Ahhh... the Reeperbanh is just a crazy party place in itself and this was the first place on the…read morefirst night I arrived in Hamburg. It was a Thurs night and apparently it was college night. There was a crowd at the door but it was definitely moving, but slowly. When I got to the front I gave the doorman my ID and he was like... "NO I can't accept this as a form of ID. Do you have papers?" I've NEVER had a problem with my CA driver's license EVER anywhere I've been and I knew he was just giving me a hard time. Luckily I was with German speaking people and one girl behind me in line stood up for me and argued with him and I was let in. I paid the 6EU entrance fee and 2EU coat check and was ready to party! Drinks were pretty cheap! 2 EU for shots, but my friend had already told me that coke and other backs were charged separately in Germany so I just had lots of shots. There were two dance floors- the main one is a pretty small one that you can step down into in front of the DJ booth. There were places to dance all around it and I saw both guys and girls dancing on the elevated areas. There were also plenty of tables all around this room. Overall-I would say the dance floor was small, but I thin it's considered pretty big for Germany. Downstairs, there are the bathrooms and the hip hop room. There's two separate bars down there and they were spinning hip hop all night. It was pretty good except for all that smoke... but hey, it's Europe and they smoke EVERYWHERE. Overall I had a pretty awesome time dancing the night away even though the night started off not so great.

I went in on Saturday with a friend in from Oslo and a local mate…read more I could not stand it - I am very confused at why my experience doesn't match the others here. The music was just awful - and when occasionally a good tune did come on it was immediately taken off within seconds with perverse DJ intent, straight back to the formulaic dreary re-runs of wedding disco classics. In fact, I love those DJs compared to Moondoo. The atmosphere was basic suburban corporate club - without the kookiness, interesting people and involving music. The drinks were average. The girl on the door was pretty. My Hamburg friend seemed to like it, but he's gay and was downstairs (marginally better music) cruising around. Somebody tell me where in Hamburg they play dance music that makes people happy, please?

Came here on a Friday, while also visiting the reggae spot, SoulEdge, right across the street…read more Really cool spot! It's 10 euro entrance and 1 euro for coatcheck. The first room had reggae/dancehall and a bit of hip hop. The second room had, what I think is called, Drum and Bass - it was a mixture of electro/dub/reggae and sounded awesome. I'm really not a fan of cigarette smoke in clubs, but it seems like a necessary evil in Germany. Lots of fun here :-)

Going to a Russian night held at this club has been undoubtedly the best night out I've had in This…read moreCountry so far!! On a not-so-special street under the train line bridge and down a narrow poorly lit alley we found the entry for this place. Entry is 5 Euros, which is the first time I've had to part with money to enter a venue but entry fees were soon to be long forgotten once you entered the thick of the club. The atmosphere is ecstatic and it's obvious everyone here is out to party and have a good time, the music is an almost frantic Russian folk...I'm unsure of even how to describe it... Hilarious...the sort of music you only really jump around and thrash to...really different from your usual club music fare but really good non the less... ...and everyone was doing it. Beers are Russian and huge!!! Long big brown bottles of the stuff for only 2 euros apiece and with a 50cent return if you brought the bottle back to the bar with your next order. Behind the DJ box was a large projector screen playing black and white images or Russian, people, history and art...flicker across the screen along with the music. It gets really hot in here without air conditioning so pretty much every 1/2 an hr or so we all went to stand outside and cool off...luckily so did most of the smokers...so I found this place didn't get as smokey as some of the places I've been too. The only criticisms would be it was also the first time I had to queue for the bathroom... whether it's just that Russian girls take forever primping or the fact that there were only two toilets in the ladies... the line can take up to 15 Min's till you reach the front....luckily even in the early hours of the evening nobody was puking at least everyone in the club could handle their alcohol that's for sure :-) Highly recommend it !!! especially if you have your very own Ruski along in the group to order in Russian like we did :-)

Wir wurden vor dem Club von einem Mitarbeiter abgefangen und gefragt ob wir rein wollen, weil es…read more"so ein geiler Club" sein soll. Da wussten wir bereits, dass es wahrscheinlich einen starken Männerüberfluss gibt (an sich nichts verwerflich, wenn sich alle benehmen können). Die Musik war nur semi etwas für mich (was einfach persönliche Präferenz ist). Es wird ziemlich Querbeet gespielt, aber auffällig viel Deutschrap. Als wir dann in den Club rein sind, hat man sich (als Frau) gefühlt wie auf einer Servierplatte. Wir wurden sofort angebaggert, angequatscht und das sehr penetrant. Nach dem mir nach 20 Minuten das erste Mal auf den Po gehauen wurde, war für mich das Ding vorbei. Aus Reflex habe ich mich umgedreht und dem Mann eine Ohrfeige gegeben, woraufhin er mich geohrfeigt hat. Ich habe daraufhin einen Security aufgesucht und ihm die Situation erklärt. Ende der Geschichte ist, dadurch dass dieser Mann den Chef und die Securities kannte durfte er im Club bleiben. Sorry, aber ich war noch nie in einem SO sexistischen Club wie diesem - für Frauen, die einfach nur tanzen möchten, nicht empfehlenswert.

The bouncer that was on the door on the night of 22nd May into the early morning hours of 23rd May…read more2017 didn't know the difference between a sober person or a drunk person. I was going to enter the club with two friends he let them in I was perfectly sober and aware of all my surroundings and he motioned to me with a hand gesture suggesting I was drunk and wouldn't let me in. So think the bouncer was on a power trip personally but needs to learn how to judge people correctly. No wonder I seen people trying to pick fights with him a short time involved because he can't do his club door man duties properly obviously he offends people.

The Kaiserkeller was and is still one of the leading Rock-Metal clubs in Hamburg. Located on the…read moreGrosse Freiheit street it is in the center of the party mile. In the 60s here started playing also the Beatles. It is not very big and type of music depends on the special evening. On Thursdays the entrance is free and once a month I think they have Gothik evenings for all the dark fans. On special event it can get quite full, but usually it is just enough so you can dance as at 11pm the floor is open. Worth checking! cheers

Nice place - unfortunately too crowded most of the time…read more Mostly the music suits my taste (mix of electro, rnb, remixed pop etc.). From time to time you are able to meet nice people there - a lot of tourists as well (not least because of the location). Definitely worth a visit to get in the mood of dancing and as soon as it is too crowded, you will find a lot of nice places within walking distance.

Spacy and reasonably priced bar&disco at the corner of Hans Albert Platz. Good place to start the…read morenight, get a few drinks, get in the mood for dance and move somewhere else when it's too full (and it's unbearably full!). Crowd is mixed, lots of turists due to the location. Music is very diverse: I don't know who's DJying, but he/she must be really confused person, trying to please all sorts of visitors.

Supreme club for those of you who got love for electro and electronic enhanced house music…read more The prices are totally fine and the staff is ok for the most part. Relatively big dancefloor and cool design inside. The average clubber in here is about 20 and pretty much into electro. Amazing DJ's hit this place regularly, so you might be surprised by the quality of the music from time to time. One thing that gets annoying through the night is that it's an underground club and the air conditioning can't always keep up with all the people inside, also because smoking is allowed inside. Nevertheless this is a bomb club in Hamburg's favorite partying area; definitely always worth the night!

I've been to the Knust a few times already, once for the Decemberists concert in early 07' and once…read moreto see the Balkan Beat Box in May 08'. Both times, the concerts were packed and it became difficult to breathe, not to mention dance. The concert hall is of medium size but it seems they're booking artists which draw in a larger crowd than they can handle. I'm not complaining - I had a wonderful time on both occasions and the smoking ban in the hall itself is a blessed change. But it'd be useful if the folks running the Knust would consider better ventilation. Video link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FrvrJ-DDwZQ

Knust is a mid-sized gig venue and bar. The really big bands don't play here, but a lot of the cool…read moreindie bands do. People like José Gonzalez and The National. Concerts are generally priced at around 15 euros and normally start at about 9pm. Knust isn't the most obvious place to find. Half the problem for me was finding the street "Neuer Kamp" which is basically the same road as Feldstrasse - it just changes its name part-way along. Knust isn't actually anywhere near the road either, being located at the far end of quite a long red-brick building (there are two around a big courtyard). It's basically across the road from the underground station and Uebel & Gefarlich. Once you find the place the first thing you'll notice is a big cloakroom, which is actually outside the venue proper. Leaving your coat costs 1 euro. Inside Knust, you first find yourself in a dive bar, but once the gig is about to start they open the doors at one end to let everyone into the venue proper. The main hall has two levels and a further bar. You should get a good view from anywhere...