Friday and Saturday.

Arena and Villa.

The High-light of this weekend is without a doubt Arena tomorrow night. The entire area will be open. And with a line-up like that I'm sure it will be good.

When looking at what the weekend has to offer it's clear that it's summer. Summer in Germany offer so many different things that the clubs have it harder to get the DJs and the guests. Meaning they either relax, close or saves up for big things. The last is what's happening tomorrow in Arena. All the different parts of the arena area will be open. If it gets full then will be the biggest club in Berlin this weekend. Only thing is that it might be a really long line.


Tonight on the other hand is a bit trickier. Badeschiff will probably be nice. At least one good Dj will be playing, La Fleur. It's gonna be at the swimming area of Arena so it will be a beach kind of thing. Then there is always Bar 25. It's not just a after hour place, I really like it at night. Of course both of these depend on good weather. If the weather is not good then Villa is having a off season party (for them off season), that might be good.

Well, it's either that or just chilling somewhere.

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End of The Week

Mr Happy.

I have a good feeling about this Weekend. Mr Happy might even show up.

The weather might not have been the best this week and it doesn't seem to get better. But that doesn't really matter, the weekend is here and that's always a sweet feeling. This time around it's so sweet that I do think I will call Mr Happy.

Mr Happy might make a visit to Glashaus today as they are having Super Freaks. But there are also a couple of other things that is sure to be fun. Lately Brunnenstrasse 70 has been the place for a number of clubs. This weekend it's Wedding Party on Friday and tomorrow it's Wedding Mania VS Möbelrücken. There is also a release party in Kleine Reise and as always Farbfernseher is bound to get full.

Saturdays are slowly getting somewhat of a pattern. Berghain or Arena. Arena or Berghain. Well that's what happens when they have good line-ups. Otherwise Möbelrücken or why not Villa.

But as I said, I have a good feeling..

So It's soon time to -Be The Weekend!

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1st of May.

The Night Will Glow.

1st of May weekend. The city will fill up with demonstrations, cops, open airs and parties. I am sure that things will happen.

This year the 1st of May ends up on a Saturday. For the working person this is not ideal. There goes another holiday without giving us a day off. But for everybody this means that a lot of things will happen at the same time. You can either go activist and spend you weekend protesting and supporting different causes or you go "Be The Weekend" and go all out party. Wonder which one I'm gonna choose.

Tonight is the windup for Saturday. For example Ritter Butzke has a long line up to get the crowds going. Golden gate also has something to offer. Then the party in Brunnenstraße 70 looks like it will take off. But the real show starts tomorrow. For example, I overheard a club owner yesterday saying "Saturday? first of May? All bets are off. It's gonna get crazy." Hmm maybe that not to strange to hear from a club owner but it really looked and sounded like he meant it.

Not only is the city gonna fill up with demonstrations, (and most likely fights with the police) but there are open airs in many of the parks and clubs are organizing more and more outside areas next to their locations. Talking to the Fulast guys the plan seems to be to hit up a open air and then go to Berghain, it being the opening party for their garden and almost all their resident DJs are playing. Bar 25 are also having their official opening this Saturday. But that is just a few things, the one that looks will find parties in crazy places this weekend.

It's gonna be a good one so make the best of it and try to just Be The Weekend!

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Be The Weekend, Fase 2

Danger.

It is the best day of the week. It's the spring of the weekend. It's Friday and it all starts today.

The Gin and Tonic, just look at it. Simplicity at it's finest. A clear liquid with a hint of color. But looks can be deceiving, you should be aware of it's dangers. There is no real reason to have a picture of a Gin and Tonic drink today but it just looks so good that I could help myself.

But to connect this drink to the upcoming weekend is not hard. As the spring now has arrive to the city of Berlin so has wast possibilities of celebration and places to have a gin and tonic. It's like someone just flipped a switch and opened the floodgates. Each week offers a number of open air party's. Some in parks that get broken up by the cops, some in industrial areas where no one minds the noise. Usually they take the form as after hour gatherings on sundays. Their is a Stoffwechsel Open Air in Neukölln and many more to be found on facebook.

And what's going on today and tomorrow? Today Panorama is having N2DEEP, Hangar In Exile is having a party in the RAW-Tempel (before it's gone) and there is also a thing in Wilde Renate. Rumors are also going around about a club party in Wedding. After that it's Saturday. That's when Be The Weekend goes into phase two. It's also a great club night. Arena is having Swedenparty which will be nice, Suicide Circus is having Gruppenzwang: a marathon club that goes from saturday until monday both inside and outside. And that's just scratching the surface.

Have a great weekend!

And to some of you I say -Follow the TV!

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Sky over Berlin.

Suntastic.

The Berlin sunrise on a Saturday or Sunday. Best seen walking out of a club.

Standing on a dance floor in the 13Th floor watching the sun come up is something you can't really do in all cities. It's a special feeling walking out of a club and seeing the sun go up, hearing the birds sing. And then walking to another club.

But enough about last weekend. There is a new weekend in front of us and spring has already gotten some people dancing. For example, now as I'm writing this a party has started in Volkspark Friedrichshain. Because of a birthday and the nice weather a mobile sound system will be brought out for this years first open air. All you need to do is, bring what you need and you can start dancing right now.

Not all of us can get away right now. So tonight might be better. Wilde Renate has Renates Heimkinder with everything that means, Ritter Butzke is doing Disco and House tonight and HBC has You are Invited which seems to have a bit of everything from the art world.

And as for tomorrow I would make some advertisement for Raum 18, just because it's the only club in deepest Neukölln. That and Sirius part IV looks very interesting.

Have a nice weekend and I will see you soon.

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A bit of Neukölln.

In waiting for spring.

Slowly, very slowly spring will come. And according to the rent prizes and certain magazines, Neukölln is the area of the city that will be taking off this spring. If that's true remains to be seen, but we can still take a look at what's happening in our Kiez.

Not long ago Neukölln was seen as a hard neighbourhood. An area that people lived in but nobody visited. That has changed. The north parts of the area is changing fast. More and more students are moving in all over NeuKölln. And more bars are popping up. But the one thing that hasn't really gotten to the neighbourhood is clubs. I hope it's just a question of time.

Yes there are a couple of clubs in Neukölln, Raum 18 being one of them. If I had the possibility I would head over this weekend because they have some things that looks like fun (especially on Saturday). But other than that, what the Neuköllner clubs has to offer are limited.

What Neukölln really has and is getting more of is bars. Ä is one of them over at Weserstraße 40. That street in general has a lot of bars. But a personal favorite of mine is the bar on the corner of Boddinstraße and Isarstraße. They don't have a sign so I never caught the name of the place but it's worth a visit.

Maybe I will see you around.

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Weekend at Weekend?

Berlin is Calling.

Friday and Saturday, the time when the city lights up and moves it's feet to the music.

After getting up early day after day. Fighting through the morning darkness to get to work, we have now got to the place where it's worth the effort. It's Friday and the weekend war can begin. And where will the first battle take place?

Tonight Berghain has the Club Sub:stance and some form of record release going on. Magnet Club plays on with their thing on two dance floors. But Friday being the calmer of the two nights a visit to Farbfernseher is recommended. A very intimate venue that's a crossing between bar and club. And if that is not enough then it's time to head over to Weekend. Located high up in a office building the club offers not only a dance floor filled to the rim but also a view like no other club in Berlin.

And then it's Saturday. This battlefield could be one of hard decisions. On the one hand there is a full lineup over at Maria am Ostbahnhof as the Spree Piraten take over the place. And on the other hand WMF, Tresor, Villa and Watergate are all delivering their Saturday magic. But if I'm not mistaken the elusive PickNick will also have something to offer. To many choices, not enough time.

Have a great weekend and The Best Stuff I See will be back on Monday.

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