by John Donson From 20-23 September 2017, Hamburg is celebrating it’s twelfth annual Reeperbahn Festival in more than 70 venues with over 800 events. As Europe’s largest annual club festival, the Reeperbahn Festival has become home to one of the world’s most important music industry meeting placees.. Boasting a roster of over 500 international artists [...]
OPEN AIR CINEMA: „PATRICA & PARSIFAL“ – these are the headliners of the Film Festival from the 14th to the 17th of September. Not only will the audience be able to see three Patricia-High-Smith film adaptations but also the public broadcasting of Wagner’s Parsifal peformed at the Opera Hamburg. Right after dawn, an enormous screen [...]
From September 1st to September 10th the entire harbour will be illumintated in blue by artist Michael Batz. Starting every day at 8.30 pm, various buildings, ships and even Hamburg's biggest crane will "turn blue". 10 Days of Blue Port in Hamburg This year's project consists of two pillars: Blue Port (1. - 7. of [...]
Saint Pauli is perhaps best known for it’s legendary football club and it’s super fans, but many people around the world are also familiar with the neighborhood for it’s live music scene, most notably the Beatles days in the Kaiserkeller and Indra Club. Although that was 60 years ago, both venues are going strong with [...]
The Markthalle is one of the top locations for live music in Hamburg. Having the capacity of 1,000 people, a who’s who of popular music have performed here before they began filling stadiums. A short list includes superstars such as Guns N’ Roses, U2, AC/DC, The Police, Dio, Run D.M.C., Phish, R.E.M., Scorpions, Suicidal Tendencies, [...]
The name „Grosse Freiheit“ has a long history in the center of Hamburg’s clubbing and party district St.Pauli. The street became famous for it’s large number of night clubs, strip clubs and brothels. At the same time the street became equally famous for it’s music scene. The Beatles began their career at the Star-Club just [...]
The former slaughterhouse turned rock & roll/indie music club, the KNUST is welcoming Hamburg’s own SARAJANE back to it’s stage at the beginning of November 2016. The group celebrated the record release party for their debut album „#Step One“ last year. Originally from lower Saxony, singer/songwriter SaraJane McMinn founded her band in Hamburg during her [...]
Operation Ton #10 is a unique conference and festival for the future of music and all the questions that entails. RockCity, Hamburg’s center for popular music, has organized a lively program this year including concerts, readings, lectures, films, light installations and discussions; a feast for the ears and eyes. The festival is a meeting place [...]
FINtango is the first and only Finnish tango festival in Germany. On October 15, 2016 the festival will turn Hamburg’s St. Pauli into Little Finland. The first FINtango festival began in Hamburg in 2013 and has since expanded to seven northern and eastern German cities with over 8,000 visitors. The festival is known for it’s [...]
The Reeperbahn is Germany’s most notorious 24/7 party mile. It is also home of Europe’s biggest club event: the 11th annual Reeperbahn Festival from September 21-24, 2016. The festival takes place in more than 70 clubs and bars throughout St. Pauli with over 450 bands from all over the world. Music lovers of indie, pop, [...]
