The Next Day #74: Berlin Weekend Guide
Must-See Events in Berlin: October 31 to November 3
Hello,
This weekend has some fantastic highlights, but here are the events we definitely won't miss: Jazzfest Berlin and the Tehran Contemporary Music Festival. It's been a juggling act figuring out how to split our time between the two since they happen simultaneously. The third highlight is the premiere of ‘Bullshit’ by She She Pop at HAU1.
Berlin is also welcoming a new club, YSY, which has its grand opening on Saturday with free entry. Sounds good, right?
If you're a Halloween fan, I'm sorry to disappoint you, but it's not our vibe. Still, we've got two distinct options for those looking for treats or tricks.
Don’t forget that many museums have free admission on Sunday!
Have a nice weekend,
Lalai & Mateus
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Jazzfest Berlin: Still Digging
Thursday-Sunday, 31.10 - 03.11, various times. Locations: A-Trane, Haus der Berliner Festspiele, Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church, Quasimodo, and different locations in Moabit for the Community Lab Moabit program. Tickets: from 22,16€.
The Jazzfest Berlin, one of Europe’s top jazz festivals, celebrates 60 years of history. The lineup combines a crème de la crème of the jazz scene, mixing legends with emerging artists. You can always count on a mix of traditional jazz, contemporary sounds, and experimental music. Our highlights: John Hollenbeck with The Drum Major Instinct, the sextet Goran Kajfeš Tropiques, Sun Ra Arkestra, Anna Högberg Extended Attack, a rare solo performance of pianist Marilyn Crispelland, and Otomo Yoshihide Special Big Band. 🎧 Anna Högberg Attack
Tehran Contemporary Music Festival
Friday-Sunday, 01-03.11, Studio 1, Bethanien, Mariannenplatz 2, Kreuzberg, 10997 Berlin. Tickets: 16,95/56,50€.
The Tehran Contemporary Sounds (TCS) Festival hits all the right notes if you're drawn to experimental music and cultural fusion. It brings together Iranian artists and global musicians, mixing electronic, jazz, avant-garde, and traditional music in fresh and meaningful ways. Our highlights: Behrooz Moosavi & Janna Heiß, Parasang & Mahan Mirarab, Mahtab Sabetara & Baharan Eghbalzadeh, Farzané, Cinna Peyghamy & Sarathy Korwar, and HUUUM.
Laraaji + Patrick Shiroishi
Sunday, 03.11, 8 pm. Silent Green, Gerichtstrasse 35, Wedding, 13347 Berlin. Tickets: 24,48€.
Laraaji began in the 1970s by creating ambient jams on a modified autoharp with electronic effects on NYC streets. His sound drew Brian Eno's attention, leading to a collaboration and a string of self-released albums. His meditative music and laughter workshops have recently gained renewed interest, with reissues on 🎧 All Saints and a growing fanbase. The evening starts with saxophonist Patrick Shiroishi.
Wasia Project
Sunday, 03.11, 7 pm. Huxleys Neue Welt, Hasenheide 107/113, 10967 Berlin. Ticket: 32,28€.
Sometimes, we just need to wrap up the weekend with some good indie pop to prepare for the week ahead. 🎧 Wasia Project
Super Silent 1 by XJAZZ!
Thu-Sat, 31.10-02.11, 8 pm. Emmauskirche, Lausitzer Platz 8A, 10997 Berlin. Ticket: 26,84/53,16€.
🎧 'Super Silent' is for those seeking experimental, introspective jazz. This immersive listening experience offers two concerts daily in the beautiful Emmauskirche, promising a uniquely serene atmosphere. I’d love to watch 🎧 Tara Nome Doyle.
1-06 x Encounters featuring Robot Koch's pre-release show
Fri-Sat, 01-02.11, 6 pm - 12 am. 1-06, Wilhelminenhofstr. 66, 12459 Berlin. Tickets: 28,25€.
1-06 x Encounters brings a mix of ambient concerts, art installations, and live performances, turning the space into an interactive playground full of sound, light, and visuals. Saturday ends with an after-party. 🎧 Robot Koch
Gaswerk Music Concerts - Modular Night by Halosaur
Friday, 01.11, 8 pm - 2 am. Cafe Muschkebart, Blockdammweg 1, 10317 Berlin. Ticket: 10€.
The first Modular Night by Halosaur is an event for experimental electronic music lovers. The evening features modular synth performances by Jessica Kert, Katharina Bévand, 🎧 Ida Box, and Halosaur, each artist exploring different soundscapes.
TAHANGUENTAR with Pedro Oliveira and Ariel Orah
Sat-Sun, 02-03.11, 8 pm. Sínema Transtopia, Lindower Str. 20/22/Haus C, Wedding, 13347 Berlin. Tickets: 7€.
'TAHANGUENTAR' is a sound performance from the 'Jendela Sonorama' project, exploring the roles of samba and jaipong in shaping “national identity” in Brazil and Indonesia. Combining cinematographic dramaturgy with music, dance, and archival research, the performance explores identity and endurance.
Techno Is Boring: Daniel Avery & John Loveless
Saturday, 02.11, 8 pm - 2 am. Kwia, Maybachufer 16, 12047 Berlin. Ticket: 10/15€.
I’m a huge Daniel Avery fan, so I can’t pass up this night when he plays an extended ambient set with John Loveless. Extra tip: Daniel Avery will play at Rough Trade on Saturday afternoon!
Ténica presents Concurrence
Friday, 01.11, 9 - 12 pm. TBA, follow them on Telegram for more info. Ticket: 15€.
I’m unfamiliar with this event, but the concept makes me curious, especially with such a great lineup. Wait for bass, breakbeat, techno, and more, along with immersive audiovisual elements, live performances, and the promise of a beautiful sound journey. 🎧 Blume 🎧 Kindred Spiral
The Ghost Halloween Spookathon
Fri-Mon, 01.11, 11 pm - 9 am. Hoppetosse, Eichenstrasse 4; Treptow; 12435 Berlin.
Halloween on Berlin’s most sought-after boat. Prepare for a weekend party with house music, two floors, and a massive lineup. 🎧 dj sweet6teen 🎧 Saoirse
YSY Grand Opening
Saturday, 02.11, 7 pm - 2 am. YSY, Frankfurter Allee 23, 10247 Berlin. Free Admission.
There’s a new nightclub in town, and it’s already making waves! 🎧 Coco Cobra
Klubb DÖD at Eschschloraque
Saturday, 02.11, 9 pm - 4 am. Eschschloraque, Rosenthaler Str. 39 - 2, 10178 Berlin. Free admission.
This laidback Halloween Party is for goth, post-punk, cold wave, and dark obscurities fans. 🎧 DJ Deka Denz
Watergate Nacht: Sama' Abdulhadi, Anja Schneider
Saturday, 02.11, 11 pm - 10 am. Watergate, Falckensteinstrasse 49; Kreuzberg. Ticket: 24,85€.
This night promises to be memorable, with 🎧 Sama' Abdulhadi and Anja Schneider on the decks.
Midgar & amenthia
Saturday, 02.11, 10 pm - 7 am. Fitzroy, Holzmarktstrasse 15, 10179 Berlin. Ticket: 15,05€.
The night starts with ambient music, gradually building into a total club vibe. Expect deep, textured sounds from Severja, 🎧 Timnah, Agonis b2b Garçon, and 🎧 Konduku for a trip through ambient and techno.
Bullshit by She She Pop
Thu-Fri, 31.10 - 01.11, and Sunday 03.11. In German with English live translation. HAU1 Stresemannstrasse 2910963. Tickets: 13€- 22€.
That's bullshit: slang for something false, discredited, nonsense. Or something that is made up, fake, misleading, or deceptive. On an empty stage, ‘She She Pop’ find themselves as salespeople in the endless loop of a sales show. Everything's on offer.
Sissy Smut CHRISTEENE • Sissy Smut 4
Thursday, 31.11, 7 pm. Volksbühne Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz, 10178 Berlin. Tickets: 24€.
CHRISTEENE’s return to Berlin to collect souls on All Hallows’ Eve with an electrifying live stage show featuring special guests. Come early for a pre-show DJ set by Colin Self and spooky, sexy videos by Bijou Classics and Vitium. Stay for the afterparty with Lunchbox Candy and limited edition merch from Ladycotton.
Ciao
Friday, 01.11, 8:30 pm. By and with Emre Aksizoğlu, Knut Berger, Jonas Dassler and taner şahintürk. In German with English subtitles. Maxim-Gorki-Theater, Am Festungsgraben 2 10117 Berlin. Tickets: 12€ to 40€.
Ciao is a performative collage made up of texts and music developed collectively, revolving around topics such as solidarity, patriarchy, farewells, and new beginnings. It’s a performance about bidding farewell to toxic patriarchal structures and expectations.
Johanna Reich: Linguphoria
Opening: Thursday, 31.10, 6 - 9 pm. Until 18.01.205. Galerie Kornfeld, 26 Fasanenstrasse, 10719, Berlin.
‘Linguphoria’ by Johanna Reich explores the blend of humans, machines, and language. Reich transforms images into language and vice versa using AI and her synaesthesia, creating a unique visual language that bridges text and visuals.
Ryan Gander: This is Feeling all of It
Opening: Fridya, 01.11, 6 - 9 pm. Esther Schipper, Potsdamer Strasse 81E, 10785 Berlin.
'This is Feeling all of It' explores perception, cognition, and neurodiversity, inspired by Gander's son’s autism. The exhibition includes his debut AI-based VR artwork, co-commissioned by VIVE Arts and Esther Schipper.
FERTILE VOID
From 01-03.11: Lectures, Performances, Conversations, Screenings. Exhibition until 10.11. HKW, John-Foster-Dulles-Allee 10, 10557 Berlin.
A century after the first quantum experiments, ‘Fertile Void’ explores quantum technologies through science, art, and culture. It will be three days of keynotes, talks, panels, and workshops with artists and scientists during Berlin Science Week. There is a Creative Writing Workshop this Saturday that is held in English.
This weekend is “Museums Sonntag”. It’s the last chance to check out the beautiful “Frans Hals” exhibition at Gemäldegalerie. Here are some exhibitions that we want to check out this Sunday Museum:
Alfredo Jaar - The End of the World at KINDL;
FOTOGAGA. Max Ernst and Photography at Museum für Fotografie;
The Very First Edition - Artists’ Books from the Marzona Collection at Neue Nationalgalerie;
❗The Das kleine Grosz Museum doesn’t offer free tickets this Sunday, but this lovely museum is permanently closing on November 25. Don’t miss your chance to visit before it’s gone!❗
Pondji Pop Up
Thursday, 31.10, from 6 pm. Lausitzer Pl. 12, Kreuzberg, 10997 Berlin.
Expect some of Ma-Makan’s specialties served with Pondjis - the delicious Brazilian cheese bread, a mix of Malaysian, Singaporean, and Brazilian traditional dishes.
Cheese Berlin
Sunday 03.11, 11 am - 6 pm. Markhalle Neun, Pücklerstrasse 34, Kreuzberg, 10997 Berlin.
The Cheese Berlin event is a dream for cheese lovers, featuring over 40 European cheese artisans.
Don’t miss our special concerts & performing arts guide to save the date.
EL TÚNEL: A dance performance by Kianí del Valle, an acclaimed director and choreographer who has worked with artists like Billie Eilish. Monday, 02.04, 8 pm. Stage Theater des Westens. Tickets: 18,35/31,25€.
♫ Most Wanted:Music: Berlin's top music business conference, with talks, showcases, and a Bus Tour offering exclusive behind-the-scenes access to the city's music scene. 12-14.11, Kulturbrauerei. Tickets: Conference 50/199€; Showcases: 15/25€.
Radical Sounds Latin America highlights experimental Latin American artists and researchers, bridging Latin and diasporic realities in Europe through music, performance, and theory. 17-22.11. Various locations. Tickets: Free Admission/15€.
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