Wild at Heart was exactly what I was hoping for. A proper punk/dive bar. It delivered in spades…read more The decor was perfect, messy, dark, a little dank. The peeps were friendly in their own way. Took a little bit of time but eventually they seemed to warm to me. One huge biker dude took a shine to me and kept joking with me all night in broken English. At the end of his night (which was quite early) he swooped in and gave me a kiss on the cheek and wished me a lovely vacation. The bathrooms were cleaner and nicer than the cobalt/funkys/astoria from my dives back home in Vancouver - seriously Vancouver, get your shit together - LITERALLY. Drink prices seemed super reasonable to me. But really anywhere in Europe they seem reasonable to me. Bartender didn't really know how to make a whiskey sour and what I ended up drinking wasn't that fantastic, but I think that's my fault, what the hell was I doing ordering a whiskey sour at this place? Beer seems to be the best bet. The place filled up quick and seemed very popular with the locals and tourists alike.

Wild at Heart is one of the best rock bars in the world. It's exactly like the sort of places I…read morelike to hang out back home... only better! Grab a beer and enjoy great DJs, awesome bands and even a regular burlesque show! I had been told to go here by various people who had travelled there to perform with their bands and I'm glad I listened to their advice. The crowd were all great too, you felt really comfortable and among like-minded people. My favourite night in Berlin was the night I spent at Wild at Heart. GO. I urge you. One final tip - make sure to go next door and eat at Tiki Heart.

From the owner: Die Kulturgießerei versteht sich als Ort verschiedener künstlerischer Aktivitäten.Sie ist ein…read morelebendiges Schöneicher Begegnungszentrum, ein Mehrgenerationenhaus, und bietet - Freizeitangebote für Kinder, Jugendliche und Erwachsene in Form von kreativen Kursen und Workshops, - Veranstaltungen verschiedenster Art - Theater, Literatur, Musik und Film, - Ständig wechselnde Ausstellungen regionaler und überregionaler Künstler, - Atelierräume und Arbeitsmöglichkeiten für Künstler, - Internationale und regionale Symposien mit Künstlern verschiedener Genres.

This place has a five-star rating and without mistake. If you're looking for an upscale, stylish…read moreLaden where you can show off your latest Dior then give this place a miss. If you're looking for a rad place to knock back a few beers with friends and play a couple games of backgammon among other laid-back folk then you've found yourself a new home. Old-school Fhain keeping it real but beware, staff is selectively friendly. I.e. be cool to them and they'll be cool to you. Act like a w@nker and you'll get the same treatment in kind. Careful about your bags; if you go to see a show there don't be a victim and leave your backpack unattended. Nuff said. Taschendiebe aside, always always always worth a visit.

If you go to Supamolly you might feel as if you missed the spot because to get to the concert area…read moreyou have to go through a small bar at first. The door to the concert areal opens at about ten, but may vary. They have plenty of hallways, corners and steps to stride along after which you come into the first room, which is the bar kind of loungy area. All equipped with rather worn down sofas, quite trashy (Berlin style). Two small alleyways spit you onto the concert floor with the stage, where it usually gets loaded full and crammed. If you want it a bit quieter, make your way up the metal spiralstairs which lead to the bar and toilets. From here you also have a great view on the dancing crowd and on the stage. Grab a Club Mate vodka ! and let your eyes indulge in the artwork that has been scattered all over the place..paintings, statues..and the dj, which stands on a small platform only and uses digital equipment in his small cell to make the whole sound possible. The sound really can be anything, they have livebands ranging from jazz over hardcore to art-noise. Though they host ska bands mainly.Ocassionally they have a special Rattenbar called gayparty too, but anyone is welcome. Several times a year there is also a theatrefestival with a variety of artists showing what they can. Youll find yourself very likely in the position of seeing a band never thought could of existed before and then really liking them.Its alwayssmth special going on. Afterwards there are always Djs till real early in the mroning with all kinds of music styles(Drum n Bass, Jungle, Raggea,20s, Electro) Entrance fee is mostly 4EUR which is very cheap- the drinks are too. The people are very mixed, mostly 20to 40, but everything is possible. You know this feeling ofaaah why have guys like those have to hang out here I never had it when I was there, everyone is relaxed and there to have fun. One negative thing at times can be the toilets..but use the ones in the entrancebar and you should be fine. Oh and you can smoke..whatever In summer they have a campfire in the backyard.

We had a great experience at first. We tried to come back at 11:30 PM, however, one of the…read morebartenders told us that the bar was closing soon, and refused to serve us. It was at least 15 minutes prior the bar closing. They are not interested in service.

I have been to many outdoor concert arenas all over the world but none as unique as Waldbuhne. What…read moremakes Waldbuhne stand out is that even though the arena seats 23000+ people all the seats have great sight lines and viewing angles due to the incredible steepness of the stairs and arena. The venue was built in the 1930's and I doubt it would be legal to build today. We were lucky to attend the final show of the Depeche Mode Spirit Tour here on July 25th and it was fabulous. Great sound that is pushed directly at you (angle of the arena) and there was plenty of light shows during the concert. The only drawback to Waldbuhne is the stage is on the smaller side so a performer such as Dave Gahan of DM was a bit more limited in his dance and moves compared to other similar arenas. Food, drinks and toilets are all on the "mid level" of the arena and pretty easy to get to. The crowd was pumped and going crazy the entire concert as DM have a storied history in Berlin (recorded music here) and this was the final concert of a very long tour. Waldbuhne was a great place to see a concert and I would gladly come again in the future.

I have been here twice, in 2016 and 2012; 2016 was a lovely full house, quiet evening; 2012 was a…read moremajor storm with thin crowds, irritable neighbors, despite the great music. Easy to get to on the S-Bahn, right next to the Olympic stadium. The Berlin Philharmonic does a concert there at the end of the year, which was the event I attended. The audiences are mature, quiet, and orderly, much quieter outside than any concert I have been to in the US. I wish I could go every year! Long lines for food but great pretzels, beer, and snacks.

Venue by a lake with awesome bands and parties…read more Out in the boonies.

You know what it's like,one minute you're walking down the street outside your Hotel,and the next…read moreminute you are looking at a gig poster,not just any gig poster,but a poster for the German Meatal Hammer awards,which luck would have it is not only on the following night,but it is also being headlined by your favourite band ever!!!!? What,you don't know what it's like? nevermind,one day little one,one day..... So Friday morning found us at a little ticket booth in the train station buying a couple of tickets to the Kulturbrauerei and to the said gig.. I'm not going to review the gig as I don't think you would be able to handle all of the !!!! and \,,/ that it would include,but at the end of the day the 5 stars are more for Dust Bolt and Kreator than the venue itself,although the venue (KesselHaus) was a really good place to hold such a gig,what with it's concrete walls and amply stocked bar being a rather nice feature : ) We got there at around 19:30 and staggered away at about 2am,having spent a great night in the company of some lovely German Metalheads enjoying some of the best Metal this great country has to offer. Ah,happy days \,,/

The all locations events and parties here are legendary. there are regular theme parties like…read moreHalloween, New years eve or start of summer parties. I also love the unique christmas market, and the phenomenal street food markets. If you live in the Prenzlauer Berg area, this is a location you MUST visit.

Schokoladen rules!…read more This is a venue that keeps things real. The bookers are legit, always bringing in awesome bands (both local and from afar). The space is intimate but still not too small. The price is always right. The atmosphere is fantastic, and the people who work there and go there are lovely folks. Although the shows are earlier than most venues, it's nice to have some kind of consistency to rely upon. Keep supporting this place because it does a lot of good things for Berlin music.

It's a dive that sometimes hosts live music. Not going to change your life, but drinks are…read morereasonable, staff is cool, and the crowd is local. Good for a lower key night if you're needing a break from the clubs.

The Junction Bar on Gneisenaustrasse in Kreuzberg is a little piece of Berlin music history. It's…read moreprovided live music, offering a completely eclectic mix of bands and styles, every night since 1996. Older musicians from the West Berlin scene tell me that for a few years then it was THE place to see and hear bands. It was always packed, everyone who was anyone on the scene was always in and out of the place, and stories abound. In 2007 it's a slightly different story. Don't get me wrong, it's not dead yet, not by any means, but it's no longer in the loop of the cool and the hip. There's still live music every night followed by a DJ. And for them to have stuck to that for over a decade now deserves a lot of credit. The bands are still eclectic, but also pretty hit and miss. Last time I was down there I was perusing the program and I was quite dumbfounded. A couple of the bands really looked like the kind of bands that you wouldn't imagine anyone, ever, anywhere, booking. But then, we were playing there, so I suppose they do have intermittent good taste at least (insert clever comment here). Another bad point is that the sound system isn't really that great, and they have a system with setting up the sound that I really have never encountered anywhere before: as a band, you turn up to do the soundcheck, the sound engineer is there (nice guy, actually) and he sorts out the sound for the band and the mixing desk is somewhere off to the side in a back room(!)....Then he leaves. As in, and doesn't come back. So if it turns out when the room is full (as often happens) (it turning out like that I mean, not necessarily that the room is full) that the sound needs a bit of fine-tuning; or if the sound of the band changes in some way (like swapping between guitars for example), well then you've just got to live with it. Or send someone into the room to twiddle the knobs yourself. Which, obviously, you don't do because things would just go downhill from there...How did I find that out? Guess. So...the Junction Bar: If you want a guarantee of some live music, go there. If you want a guarantee of good live music, people in the place, and a good sound, then do the other thing.

From the owner: 1993 eröffnet, ist die Junction Bar mittlerweile ist sie zu einer festen Größe in der Berliner…read moreMusikszene geworden. Künstler verschiedenster Musikrichtungen treten dort auf, von Jazz über Swing bis hin zu Rock, Pop aber auch Chansons kann man dort so ziemlich alles hören, was Musik zu bieten hat. Ein gemütlicher Live-Musik Club im Keller, vergleichbar etwa mit den Underground-Bars in Paris oder News York. Nach dem Live-Musik Programm kommen die Tanzwütigen auf ihre Kosten, wenn DJs bis zum frühen Morgen gute Laune verbreiten. Gut gemixte Cocktails sowie erschwingliche Getränkepreise zwingen gerade zum Verweilen, bis daß die Sonne über der Gneisenaustraße wieder aufgeht.