Berlin Festival is massive 2-day event that showcases a wide variety of music and artists. At Berlin Festival 2011 you can see everyone from Skrillex to Public Enemy and everything in between. With the unique backdrop of an old German airport and the electric vibe that is Berlin, this event is one of a kind.
In addition to two days of madness at the Berlin Festival, the city of Berlin also hosts numerous events all week, thus creating Berlin Music Week and Berlin Music Week Clubnatch.
General Information
Dates: September 9 - 10, 2011
Times: 12PM - 12AM both days
Age Limit: 18+
Location: Tempelhof Airport, site of the Berlin Airlift, 12101 Berlin, Germany
Closest Airport: Berlin Tegel Airport (TXL)
Ticket Info:
Berlin Music Week ticket
valid for Friday and Saturday, including Berlin Festival @ Tempelhof Airport, Xberg Club @ Arena Berlin, Berlin Music Week club night, BVG ticket and other discounts
EUR 89 plus booking fees, purchase here.
Berlin Festival 2-day ticket
valid on Friday and Saturday until midnight, including Berlin Music Week club night and BVG ticket
EUR 74 plus booking fees, purchase here.
Berlin festival 1-day ticket
valid for Friday or Saturday until midnight, including SNB ticket
EUR 44 plus booking fees, purchase here.
Club Xberg 1-day ticket (strictly limited)
valid for Xberg Club @ Arena Berlin on Friday or Saturday terrain
EUR 24 plus booking fee presale, purchase here.
Venue
Tempelhof ceased operations in October 2008. At one time is was one of Europe’s three iconic pre-World-War-II airports (the other two were London’s now defunct Croydon Airport and the old Paris - Le Bourget Airport). One of the airport’s most distinctive features is its large, canopy-style roof. During the 1950s, 1960s and early 1970s, this ahead-of-its time roof could accommodate modern aircraft and protect passengers from the elements. These days that roof is part of what creates the perfect setting for a festival.
Stages & Areas
There will be 3 stages at the Berlin Festival 2011: Main Stage, Hangar-4 and Hangar-5
There are additional areas on the festival grounds:
Silent Disco Noize - DJs blast beats directly into your headphones. Silence has never sounded so good!
Mobile Disko - DJs performing from the top of a van will be roaming the festival grounds. Look for the van well into the early morning hours. Lineup to be announced.
Tip / 5Meter KickerLounge - Tip Berlin city magazine and 5meter Kickerverleih are providing a lounge where you can play table football or foosball with your mates or, if you feel like getting embarassed, challenge one of the professionals.
Hangar Art Trail - A place to showcase Berlin’s incredible art scene.
Lineup
BEGINNER * SUEDE * PRIMAL SCREAM PRESENT SCREAMADELICA * BEIRUT * LFO * BOYS NOIZE * ALOE BLACC * MOGWAI * THE BLOODY BEETROOTS DEATH CREW 77 * JAMES BLAKE * BATTLES * PUBLIC ENEMY * THE DRUMS * THE RAPTURE * DEUS * ODD FUTURE WOLF GANG KILL THEM ALL * HERCULES AND LOVE AFFAIR * BOY GEORGE & MARC VEDO DJ SET * KRUDER & DORFMEISTER * APPARAT BAND * CASPER * CLAP YOUR HANDS SAY YEAH * THE NAKED AND FAMOUS * MR. OIZO * CSS * SANTIGOLD * PANTHA DU PRINCE * DIPLO * A-TRAK * SKRILLEX * DJ HELL * WIRE * HEALTH * BURAKA SOM SISTEMA * AUSTRA * MOUNT KIMBIE * BAG RAIDERS * ALEX WINSTON * YUKSEK (LIVE) * BRODINSKI * YELLE * THE BLACK ANGELS * FIREFOX AK * RAINBOW ARABIA * WATERS * RETRO STEFSON * TUNE-YARDS * DRY THE RIVER * HOUSSE DE RACKET * ANDY BUTLER DJ SET * OH LAND * GESAFFELSTEIN (LIVE) * FLORRIE * JIMMY EDGAR * MODULAR SPECIAL * BOYSNOIZE RECORDS SPECIAL * DANIEL WANG * REMMIDEMMI * DISCODROMO * GRECO-ROMAN SPECIAL * HEADMAN PRES. RELISH SPECIAL * FEADZ , G.I. DISCO * BERLIN BATTERY * LAST DAYS OF 1984 AND MORE
Transportation
Getting to Berlin by Train:
Schönefeld Express: take the train to the Main train station ‘Hauptbahnhof’. Then go one stop to Friedrichstrasse with any of these trains: S5, S75, S7, S9. Change to the U6 in the direction of Alt-Mariendorf to U-Platz der Luftbrücke.
Flying into Berlin:
Tegel airport: Take the bus 128 to Kurt-Schumacher-Platz. Change and take the U6 train in the direction of Alt-Mariendorf to U-Platz der Luftbrücke.
Getting to Festival By Bike
Look for plenty bike racks near the entrance. Only park your bike at the designated areas.
Getting to Festival By Car
Travel with the motorway A100. Take the exit Tempelhofer Damm and the B96 to Platz der Luftbrücke. You can drive from Mitte to Tempelhof in 10 minutes. Check out the map above for the best routes through the city.
Parking is limited in the vicinity of Tempelhof, public transportation is encouraged. BE GREEN!
Looking to Share a Ride?
You can have look for a free ride here: www.mitreisen.net
Hotels
If you are going to the festival, why not make a trip out of it? Should you and your friends require a hotel, here are some to check out:
Mercure Berlin Tempelhof Airport - 1.6 km to festival
Hotel Alt Tempelhof - 1.6 km to festival
Hotel Erlanger Hof - 2.1 km to festival
Best Western Euro Hotel - Berlin 2.2 km to festival
Hotel Transit 2.4 km to festival
Berlin Music Week ClubNacht & After Parties
Over 5 days in September, Berlin will be transformed into an international music industry gathering. Falling under the umbrella of Berlin Music Week, it will include a marketplace, networking conference, and live music experience for music fans and an audience of industry professionals.
Dates are September 7 - 11, 2011.
Berlin Music Week Clubnacht will involve 60+ clubs and, in typical Berlin style, the festivities will continue well into the morning hours. Patrons that have purchased Berlin Music Week Tickets, Berlin Festival 2-day, and 1-day tickets are guaranteed free entry to 60+ Berlin-based venues.
Some of the venues are A-Lounge, Ballhaus Berlin, Calabash Club, Club 23, Columbiaclub, Comet, Goya, Kiki Blofeld, Festsaal Kreuberg, KingKongKlub, Monarch, Roter Salon, Schokoladen, Soda Club Berlin, Sophienclub, Spindler & Klatt, Suicide Circus, Tresor, West Germany, Yaam, and many more.
The main after parties for Berlin Festival 2011 will take place under the banner name Arena Club Xberg. This includes Arena Berlin, Glashaus, Badeschiff, and Arena Club.
Here is the lineup:
Friday, 09.09.2011
@ Arena Club Xberg grounds Berlin (23:00 - 07:00)
A-Trak, Berlin Battery, Andy Butler (DJ set), Boy George and Marc Vedo (DJ set), Diplo, DJ Hell, Headman pres. Special Relish, Kruder & Dorfmeister and many more
Saturday, 10.09.2011
@ Arena Club Xberg Grounds, (23:00 - 07:00)
Bag Raiders, Brodinski, Gesaffelstein (live), Disco GI, Greco-Roman Special, Housse De Racket, Jimmy Edgar, Mr. Oizo, Remmidemmi, Skrillex, etc.
ARENA BERLIN · Kulturarena Veranstaltungs GmbH
Eichenstraße 4
12435 Berlin
Transportation to Arena Club Xberg and Clubnatch
For Berlin Festival Ticket holders, free Club Xberg shuttles (over 60 buses) will be waiting on the airfield at 11pm to take you to Arena Berlin. You do not have to leave the festival grounds and the ride is 12 minutes non-stop.
Also, patrons that purchased a Berlin Music Week Ticket, a Berlin Festival 2-day or 1-day ticket have the option to use Berlin’s public transport (BVG) on Friday and/or Saturday for free.
Free shuttle buses to Clubnacht will depart at Ehrenhof taking you to all the participating clubs. Departure times have yet to be announced.
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