Cologne scene guide
Cologne scene guide — find your venue by sound. Techno lands at Odonien. The venues, promoters and artists shaping Cologne’s electronic scene.
Find your venue
- Techno — if you like Hannah Laing: Odonien, Schrotty, Dürener Badesee
- House — if you like Chlär: Odonien, Schrotty, fi
- Trance — if you like Aexhy: Odonien, Helios37, Schrotty
- Electro — if you like Ata Kak: Garagen, Carlswerk Victoria, Bootshaus
- Drum & Bass — if you like Blooom: Bootshaus, Odonien
- Funk / Soul — if you like Ata Kak: TBA - Kulturhof Kalk, Yuca Club, Mäurer
- Afro House — if you like DJ Freegah: Odonien, Bootshaus
Busiest venues
How big is Cologne’s electronic scene?
Over the last 12 months soundcheck tracked 1,267 club nights across 143 venues in Cologne, featuring 1,714 artists. Every listing carries the line-up, times and venue — see what’s on in Cologne tonight.
Which Cologne venues have the most club nights?
Counted over the trailing 12 months of listings:
What time do Cologne club nights actually start and end?
From the 1,267 listings publishing door times: the median Cologne night opens at 23:00 — 31% open before 22:00, 69% between 22:00 and midnight, and 0% after midnight. Of the 119 listings publishing a close time, the median close is 06:00, 75% run past 04:00 and 60% go to 06:00 or later.
How much does a club night in Cologne cost?
Across the 163 listings publishing prices (13% of all nights): the median advance ticket is €16, with half of all nights between €12 and €28. 6% of listed nights are free.
When does Cologne go out?
Saturday is the biggest night (45% of all listings); Friday and Saturday together carry 79% of the week. The busiest month of the year is August.
What does Cologne sound like?
By share of genre tags across the year’s line-ups: Techno 49% · House 25% · Trance 13% · Electro 4% · Tech House 3% · Deep House 2%. 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.
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