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Frau Hedis Tanzkaffee
A compact concert boat where Hamburg Harbour supplies the moving backdrop to every set.
- Upcoming shows
- 26
- Capacity
- 90
- Address
- Brücke 10, 20359 Hamburg
- Phone
- 0176 83061071
- Next show
- Sun, 15 Nov 2026
About Frau Hedis Tanzkaffee
Frau Hedis Tanzkaffee is Hamburg’s roughly 90-capacity floating venue: a barge with a bar, DJs and bands that circles the harbour before returning to Landungsbrücke 10 on the hour. The distinction is built into the show itself. Concertgoers share a compact room while container cranes, working ships and the Elbe slide past the windows and deck, turning the journey into part of the bill.
A club licensed to move
The Hedi began in 2003, when Andreas Schnoor, founder of the Molotow club, took a harbour-tour launch and converted it into a club room after leaving Molotow. The boat had carried sightseeing passengers; its drinks licence applied to harbour excursions, so the new venue took shape as a moving party and concert boat. Schnoor’s crew removed seating, loaded in beer crates, added plastic flowers and a disco ball, and suspended the DJ booth on thick rubber cords to keep records steady in choppy water.
Its first five years brought a useful marker of the idea’s flexibility. In May 2008, Frau Hedi added afternoon departures for the Vattenfall Lesetage’s “Orkanfahrt,” with five captains telling stories alongside sea-song group Hafennacht e.V. That event placed readings in the same small vessel that hosts dance nights and live sets, a format still central to its identity.
The room on the water
Expect a deliberately mixed booking policy: resident and visiting DJs, live bands, readings, games evenings and guest trips curated by Hamburg clubs all share the schedule. Pop, funk, Balkan beats, electro-swing, house, punk, indie, soul and reggae-oriented nights fit the breadth. Seating rows can come out for a dancefloor; the onboard bar stays close; a covered deck and heated interior extend the season through colder weather. Hourly docking creates a practical rhythm for arrivals and exits, while the harbour view remains the venue’s changing sightline.
Sources
- Über uns – Frau Hedis Tanzkaffee — Frau Hedis Tanzkaffee
- Frau Hedis Tanzkaffee – Barkasse mit Bar, DJs & Disco in Hamburg — Frau Hedis Tanzkaffee
- Frau Hedis Tanzkaffee – Das Party-Schiff. Die MS Hedi. — Hamburg Tourismus
- Leinen los für das „Beat-Barkässchen“ — DIE WELT
- Hamburg’s pearls: Barge Hedi — hvv switch
Next 15 shows
- Sun, 15 Nov 2026 · 15:00 FICK DICH INS KNIE + MELANCHOLIE View in the CrowdMate app
- Wed, 18 Nov 2026 · 19:00 NIK NEANDERTAL & VJ WASTED View in the CrowdMate app
- Thu, 19 Nov 2026 · 19:00 NOVEMBER-BASS – SELBSTVERSTÄNDLICH ANTIFASCHISTISCH!just announced View in the CrowdMate app
- Fri, 20 Nov 2026 · 19:00 FUNK IM TRUNK View in the CrowdMate app
- Sat, 21 Nov 2026 · 15:00 SUNDOWNER PARTY mit DJ PAUL ABDUL View in the CrowdMate app
- Sat, 21 Nov 2026 · 19:00 HEDIS DISCO CRUISE - DJ DISCO BRAUSE View in the CrowdMate app
- Sun, 22 Nov 2026 · 15:00 THE BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN PARTYjust announced View in the CrowdMate app
- Thu, 26 Nov 2026 · 18:00 EVERYTHING 80s & 90s mit DJ THOEMTRONIX View in the CrowdMate app
- Fri, 27 Nov 2026 · 19:00 25 JAHRE DATSCHA PARTYjust announced View in the CrowdMate app
- Sat, 28 Nov 2026 · 15:00 FRAU HEDIS SUNDOWNER mit DJ BIGGY POP View in the CrowdMate app
- Sat, 28 Nov 2026 · 19:00 FRAU HEDIS HERBSTPARTY mit DJ JAKOB THE BUTCHER View in the CrowdMate app
- Thu, 3 Dec 2026 · 18:00 FICK DICH INS KNIE + MELANCHOLIE View in the CrowdMate app
- Fri, 4 Dec 2026 · 19:00 LOST IN MUSIC View in the CrowdMate app
- Sat, 5 Dec 2026 · 15:00 HEDIS 80er PARTY mit DJ PAUL ABDUL View in the CrowdMate app
- Sat, 5 Dec 2026 · 19:00 VIVE LA FÊTEjust announced View in the CrowdMate app
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