If you think the Berlin club scene is only about Techno and Electro, you're wrong. There are many quite well-known locations for the budding Indie and Alternative Rock scene and its concerts - lots of places to choose from. Which parties are really worth going and which are the truly rocking clubs in the city - that's what the Top10 list with the best Indie music clubs is all about.
Indie-stars like ”The Subways”, ”Death Cab for Cutie”, ”The Whitest Boy Alive” or ”Lykke Li” perform regularly on stage at the Astra on the RAW-grounds in Friedrichshain.
Good live concerts, various musical styles on different floors, a great outdoor area with BBQ in summer and a totally mixed crowd are the attractions of Musik & Frieden club in Berlin-Kreuzberg.
Kreuzberg's Bi Nuu is owned by the same people as the Lido and the Astra. Their third venue stands out with Indie Rock concerts of unknown bands and the "Rap on Wednesday" event.
The Schokoladen is a live music location in a former chocolate factory in the Ackerstraße Berlin-Mitte. The spectrum ranges from Reggae to PowerPop and Ska to Rock.