In 2024, the Hamburger Bahnhof will enter its second round with the successful DJ series Berlin Beats from June 7 to August 29, 2024. Last summer, 50,000 visitors celebrated Berlin’s electronic music culture in the museum’s garden from June 16 to August 31, 2023. The electronic music scene has shaped the identity of the city of Berlin through creating alternative spaces for its diverse and international community. The opening of the open-air series will be with a set by Oda Haliti on Friday, June 7th, from 7 to 10 PM. The following events will take place from June 20th to August 29th, every Thursday from 7 to 10 PM. Admission to the events is free.
Image above: Berlin Beats, Venetta, Kultursommerfestival, 20. Juli 2023, Hamburger Bahnhof – Nationalgalerie der Gegenwart, © Kulturprojekte Berlin, Foto: Alex Rentsch
Program
Friday, June 7, 2024, 7 pm to 10 pm
Oda Haliti is an internationally acclaimed DJ and music producer. She bridges old-school vibes with cutting-edge beats, showcasing her recognition and appreciation for music across genres and localities. The event is part of the admission-free weekend “Open House. Open House Days”.
Thursday, June 20, 2024, 7 pm to 10 pm
Akua is a Ghanaian-American DJ with roots in North American techno but exemplifies a sonic force that reverberates worldwide. Her sets encompass a wide range of energies – covering percussive elements of mid 90s to the powerfully groovy sounds of the early 2000s.
Thursday, June 27, 2024, 7 pm to 10 pm
As one of the most iconic artists of her generation, Ellen Allien embodies the core ethos of techno: a visionary who looks to the future for inspiration, carving out her own niche and presiding over an empire that has infused techno, rave, and dance music culture with her unique DNA.
Thursday, July 7, 2024, 7 pm to 10 pm
The producer, composer RUI HO makes electronic music that bridges the modern club music landscape with traditional Chinese sounds. RUI HO infuses Chinese melodies of her Shanghai home into compositions and productions, while drawing inspiration from everything from Grime, Rave and Reggaeton to top 40 hits, to Japanese anime and gaming soundtracks. She combines the intensity of a wild club night with sweet melodies from her past and present.
Thursday, July 11, 2024, 7 pm to 10 pm
Working with elements of techno, electro, R&B and concrète, electronic luminary Darren Cunningham aka Actress has patented a sound that’s instantly recognisable, impossible to emulate and responsible for some of the most beloved electronic albums of recent times.
Thursday, July 18, 2024, 7 pm to 10 pm
Marie Montexier’s sound is slick and dynamic, bringing together electrifying grooves from all eras and corners of the globe—classic rave cuts and modern club sounds, thumping party-rockers syncopated beat experiments, all of it mixed seamlessly on vinyl via elegant blends, tight cuts and the occasional cheeky spinback.
Thursday, July 25, 2024, 7 pm to 10 pm
Vinyl lover and defender, for Shaleen every day in life is being accomplished by a constant rhythm. Inspired by the warmth of analogue sounds she found herself in playing vinyl only sets most of the time. Her DJ-Sets are pushing forward, mostly 90’s influenced combined with modern and exciting layovers.
Thursday, August 1, 2024, 7 pm to 10 pm
Nur Jaber’s homeland of Beirut, Lebanon has served as an ongoing inspiration for her creativity – Her depth of emotional investment in her art is immediately apparent in her distinctive and trademark production sound, which often includes her own vocals.
Thursday, August 8, 2024, 7 pm to 10 pm
Queer and non-conformist by nature, Portuguese-born producer and Berlin based DJ Deepneue goes lengths to glorify a transgressive and sweaty vision of techno in post-Covid times, genderlessly pushing a high energy spirit into dance music and the road that lays ahead.
Thursday, August 15, 2024, 7 pm to 10 pm
At the beginning of the millennium, Nick Höppner found a creative home in Berlin, where he skilfully and inquisitively explores and enriches the musical spectrum of the city’s nightlife. He is considered one of the cornerstones of today’s house and techno scene.
Saturday, August 24, 2024, 7 pm to 10 pm
A Berlin based artist originally from Ukraine, ALIS is one of the most exciting DJs taking off. Her free spirited, high energy sound mixes all different genres from groovy and 90’s techno, ghetto tech, hard house, 2000s trance and more.
Thursday, August 29, 2024, 7 pm to 10 pm
The sets of musician, producer and media artist Orson Sieverding are unmistakably characterized by dub, the rhythm, bass and sound of London’s sound systems and their Caribbean influences. Adept at all tempos and with great dedication, he sends his audience on a journey from the lowest frequencies to the highest heights.
Admission to the “Berlin Beats” events is free, no registration necessary. The restaurant at Hamburger Bahnhof offers a changing street food and drinks menu in the garden. For the kick-off on Friday, June 7, 2024, on the occasion of the weekend “Open House” weekend, admission to all exhibitions is also free until 10 pm. On the other dates, the exhibitions will be open until 8 pm and accessible with a valid museum ticket
WHEN?
Friday, June 7, 2024
Thursdays:
20. and 27. June 2024
7., 11., 18., and 25. July 2024
1., 8., 15., and 29. August 2024
Saturday, August 24, 2024
Times: 7 to 10 pm
WHERE?
Hamburger Bahnhof – Nationalgalerie der Gegenwart
Invalidenstraße 50
10557 Berlin
COSTS?
Free admission, no registration needed.
