Inside a converted bus garage, Arena Berlin presents A-list artists such as Bob Dylan and Björk. A movable stage means it can also put on smaller acts. The surrounding...

Located smack bang in touristy Hackescher Markt and decorated with enormous photo prints of 1960s and '70s icons, Bang Bang is small yet inviting. The bleacher seats around the...

A move from Hackescher Markt to new premises in Schönhauser Allee and a more diverse music programme has done wonders for Bassy's reputation. These days the venue is a champion...

Although it's part of the squatted Tacheles complex, Café Zapata stands on its own, booking top-flight folk and indie artists like Joanna Newsom, local hero Bruno Adams and...

Once you get past its old-fashioned box office, this former US Forces cinema is a little characterless. It showcases mid-size acts of every genre, from John Cale to Roni Size....

A roomy venue with a reputation for the best sound in town, Columbiahalle promotes larger acts that haven't made it to stadium status, such as Babyshambles, the White Stripes...

Duncker does have a reasonably varied line-up but definitely operates within a very dark sphere. It's perfectly located in a neo-Gothic church in a non-descript Prenzlauer Berg...

It might not be the first place you'd think to go raving, but, thanks to a westward-drifting scene and its eclectic policies, the Festsaal has become one of Kreuzberg's most...

A former DDR youth club, Frannz is a black box with decent sound, pricey drinks and unsmiling doormen. Musically, it's heavy on German actsthat don't really translate...

This restored industrial building is relatively young in comparison to other venues, but its association with Radio Fritz gives it the clout to stage the likes of Arcade Fire,...

Out of the way, but brilliant - like a miniature castle on a tiny Spree island, with several levels and a top-floor balcony. Once a communist youth club, now a live...

Originally opened in 1993, Junction Bar is a Kreuzberg landmark that arranges 365 concerts a year of everything from jazz and swing to rock, with DJs keeping the party going...

Goth, EBM, industrial and metal are undead and well in this three-floor club. Parties have names such as Dark Friday and Schwarzer Donnerstag and the occasional live earaches...

Best known as home of the popular twice-monthly Russendisko, Kaffee Burger's programme runs the cultural gamut. Early evenings may see readings, lectures, film screenings or...