Concerts

A mini electric guitar, a tuba and crazy instruments from everyday objects - in "Das Klingende Museum Berlin" (Museum of Sound), children of all age groups have the most diverse possibilities to make music.

Where classical music meets church history: The Berlin Cathedral on Museum Island in Berlin-Mitte is one of the city's most fascinating concert venues. Whether it's an organ concert under the dome vault or choir music by the Cathedral Choir – here, sacred architecture literally resonates.

The tea house is located in the English Garden in the middle of the green of Berlin's Tiergarten. In addition to international tea specialities, it is also a restaurant and a beautiful beer garden.

For over twenty years, ARTlinersBerlin in Friedrichshain has been a true neighborhood institution: a bar with a stage that combines folk, rock, blues, jazz, and karaoke under one roof. And all of this without charging a single euro for admission.

Yorckschlösschen in Kreuzberg is Berlin's most famous jazz and blues bar: old wood paneling, music memorabilia on the walls, and a stage so close you can feel the strings vibrate. Here, live music is not a supporting act.

The summer programme in the open-air stage Weißensee offers a mixture of open-air cinema, children's cinema and puppet theatre.

The IFA-Sommergarten at Messe Berlin is a popular concert location at night and a place to relax and hang out during the day.

In Charlottenburg, where Prussian history still whispers through the walls, the Great Orangery of Charlottenburg Palace offers classical concerts in a royal setting. Baroque music by candlelight, musicians in historical costumes, and an opulent ambiance make the evening truly special.

Since 1993, Junction Bar on Gneisenaustraße in Kreuzberg has been one of Berlin's most reliable live music venues. In the basement club beneath the café of the same name, bands across all genres, from jazz and blues to funk, rock, and chanson, play almost daily. Afterwards, DJs take over.

Hardwood floor, green velvet stores, comfortable armchairs, sparkling chandeliers and a large cristal mirror.

Berlin's first dark restaurant, located in Prenzlauer Berg, transforms a wedding anniversary into an experience that recalibrates all senses. At unsicht-Bar Berlin, you dine in absolute darkness, accompanied by blind service staff and a changing stage program ranging from concerts to dark theater. Not seeing here means: finally perceiving correctly again.

In Moabit, away from the major tourist flows, Kallasch& is a program pub that combines live music, poetry slam, and open stage under one roof. Rustic, unplastered, and with a shared flat party atmosphere, this bar represents exactly what makes up Berlin's neighborhood culture.

The Teehaus in the English Garden will resurrect its outside stage in summer 2018 with a series of concerts of the best in Soul, Swing, Blues and Hip Hop in the heart of Tiergarten!

Ther Bang Bang Club is back! Its new location was used as Schwuz in Kreuzberg 61.

In Kreuzberg, directly at Schlesisches Tor, one of Berlin's most unique bars is hidden in a former brothel: Madame Claude literally turns everything upside down. Sofas, lamps, and tables stick to the ceiling, while every evening live music, DJs, and open-mic nights lure guests into the cellar.

If you are looking for classical concerts in Berlin, you must visit the Baroque palace on Köpenick Palace Island: Located idyllically on the Dahme river in the heart of the old town, the historic Aurora Hall offers a chamber music experience of such density and atmosphere that it is almost unrivaled in the city.

In Charlottenburg, directly on Steinplatz, stands a concert hall steeped in Berlin's musical history: The UdK Berlin Concert Hall on Hardenbergstraße was home to the Berlin Philharmonic under Karajan in the 1960s and is now the vibrant heart of the Faculty of Music at one of Europe's most important art universities.

The Rummelsburger Bucht hosts large Electro and Techno open air festivals during summer.

At Gendarmenmarkt in Berlin-Mitte, the French Cathedral stands as one of the most beautiful concert venues in the capital. The acoustics of the historic church hall carry Vivaldi, Bach, and Chopin as if they had been composed specifically for it. History, sound, and a touch of grandeur under one roof.

Well-known stars of Rock and Pop like Lenny Kravitz, Billy Idol and Santana as well as German top acts such as Milky Chance make the medieval fortress Zitadelle Spandau in the months between June and August their stage.

This friendly small club at Prenzlauer Berg will blow your drumskins with hot Indie tunes every Friday and Saturday.

Since 1995, the b flat Acoustic Music & Jazz Club in Berlin-Mitte has been the go-to address for live jazz near Hackescher Markt. Raw brick walls, excellent room acoustics, and a program that changes almost every evening: here, Berlin sounds like one big concert.

Located in Prenzlauer Berg, near Helmholtzplatz, is one of Berlin's oldest live music pubs: Speiches Rock and Blues Kneipe has been featuring a small stage with blues, rock, jazz, and soul since 1992. Admission is always free.

The Haus der Kulturen der Welt HKW presents the Wassermusik - Festival 2019 with lots of concerts, films and discussions.

The Brel is a bistro, a bar and a caf 'conc' with live music at Savignyplatz in Charlottenburg. Caf 'Conc' is an abbreviation for café-concert, which used to be a cafe in France with music and entertainment.