Electronic Music from Germany – Clubs

Berlin

Berghain/Panoramabar   deutsch

One of the leading techno & house clubs in Germany, if not worldwide. Rough sound, rough ways

Cookies   english

Contact Web site for the club hub on the corner of Friedrichstrasse and Unter den Linden.

Festsaal Kreuzberg   deutschenglish

Concerts and indie electronic club nights in a wonderful ambiance in the Skalitzer Strasse

Horst Krzbrg   deutschenglish

Good sound system, Kreuzberg charm and guests from outside the rabid tourist scene as well as consistent electronic booking make the Horst Kreuzberg a one-of-a-kind venue.

Kater Holzig   deutsch

Bar25’s successor club with a draconian door policy. On its 5-day weekends, one electro DJ after another takes over the controls. With a very ambitious restaurant (the Katerschmaus) right next door

Kleine Reise   english

A cool Kreuzberg late night bar with occasional house parties featuring big-name international DJs

Ritter Butzke   deutsch

Insiders’ tip turned uncontested club institution in Kreuzberg.

Salon zur Wilden Renate   deutschenglish

A small, stuffy club with several dancefloors, urban living-room atmosphere, off-the-wall theme parties and good lineups

Tresor   english

This legendary venue has found a new temple of techno in the imposing halls of the erstwhile Kreuzberg power station.

Watergate   deutschenglish

Superbly curated electro club right on the banks of the River Spree in Kreuzberg

Week12End   english

Renowned DJ teams between electro and disco on the 12th floor overlooking Berlin’s famed Alexanderplatz, replete with rooftop club on the 15th floor

Bremen

Zucker Club   deutsch

A fringe club opened in August 2007 for “subculture projects” ranging from acid to electro and punk

Dresden

Showboxx   english

A Dresden institution for quality electro nights and concerts.

Essen

Hotel Shanghai   deutsch

Official electronic club in Europe’s Capital of Culture 2010

Frankfurt

Cocoon Club   deutschenglish

Sven Väth’s unparalleled club on the industrial estate

Monza   deutsch

Centrally located bar/club/lounge with a vast electronic sound spectrum

U60311   deutsch

Big “multi-club” (est. 1998) in a revamped pedestrian underpass, with a focus on trance, techno and after hours.

Hamburg

Ego   english

Tiny, minimalist club with ambitious DJ booking, not far from Hamburgs's Reeperbahn

Mojo   deutsch

A club institution on the Reeperbahn, a bastion of dancefloor jazz and a prime venue for all Balkanophile clubbers, also consistently open to electronic music and turntablism.

Pudel   deutsch

Legendary underground joint by the harbour steps

Tanzhalle St. Pauli   deutsch

The crew behind the legendary indie and electro club that once flourished on the fringes of the Reeperbahn are still actively involved in sporadic events in Hamburg!

Übel & Gefährlich   deutsch

Arguably the foremost and most illustrious concert and party club in Hamburg, located on the 4th floor of St. Pauli’s Hochbunker.

Hannover

Feinkost Lampe   deutsch

Avant-garde “stereophony store” for regional and international electro projects

Jena

Kassablanca   deutsch

The main port of call in Thüringen for electronics and more

Karlsruhe

Mood Club   deutsch

Lounge and music club from Deephouse to Peter Kruder

Cologne

Club Bahnhof Ehrenfeld   deutsch

Multi-faceted concert and party club in Ehrenfeld mixing global pop, indie and techno/dubstep/hip hop

Gewölbe Club   deutsch

A Cologne institution, re-opened in 2011 under the train tracks of the Westbahnhof, featuring high-calibre German and international DJs

PollerWiesen   deutschenglish

Legendary series of open-air events in and around Cologne. International DJ lineup specialising in techno and house

Stadtgarten & Studio 672   deutsch

For 25 years now, the foremost venue for good concerts and club nights, in the heart of Cologne. Jazz, electronic and indie music. A hub of the c/o pop festival

Subway   deutsch

Snug cellar club with music ranging from electro-clash to hip-hop

Total Confusion   deutsch

Electro night affiliated to the crews of c/o pop and Kompakt, established 14 years ago, from 2012 now regularly held at various locations

Zum Scheuen Reh   deutsch

Trendy music bar at Westbahnhof with DJ booking and small-scale concerts

Leipzig

Conne Island   deutsch

Legendary youth centre from punk to Detroit techno

Distillery   deutschenglish

Official home of all electro styles

Mannheim

Das Zimmer   deutsch

Conveniently located electro hangout in the centre square, covering anything from Electro Trash to House to Baile Funk, plus international DJ gigs

Soho   deutsch

Cellar venue with a relaxed lounge for house, downbeats and electronica.

Munich

Atomic Café   deutschenglish

One of the leading venues for indie and electro concerts plus parties.

Harry Klein   deutsch

One of the best and most renowned electronic clubs in Munich, located since 2010 right at the Stachus square in central Munich.

Rote Sonne   deutsch

Masterfully curated concert and party club for punk, pop and techno, right at Maximiliansplatz.

Münster

Heaven   deutsch

Münster’s docklands have spawned a club complex for house and cognates at the town port.

Nuremberg

Hirsch   deutsch

Multifunctional club, opened in 1995

Offenbach

Robert Johnson   deutsch

Dependably tasteful legendary club extolled by impresario/DJ legend Ata Mascias on the banks of the Main River in Offenbach.

Ravensburg

Douala   deutsch

Progressive club address since the ’90s in the Upper Swabian countryside

Stuttgart

Rocker33   deutsch

Official indie to electro underground opened in 2005

Goethe.rmx

An electronic interpretation of Goethe’s King of Thule travels around the world to be remixed in nine countries on four continents.