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A collectively run Friedrichshain club where techno, house, experimental performance and political culture share the bill.
- Upcoming shows
- 26
- Capacity
- 500
- Address
- 24c Markgrafendamm, 10245 Berlin
- Next show
- Fri, 20 Nov 2026
About ://about blank
://about blank is a 500-capacity club and cultural center beside Ostkreuz in Berlin’s Friedrichshain district. Its defining feature is the collective model: the venue pairs late-night electronic music with queer parties, live and performance work, readings, discussions and benefit events. Summer brings the Sektgarten, an outdoor extension with a bar, pizza, table tennis and calmer corners away from the dancefloor.
From off-space to collective club
The story began before the official 2010 opening. The site had operated as an off-space, hosting illegal underground raves before the collective turned it into a techno club and cultural center. The founders came out of Germany’s radical left, and the venue’s structure still reflects that starting point: it operates as a cooperative, with a standard hourly wage across roles and revenue directed to wages and reinvestment. In 2021, a long-running relationship with the Buttons crew, previously called Homopatik, ended amid a public dispute around the club’s political position; the venue says subsequent DJ cancellations led to two planned queer-feminist parties falling through that July. The episode captures a place where programming, collective governance and political arguments remain closely connected.
The room and the bill
Expect techno and house as the musical center, with experimental club music, concerts, live sets and performance folded into a broader cultural schedule. External promoters substantially shape the program, while the club describes a queer-feminist booking approach and seeks lineups beyond exclusively white, cis-male bills. Inside, Berlin.de describes dark, techno-focused floors; outside, the spacious garden adds an open-air stage and bar during warmer months. For concert-goers, that creates a flexible setting: focused indoor listening and dancing, plus an outdoor place to reset between sets.
Sources
- ://about blank — miz.org
- Club Berlin ://about blank — visitBerlin
- FAQ - ://about blank and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict — ://about blank
- FAQ - Das ://about blank und der israelisch-palästinensische Konflikt — ://about blank
- ://about blank — Berlin.de
Next 15 shows
- Fri, 20 Nov 2026 · 23:00 Ben Derris + Linus Villa, Carotin, DJ.Egoshooter10000, Krash Cora, Alina Viktoria, HØLLE, XIMA, Baerbel, DJ Buona Sarajust announced View in the CrowdMate app
- Sat, 21 Nov 2026 · 19:00 Fasme + SORAYA*, Pino Peña, MATHILDA, Hanna Baertig, DJ ZBB, Miss Take, CHOREOPHILA, Schorli, DJ ritalino, Alex.Do, fr. JPLA, Rodmin, Erik Jäähalli, THNTS, Vy Tran, vanX, K1KO, Lena Brumby View in the CrowdMate app
- Fri, 27 Nov 2026 · 23:00 Aexhy + Apexsion, C150, ch4r20tte, DJ Reiz, DJ ritalino, Haffenloher, HKKPTR, hypertexture, Maryline K, Minigram, RaverPik, SACID, Sonny Smiles, The Jakob Sister View in the CrowdMate app
- Sat, 28 Nov 2026 · 23:00 Danté + Jamaica Suk, Juan Evangelista, Aamir, Annina, Barbara Preisinger, Stiefel One View in the CrowdMate app
- Sun, 29 Nov 2026 · 14:00 Kyçyc + Nivrambojust announced View in the CrowdMate app
- Fri, 4 Dec 2026 · 23:00 Alexander Pohl + Amin Fallaha, Anna Kasyan, CEEE, Charlotte Lion, DjRundfunk, DJ YumYum, fiber.optyik, Florelle, J4NNICH, Justus Hildebrand, KANIKA, Mariposa x Lyra, mer.ve, Noxumi, preSchuRR, PURPLX, Shandy (RU), Stolzenberg, Tenacious T, *Tia*, TONKS View in the CrowdMate app
- Sat, 5 Dec 2026 · 23:00 DICE + Kamäleon, Blame the Booker, Limoncello, Pavelo Promillo, BENITO (DE), Alexa Fluor, Elias Nuit View in the CrowdMate app
- Fri, 11 Dec 2026 · 19:00 Dressman + Franziska Kracht View in the CrowdMate app
- Fri, 11 Dec 2026 · 23:00 NO GRAVITY x GROOVE STREETjust announced View in the CrowdMate app
- Sat, 12 Dec 2026 · 12:00 STAUB View in the CrowdMate app
- Sat, 12 Dec 2026 · 23:00 Angel Negrin + Solvados, Jasmin Giovanazzi, DEN!SE, Martxas, STASIC, Bokaric, s:mash, SIUL View in the CrowdMate app
- Sun, 13 Dec 2026 · 14:00 Vornelinksjust announced View in the CrowdMate app
- Sat, 19 Dec 2026 · 23:00 KLING&KLANG + DJ Henk, Mareike Bautz, Charleen Herzig, bbymeister, Blossmbae, jeanska, Krash Cora, Limoncello, Rocko Garoni, ZOEVITA, Pamela Rave, BIGALKE, LUPA View in the CrowdMate app
- Sun, 20 Dec 2026 · 14:00 /glühweingarten x chouchou & friendsjust announced View in the CrowdMate app
- Thu, 24 Dec 2026 · 23:00 //blank + benefits - merry cricis View in the CrowdMate app
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