A club that looks like a scout hut! A first - but as bad as this concept sounds it's actually…read morepretty good. If I wasn't so damn ill I'd be there tonight. Grüner Jäger means "Green Hunter" in German. My good friend in absentia is also a Hunter - so I will take him here when he gets back. The beer is cheap, there are comfy sofas, a big dance floor, regular live music, young crowd, table football upstairs... it's a very decent hangout. Not as stylish as the Sofabar across the road, but more music going on.

i went there for the first time on the Tanz in den Mai night!…read moreEntrance fee was just 2EUR drinks were rather cheap however it was so full with sweaty smelly dancing-elbow-to-elbow drunk people. They played 80s music... although im not a fan of that genre, it was ok. A lot of michael jackson for my taste, but i enjoyed it but there was no place for us to stand however turns up there is a second floor we went up there and it was very pleasant. Different style of music, mostly commercial music and house (not very actual songs, but very danceable) there is also a bar - and a bathroom - in the 2nd floor. If you're ever there, keep in mind: there is a less crowded second floor :)

The Markthalle is a bit of a Hamburg metal mecca. If a metal band has been to Hamburg, they've…read morealmost certainly played the Markthalle. It's a mid-sized venue, which (I assume) holds a few thousand people. There's no seating, thankfully, but around the stage the standing area is tiered by quite high steps, meaning that even the smallest person will have a good chance of beign able to see the stage. Tip: The beer is reasonably priced (for a concert venue) at EUR3, but you can easily bring that price down by picking up a few cups which all have a EUR1 deposit, which metallers don't seem to care about so much. Without trying to find any cups, or even moving from my spot, I brought the beer price down to EUR2 per beer :)

Great gig venue just near the Hauptbahnhof in the centre of Hamburg. It's usually metal-focused, so…read morereading the posters with the names of all the upcoming acts is amusing to say the least. If Skelton Warfare or diediedie are your cup of team (I just made those names up), then here's your place. We were here to see the Black Rebel Motorcycle club, and even if you are really short, you can still see them, because it's all tiered standing down to the stage. Great sound quality, good service at the bar, and it's a free sauna too!