Basel scene guide
Basel scene guide — find your venue by sound. Techno lands at Elysia. The venues, promoters and artists shaping Basel’s electronic scene.
Find your venue
- Techno — if you like SOLE DOSI: Elysia, Kaschemme Basel, Nest
- Deep House — if you like Ed Luis: Club Cello, Nest
Busiest venues
How big is Basel’s electronic scene?
Over the last 12 months soundcheck tracked 344 club nights across 54 venues in Basel, featuring 429 artists. Every listing carries the line-up, times and venue — see what’s on in Basel tonight.
Which Basel venues have the most club nights?
Counted over the trailing 12 months of listings:
| Venue | Nights (12 mo) |
|---|---|
| Nordstern | 105 |
| Nest | 51 |
| Atlantis Club | 35 |
| Kaschemme Basel | 22 |
| Club Cello | 17 |
| Elysia | 12 |
| TBA - Club Cello | 11 |
| Postkantine | 9 |
| Das Viertel | 8 |
| Basso | 7 |
What time do Basel club nights actually start and end?
From the 344 listings publishing door times: the median Basel night opens at 23:00 — 31% open before 22:00, 69% between 22:00 and midnight, and 1% after midnight. Of the 48 listings publishing a close time, the median close is 03:00, 48% run past 04:00 and 35% go to 06:00 or later.
When does Basel go out?
Saturday is the biggest night (50% of all listings); Friday and Saturday together carry 88% of the week. The busiest month of the year is May.
What does Basel sound like?
By share of genre tags across the year’s line-ups: House 30% · Techno 29% · Electronica 9% · Trance 8% · Tech House 7% · Deep House 6%. Genre-by-genre venue picks are in the routes above.
All figures derived from soundcheck’s listings database over the trailing 365 days; updated with each rebuild.