Hamburg · Venue
Locke
A waterfront cultural bar above Golden Pudel Club, built for intimate, cross-genre nights.
- Upcoming shows
- 20
- Address
- 27 Sankt Pauli Fischmarkt, 20359 Hamburg
- Next show
- Wed, 18 Nov 2026
About Locke
Locke is a Hamburg cultural bar and concert room at St. Pauli Fischmarkt 27, with capacity currently unpublished. Its defining feature is its perch directly above Golden Pudel Club: an Elbe view accompanies an intimate bar setting for listening sessions, DJ bills, gigs, talks and exhibitions. For a showgoer, the appeal lies in that flexible social room and waterfront outlook, with the Pudel’s club world directly below.
A young room with a broad brief
Locke’s public identity is recent. A March 14, 2026 event billed as the venue’s second birthday places its arrival in 2024, and its official imprint identifies Kultur- & Gaststätte Locke UG and Julius Hartmann. One early documented evening came on December 4, 2024, when Locke and HamburgMusik presented a listening session with Phantom Orchard’s Ikue Mori and Zeena Parkins, framed as a conversation-led event instead of a conventional set. That choice captures the room’s range: music functions here alongside discussion and visual culture. In 2026, Hamburg’s Musikstadtfonds awarded €20,000 to Kultur- & Gaststätte Locke UG for “Locke Laut & Live,” giving the venue a concrete public boost for its live programme.
What the room feels like now
Electronic music supplies much of the current rhythm, especially ambient, dub-techno and DJ-led collective nights; the schedule also reaches into indie, rock, folk, country, pop and hip-hop. Expect a bar-first setup with drinks, small snacks and an easy drift between performances, conversation and hanging out. The venue sits above Golden Pudel Club and looks toward the Elbe, a physical contrast to many enclosed Hamburg rooms. Entrance runs via a staircase, so guests needing step-free access should plan accordingly.
Sources
- LOCKE — Locke
- Listening Session with Phantom Orchard — Elbphilharmonie Hamburg
- STURMFREI – ZWEI JAHRE LOCKE — Resident Advisor
- Musikstadtfonds 2026 stärkt die Freie Musikszene — Hamburg.de
Next 15 shows
- Wed, 18 Nov 2026 · 18:00 VinylTaxi + DJ Cxl. View in the CrowdMate app
- Thu, 19 Nov 2026 · 18:00 Rum Tings + Hille – Sound Quake & Ahoi Selecta View in the CrowdMate app
- Fri, 20 Nov 2026 · 18:00 Toby Doyle Sheperd & Friends View in the CrowdMate app
- Sun, 22 Nov 2026 · 16:00 Deep Dive + Soraya, Cuprum00just announced View in the CrowdMate app
- Wed, 25 Nov 2026 · 18:00 VinylTaxi + The Hairy Cowboy View in the CrowdMate app
- Fri, 27 Nov 2026 · 18:00 James Freud & Doc Strangejust announced View in the CrowdMate app
- Sun, 29 Nov 2026 · 14:00 Crazy Taxi 3 + John Known & Phil Abaddon View in the CrowdMate app
- Wed, 2 Dec 2026 · 18:00 VinylTaxi + Jörg Follert & JR View in the CrowdMate app
- Thu, 3 Dec 2026 · 18:00 Jonny Fliegenpilzjust announced View in the CrowdMate app
- Fri, 4 Dec 2026 · 18:00 og milianjust announced View in the CrowdMate app
- Sat, 5 Dec 2026 · 18:00 John known & Friendsjust announced View in the CrowdMate app
- Wed, 9 Dec 2026 · 18:00 VinylTaxi + Klaas Dörte Becker, Johannatan View in the CrowdMate app
- Sat, 12 Dec 2026 · 18:00 Sama Soundsjust announced View in the CrowdMate app
- Wed, 16 Dec 2026 · 18:00 VinylTaxi + Gulius View in the CrowdMate app
- Thu, 17 Dec 2026 · 18:00 Rum Tingsjust announced View in the CrowdMate app
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