Space Charlottenburg Bismarckstrasse 90. In the basement of the house, around 1980 a roller disco with several columns that you had to curve around. Had a lighting system that was unusual for the time.
Sugar Shack Wilmersdorf Successor to the bathtub in Nürnberger Straße , right next to the legendary jungle . The entrance was bricked up and led to the basement of what is now the Hotel Ellington.
Sun Wilmersdorf 1969 1969 Kurfürstendamm at the corner of Joachim-Friedrich-Straße, underground discotheque
Sweet beat Steglitz 1966 Albrechtstraße 33, Beat- und Souldiskothek
Swing point Spandau 1960 In 1960 the Swing Point in Spandau at Hohenzollernring 160 was opened by the Berliner Jugendclub e. V. opened. In addition to musical events, there was a collaboration with a dance school.
The Shark Club center 1999 2003 Rosmarinstrasse 8
trash Kreuzberg Oranienstrasse 40
greenhouse Wilmersdorf 1974 later: Far Out
Tolstefanz Wilmersdorf In a cellar on the corner of Brandenburgische Strasse and Kurfürstendamm next to a pastry shop
Top disco Rudow
UFO Kreuzberg 1988 1990 Großgörschenstrasse
Honeycomb club Prenzlauer Berg
whale center 1991 1993 After-hour club
White trash fast food Prenzlauer Berg 2016 Four different addresses. Rock'n'Roll hipster institution with a mix of restaurant, club and tattoo studio.
WMF center 1991 2010 Eight different addresses
Zig Zag Wilmersdorf Predecessor of the Tolstefanz . Small discotheque in the basement. One of the managing directors was the owner of the Brandenburg travel agency chain in Berlin.

Personalities of the scene (selection)

Others

The Club Commission in Berlin, founded in 2001, unites around 200 members in 2018 and is committed to promoting the city's club, festival and party culture.

literature

  • Bernd Martin Radowicz: Places of (POP) ulary music in Berlin (West): from 1945 to 1990 , BoD - Books on Demand, 2017. ISBN 978-3-7431-1568-2 .
  • Wolfgang Farkas, Stefanie Seidl, Heiko Zwirner: Nightlife Berlin: 1974 to today , Metrolit, 2013. ISBN 978-3-8493-0304-4 .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ The naked truth about Berlin. In: Berliner Zeitung , accessed on July 21, 2018.
  2. ↑ THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO EVERY BERLIN CLUB WORTH GOING TO IN 2018 . In: Electronic Beats , accessed July 21, 2018.
  3. ↑ Amber Suite: Unfortunately, teenagers have to stay outside. In: BZ , November 14, 2003, accessed on August 22, 2018
  4. ↑ KitKat and Sage . In: The world . May 17, 2007. Retrieved on 2018-14-07.
  5. ↑ Berlin-Prenzlauer Berg: "Today the Kulturbrauerei is just a name" . In: Berliner Zeitung . September 28, 2015. Retrieved on 2018-14-07.
  6. ↑ The smallest disco in the world . In: Deutschlandfunk , accessed on July 16, 2018.
  7. ↑ Bernd Martin Radowicz: Places of (POP) ulary music in Berlin (West): from 1945 to 1990 , BoD - Books on Demand, 2017. ISBN 978-3-7431-1568-2 , p. 24
  8. ^ Bang Bang Club: Re-opening party. July 21, 2014, accessed January 29, 2019 .
  9. ↑ A pinch of club. In: Die Zeit , December 13, 1996, accessed on July 16, 2018.
  10. ↑ Bronx , rockinberlin.de , accessed on 11 July 2018th
  11. ↑ Closed Berlin Clubs , The Club Map, accessed on July 16, 2018.
  12. ↑ The Last Dance in Cookies. In: Der Tagesspiegel , July 20, 2014, accessed on July 11, 2018.
  13. ↑ Sex was always possible in "Cookies". In: Die Welt , July 16, 2014, accessed on July 11, 2018.
  14. ↑ Delicious Donuts is closing for good . In: Der Tagesspiegel , August 9, 2012, accessed on July 14, 2018.
  15. ↑ On the way to becoming an entertainment machine? In: Der Spiegel , July 14, 2001, accessed on July 16, 2018.
  16. ↑ Legendary Clubs: 4. Ex'n'Pop. At: Go.Berlin , accessed on July 11, 2018.
  17. ↑ A Berlin legend: The "Risk". In: tip , May 2, 2011, accessed on July 11, 2018.
  18. ↑ http://www.rodeo-berlin.de/Home.html
  19. ↑ Last party in the Rodeo Club - Bye, old house In: Tagesspiegel , February 25, 2011, accessed on October 9, 2019.
  20. ↑ Uwe Aulich: The Hackesche Höfe are 100 years old. It's all in the mix. In: Berliner Zeitung , September 22, 2006, accessed on July 21, 2018.
  21. ↑ 11 legendary Berlin clubs in which we would like to celebrate again . In: With pleasure , accessed on July 16, 2018.
  22. ^ About the closure of the WMF in Berlin In: tip , March 30, 2010, accessed on July 14, 2018.
  23. ↑ The network for Berlin club culture. At: clubcommission.de , accessed on July 14, 2014.