For the Thursday–Sunday run of September 10–13, one especially tidy route arrives at the window’s opening: two consecutive nights of garage-minded guitar music, each rooted in a small-bill economy of direct songs, touring bands and a physical room. Thursday, September 10, brings Designer and Thee Irma & Louise to Schokoladen; Friday, September 11, places Billy Childish & CTMF on Lido’s larger Kreuzberg stage. The pairing is useful precisely because it gives the style two settings in 24 hours: a double bill with DJs afterward, then a concert led by one of Britain’s most durable independent rock figures.[1][2][3][4]

Thursday at Schokoladen: a touring garage-punk double bill

Schokoladen’s listing identifies Designer as garage, rock’n’roll and punk from the US, with Switzerland’s Thee Irma & Louise framed as garage-punk. Doors are at 19:00 and the show begins at 20:00, followed by DJs after 22:00. That schedule makes the evening feel built around the room’s full arc, from opening bands through a late social landing. The bill’s internal connection is refreshingly legible: Designer arrive on a European run linked to their 2026 LP Headcase, while the venue describes Thee Irma & Louise through surf-inflected, self-released DIY garage punk. Designer’s own Bandcamp tags its 2024 debut EP Weekend at Brian’s with punk, garage, hardcore, new wave and rock and roll, giving the Schokoladen description a concrete recorded counterpart.[2][4]

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Friday at Lido: CTMF’s deep catalogue in a concert setting

Lido follows on Friday, September 11, with doors at 19:00 and Billy Childish & CTMF starting at 20:00; The Trainwrecks are listed as support. CTMF gives this short route its historical weight, with an active working catalogue at its centre. Damaged Goods traces the project to lyrics Childish first wrote for a proposed 1977 CTMF line-up and lists albums from All Our Forts Are with You across a substantial singles run. The label currently also lists Wild Billy Childish & CTMF’s House On Fire and the Keep Mojave Weird EP. Lido’s own event page carries the group’s playful self-description of its music as a meeting of yesterday and tomorrow, an apt cue for songs that treat punk’s original DIY premise as an ongoing method.[1][3]

Practical route

Start at Schokoladen, Ackerstraße 169, on Thursday, September 10, for the 20:00 Designer and Thee Irma & Louise show. Continue to Lido, Cuvrystraße 7, on Friday, September 11, for Billy Childish & CTMF at 20:00. The two venues publish ticket information and door details on their official event pages. Recheck those official pages before leaving, since set times, support slots, ticket availability and entry arrangements can change.[1][2]

These concerts happened on 10–11 September 2026

The next dates at these venues: Lido · Schokoladen

Sources

  1. BILLY CHILDISH & CTMF — Lido Berlin
  2. Schokoladen Events: Designer + Thee Irma & Louise — Schokoladen
  3. CTMF — Damaged Goods
  4. Weekend at Brian’s — Designer on Bandcamp