Berlin Musictours

Berlin Musictours is the only provider that leads inside the Hansa Studios, where Iggy Pop and David Bowie recorded. The bus tour lasts two and a half hours and costs 75 Euros per person for groups of four or more, the Bowie walk through Schöneberg costs 70 Euros, and the East-Berlin Music Walk costs 19 Euros. Booking is always required in advance.

The Only Door into Hansa Studios

Berlin Musictours has been guiding through musical Berlin since 2005 and has an advantage that no other provider can boast: access to the interior of the Hansa Studios on Köthener Straße. This includes the Meistersaal, which has housed Studio 2 since 1975, Studio 1 with its legendary mixing console, and the current Emil Berliner Studios, where Iggy Pop recorded his album Lust for Life in 1977. The company was founded and is led by Thilo Schmied, who was born in East Berlin in 1973, studied Audio Engineering, and previously worked as a talent scout, promoter, and booker. For the bus tours, interviews with musicians and scene experts were specifically filmed, which are shown on screens during the ride – turning the city tour into a documentary with changing locations. The Meistersaal is nicknamed “big hall by the wall” by fans because it was located directly on the death strip during the time of the Wall. Booking must always be done in advance; a tour can be arranged with as few as two people.

From Bus Window to Neighborhood Stroll

The classic Berlin Musictours bus tour lasts two and a half hours, starts in front of the Hotel Adlon, and costs 75 Euros per person for groups of four or more. It leads from Brandenburg Gate via Potsdamer Platz, Alexanderplatz, Prenzlauer Berg, and the East Side Gallery to Kreuzberg to SO36 and further to Schöneberg, Charlottenburg, and Wilmersdorf. Those who prefer to walk have two options: The Bowie Berlin Walk for 70 Euros lasts three to four hours, starts at the Martin-Gropius-Bau, and ends at Café Neues Ufer in Schöneberg, using the S-Bahn along the way and requiring a separate BVG ticket for tariff zone AB. Significantly cheaper is the East-Berlin Music Walk for 19 Euros, which lasts approximately two hours, starts at the Kulturbrauerei, and ends at Rosenthaler Platz, including a drink and admission to the Hasselhoff Museum. Tours are conducted in German and English, and upon request also in Spanish, French, or Italian. Special tours for Depeche Mode and U2 are developed in cooperation with their respective fan communities.