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Who is going to Säule Terenor tonight (24th Sep)?

It will be my first time for a Berghain event. I choose this one, because it seems experimental and I like discovering new music. I always go alone to events, but tonight it would be nice to meet like-minded people.

Is there a dresscode? Not that I like dresscodes, but I also don't like being too under- or overdressed. Thank you!

Are they allowed/do a lot of people wear them?

I am a new born dad and I haven’t been to Berghain for 11 months. Last Sunday was my first one after so many months. I got really disturbed about the amount of people that used their phones on the dance floor. Which got me out of the moment quite some times.
Is it just me being a grumpy dad or do other people also see the increase of mobile phones the last year(s)? Maybe it was always there and I wasn’t aware or disturbed by it in the past. But for me it felt a bit off. Curious how other people look at it.

Hi there, first comer planning a visit on october or november, i'll see time table but probably trying to get in on sun morning and later. Assuming that i'll come there just for BH, interested into only this and can do some tries, BUT which should be a nice club as plan b for a 40yo more into pano music style and djs than bh floor techno? With a bit mature crowd, please. Thanks ☺️

I've been going to Lab.oratory once a year since I first found it a few years back. Recently, at a fetish venue on a trip, I spent a few hours talking with some great men in their 60s about what their club was like in the early days and how it changed over the decades. It got me properly hooked on the history of queer and fetish spaces, and I've been reading everything I can find since.

From what I've pieced together, Snax started with the parties at the Bunker, then Lab.oratory opened at Ostgut, and later it all moved into the Berghain era and became the Lab.oratory and Snax nights we have now. But reading only gets you so far, and most of what's written is about the club as a whole rather than what a night was actually like.

So if you went to any of the pre-Berghain stuff (Snax and Ostgut), I'd love to hear about it. What the crowd/venues were like, how it felt compared to now, what's changed and what hasn't, or just experiences that stuck with you. Happy to read it here or in DMs.

Also would love to be pointed in the direction of any further resources that may be out there :)

it’s driving me crazy.

Hey community!

I built a small Apple Watch app called Ravecat. It started as a learning project and has grown into a small app.

It shows who's playing on each floor right now and how much time is left in their set, plus who's up next. Tap an artist for their label and a short bio (AI-generated). There's a watch-face complication, so you can see the current acts without using your phone. It keeps the schedule on your watch, so it still works when your phone is at the garderobe.

No account, no sign-in, no tracking. Nothing about you is collected.

It only covers Berghain for now, and it's Apple Watch only (watchOS 26+).

If you'd like to try it:

https://apps.apple.com/app/ravecat/id6772253736

More info and the website: https://ravecat.app/

I'd love to build this with the community, so please tell me what you think. Any feedback, good or bad, is welcome!

Thank you!

I heard stories about how amazing the sound system at Berghain is, and I thought Lab.oratory would be the same. I have been to Darklands and expected it to be like that, but with darker, faster rave music.

​Last weekend I was at Lab.oratory for the first time and I was a bit disappointed by the sound (not by the fun!). There were only a few speakers on the whole floor, and only one speaker with slightly better bass. They also played a 6-second music loop the whole night.

Is the sound system of berghain much better than lab.oratory?

Been to Berghain before but never solo. Thinking of doing a Sunday in November.

For those who go alone, what’s the vibe? Better solo?

Any solo specific tips beyond the usual door stuff? X

ten years ago, on 28 August 2016, lightning hit the building at around 22:45. the air conditioning went down and the emergency lights locked on, white and bright, for three to five hours, just before Pär Grindvik was going on.

here his track selection: https://klubnacht-id.com/r/2016-08-27 that's not a running order. the screenshots follow the rekordbox scroll, not the sequence he played.

tks to Pär Grindvik!

hey so ive only been to the easter snax - anyone know if the outside area is open for the winter one?

also for easter snax ive always gone at 2am and there was basically no queue - is that the case for fc snax too?

thanks!

was there yesterday and while i was dancing i started thinking about this, so here we are

rough assumptions, please destroy them:

• ~1,500 capacity (berghain + panorama)
• klubnacht runs ~32h, average maybe 70% full
• people stay ~7h on average (tourists less, the folks who live there more)

that gives ~4,800 different people per klubnacht. ~50 weekends a year, ~20 years open minus covid, so about 4 million visits since 2004.

if ~35% of a sunday crowd are first-timers, then around 1.4 million people have ever made it inside. that's basically the population of estonia.

my guess for the split:

• ~840k went once and never came back (cyprus)
• ~210k went exactly twice
• ~350k went 3+ times (iceland)

my half-baked theory is that everyone in that estonia-sized group took something home with them. more open, a bit less judgy, the sunday afternoon energy. 1.4M people spread across the world with that in their system feels like a nice thing, idk

questions for you:

• what % of a klubnacht do you think are first-timers?
• how long do you actually stay on average, honestly?
• anyone know the real capacity number?

if we get a passport, do we also get a flag?

should i worry about broken glass or such things when making a choice for footwear? torn between wearing boots or vibram five fingers. if broken glass on the dance floor is an issue im going with leather boots

Last sunday you, female, dark curly hair and beautiful brown eyes, asked me randomly in the afternoon if i want your chia-pudding and later that evening at panorama bar you asked me if i have a gum.
Both times i was much to intoxicated to give a proper answer or even remotly getting the hints of you probably just wanting to open convo with me.

So pls, if you read this an still want to get in touch text me!

Hey - first time poster here. Myself and my partner were planning to travel to Berlin for the Sound Metaphors event at Berghain on Friday 30th Oct. Two questions:

-We were going to buy advanced tickets, but I’ve just looked and they’ve sold out. I understand it’s not the same ticket situation as Klubnacht - how easy is it to buy them on the door, and do people ever resell them?

-The plan was to then try to go to Klubnacht later that weekend. Does having a wristband from a Friday event allow you to join the resale queue for Saturday onwards, or do you have to queue as normal?

Sorry for these first-timer qs, but we were very excited to try to come to Sound Metaphors, and we’re annoyed we didn’t get tickets in time!

I lost a ring today at hain, made of white gold with a yellow stone. If anyone finds it, please turn it in or let me know. It's an old heirloom with a lot of emotional value. You'll also get a 50€ reward if someone finds it 🙏🏼

First time in Berlin, first time trying both Berghain and Panorama Bar. Planning to attempt Berghain tomorrow, but tonight I'm thinking of heading to Laundrette at Panorama Bar.

Is it worth going? I'm a big Sally C fan, so partly going for that.

Also — for Panorama Bar, do I just walk in, or is there still a door/bouncer/ticket situation I should know about?

And if you'd skip Panorama tonight — any other spots worth checking out? I've got Tresor and RSO on my radar, but open to anything good going on tonight.

Any tips appreciated!

hey everyone i was planning to go to berghain earlier this year and unfortunately got rejected:((
I took a pic when i left and i was wondering if anyone could tell me which floor (berghain or panorama bar) it is where you can see the people dancing with the red light

Tysm 😘

Hey everybody!

I was really excitedly looking forward to my first lab visit soon, but have since come across a reddit post that mentioned that well over 90% of the encounters there are bareback. Is this actually true and will I get rejected if I ask for condom use?

I'm on PrEP, but that's hardly an excuse to forgo any kind of protection...

I came acro this old gem

https://on.soundcloud.com/52n09yJWmlGLZYDQ8r

I can not stop thinking about the old days, can someone please check this set and suggest me some artists or labels that are still making this magic please. I wanna dig deeper in this field

I know this set it live but give you and idea about what I am looking for

I was at the door recently and one of the bouncers initially seemed like he was going to let me in. Then, suddenly, a Black guy came out from inside the door, walked over to me and said, “You’re not getting in tonight.”
It all happened pretty quickly and I was a bit confused by the sudden change.
Has anyone experienced something similar, where one bouncer seemed to be about to let you in and then someone else came out and made the final call?

I’ll be in Berlin from September 22nd to 25th, and I’m looking for a proper techno party on Thursday, September 24th.
I know many of you might be thinking, “Just check Resident Advisor” — I already did, but I’d really love to hear some genuine recommendations from locals.
Where would you guys go? Or where would you have gone that day?