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Berlin Festival 2011 at Tempelhof Airport and Club X-Berg

Posted on 13. August 2011 by U inn Berlin Hostel

Berlin Festival with Public Enemy, Boy Gorge and Boys Noize

On the 9th-10th of August, the Berlin Festival will once again take place at the old Tempelhof Airport. The Tempelhof Airport is an awesome location, with the main terminal providing shelter in case of a rainy day. However, we should stay positive! With such a stellar lineup, the Berlin Festival once agin gets a top position in the field of Indie Electro festivals in Europe. They still manage to keep a good mix between Hipster Indie and Freaky Berlin Stylish Electro. Hey, Whoever thought that you would see Public Enemy and Boy George on the same Festival … Interesting!!

Tempelhof Airport is situated right in the middle of Berlin, so there were some problems last year with their neighbours. This year, the festival is split into two parts. Part one is the Berlin Festival during the day at the airport. Part two is the Club X-Berg Festival at the Berlin Arena in Kreuzberg. The Berlin Arena is well known for housing big events, so we can expect a huge non-stop party!

The line-up For the Berlin Festival 2011

Andy Butler, Aloe Blacc, Apparat Band, A-Trak, Battles, Beginner, Beirut, Bodi Bill, Boy George, Boys Noize, Brodinski, Buraka Som Sistema, Casper, CSS, Daniel Wang, dEUS, Diplo, Discodromo, DJ Hell, Dry the River, Florrie, Health, Hercules And Love Affair, James Blake, Jimmy Edgar, Kruder & Dorfmeister, LFO, Marc Vedo, Mogwai, Mount Kimbie, Oh Land, Pantha Du Prince, Primal Scream Present Screamadelica, Public Enemy, Rainbow Arabia, Santigold, Skrillex, Suede, Tuneyards, The Black Angels, The Bloody Beetroots Death Crew 77, The Drums, The Naked And Famous, The Rapture, Wire, Yelle

Tickets:

2 Day Festival Pass: 81€ ,1 Day Festival Pass: 48€, Club X-Berg: 26€

Accommodation in Berlin

Since there are no camping sites available at the Berlin Festival, you will need to find other accommodation during your stay. From U Inn Berlin Hostel, the festival is easily accessible. You can get to Tempelhof Airport via the Ring Bahn train from Frankfurter Allee.To Club X-Burger, you can catch the S Bahn for 2 stations.

More information: www.berlinfestival.de

“We call it Wasserschlacht” Food fight at Oberbaumbrücke August 28th 2011

Posted on 30. July 2011 by U inn Berlin Hostel

Wasserschlacht oder Gemüseschlacht – Water-fight or Food-fight! Call it as you like! The last Wasserschlacht took place in 2008 at the Oberbaumbrücke between Friedrichshain and Kreuzberg. And it was an epic event. No need to guess who won the fight coz as always Friedrichshian WON!! Why we do it?

Simple answer! Friedrichshain and Kreuzberg were once 2 separate districts. But politicians made a decision and now it is one big district. They take care of all the basic stuff like new street name signes and so on…But they forgot the far most important question. Who will be the king in the new born district. hat’s what the fight is about and so far Friedrichshain always wins. The last Wasserschlacht took place 4 years ago and now Kreuzberg claims once agin that the throne belongs to them.

We want you to help Friedichshain and join us on the 28th of August at 12am at the Oberbaumbrücke. Equip yourself with a camouflage rubbish bag a water gun and some old vegetables. Everything what is old rotten or soft is allowed. Prepare yourself to get a little dirty 🙂

See you at Oberbaumbrücke.

Frauenfußball Weltmeisterschaft 2011 Public Viewing in Berlin

Posted on 26. June 2011 by U inn Berlin Hostel

Public viewing in Berlin

Wir alle können uns noch an die WM 2010 erinnern. Ganz Berlin zitterte gemeinsam vor den Großbildleihwänden beim Public Viewing. Heute startet die Frauenfußball-WM 2011 in Deutschland. Das bedeutet wir können das Bier wieder kaltstellen und die Liegestühle raus holen. Es ist die tollste Jahreszeit von allen “Public Viewing” In Berlin gibt es auch diesen Sommer wieder viele kleine Fußball-Oasen. Die 11 Freundinnen haben ihr WM-Quartier im Lido eingerichtet. Im Cassiopeia Freiluftkino Insel sind die Frauen am Ball unterwegs und bieten noch viel mehr als nur die Übertragung der Spiele. Fernseher ade, Insel ole heißt es auf der Insel Berlin in Treptow. Damit ihr auch eurer Lieblingsmannschaft zujubeln könnt und nichts verpasst bekommt ihr hier den Spielplan der Frauenfußball-WM 2011.

11 Freundinnen WM-Quartier im Lido

Na wer kann sich noch an die hoffnungslosen Staus vorm letztjährigen WM-Quatier der 11Freunde erinnern. Dieses Jahr wird der Ball im Lido in Kreuzberg gekickt. gezeigt derden alle Vorrundenspiele der Deutschen Frauen und alle KO Spiele. Bei grossem Interesse werden aber auch andere Vorrundenspiele übertragen. Das Lido bietet dabei Platz für bis zu 700 Fans.
www.11freunde.de

Frauen am Ball im Freiluftkino Insel Cassiopeia

Public Viewing im Herzen Friedrichshains nicht weit von U inn Berlin Hostel im Cassiopeia Biergarten. Hier wird aber nicht nur Fußball geboten. Es darf an Infoständen diskutiert werden und jeden Abend gibt es Musik und natürlich ein Film in Freiluftkino Insel. Mehr Informationen zu Frauen am Ball findet ihr unter www.frauen-am-ball.de

Fernseher ade, Insel ole auf der Insel in Treptow

Im Garten der Insel von Montag bis Sonntag alle Spiele der Frauenfußball WM 2011 live und Sonntags gibts noch ein wenig Soulfood von den Plattentellern. Den Spielplan der Insel findet ihr unter
www.inselberlin.de

Fete de la musique June 21 2011

Posted on 18. June 2011 by U inn Berlin Hostel

Fête de la Musique Berlin Friedrichshain

“Participate in the vibrant sounds and beats of Fête de la Musique – the European and Worldwide Music Day! The Fête de la Musique began in Paris in 1982, and was founded by the popular French cultural minister Jack Lang. The festival originated in a humble burst of musical idealism and a few power connections, and yet, in only two decades has become a wildly popular global event.

This season, the summertime musical event will draw music lovers in over 340 cities worldwide, 60 European cities, 22 of them in Germany alone. On June 21st one can hear all styles of music that is free to the public thanks to all of the musicians, bands, orchestras, choirs, soloists and DJs that perform for free on this day. In Berlin, Fête de la Musique has been produced by the Fête Company since 1995. The festival started as a small movement and has grown to be one of the largest and most widely attended music festivals our city offers!”

Stages near the Hostel in Friedrichshain:

Feuermelder (Alternative Indie Punk)

Krossener Str. 24

Lovelite (Dancehall Dub Reggae)

Simplonstr. 38

Rosis (Elektro DnB)

Revaler Str 29

Cassiopeia (Alternative Punk Dub Reggae)

Revaler Str. 99

Neurocomic (Techno Minimal)

An der Schillingbrücke

For more information check www.fetedelamusique.de

Carnival of Cultures Street Festival 2011

Posted on 9. June 2011 by U inn Berlin Hostel

“Karneval der Kulturen” The Street Festival 10th June – 13th June

Come right in! Listen and dance to the sound of Berlin: four different stages – Bazaár Berlin, Eurasia, Farafina & Latinauta – want to introduce Berlin’s music szene as well as international bands to you. Stiltwalkers, acrobats and magicians settle on the grassland and invite all visitors to test their own abilities in those fields and practice their skills in creativity. 330 market stalls attract with culinary seducements, arts and crafts and much more.

The Highlight the Procession 12th June

On the Sunday of Pentecost, 12th June 2011, about 4.800 participants organised in 93 groups will change Kreuzberg into a sea of colours and ideas. We expect about 700.000 visitors to celebrate Berlin’s diversity along the route. The street procession focusses on the cultural richness of Berlin, and also highlights the often hidden treasures of its international cultural scene. It questions everyday life and politics. Carnival is a combined art form that embraces many aspects of artistic expression. Due to the global migration currents it is multifacetted and of mixed styles. The Carnival of Cultures is open to everybody and all forms of cultural expression. It is regarded as a platform for a proud expression of hybrid cultural identities, containing traditional and contemporary elements. It includes and attracts all age groups, professional artists and amateurs, people from all walks of life.

www.karneval-berlin.de

Open Air Cinema Season 2011 at Freiluftkino Insel im Cassiopeia

Posted on 5. May 2011 by U inn Berlin Hostel

“Freiluftkino Insel” @ Cassiopeia

As soon as the days get longer Berlin’s Open Air Cinemas open up for summer season 2011. A very prominent and unique cinema is “Freiluftkino Insel im Cassiopeia”. Located in an old train depot, Cassiopeia is one of Friedrichshains most famous clubs. Just a few meters from Warschauer Strasse at Revaler Strasse – also known as “Technostrich” (don’t ask 🙂 ) – it is the perfect spot to start your Open Air Cinema night. After watching a movie you can jump right in to the night-life of Berlin Friedrichshian. Next to the cinema you will find clubs like Cassiopeia, RAW, Suicide Circus, Astra Kulturhaus, M.I.K.Z. or Rosi’s. Also there are many good restaurants and cocktail bars around the corner at Simon-Dach-Strasse.

Here you will find the program for May 2011. Most movies are “Orginal mit Untertitel”, which means the movies will be screened in their original languages (mostly English) but with subtitles. Entry is 6,50€ Cassiopeia Open-air cinema is just a few minutes from U inn Berlin Hostel. Just ask our staff for directions!

Programm: Freiluftkino Insel im Cassiopeia

05. Mai 21:00 BLOW UP (OmU)

08. Mai 21:00 IN IHREN AUGEN – El Secreto de Sus Ojojs (OmU)

09. Mai 21:00 AUßER ATEM – A bout de souffle (OmU)

10. Mai 21:15 IN IHREN AUGEN – El Secreto de Sus Ojojs (OmU)

11. Mai 21:30 RADIO ROCK REVOLUTION – präsentiert von STAR FM

12. Mai 21:15 RANGO

15. Mai 21:15 BLACK SWAN (OmU)

16. Mai 21:30 RANGO

17. Mai 21:30 TAMARA DREWE – Immer Drama um Tamara (Omu)

19. Mai 21:30 WINTERS BONE (OmU)

21. Mai 22:00 CLASH 2011 presented by Relentless (Videopremiere): ANTIZ OAF

22. Mai 22:00 WINTERS BONE (OmU)

23. Mai 21:30 I killed my mother (OmU)

24. Mai 21:30 ANOTHER YEAR (OmU)

25. Mai 22:00 Litauische Filmnacht: SHORT FILMS SPECIAL

26. Mai 21:30 THE TREE (OmU)

29. Mai 21:45 MACHETE (OmU)

30. Mai 21:45 THE TREE (OmU)

31. Mai 21:45 MACHETE (OmU)

For more information check out www.facebook.com/freiluftkino.insel or www.freiluftkino-insel.de

LinuxTag Berlin 2011 Share. Ask. Learn.

Posted on 31. March 2011 by U inn Berlin Hostel

Linux Tag Berlin

LinuxTag in Berlin is one of the comprehensive Linux and open-source meetings in Europe. LinuxTag offers you a great variety of topics on Linux and open-source development for beginners as well as for professional. LinuxTag presents you over 300 talks and lectures on Business and Administration, Open Source, Security and hacking. The Open Source Arena at LinuxTAg is an open stage for free projects, business and innovative workshops. Over 100 company’s and independent projects will present their newest innovations and ideas. Last year over 10.000 visitors came to Berlin for Linux Tag and discuss ideas on an international basis, 45% of the talks are held in English.

The LinuxTag 2011 will take place from 11.05. -14.5 2011 in Berlin at “Messe Berlin”.

Free Conference

Business and Administration Congress

Open Source Arena

Security-Day by astaro

Hacking Contest

Project-Workshops

Drupal Businessday

Tutorials

Certification

For more information visit www.linuxtag.org

Punk and Disorderly Festival 2011 @ Astra Club Berlin Friedrichshain

Posted on 16. March 2011 by U inn Berlin Hostel

Punk and Disorderly

In April the “Punk and Disorderly Festival 2011” takes place at the Astra Club in Berlin – Friedrichshain. There is no question, disordered punk is Berlin – disordered punk is Friedrichshain. That’s why our fringe group is looking forward to this wicked punk festival with its amazing line up. Local heroes like “Oxo 86” as well as “Deadline” – finest UK street punk and many more bands are ready to make a orderly mess with us. These three nights of punk rock will bring fans from all over Europe together. The Astra Club is the perfect venue for this event, as it is located at the R.A.W. right between the Berliner districts Friedrichshain and Kreuzberg, which got the punk most deep in there hearts. Loads of all kinds of clubs as well as tons of bars are located there too. We’ve got the people, we’ve got the beer. So what do we need more. YES!! The line up!!

01.04.2011 till 03.04.2011

FRIDAY

00:10 pm – 01:10 pm ANTI-NOWHERE LEAGUE
11:10 pm – 11:55 pm ARGY BARGY
10:10 pm – 10:55 pm PÖBEL & GESOCKS
09:15 pm – 09:55 pm OXO 86
08:30 pm – 09:00 pm URBAN REJECTS
07:45 pm – 08:15 pm ON THE JOB
07:00 pm – 07:30 pm KITTY IN A CASKET
06:00 pm DOORS OPEN

SATURDAY

00:10 pm – 01:10 pm LAST RESORT
11:10 pm – 11:55 pm DEADLINE
10:10 pm – 10:55 pm VARUKERS
09:15 pm – 09:55 pm TV SMITH plays THE ADVERTS
08:30 pm – 09:00 pm THE FILAMENTS
07:45 pm – 08:15 pm MOPED LADS
07:00 pm – 07:30 pm THE RUCKERS
06:00 pm DOORS OPEN

SUNDAY

11:10 pm – 00:10 pm COCK SPARRER
10:10 pm – 10:55 pm MARK FOGGO’S SKASTERS
09:15 pm – 09:55 pm KLASSE KRIMINALE
08:30 pm – 09:00 pm THE GRIT
07:45 pm – 08:15 pm DROOGIEZ
07:00 pm – 07:30 pm THE HITCHCOCKS
06:00 pm DOORS OPEN

Harden your shoulders, pogo won’t wait for long.

For more Information: http://www.punk-disorderly.de

Berlinale goes Kiez und U inn Berlin Hostel goes Berlinale

Posted on 29. January 2011 by U inn Berlin Hostel

Berlinale in Berlin Friedrichshain

Wie jedes Jahr im Winter wird Berlin wieder Kulturschauplatz von ungebrochener Anziehungskraft. Die Berlinale ist das größte Kulturereignis der Stadt und eines der wichtigsten Events der internationalen Filmindustrie. Fachbesucher und Journalisten aus 128 Ländern sind jedes Jahr zu Gast in Berlin. Fast 300.000 verkaufte Karten zeigen aber auch das der Berliner dieses Ereignis zu schätzen weiß. Berlin ist wohl bekannt für Kunst, Glamour und Party, Aber zur Berlinale bekommt Berlin nochmal ein wenig extra Glitzerstaub ins Gesicht gepustet.
Dieses Jahr stehen über 400 Filme in den Kategorien Independent und Arthouse, Generation, Perspektive Deutsches Kino und Berlinale Shots zur Wahl. Da wird es nicht einfach werden den Überblick zu halten. Auf der Seite der Berlinale kann man sich aber schon mal seine Favoriten zusammen suchen.

Berlinale Talent Campus

Jedes Jahr eine Besonderheit ist der Berlinale Talent Campus, der während des Filmfestivals stattfindet und durch viele Partner aus der Filmindustrie getragen wird. Rund 350 frische Filmtalente werden nach Berlin eingeladen um zusammen mit Persönlichkeiten aus dem Filmbusiness an Workshops und Diskussionen teil zu nehmen. Das Zentrum der 61.Berlinale wird wieder der Potsdamer Platz sein. Dieses Jahr kann man aber auch in den kleinen Underground Kinos von Berlin das große Kino erleben. “Berlinale goes Kiez” heißt das Experiment bei dem Berlinale Filme in kleinen Kiez Kinos in Kreuzberg, Weißensee, Neukölln und Charlottenburg gezeigt werden. Wir freuen uns auch dieses Jahr im U inn Berlin Hostel Berlinale Gäste zu begrüßen. Der Weg zu den Berlinale Kinos ist es nicht weit. Und zu zu dem Berlinale Partys noch viel kürzer. Die Berlinale findet 2011 vom 10.02 bis 20.02 statt.

transmediale.11 RESPONSE:ABILITY and CTM.11 LIVE!?

Posted on 25. January 2011 by U inn Berlin Hostel

Transmediale Response:Ability

This years transmediale.11 is going to take place at the “Haus der Kulturen der Welt” from 1st until the 6th of February 2011. The title RESPONSE:ABILITY presenting a programme withe more than 150 projects, all focused on the radical changes in our digital age. We all living in a time where Web 2.0, Social media connects everybody with everything at every time. This edition of transmediale.11 will also connect you directly to all our events and venues. RESPONSE:ABILITY this years slogan reflects the way we life together and how work and all political processes designed in a new way. A fine selection of lectures, performances, workshops, screenings, concerts and art installations awaits you at the “Haus der Kulturen der Welt”

International renowned speakers including , Franco ‚BIFO‘ Berardi, Tim Etchells, Jordan Crandall and Carolyn Guertin will give a lecture at BODY:RESPONSE. Audio-visual live performances will present et al. People Like Us, Cécile Babiole & Vincent Goudard and Ei Wada at the performance programme LIVE:RESPONSE. The film- and video programme SyncExistence will screen in total 58 new works as well as rare and historical works by artists like Lynn Hershmann Leeson, Ho Tzu Nyen and Sergei Komarov. Furthermore the HacKaWay Zone will establish an experimental room for art, workshops and performances of artist like Paul Vanouse, UBERMORGEN.COM and Daito Manabe. In the Open Zone artists, scientists and activists like Heath Bunting, FakePress, and Elizabeth Stark will create interactive, open workspaces, workshops and stages which are symbolizing the open culture. This programmatical focus on open and collaborative structures is reflected in the comprehensive approach of the festival. Everything is connected with each other and fluent crossings are developing in which the participants get active in the different emphases of transmediale.11.

Club Transmediale

But a transmediale would ne be perfect without the ClubTransmediale CTM.11. Extended Club Nights at Berghain and Maria am Ostbahnhof on the weekend of February 4–6 present an update on affairs in the ever-expanding club music universe. There’s a special focus on the diverse and continually shifting styles derived from the exploded genres of dubstep, grime and UK funky. Catch up with the latest developments on the UK scene around mastermind Kode9 at the big Hyperdub night at Berghain on Friday 4.2, when Darkstar, King Midas Sound, Ikonika, Cooly G and others among the label’s advance guard will test the membranes of Berlin’s premium sound system. Another special highlight is the Modeselektion night scheduled for Saturday, 5.2 in Maria am Ostbahnhof, compiled by Berlin’s own home-grown heroes of the bass line, Modeselektor, who invited along some of their talented cronies: the video collective Pfadfinderei, Jackmaster, Ben UFO, Cosmin TRG and Siriusmo. Other highlights include a Perlon night at Panorama Bar, club concerts by Swedish techno-minimalists The Field, French duo Zombie Zombie, and the young Cologne trio, MIT, who fuse Kraftwerk-inspired conceptual electronica with the cold wave aesthetics of Joy Division – and will present their latest album at the festival.

Program

Opening
Tue 1.2.2011 at 6 pm
Duration and Opening hours
2. – 6.2.2011, daily 10 am – 22 pm

Venue
Haus der Kulturen der Welt
John-Foster-Dulles-Allee 10
10557 Berlin

Tickets
tm Festival-Pass: 80 Euro / 45 Euro concessions
tm Day-Ticket: 25 Euro / 18 Euro concessions
tm/CTM Combined-Pass: 105 Euro / 80 Euro concessions
Conference: 7 Euro / 5 Euro concessions
Performance: 12 Euro / 8 Euro concessions
Film + Video: 7 Euro / 5 Euro concessions