Berlin scene guide
Berlin scene guide. Techno lands at Sensorium. Venues, promoters and artists in Berlin. Follow artists and venues, and play every artist's sets on soundcheck.
Find your venue
- Techno · if you like Mount Kimbie: Sensorium, OST, KitKatClub
- House · if you like MC-K: KitKatClub, Aqua-Höfe, KREUZWERK
- Trance · if you like Querox: Lokschuppen Berlin, OST, ://about blank
- Minimal · if you like DAZA: Minimal Bar, Hoppetosse, TBA - Berlin Neukölln
- Experimental · if you like Modeselektor: Start.Bahn - Genezarethkirche, OHM, ://about blank
- Tech House · if you like AKA AKA: Sensorium, Kater, KitKatClub
- Minimal Techno · if you like Ricardo Villalobos: Minimal Bar, ZENNER, TBA - Neukölln
Busiest venues
How big is Berlin’s electronic scene?
Over the last 12 months soundcheck tracked 14,483 gigs across 1183 venues in Berlin, featuring 13,762 artists. Every listing carries the line-up, times and venue. See what’s on in Berlin tonight.
Which Berlin venues have the most gigs?
Counted over the last 12 months:
| Venue | Gigs (12 mo) |
|---|---|
| Minimal Bar | 450 |
| Lokschuppen Berlin | 366 |
| KitKatClub | 295 |
| Crack Bellmer | 280 |
| Paloma | 261 |
| ://about blank | 258 |
| Tresor / Globus | 245 |
| Der Weiße Hase | 231 |
| OXI | 216 |
| ÆDEN | 215 |
What time do Berlin gigs start and end?
From the 14,483 listings publishing door times: the median Berlin gig opens at 21:00. 56% open before 22:00, 44% between 22:00 and midnight, and 0% after midnight. Of the 5,048 listings publishing a close time, the median close is 05:00, 58% run past 04:00 and 46% go to 06:00 or later.
How much does a gig in Berlin cost?
Across the 3,294 listings publishing prices (23% of all gigs): the median advance ticket is €12, with half of all gigs between €5 and €18. 23% of listed gigs are free.
When does Berlin go out?
Saturday is the busiest day for gigs (31% of all listings). Friday and Saturday together carry 60% of the week. The busiest month of the year is November.
What does Berlin sound like?
By share of genre tags across the year’s line-ups: Techno 35% · House 28% · Experimental 8% · Trance 8% · Tech House 7% · Electro 5%. Genre-by-genre venue picks are in the routes above.
Figures come from soundcheck’s listings for the last 365 days.