#Berghain bouncer sven plus

BTW despite accusations of racism on TripAdvisor I saw plenty of non Anglo people in there. It's well organised and feels safe and staff and crowd inside were wonderful. Several bars of various types as well, including the famous ice cream bar.

#Berghain bouncer sven plus

Plenty of places to.chill out, plus the notorious dark rooms if you want to make out - I didn't. There's also the smaller Panorama bar which plays house, is more light and has a bar in it if you want something less intense for a while. It's hot and dark and loud, with some of the most hard core industrial techno I've ever heard. The real action, the heart of Berghein, is the main hall which is like a small cathedral with its size and high ceiling. I thought I'd stay for a few hours, I stayed for fourteen! It's an incredible place, almost more like than an indoor resort rather than just a club - I can see why people spend entire weekends there. There are no upmarket tables or bars or expensive bottles of champagne.

Not to sit around with friends telling each other how cool you are. Note that in Berghein you're there to dance. Once I'd persuaded them that I was serious they let me in. Having read horror stories about evening queues I turned up at 10 am Sunday and had to wait, seriously, only five minutes to get to the front!Īs a 66 year old (I've been into German electronic music since the 70s) I wasn't exactly their core demographic nor am I gay, but I dressed for the occasion (black), I was by myself and I speak a bit of German. I love everything about it!! I just really love beiing there and can stay there for hours, having the time of my life and can't wait to go back as soon it's possible again (Covid) <3 <3 I love the people there (my kind of people, not judgemental in any way), Love the atmosphere, even love the cappuccino there. Because I'm not into Techno, obviously I'm not gonna stand in the line waiting for hours and I also only go after (or sometimes before) the party's with my genre music. Now it's my 2nd favourite club (cause I'm still not a big Techno-fan :p).Įvery time again I had the time of my life. Everytime without any problem getting in! I went back the day after and by now, I've been there several times. I got in without any problem and had a very nice time. But I saw Sven and another bouncer where standing outside, so I tought: I'll just gonna try (I don't even like Techno). I went to a Slowmotion- party in the Kantine (garden Berghain) and when the party was over I walked towards Berghain to go to the street and take a cab to the hotel. My first time, think it was in 2019 (maybe 2018) I tought it would be difficult to get in because off all the stories you read on the internet. The final bullet of his Powerpoint interrogation was a blunt, 'Where are you coming from?' 'Errr…London.My 2nd favourite club. This time around, for reasons only my future analyst will know, I fluffed it. Normally when I'm asked my age I'm pretty certain that I'll have said '26' within a good half-second of the question hanging in the air. Which is probably why I felt panicked and nervous when it came to sauntering up to the digitized doorman who was glowering at me through my browser. It was a fun night, but it wasn't an authentic experience by any stretch of the imagination.

Just once, mind, and even that was on a press trip, so I got to saunter past Sven and the lads and straight into the garden to bang pints of prosecco with other braying journalists and a really tired looking Bernard Sumner from New Order.