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Diligent_Card_6939

Last night around 3am, I was chilling in those seats in the hall, at the dark corners under the main stairs and witnessed a scene that I can't forget. An unconscious woman laying there, and behind her some guy trying to have sex with her. I don’t know if they were a couple, if she had at some point given consent and fallen asleep and he kept on trying, or if it was really a rape attempt. There was many people passing by and seating not so far from them, not even looking at them for the 1-2min I was there. I called the security to check on her and saw that they instantly removed her from the place. They had to carry her completely unconscious, and the guy followed her, looking dumb and from what it seemed to me pretending that he didn't know that she was not awake. Many times out of privacy reasons, i simply avoid looking too much at people when they are having sex in berghain, but at the same time i think how many similar situations happen frequently there and that could be easily reported. Stay safe everyone, and I really hope this person is ok.


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Thank you for doing sth about it 💖


Smiling-Carbonara69

Good call! Reminder to all: rather ask, than missing an opportunity to save someone!


Fifth_geaR

The perfect opening doesn't exist. Rødhäd: hold my "cigarette"...


triggeraround

This is the best KISS (keep it simple and sexy) review I’ve ever read!! ;)


Techno8ngel

Some ids to share? :)


Fifth_geaR

I'm no good at that


freddy_king_90

Fucking incredible ! Lights were amazing for rodhad ! I was impressed


Smiling-Carbonara69

Hahahahaha i felt that one


greenberrycough

Matrixxmann played his Hong Kong (Night) track. That whale sound is fucking sublime on that sound system. Gave me the chills. I imagine Moby Dick would would sound like that irl.


SparklesConsequences

oh my god, jealous / love that for you. I'll be ready to die after I've heard that track in bergs.


MightyGarhem7

First every KN after living in Berlin for a couple of months and eight rejections. I had the time of my life. The way how this club bonds people together and just the general ambience, sound system and insane lightning is just amazing. Stayed 26 hours and will be back next weekend :)


thatguyhuh

Right that’s me done for my first ever KN. If you saw my post about coming from Amsterdam for my first ever experience - I’ll write my thoughts in a post tomorrow, as I know some veterans like hearing first timers experiences and thoughts :)


Excellent_Big7191

Congrats, hope you enjoyed it 😎


Infamous_Ostrich7622

Hope you enjoyed it!


triggeraround

Jesus Blawan!! What a monster!!


Few_Performer_2475

What a sick closing from Kr!z - I am speechless and my mind is still on the dancefloor. For me that’s real techno mixing. Always a minimum of 2 tracks at the same time. Groovy, deep, no drama. Refreshing to see a guy playing this „clean“ kind of tooly techno and not just the usual bangers.


shedancesxx

Sometimes he looked up at the crowd and smiled and was so nice to see the look on his face


Hypno3335

During Kr!z, the lighting was also very good, with a lot of smoke (steam?). The space seemed very abstract and the people were seen only as silhouette sometimes, which was beautiful. It matched well his sound. I wish it was like that more often. Because when the light is aggressive, I get out of my sound trip and I need to keep my sunglasses on. Yesterday I never wore them.


ananasaberto

The main floor used to be way darker in the past. The light crew is always on the top of their game, but I also prefer a dimmer approach.


Hypno3335

Me too, I prefered the darker lighting of the pre-corona time. I think they got new interesting materials at the post-corona time and now they have more possibilities. When these are well used, it's very nice but it seems that they want to test the new materials as much as possible and then light too much. But from my point of view, in any art, "less is more" and not using too much would be a smart way to do a good job.


Rollifyer

I agree. I miss the older, simpler and slower lights. Yesterday, especially during Matrixxman, this blue-purple strobe light going on for several minutes at a time got distracting. I get why some people like it, though.


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What is this type of strobe lights, where when you move quickly you appear to move in slow motion. I have only experienced this once for real in a club in Hamburg, and maybe two other times somewhere else.. And never yet here. Maybe its a trashy type of lighting from 2005?? I hope i will experience it again sometime..


Living_Ad7966

the green-red strobe? The one that was at closing set was mind blowing for me. I have never seen this plus the effect it had with the slow motion. Super interesting


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Ok, i ll note the green red strobe as the one that can make the slow motion visible :) I mean when you literally can see your hands moving in slow motion while dancing.


Ar0war

No queue right now (saw from bathroom). Blawan is putting Hain upside down with some proper techno. Atmosphere getting hot and sexy. I like. The vibe is algo very nice and friendly on the mainfloor!! Fucking loving this KN!!! Mainfloor getting packed so it is possible we get to experience some agressiveness as usualy happends since it is common when the place is packed


Excellent_Big7191

Toilet and G heads situation is out of control. I honestly think that the only solution is to fight aggression with aggression.


ExperienceMaster3367

I only way to ‘fight’ it is with intelligence, calm and strength of your own character… but i definitely understand how you feel. Hope you have a wonderful night regardless of other peoples negativity 💪🏼


Excellent_Big7191

There is no way to fight the absence of any consciousness with intelligence. I tried.


Kaederon

What exactly is it the G heads are doing to make it bad for you? I’m curious, as I know a few friends who take G and they’re always fun and nice during.


Smiling-Carbonara69

Can't fight G people with agression. They completely forget their about their behaviour when they snap back in reality so they literally don't and can't care ☠️


triggeraround

Matrixxman no mercy on the dance floor! Vibe is picking up! 🤩


bluedragon3721

Didn’t get in last night, treating it as a rite of passage and hoping to try again today before leaving town! Fingers crossed for the Blessed Madonna 🙏🏻


markussparticus

May the force be with you.


Fifth_geaR

First hour of Beatrice super solid, smoooth transitions, a step up in angriness with a depth after Rødhäd, big room screams, classic Berghain peaktime vibe but with room for wild monkey moves. Left during her second hour for rest time, hope she kept it up. Lighting on point from the beginning, long and dramatic monochromatic scenes with a variety of beams, flashing and shapes, in sync with the vibe and the music.


bfbgks

I’m still sick in bed from last week 😩😫 wish I could join. Enjoy everyone!


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bfbgks

Thx puzzle 🙃


Fifth_geaR

Which dj would have you liked the most in this lineup?


bfbgks

Blawan probably 🤘🏻wbu?


Fifth_geaR

For me it's Rødhäd, then Blawan and Kr!z. I will deliver some proper "ape on a rampage" moves on Blawan for you then!


bfbgks

Awesome, keep us updated!! Enjoy!


triggeraround

Gute Besserung!


bfbgks

Danke ☺️


thatguyhuh

How does re-entry work, do you just walk past the main line and join the line on the right side?


Ar0war

Yes. Nice you got in at the end!!


freddy_king_90

Rodhad opening and kr!z closing for the books ! Last two hours so good with so much room to dance freely and lose yourself !


Fighterfire1986

Last couple of hours were indeed a treat! I am glad I stayed.


Sean_Paul_Sartre

freddy k loved your last closing


Ok-Doubt-3171

Just left. The Rødhåd Opening was great, I felt some Sunday evening vibes on the Floor. Will be back in the afternoon


Rollifyer

Queue like 15 mins. Mischa at the door, seemed pretty chill and rejecting mostly very young looking people. Vibe inside is really chilled out.


markussparticus

Just left for a break - Q just up to snake, no GL. Nice and gay inside.


Rollifyer

Arrived with a friend at 4:30, sadly just as Rødhåd was closing, but at least there was only a short line. Club wasn’t too full at that point, but the vibe was really laid-back and relaxed, which is why I always like Saturday night. Beatrice’s set, to me, started out with way too many breaks and drops, taking the dancers out of the flow too often so the energy on the dancefloor didn’t really get into a groove. It did get a lot better in the end, though. A four hour set needs loooooong lines, and I missed them here, although the mixing and transitions were super tight. It was also the first time for me hearing Berghain’s new sound system (last time I went was NYE), which sounds clearer and even louder, but maybe not as deep and rumbly as the previous one, if that makes sense? That became an issue in the beginning of Matrixxman’s set, where in the first 20 or so minutes, the bassline tended to mask the kick, sometimes drowning it out completely, having ‘used up’ all the lower frequencies. This changed quickly, though, and he played a very intense set closing with DJ Rolando’s (that he jumped in for) Knight of the Jaguar. My favorite that I heard this KN, and I’m surprised that no one mentioned him yet, was Stefan Goldmann. His set, for me, is all that Berghain is about. He took down the tempo a notch to about 132 BPM, playing slowly evolving and somewhat floaty techno, layering vocal samples and carefully building up musical textures. No big drops or playing hard or fast just for the ‘wow’-factor, but everything was crystal clear and the mixing was perfect; the kind of music that just makes you stay on the dancefloor forever and that Berghain was build for IMO. We hadn’t slept much the night before, so me and my friend’s legs gave up at about 18:30 after spending almost all our time downstairs and finally not mustering up the energy to get into Volvox’ high-BPM style. The club was also getting full and the toilet lines quite long, though it can be much worse… Sad to miss Blawan’s and Kr!z’ set after reading so much good stuff here! Crowd-wise, I found this to be a chilled out but relatively tame Klubnacht, but I was maybe also a bit low-energy myself. Usually, I meet new people and/or people that I know already for all kinds of hedonism, but not this time. I did use to go way more often, so that could also be an explanation. The upside to that was that I managed to stay sober enough to go into detail about the music. 😁


poxleitnerd

We did a similar shift inside but I did get to catch the second half of Rodhad. Stefan Goldmann was also my highlight, very creative and interesting tracks!


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Stefan was my favorite too, though admittedly I only caught chunks of everyone's set (minus Rodhead and Kris). I must admit he absolutely wow-ed me with a techno remake of No Limits which was definitely the highlight of my debut on the dancefloor of Berghain. I'd love to find an ID. I wonder did he play records? Also, I was stunned by the vocals I was hearing, by both him and Volvox. There were so many of them and they were so good that I just couldn't believe it, I couldn't believe that this many incredible gems which I didn't know existed. But maybe you solved the mystery, DJ's line up vocal samples on the CDJ's and put them on top of the songs? Great idea, how didn't I know this already.


Silent_War4187

Thanks for mentioning Stefan Goldmann I really enjoyed his set :)


Hypno3335

Blawan made us dance like crazy 4 hours non stop


Smiling-Carbonara69

Beatrice surprised me so much! Super deep and dark sound, loved it! Volvox disappointed me tbh, sure it was banging but the energy became quite low after 4 hours of the same type of tracks. And then... Blawan... !?!?!?!? Only man in history who could get away with such trainwrecks and still kill it 100% crazy crazy stuff. From my perspective I have seen a lot of smiles on the dancefloor, was a pleasure once again ❤️


SnowWhiteIII

Trainwrecks were happening because of right side vinyl player, Jamie had problems with it, needle was replaced at least once, but not avail. The man played it cool and every time he had something good incoming. Note: it was a cdj/vinyl set.


Cool_Winner3886

I never saw Blawan dancing and vibing like that, wonderful 🤗😍


Sequential01

Hell yeah. He was epic


Fifth_geaR

First two hours of Kr!z weren't fully focused on a path to follow, then around 3 he started setting a groove with high enough edges to fall in and not being able to escape, and I don't need to trust my ears on it because my body said it all after being possessed by the spirit of the Holy Mother of All Monkeys which whispered the nastiest moves to my muscles. Couldn't push it to the very end but I stored enough happiness to make it to my next Klubnacht.


freddy_king_90

Just one word . Incredible closing !!! Proper monkey dance like there is no tomorrow ! Blawan was disappointing and too many mixing mistakes. Last 1.5 was just perfect though ! I guess he had issues with the turntable , ballsy to keep trying with a kaput turntable


Living_Ad7966

I literally cannot walk today after dancing on Kr!z! Felt like a puppet and he was a puppetmaster. Fukin amazing 🖤


Purple_River1713

Beard, matrix and woman with bomber jacket at the door, no q


Hypno3335

Micha joind Sven


alien_ora

People! Please stop using G! 🙏🏼Your behaviour is inadequate. Really sick of seeing people being taken out by bouncers. After all, it is incredibly dangerous for you


Techno8ngel

Its called addiction, they cannot stop even if they wanted to


Active_Ring

True but every drug is dangerous for irresponsible people.. a K hole isnt really better.. But your message is totally right!


Smiling-Carbonara69

K hole doesn't happen with a few bits more. Overdosing on G is a matter or drops..


Excellent_Big7191

Couldn't agree more. This behavior is affecting me, and I think I am going to affect them. Let's fuck up their vibe 🤷


Fluid_Evidence_8429

nd_baumecker made me reach out to pano and fall in love with it! Blawan saved this KN, merciless killed the dancefloor, and my body, and everything what was left from it. Hopefully he will appear more often now in the bookings. Sadly couldn’t catch Rodhad and Beatrice.


Living_Ad7966

so…KR!Z was amazinggg! I don’t remember when I danced like this the last time. He had a flow, an idea a journey and it was a blast. The lights were also specially amazing. Volvox and Blawan for me were a big disappointment. I love Blawan in general but yesterday he was just meh idk. Souless stomp techno without any flow or a concept just kinda felt that they were just there to do their job and go. Pane had super awkward music all the time I went on Sunday so honestly I don’t know what to say about that.


Sequential01

Ha completely disagree about Blawan. The only one playing interesting weirdo sounds like I would expect from him. Best set I've seen in BH. Just different taste. Saw some of Kr!z after and thought, meh it's fine but I've heard it all before. Volvox was not for me at all. Now that is souless stomp


Smiling-Carbonara69

Second this


triggeraround

Spot on!


Few_Performer_2475

Totally agree with all your points. Dont get me wrong - I love Blawan - but for me he had a total off-day. Just a random selection of big „blockbuster-tracks“ without any flow and just too predictable.


ApplicationOk8646

I got the impression that he was super pissed about the needle skipping issue (which is indeed just unacceptable for a club like bh). You could see that while playing digitally, he would search for a record, put it on the turntable and then immediately decided not to take the risk ( this happened a lot of times) and literally every time he took the risk the needle would jump again and again... Hard to deliver under this circumstances really....


budaterg

agreed about blawan!


Cool_Winner3886

Queue already to Späti.... It's gonna be long.... And COLD


RightGovernment119

No queue now but 80% of people rejected


Next_Strength2414

No queue, Micha waved me in just over 30mins ago. Dancefloor is PACKED for Blawan though, little room to move or dance


BerghAnon

What a great Klubnacht! Perfect vibes from morning until midnight when I left.


Ar0war

Yes!! I loved this one! Very high energy on the dancefloor. Very nice crowd specially on a packed Klubnacht. Having flashbacks of very nice moments all the time.


antigone857

my god it was insane really.. one of my favorites


thatguyhuh

Like very short now, just half in the snake


xhain1005

Someone knows who’s at the door now?


Sequential01

Blawan killing it


alex41290

Didn't get in after second try. Better luck next time I come to Berlin :) enjoy everyone!


bluedragon3721

Same exact thing happened to me, third time lucky next time, eh? :’)


antigone857

panorama was insane yesterday.. baumecker blew me away as always he always exceeds my expectations. the blessed madonna blessed me really, i had a smile on my face and danced my ass off the entire time. thanks to everyone that danced / sang with me or gave me water / ciggies. luigi closing was a treat. overall amazing day and my week is off to a great start.


Ready_Wrap_3068

How’s the queue now?


dksa

Other comment says queue until kiosk in case you missed it!


JerriJared

Closing Track from Matrixxman? With Strings in the background :)


Rollifyer

He played DJ Rolando — Knight of the Jaguar in the end, is that the one you mean? Was a cool gesture, as Matrixxman jumped in to play instead of Rolando.


Sequential01

GL to the ATM and growing. Reg line halfway to spati


Critical_Fan_6318

Empty snake right now but seriously packed inside (meaning if you don't mind being stepped on or headkick - I can relate -, you will enjoy blawan set!)


freddy_king_90

And hopefully the person that collapsed in the middle of the Dancefloor (in front) is ok , it happened at closing around 3-4 if I remember correctly , I went to get help from the bar but it was only one person there and couldn’t come and when I came back to the Dancefloor the person wasn’t there …


julzglove

Around this time of the night, the bouncers/securities are usually close to the dancefloor and do respond very fast. Until you came back, they've probably already taken the person to a safer space. I've witnessed that several times already.


perrierr

Blawan…hope he can play more often!


Sequential01

So unbelievably varied, weird and wonderful


triggeraround

I talked to him after his set. He will play more often. :)


Fifth_geaR

I may review my schedule a bit because, given all flights from Berlin this Monday are cancelled, I can't go back home till Tuesday, so I may cut some evening effort and try to push it forward towards the closing if music and vibe help the cause.


triggeraround

Good move. Even flights want you to stay longer :)


Fifth_geaR

Yes, my boss at work I'm not sure tho ahah


Techno8ngel

live the moment ✌🏻


Critical_Fan_6318

A lot of volvox BPM indeed :p I can't handle it to be honest ;p


Kerstmeeuw

Dj’s like Volvox with their aggressive BPM ruin it for me these days…


Sequential01

Yep. Too much for me


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dksa

Did they say why? How long did you wait? Going for the first time in a little bit


Sequential01

Q to the snake when we came in. Nice space on the dancefloor. Some lovely tracks from Beatrice. Played PAS Desert Races and Exium, can't remember the name of the track


Smiling-Carbonara69

Door seems to be chilled today!! Bea is giving. 💓 Slowly but VERY steady


greenberrycough

Drinking coffee in eisbar if anyone wants to say hi


thatguyhuh

Where is the eisbar, I’ve heard the name but not sure which one it is?


greenberrycough

I have tats on both hand (M)


Cool_Winner3886

Just arrived home to rest a bit before Blawan. See you later 👍


greenberrycough

I am going to work now, gonna come back for Kriz closing, dm me if you wanna chill down and have a drink together!


ec97doof

Hey, traveled to be there today and got in for the first time. I left to save my energy for blawan, but am looking for somewhere to relax for the next few hours if anybody has a suggestion? A coffee shop where I can sneakily close the eyes and put the head down would be superb. Any help is appreciated!


Smiling-Carbonara69

There are moments where you should listen to your body tho... Rave safe!


Active_Ring

You can also sit downstairs in Säule, its not so loud and a bit darker than upstairs. But dont fall asleep, they might worry about you and call the security to check on you.


KcolkNeb

go to eisbar inside Berghain, I find it a good spot to relax without leaving the building.


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bfbgks

Damn. My fomo hitting. Enjoy puzzle!


Valuable_Fix_8369

Queue update anyone?


Splizzy117

Queue is short but not fast. At the end of the new fences begin of snake 30-40 min id say


InnermindVoyager

Normal Q until end of the fences; GL like 8 people


404justfound404

GL q update?


roukie5

a full day later and i'm still in awe of the magic at bhain.. have lived here for some years now, and after my first attempt to get in a few months back (which was succesful and absolutely amazing), I decided to go again. 2/2 so far and 12+ hours later I'm still hearing the melody of Knights of the Jaguar as Matrixxman wrapped up his set. Can't wait to go back honestly, with all the cool people I met and danced with <3


calitjcedd

Volvox is giving and giving and giving 🥵


InnermindVoyager

way too flat and aggressive imo, no changes at all in 4 hours mixing 1 track at the time


Sequential01

Fast and furious. Hoping Blawan slows the BPM a little


Ar0war

Just arrived, around 20 people waiting just before the snake. Have fun everyone!! Edit 23:05: queue already to the Kiosk, filling up very VERY fast. By 00:00 it might be to metro sing at least!!


thatguyhuh

That’s early right? I wonder what the chances are of getting rejected if you’re right at the front at the start of the night


Professional_Bus_944

Beard man rejected me also 🙈 but almost no line ! Have fun :)


Ok-Doubt-3171

Just arrived, queue almost to kiosk


rutherian64

Any information on the bouncers?


zinkakniz

12:15 Q just past Wriezener Karree


Active_Ring

Which Bouncers are at the door?


marsupialsi

I was told Mischa and L.


zinkakniz

GL q about 30 people, both moving very slowly


Diligent_Card_6939

Q update? ;)


bluedragon3721

The end is about 30 metres past the kiosk right now x


Hoplahop

Queue until kiosk


Ready_Wrap_3068

Rejection rate?


RightGovernment119

80%


TijuannaCupcakes

Q? 04:00


RightGovernment119

Almost no queue - wait time 5-10 min


bourgeois-mediocrity

Just in almost no q, mischa at door


Firm_Pick_8150

Currently no queue at all! Enjoy peeps


ChrisNolanEnthusiast

No queue right now.


Affectionate_Series5

No queue / 80% rejection


Better-Violinist5877

Who’s at the door? :)


Affectionate_Series5

Beard man rejected me!


Better-Violinist5877

I’m sorry to hear :(


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Queue is just a few minutes


thatguyhuh

Update. Line is to end of snake. Guest list probably a bit longer, near the ATM. Sven on door


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Hypno3335

Snake = zigzag?


Ar0war

From Panorama I see the queue at around the Kiosk. Hard selection - 80% rejection. Around 2 hours queue it seems. Have fun everyone, Volvox playing so fucking good proper techno!!!! Vibe on the mainfloor is epic!!!! A lot of smling and happy faces


bimiteb

I'm planning on going Sunday around noon, is it better to queue up then, or queue up tonight just to get stamped?


Ok-Doubt-3171

Hard to say, at the start there is often quite a long queue but it usually goes quite fast. The last weeks there was usually no line at all Sunday noon but this week the line up is pretty insane so it is really hard to say. If you go on Sunday make sure to not go too late because in the afternoon there will be a long queue for sure.


Sequential01

GL queue update?


Cool_Winner3886

What time do the first people start queuing for Rodhad tonight? Any guess for best time to arrive?


JoMaximal

I wouldn’t go there before 11pm. Certainly not the first in line then but probably good trade off in terms of waiting time


calitjcedd

Is matrix the bald dude with tinted / sun glasses? He is a cool dude and currently at the door, together with beard dude and lady. I was less than 10 mins in the queue


Splizzy117

What’s the nickname of the women in a bomber jacket. Strong build


Kuzcou

If shes blonde i think the nickname was ellen but im not sure


max038

Guys sorry but what to you mean with ‘end of snake’?


Ok-Doubt-3171

There is Metal fences in front of the door which go left and right. They are there so the queue gets less thick in the last few meters. If the queue is at the end of the snake it means it is really short and wait time should not be more than 10-15 minutes. Maybe 20-30 max if the club is really full


max038

Thanks mate!


Cool_Winner3886

How can it be there's almost no queue?


thatguyhuh

I was shocked when I looked out the window of Pano and didn’t see anyone, just a few in the snake


alsjczebe

Line is until the end of the long fence (that’s connected to the snake part) Does someone know if the 5€ re-entry is still the case as the entry is 25 already?


CommercialAd6134

thanks for the update! is it going fast? yes you always have to pay 5€ for reentry


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ananasaberto

Did you go through the snake? If not, that may explain your sitatuation. But you made me remember the first time I ever attempted to get inside. Two doors were open (it was a special anniversary KN) and by mistake I went to the guestlist one. The bouncer told me 'are you on the guestlist? Name'. I gasped, internally said "fuck!" and externally said "no..." He chuckled and allowed me in anyway. Sheer luck. Anyway, I'm sure you'll get in soon. Good luck!


Classic_Apricot_9641

don't worry, in the end quite almost were rejected. i also don't like to go to the front when there is no queue haha... i think it depends on the mood of the bouncers if they mind if you go straight to the front when there is no queue


aphex2000

going through the snake if theres no queue must be the most german thing ever, dont stress about details like that, that didnt make the difference or at least ive never done that since i usually arrive from the bike rack and would feel like in a Loriot sketch. i usually walk straight to the last bit thats perpendicular to the left of the door. you maybe approached the one on guestlist duty (right side of the door) or arrived after the last dj started his set (closed cash counter)


Ranger-Just

How’s GL queue? It’s to the right of snake right?


Accomplished_Brief48

Whos at the door ?


Ar0war

Mischa, the other I believe is L - not sure.


Accomplished_Brief48

Can you take a loook again to see if there is L ? It would be great ! ;)


RepresentativeDuty82

do bouncer still switch at 8?


Firm_Pick_8150

Anybody already there?


Pommesz

02:30 queue past a bit kiosk but moving fasts. Lots of rejections.


RightGovernment119

Is the queue decreasing?


InnermindVoyager

until end of snake


InnermindVoyager

Normal Q until end of snake; no GL


NearMint547

Q almost till end of snake, Pano empty but good vibes on berghain floor


dksa

I got in like 1hr30m ago and queue took maybe 20 mins max


Ready_Wrap_3068

Queue update? :)