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Lido Head-bobbing platform for indie bands, big names included.
Best for Classical Music
Philharmonie The one and only. Enough said.
Konzerthaus Berlin Schinkel-designed concert hall festooned with fine sculpture; a festive
backdrop for fine symphonies.
Sonntagskonzerte Intimate concerts amid charmingly faded 1920s grandeur.
Best for Theatre
English Theatre Berlin Innovative and often provocative productions by Berlin's English-
language theatre.
Volksbühne am Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz Cutting-edge and nonmainstream interpretations of
the classics and new plays, with English surtitles.
Schaubühne Thought-provoking contemporary plays in repurposed 1920s Streamline Mo-
derne cinema, with English surtitles.
Maxim Gorki 'Postmigrant' theatre with multicultural cast picks up on works that address
upheavals and transitions in society; with English surtitles.
Best Live-Music Venues
Magnet Club Essential indie-rock venue and new-artist incubator.
Lido Great for catching tomorrow's headliners of the rock-indie-electro-pop persuasions.
Astra Kulturhaus Clued-in bookers fill this rambling space with everything from big-name
artists to electro swing parties.
Waldbühne Berliner Philharmoniker to the Rolling Stones: they've all rocked this enchant-
ing outdoor amphitheatre near the Olympic Stadium.
Best for Jazz & Blues
Kunstfabrik Schlot This cellar club delights an appreciative audience with quality jazz and
does improv and cabaret on other nights.
A-Trane Occasionally hosts jazz A-listers and has a rollicking Saturday-night jam session.
Yorckschlösschen Easygoing and long-running, this knick-knack-filled club draws a no-
nonsense, all-comers crowd.