I am from Chicago, IL in the US and I went on vacation to Hamburg, Germany…read more I went out with my friend to have a couple drinks and we saw this place. We went up to the bouncer to ask him what time this place closed and he was very unfriendly, unwelcoming, and acted like he was discriminative. The bouncer said something in German and literally pushed me to the side. I didn't say anything to offend him so I was surprised why he even pushed me - let alone touch me! I felt disrespected and belittled and so I called the police. The police officer that came was a woman who surprisingly did not take the time to ask me why I called them. She immediately spoke with the staff of this night club and they spoke in German. She then came towards me to grab my cell phone to delete any pictures which I took of the bouncer who disrespected me by pushing me. She then sought the help of the bouncer to come and grab me to help handcuff me. Why did she hand cuff me when I called the police?! I kept telling her I'm the one that called the police for help and she disregarded me and had a smirk on her face. She told me the bouncer speaks German and that he told her that I was threatening them that I would kill them. Who would believe that someone who goes on vacation and just wants to check out this place would be accused of threatening to kill them?! How ridiculous is that? I told her take me to the police station because I don't trust you and I need to talk to someone else. When we got to the police station, she said to me everything is okay we won't arrest you but you have to pay me 120 Euros. I told her I'm not paying anything because I didn't do anything wrong! I told her I need to call my US embassy and after speaking to the US embassy they let me go. I ABSOLUTELY DO NOT RECOMMEND THIS PLACE TO ANYONE WHO VISITS HAMBURG, GERMANY! WHAT A GARBAGE PLACE! I have specific photos of those who treated me unfairly that work in this place in case anyone wants to know who these disrespectful people are! I really didn't want to select any stars but Yelp would not let me post this review without choosing even 1 star!!!

Grosse Freiheit 36 isn't my favourite concert venue in Hamburg, or even my 2nd, 3rd, 4th, or even…read more5th choice, but it still gets 5 stars! Grosse Freiheit 36 is where the mid-level to big bands often play in Hamburg. I was last here a few weeks ago to see Bon Iver, who were originally meant to be playing Knust (but I guess it sold out), they were then moved to Uebel & Garfarlich, and then finally to Grosse Freiheit 36 - this should give you an idea of the pecking order of some of the venues in Hamburg :) The place is pretty huge and on two levels - almost certainly an old theatre. There are bars everywhere, and while the alcohol choice isn't great, the prices are not so terrible (still expensive compared to a normal bar though). My only slight annoyance is that the toilets are annoyingly located just to one side of the stage, which if you're at the other side can mean quite a lot of pushing and "sorry" to get to.

LIVE MUSIC WAS GREAT…read more This place is famous for being the first place in Germany at which the Beatles played. Okay. It was on the list of venues to visit during the Reeperbahn Festival because of a band that was playing there. I didn't eat or drink; simply enjoyed the tunes and enjoyed people watching. The venue is small, but can pack a pretty good crowd. I would definitely visit again for another cool band.

Not sure what this place is like at the weekends but it's fairly quiet on a Thursday! Still, if you…read morehave a massive group of people you'll all be able to get a seat. There is live music but I found it sleep-inducing...

Grrreat little rock bar: dimly lit place, excellent assortment of drinks (their shot called…read moremexikaner is the best of the whole Hamburg Berg area ouch my head), noisy rock'n' roll music, a tiny dance floor, a kicker table where many a man has lost his dignity and a lot of relaxed people hanging out. Very enjoyable original spot altogether. What more could you ask for?

If youre mega stoned, wasted and totally into music ala 1994 then this place is awesome:D Ok,even…read morewithout stoned part this place is really cool.Ppl are also down to earth, not over styled pretenders.Major plus goes for music.I really don|t know if it was one lucky evening or it is always like that, but I am definetely ready to find it out again. And you can smoke there!:)