
For a city in which nothing ever really changes, Berlin remains the New Year’s capital of the world. Let’s pick up our party chopsticks and dig in: For the patriotic amongst you,
The National Fanfare of Kadebostany marches at
Ritter Butzke along with the live
Feindrehstar, while
Magnet salutes the indie nation with a Karrera Klub-led
Silvester pop explosion.
Suicide Circus circulates local techno heroes such as Shitkatapult’s
DJ Flush and Exquisite’s
Michael Placke, while
Tresor goes Drumcode with
Cari Lekebusch and
Joel Mull, with Detroiters, spaceman
Mike Huckaby and
Octave One in their Globus, among others.
Yaam and
Calabash Club team up via shuttle bus for a night of soca and dancehall, including
Barney Millah, Berlin’s busiest. From Yaam we go Ya Ya at
Bassy with
Les Kitschenettes. The entire
Volksbühne complex is offering “Hollywood Glamour” and a buffet, which is a far cry from the Throbbing Gristle of a few years ago.
For more goofy glamour, Denglish darling
Gayle Tufts cabs it up in
Tipi. Kompakt Kollaborator and Whirlpool Whazzit
Justus Köhncke spins at
Südblock, while the hypnotizing
Oliver Koletzki Feat. Fran and his Stil vor Talent crew alter
Astra. And even more techno at
Umspannwerk with
Aka Aka, Cinthie, Turmspringer.
Watergate’s family affair brings in house brothers
Tiefschwarz. While the deep black duo won’t render a duet of “Auld Lang Syne”, they will keep you swimming in uninhibited dance moves. Despite a flood of neon and glitter, sparkles are not the star of
Flamingo’s New Years night, instead provocative ladies
Anika and
Planningtorock take their antics to the stage. The less than holy
Peaches won’t encourage you to keep your 2012 resolutions but her Superstar-dom is capable of removing your pants and keeping your jaw uncomfortably dropped.
The three-story
Weekend offers radical
Silvester night views and the chance of a rooftop firework show! A night of M-Nus DJs including
Ambivalent and
Matt John, main draw comes from the updated, upgraded
Richie Hawtin who performs his latest, Plastikman techno beats.
Champagne smashing to the works of Glenn Miller, Stevie Wonder and Louis Armstrong, now that is how to ring in the New Year with class!
Swinging Brass channels virtuosity and groove in the most picturesque music house:
Berlin Konzerthaus.
You may be in the dark for 72 hours and you may collapse from exhaustion and lack of food but with a feast of musical acts, including Get Physical dynamo
Tim Green and constant hit maker
Oliver $, Prince Charles’ three-day party will keep you tastefully satisfied.
Good-bye 2011, Good-bye
ADS! The closing party for the club and the year features live acts
Unami and
Andy Kohlmann. Headlining another club funeral / New Years night is Boysnoize Records’
D.I.M. The night boasts insane nu-rave and techno and with a resurrection of the action to Gretchen,
Icon may have a few un-dead visitors.
And… and… and… it’s time to go home.