The Next Day #89: Berlin Weekend Guide
Must-see events in Berlin: February 27 – March 2, 2025
We're back in Berlin!
This week is a treat for experimental music lovers. It didn’t make it into the guide because it's on a Wednesday, but if you're around and into experimental sounds, Moin + First Body are playing at Silent Green tonight, and tickets are still available.
A special highlight goes to the opening of EMOP – the European Month of Photography, with over 100 exhibitions spread across museums, galleries, and art spaces.
For those who are looking for concerts, I have to confess I’m a big fan of Polish pianist Lubomyr Melnyk, but I’d also recommend The Weather Station on Friday and the 10th anniversary of Zig Zag night.
For the dance floor, our picks are Carnaval da Bossa—because two Brazilians behind this guide can’t resist a carnival party—and Naked Karaoke by Bleach Babychino on Sunday. I love that in Berlin, whatever activity you want to do naked, there's an event for it. ♡
For contemporary theater lovers, don’t miss your last chance to see Death Drive – Everything Everyone Ever Did at Volksbühne. I am going to watch it again!
Now, I’ll leave you with a not-so-infinite scroll to find your weekend plans.
Lalai & Mateus
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🎹 CONCERTS
Black Flower
Thursday, 27.02, 8 pm. Privatclub Berlin, Skalitzer Strasse 85-86. Ticket: €27,15.
Black Flower's sound combines Ethio-jazz, Afrobeat, and psychedelia, mixing hypnotic grooves with rich melodies. 🎧 Kinetic
The Weather Station + Georgia Harmer
Friday, 28.02, 7:30 pm. silent green, Kuppelhalle, Gerichtstrasse 35. Ticket: €26,93.
The Weather Station presents her beautiful 🎧 Humanhood, an album mixing acoustic and electronic textures to explore personal and environmental crises. Expect a night of introspective folk and indie rock, with 🎧 Georgian Harmer as the opening act.
Lubomyr Melnyk
Friday, 28.02, 8 pm (doors 7 pm). HAU Hebbel am Ufer (HAU1), Stresemannstr. 29, 10963 Berlin. Tickets: €25-€33.
This was one of the first shows I saw after moving to Berlin. I was completely lost in it. 🎧 Lubomyr Melnyk’s Continuous Music is a hypnotic flow of cascading piano notes that mixes minimalism and improvisation into an immersive sonic experience.
Mushiva: Turbo Summation
Friday, 28.02, 7:30 pm. SAVVY Contemporary, Reinickendorfer Strasse 17. Free-entry, donations are welcome.
Hip-hop meets cyberpunk and African Accelerationism in 🎧 Mushiva’s new album: a night of music, film, and a handmade electronic hip-hop instrument pushing the boundaries of sound and technology.
Zig Zag’s 10th Birthday Party
Saturday, 01.03, from 9 pm. Zig Zag Jazz Club, Hauptstrasse 89.
A night with some of the finest musicians from Berlin’s jazz scene, celebrating a decade of Zig Zag. The house trio—Uri Gincel, Andreas Lang, and Magro—sets the stage, joined by special guests.
Bartees Strange: 'Horror' In-store Gig
Saturday, 01.03, 8:00 pm. Rough Trade Berlin, Karl-Marx-Strasse 101. Free entry/waiting list.
Bartees Strange presents 🎧 Horror, his third album, which mixes alternative, indie rock, and hip-hop. If you like artists like Lucy Dacus or Courtney Barnett, you'll appreciate his genre-blending sound.
🔊 EXPERIMENTAL MUSIC & AMBIENT
Phantom Orchestra - Album Release
Wednesday, 26.02, 8:00 pm. Morphine Raum, Köpenicker Strasse 147. Donation-based: €10.
Raed Yassin presents 🎧 Phantom Orchestra, a special set on four turntables, unfolding in shifting formations—quartets, trios, duos—blurring the line between composition and improvisation.
Gaung – Unvorherbestimmte Resonanz
Thu-Fri, 27-28.02 - 8 pm. Ballhaus Naunynstrasse, Naunynstrasse 27. Ticket: €14/8.
It’s a concert lecture centered on the gamelan, an instrument tied to power, tradition, and spirituality. Bilawa Respati and Ariel William Orah, shaped by this heritage, explore new ways of playing, challenging expectations and projections through sound and narrative.
The Erotic Album by Berlin Nocturnes: Sound Poems from the Body
Friday, 28.02, 8 pm - 9.30 pm. Lettrétage, Veteranenstr. 21, 10119 Berlin. Ticket: €10
A live performance of poetry, music, and visual art. Each track explores the erotic through a different body part—eyes, ears, breasts, vulva, belly, thighs—set to live piano, body soundscapes, and sensual visuals. 🎧 Berlin Nocturnes
Teichmann + Soehne at Gaswerk Music Concerts
Friday, 28.02, 8 pm. Block1, Blockdammweg 1, 10317 Berlin. Ticket: €10.
Uli Teichmann brings jazz and experimental sounds on saxophone, clarinet, and percussion, while Gebrüder Teichmann mixes live electronics and sampling. 🎧 Teichmann + Soehne
Listen Listen at Aktionshaus
Saturday, 01.03, 3 pm - 5 am. Aktionshaus, Gottlieb-Dunkel-Strasse 43-44, 12099 Berlin.
🎧 Listen Listen is a cozy gathering mixing leftfield sounds from ambient, cosmic, experimental, electronica, and tribal music in a daytime festival. The lineup includes 🎧 Albion Venables, 🎧 Alexander Arpeggio, and 🎧 Sunfear. Plus: vegan food & record fair.
Berlin Improvisers Orchestra – Sound Installation
Sunday, 02.03, 7:30 pm. Hošek Contemporary, Märkisches Ufer 1Z. Suggested donation: €10.
An evening of improvised and experimental sounds, shifting between circus, big band, and contemporary orchestral music. The 🎧 Berlin Improvisers Orchestra brings spontaneous and playful conductions, joined by guests from international improvisation scenes.
Nour Sokhon - Beirut Birds Vinyl Release
Saturday, 01.03, 8:00 pm - 10:30 pm. Morphine Raum, Köpenicker Strasse 147. Ticket: €12 (at the door).
Nour Sokhon presents 🎧 Beirut Birds, a sonic memory capsule of migration and displacement, weaving field recordings and experimental textures. The night also features 🎧 Loma Doom, Luke Cohlen, and a raw solo piano by 🎧 Joe Rinaldo Heffernan.
Super Hexagon AMBIENT SPECIAL
Sunday, 02.03, 2 pm - 10 pm. Secret location, Kreuzberg. Donation-based: €12-€15. Location details through DM on IG.
It’s Sunday, baby! Time to drift through ambient and drone soundscapes at Super Hexagon’s first Ambient Special. Featuring live sets from hoyah, 🎧 Hilary C/B, and J. Wiltshire, with DJs ASG and Matt Boon.
🪩 PARTIES
Danza Meccanica w/ Alessandro Adriani & Franz Scala
Thursday, 27.02, 10:30 pm - 5 am. Sameheads, Richardstrasse 10, Neukölln.
It’s a night of EBM, Italo, and synth-driven sounds with 🎧 Alessandro Adriani and Franz Scala.
Four Tet
Saturday, 01.03, 7:00 pm. UFO im Velodrom, Paul-Heyse-Strasse 26. Ticket: €55.04.
A four-hour journey through ambient, UK garage, and club music with Four Tet, weaving emotional soundscapes from his latest album 🎧 Three. Last year, he played a surprise club set—let’s see if it happens again. 👀
Carnaval - Baile da Bossa
Saturday, 01.03, 1 pm - 4:30 am. Festsaal Kreuzberg, Am Flutgraben 2. Ticket: €12-€20. Discount ticket 10%: THENEXTDAY. We’re giving a pair of tickets to the first person to comment on this guide (on the website).
While Brazil celebrates its biggest party of the year, Berlin gets a 🎧 taste of that energy with a day of samba, maracatu, and carnival rhythms. Costumes, glitter, and dancing all night set the tone for a festive atmosphere with live music from Carnaval Orquestra, Sapucaiu no Samba, and more.
PRXMTY w/ Answer Code Request, Volvox, Amanda Mussi, Mor Elian
Saturday, 01.03, 11:59 pm. RSO.BERLIN, Schnellerstrasse 137. Ticket: €18-€23.
It’s a night of techno, electro, and bass with a lineup featuring the DJs 🎧 Volvox, 🎧 Amanda Mussi, 🎧 Carmen Electro, and more.
Version presents: Beatrice M., Orson, DJ Hops
Saturday, 01.03, 11:59 pm - 08:00 am. OHM, Köpenicker Strasse 70. Ticket: around €15-20.
A night with bass-heavy sounds, bringing dubstep, jungle, and low-end pressure. 🎧 Beatrice M.
Naked Karaoke – Winter Edition
Sunday, 02.03, 6:00 pm. Monster Ronson’s Ichiban Karaoke, Warschauer Strasse 34. Ticket: €11.30-€16.95.
A karaoke night with no clothes, just voices. The main stage and private booths are open for singing naked, hosted by Bleach Babychino. It’s a nudist event focused on music, with a sex-positive space for those inclined.
🎭 PERFORMING ARTS
Ute Lemper: Rendezvous with Marlene
Friday, 28.02, 7:30 pm. In German. Deutsches Theater, Schumannstrasse 13 A, 10117. Tickets: €20-€70.
In 1988, Ute Lemper received a call from Marlene Dietrich, sparking a three-hour conversation. Now, Ute shares their story, recounting Marlene’s life and singing her iconic songs from Berlin cabaret to Hollywood fame.
Sasha Waltz: Travelogue I – Twenty to Eight
Friday-Sunday, 28.02-02.03 8 pm / 5 pm Saturday & Sunday. Sophiensaele, Sophienstrasse 18, 10178 Berlin. Tickets: €17.60-€39.60.
Sasha Waltz’s iconic 1993 work returns, blending humor, aggression, and sensuality to depict modern life. This revival of the founding piece of Sasha Waltz & Guests unites original and new cast members for a fresh yet timeless performance.
Death Drive – Everything Everyone Ever Did
Saturday 01.03 7:30 pm. (Last performance). In DE withEN surtitles. Directed by: Benjamin Abel Meirhaeghe, Volksbühne am Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz 10178 Berlin. Tickets: €12.
Amid wet moss and gathering storms, Belgian director Benjamin Abel Meirhaeghe explores destruction as the origin of humanity, unfolding the story of becoming and being through a series of sudden shifts in and out of the living world.
A Midsummer Night's Dream – Staatsballett Berlin
Wednesday, 26.02, and Saturday, 01.03, 7:30 pm. Deutsche Oper Berlin, Bismarckstrasse 35, 10627 Berlin. Tickets: €22-€146.
Edward Clug’s ballet adaptation of Shakespeare’s classic blends dream and reality. Set to music by Milko Lazar, the tale follows lovers, fairies, and mischievous magic in a whimsical forest where chaos unfolds before harmony is restored.
🎨 VISUAL ARTS
EMOP Berlin – European Month of Photography
Opening Days: 27.02 - 02.03. Until 31.03. You can check out the full program here.
If you love photography, EMOP Berlin is all over the city, with around 100 exhibitions in museums, galleries, and project spaces. The 2025 edition opens with what stands between us, exploring photography’s role in documenting political and social divides, with talks, films, and an opening party at Akademie der Künste, Hanseatenweg (27.02, 7 pm - free admission).
Ute Mahler, Werner Mahler, Ludwig Schirmer: ‘Ein Dorf 1950–2022’ #EMOP
Opening: Thursday, 27.02, 7 pm. Until 04.05. Tue – Fri 2 – 7 pm, Sat, Sun, Holiday 11 am – 7 pm. Akademie der Künste, Hanseatenweg 10, 10557 Berlin. Combined ticket with the exhibition “what stands between us”: 10€/ reduced 7€.
A visual journey through decades in the Thuringian village of Berka, captured by three photographers from one family. Over 120 images explore themes of home, change, and memory from 1950 to today.
Ayoung Kim - Many Worlds Over #EMOP
Thursday, 22.02, 7:00 pm. Hamburger Bahnhof, Invalidenstrasse 50-51. Free entry. Exhibition until 20.07.2025.
For those drawn to speculative worlds, Ayoung Kim’s exhibition unfolds through AI, virtual reality, sound, and sculpture. Themes of migration, queerness, and human-data connections shape layered narratives that reimagine time and space.
Will McBride: Die Berliner Jahre (The Berlin Years) #EMOP
Opening: Friday, 28.02, 6 pm. Until 01.06, Tue-Sun, 11 am to 6 pm. Bröhan-Museum, Schlossstrasse 1a, 14059 Berlin. Tickets: €9-€6. First Wednesday of each month: €4!
Ten years after Will McBride’s passing, The Bröhan Museum honors Will McBride, whose photography captured postwar Berlin’s youth culture with a raw, personal, and existentialist touch.
Verderbter Tibira/ Degenerado Tibira
Thursday, 27.03, 11 am. Guided visit with M. Dias Preto (exhibition designer), followed by a discussion with Dr. Jamille Pinheiro Dias (researcher). Language: Portuguese/German and discussion in English. Free admission, no registration required. Brazilian Embassy, Wallstrasse 57, 10179 Berlin.
A collective exhibition curated by Eduardo Bruno and Waldírio Castro exploring the memory of Tibira do Maranhão, the first recorded case of LGBTphobia in Brazil (1614). Featuring queer artists from Brazil’s North and Northeast regions, it celebrates diversity and resistance through art.
🎥 CINEMA
A Complete Unknown (Biopic, Drama | 141 min | FSK 6)
Release date: Thursday, 27.02.
Fresh from the Biennale, this biopic is based on “Dylan Goes Electric!” by Elijah Wald. It follows a 19-year-old arriving in the West Village, set to redefine American music. Starring Timothée Chalamet and Edward Norton, directed by James Mangold.
💫 MISCELLANEOUS
Berlin AI Meetup
Thursday, 27.02, 6:30 pm - 10 pm. Location TBA. Registration is required for location details.
For those curious or already immersed in AI, an evening of discussions on production-ready agents, on-premise LLMs, and AI in the browser. It’s hosted by Tejas Kumar and Tim Pietrusky, with space for networking, food and drink.
Tears for Beers x Berlin
Thursday, 27.02, from 8 pm. AQUA-Deli, Ritterstrasse 26. Ticket: €12.
This is a gathering by Klub Verboten, a pro-pervert community based in London and Berlin. It is a cozy meet-up for those curious about Verboten but has never been, offering conversations and new encounters in a relaxed setting.
Uckermark: Hiking & Beer Tasting
Saturday, 01.03, 9:00 am - 6:00 pm. Meeting point: Berlin Central Station, Europaplatz 1. Ticket: €49.
If the election results feel overwhelming, a quiet day in Uckermark offers fresh air, medieval history, and local beer. Trails wind through protected woodlands, leading to one of Germany’s oldest monasteries and a brewery with tastings in a relaxed countryside setting.
Beyond the Surface #11
Sunday, 02.03, 7:00 pm. Honey Lou Bar, Anzengruberstr. 3. Ticket: €15.
For those looking beyond small talk, an evening of deep conversations and unexpected connections. Using Intimacy Cards, each round opens space for emotional, physical, and energetic exchange in a cozy, welcoming setting.
SAVE THE DATE
🕺 Freedom Sonata by Emanuel Gat: To mark 30 years as a professional choreographer, dance artist Emanuel Gat has devised an ode to freedom. Fri-Sat, 07-08.03. Haus der Berliner Festspiele Tickets: €15-€39.
🎤 FKA Twigs presents her latest album 🎧 EUSEXUA: R&B, electronic, and avant-garde music. 11.03, Uber Eats Music Hall. Tickets: €71,10/€109.
🎙 Father John Misty brings his beautiful “I Love You, Honeybear Demos, etc.” to Huxley’s Neue Welt on 06.04. The tickets are sold out, but there is time to try the waiting list.
🎹 The Complete Piano Etudes by Philip Glass at Berlin Philharmonie. 16.06, 8 pm. Tickets: from €30.
🎤 Kim Deal brings your latest album “Nobody Loves You More” to Metropol on 22.06, at 7 pm. Tickets will be available soon.
🎭 FIND - Festival International New Drama 2025 at Schaubühne, from 04.04 to 13.04. Ticket sales start on March 1, 11 am.
💃 Freedom Sonata By Emanuel Gat to mark 30 years as a professional choreographer, and dance artist Emanuel Gat has devised an ode to freedom. Fri & Sat 07-08.03. Haus der Berliner Festspiele Tickets: €15 – €39.
Carnaval - Baile da Bossa！