What's Inside the World's Most Exclusive Club? 

Corrections/Nuances below*. If you'd like to support the channel, check out our building kit: hoog.shop/products/industrial-building-in-berlin The stat that says that Berlin is a net negative for Germany is quite outdated, and it's important to note that many German cities are quite strong, economically, which skews Berlin down more than, let's say, other French cities and Paris.

"her vibe as a depressed art student will be vital for getting her in" loll that's pretty accurate

6:16 calmest person from Birmingham

I am a reguar at Berghain (I even have the Berghain logo tattooed) and can confirm that this is pretty accurate and not cringe like many other videos about Berghain.

That ad transition is unbelievable!

If you get inside, its mostly just another club. but i have to admit there is a special atmosphere surrounding it. Also the Hitman level "Berlin" is a reference to that club, its a great level

This is easily the most creative merch idea in a long time. Ordered immediately.

Sven Marquart has stated in interviews that they pick the guests aiming to create the right blend of people. Each night is supposed to be an unforgettable party, it takes a certain blend of ages, sexualities, nationalities and styles. Yes, there are some guidelines that will help your chances to get in as stated in the video, but often it comes down to pure chanse. Like the doorpolicy or not, if you have been in there, you can't deny they do an amazing job in selecting a great crowd. It in not just the young, cool and beautiful. It is not just middle-aged gay men, or only germans, or only tourists. It is all kinds of people. Since everyone knows they might be turned away, everyone who gets in enters the building with a feeling of euphoria, a feeling of having been selected. It is all a game of psychology, and it works! You get in and you feel this amazing rush of exitement that carries you into the party. I have been to Berghain many times, and that feeling still hits me every time. Berghain is for those who got in that night. They will experience something amazing, but this magic trick only works if four out of every five people in the line gets rejected.

Details, sense of humour and the graphics breakdowns all add up to a fantastic video - looks like I've got a new youtube channel to binge.

The ice cream bar was my highlight. Didn’t remember much else.

As someone who loves the techno scene here, I really appreciate that this comment section is so understanding and didn't immediately judge the club for being "exclusive". There are plenty of great clubs in Berlin and yet so many tourists try to get into Berghain, simply because they want to tick it off their bucket list. That spirit can bring a nervous, judgy and unrelaxed vibe to the club. If you come to Berlin and are interested in the techno scene, here are some lesser known (outside of Berlin) but great places: - RSO: Similar style as Berghain, dark, fast, monotous and meditative - Else: Outdoor club with varying genres, great soundsystem and amazing atmosphere - Club Ost: More popular among early 20s crowds, also varying genres and mostly good vibes Most importantly: Don't come when there's a famous DJ, because it will attract tourists, more rejections. Check the DJs out on Soundcloud and follow the sounds you like. And welcome to the scene!

This must be the building with the most interesting stories in the world tbh

I went to Berghain a few weeks ago on a recent work trip to Berlin. I'm 33 now, but I've been multiple times since I was 19. As some other posters have said, Berghain is *just* a club, and you can find many spinoffs of it in other cities in the world. What Berghain has that many of the others don't, though, is: scale (it's massive), commitment to aesthetic (you don't find an old East German power plant anywhere anymore), freedom (you can kinda do whatever you want within reason), and originality (it is the remnant of an older era of Berlin and partying that doesn't really exist organically anymore). The world changes, and so do the meanings of places, but what has remained so impressive about Berghain is its ability to maintain its identity and values in a constantly changing world. It abhors voyeurism and nightlife tourism, and I am fully behind the club's rejection of people who are there for the wrong reasons, even if it means I've been rejected 30% of the time for not being German. Just like the Brooklyn hipster aesthetic has permeated many corners of the globe, so has Berghain/Berlin-style nightlife. It's the CBGBs of this era of techno. On my most recent visit, I did feel like the crowd was becoming a bit of a parody of itself, but maybe that's just me being 33 instead of 27 (my previous visit there). I still had a great time, but something inside of me felt like the era of Berghain would be soon coming to a close. I feel 5-10 more years.

“Loud British men equipped with puffy north face jackets and piles of make up that happen to come with a British girl attached” 😂😂😂

Fantastic work!!! This is like an award winning, long form New Yorker article in illustrated video format. Content Creators like you are making this era a Golden Age of knowledge transfer!

I love berghain, have been dozens of times... never once rejected! It is a bit ironic because I went there initially not even knowing much about techno or berlin clubbing, but I guess they liked what they saw from me and let me in regardless. It turned out to be something way beyone what I expected, a totally immersive experience where yes the crowd does really matter. It is hard to put into words. I love the place and will return when I can.

wow, i cant believe they made the hitman 3 berlin nightclub level into a real thing

The quality on this one is insane

This is honestly the only accurate representation of berghain I have seen on social media. Good job Hoog.

I got to go to Berghain for CTM as a guest of one of the headliners for the festival and had full run of the place more or less. They let us into the club a few hours early for soundcheck and got to meet all the staff and management which was super cool. Gave us access to the green rooms and let us have all the food and drinks from the green rooms we pleased. Was really cool to see beyond what regular patrons who get in are able to see, we also had our own door we got to use to the left of the main door everybody lines up for. We literally got to break all the rules of the line, being foreigners dressed however we wanted and getting to talk to each other in line. A group of about 10 of us all got to go as part of my producer friends rider. Still have the orange stickers they put over my phone cameras even though I don’t even have that phone anymore. It was certainly quite the experience being from the North American west coast rave scene getting that kind of access in such an exclusive club. One of the greatest memories I will ever have

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Went to berghain once. One of the most entertaining and surreal atmospheres I’ve experienced. Met and talked with lots of strangers (locals and travelers), music was great, and each dance floor had its own vibe. In all, there was an energy to that place as mostly everyone was there to enjoy themselves in their own way ☺️

I played there several times. Always an unbelievable experience. The people are so hyped up and you get 4h to tell your story which is a rarity.

Thought to myself "oh boy, here's another clueless Berghain video" but was pleasantly surprised. Nice job adding the history of Berlin and talking about how a person's vibe is what gets them in, not following the unwritten "rules". Also, the model is quite accurate so great job on that too!

gotta say your ad transitions are some of the best i have seen in this site.

Your videos are so interesting. Love the background on the subject as well. Thanks for putting in the effort!

Found your channel through this video, great visuals! I went to Berghain 4 years ago and made a video about it, one thing that took me by surprised was it's way more warm and comfortable inside than it looks from the outside, radiators are on the walls, the panorama bar feels like a swanky bar with art on the walls which serve cocktails. The ice cream parlour is also a fun addition. Wild place!

Excellent as always, and the merch is brilliant. Will be grabbing one for sure.

The quality and the production level of this video are next level. I'm so glad I found this gem of a channel!

I love the story of people at Netherland's Beyond Festival where they made pop-up Berghain, just so people can stand in the line and then get rejected.

babe wake up, hoog has a new video

nice production man. i really enjoyed the mood, style, grading and pace of your video.

i was watching this very seriously till i heard geopold voice acting 😭😭

The 1st and only time I've been here with some friends most of us had no idea it was that hard to get in. I still don't know how we managed to enter and others not. But we all remember this place has one of the best club we've been, it's special and I hope they'll keep it that way as long as possible.

One of your best so far. Love you Hoog

The video was fantastic! Not only the music selection, but also the animations and the information on point, thank you!

This production quality is unbelievable. I can't wait to see more from you!

What a gorgeous video. Just amazing, all the history and careful design of the place.

There are some other clubs in Berlin where a lot of wild wild things happen. Truly people being "free" together and exploring each other out in the open. Such a wild city.

i dont know who you are or what your usual content is like, but this just got posted in the berlin reddit and as a former berghain enjoyer, this made me laugh so i will subscribe :) good video.

As a Berliner whose been in Berghain a few times I can say that the way Sofie described the experience of standing in line is spot on, but I have a couple of additions/comments: It’s hilarious and completely tru that having a backpack significantly increases ur chances of getting in, the part about the vibe fits too, more than the clothes u wear, Berghain doesn’t have a Dresscode I would say, it’s all vibes, but black docmartens boots are better than white Jordan’s, then again I’m a white, blonde finance bro who doesn’t drink or take drugs so my vibe is not really the vibe😂😂😂. Regardingthe bouncers, yes you pretty much always have Sven there and up to around 5 others, with sometimes some walking around. These 6 bouncers are constantly sifting through the crowd, meaning u need to get ur act straight as soon as ur like 30-50m away from the entrance, they also talk to eachother, funny enough in code, they talk in numbers, like cops giving codes to certain types of behaviors. You should not have your phone out in those last 50m. Also if u don’t have guestlist, don’t get into the guestlist line. When it comes to arriving there there are 3 things I can say: Never really go there expecting to get in, plan another club or maybe 2 to go to if it doesn’t work out, go there after you’ve been to KitKat on a Saturday, meaning u line up at Berghain at around 5/6am on Sunday, by that point the line is tiny. If it isn’t, skip it to the last like 50m. As Hoog mentioned, the line is filled with internationals, who’ve prolly been standing there for hours, they won’t make a fuss and ruin their chance to get in and it’s not worth standing in line for more than 15 min. If someone does make a fuss, ignore him, it will most likely hurt him more than you. Last thing I would say, when you dress for Berghain, don’t be flashy in any sense. Be casual, but Berliny u Kno. As for the club, the location is awesome, it’s huge, spacious, and the music is quite good at times, but more than once or twice, or thrice is not a vibe. The thing with it being open the whole weekend is that on one hand ye u can party all weekend, but on the other hand everyone is fucked up, the vibe is grimy and druggy, the air is stuffy and reeks of piss (mainly because on the ground floor right next to the entrance and main stairwell there are booths where you can piss on people willing to be pissed on), the floors are sticky, the people aren’t really friendly, it’s dark as hell, but in a meh way, and doesn’t really feel all to welcoming. Then again I’m biased because I like clean clubs, good atmosphere, and so on. If you like sex clubs, or techno clubs with variety i recommend the KitKat club, my personal favorite and the one I frequent regularly. On Saturdays it has 7 floors, with a variety of techno and other arts, a sauna, good beds and such for sex, very inventive costumes (usually worn by women) and just a very friendly and welcoming vibe, and a clear Dresscode so you don’t have to worry about this whole vibe bs (although vibes and being not too fucked up before you enter are important). Generally I would say (if it’s not a big event) get in line at around 22:45/2300, then you have to wait barely 20min and they are more lenient on Dresscode.

I’ve had the best nights of my life in laboratory, Berghain, Panorama and the garden. It’s a banging place. However it’s not the only brilliant club in Berlin. There’s many many other venues where you can have similar experiences. Berghain is special though. I’m a British Berliner and this video was so well researched it was uncanny. That graphic of Sven is a famous piece of street art in Westberlin that was my phone background for a year. Also I’ve seen Sven walking around with his mum in Prenzlauer Berg before 😂 😁

Next level presentation mate. Great intro and thanks for the time and effort you put into it. Cheers from Australia - Dave (very unlikely to gain admittance... hehe)

The production quality of this video is top-notch!!

the collab that i never knew i needed until now

Wonderful video, thank you! As someone with visual impairment, the fonts and the subtitles were really hard to read though. But the visuals and the production value are through the roof as always.

Great video, and what a great idea for merch in that building kit! Thanks for your work

Your documentary style is fantastic. Love thr renders you and your team make for each video as well. Superb quality!

Lekker bezig Hoog! Watched the interview en je docu's zijn echt top notch, ook op Fern.

Call the girls i speak to berghain the way they reject me!😎

I waited in line for about an hour. Got dismissed at the door. The classic Berghain experience.

Amazing video! Was lucky to live in berlin for 3 years and been there around 10 times

Incredible ad transition and really funny too.

Geopold's cameo caught me off-guard haha. Another wonderful high-quality video, as always!

That was fun! I havent been in years, but been ca 100 times in my active years of raving. I enjoyed this video, the historic context (living on Stalinallee), level and insightful commentary and great renderings. Bought the model for my flat, goes next to some old BH metal wardrobe thingy.

bro youre really good at stroytelling. its like an informative movie with the visuals. 👏🙌

hoog deserves 50 million subs tbh and I don't think anyone would argue with that

If Sven saw how smooth that ad transition was he'd give you a lifetime pass.

Love your content! So well presented and animated ❤️ Berghain is high on my bucket list!

I love that the price of the little industrial building in Berlin is so fair

It always brings me joy when something is hard to get (in) and I don't care one bit about it and the exclusiveness of it

This place sounds like hell on earth

this was a fantastic video! as a big fan of berghain, you capture the essance perfectly

Awesome video, amazing production quality 👏 Glad I got it recommended 😀

I used to went there frequently so I had the privilege to skip the queue and could get in immediately, but this was 10 to 20 years ago. I had a great period of time between the age of 20 and 30, now my life has a different content and I don't do clubbing anymore in my first 40's.

The Club: below average the marketing: world class

The narrator's voice perfect cadence at 92bps plus the choice in the background music - aided and backed by outstanding 3D renderings and visuals -, will rocket this channel to #1 on any social media in no time. Kudos. Thank you for sharing your content.

Elite Storytelling! I love the non-linear technique used to introduce characters and storylines! ❤

This sounds as the most pretensious and uninteresting place I've ever heard about.

Finally, Hoog merch! Grabbing myself a kit 🤤

Your graphic effects and the visualization is incredible.

Hallo mr hoog, im very poor. So my video quality is 144p most times. Will u pls add subtitles for german conversations too? Thanku! Also this is cool video😊😊

One of the best video designs and edditing efforts ever.... you did a really good job!

Interesting. So much effort in the design 😮 . So much effort to create an atmosphere of exclusivity, yet inclusivity, safety, even care about the visitor's presence.

Is Neo also ran by the same youtube company? I initially thought that it was just fern and hoog that is the same youtube channel which I love.

When you been there many times, this is like a comedy. lol

S tier ad transition.. One of the best almost comical thank-you..

It´s actually a classic marketing strategy, nothing new. Once you're inside it's just another underground club with a labyrinth of passages and dark rooms. And a great sound system indeed.

The world before the collapse of the Soviet Project is fascinating. The buildings are relics of Soviet ghosts in the wake of WWII.

The presentation quality of this video is insaaaane!!! 🔥🔥🔥

Lovely video and beautiful renders, as usual. And gosh I'd love to know what the song at the start of the video and after the sponsored segment is.

I don't know why but I've always wanted to visit Berghain. It will never happen most likely because I'm an office worker in my mid 30's but I can dream.

8:07 brilliant.

holy moly uou make good and captivating videos, this was like watching a really good movie!! i loved the animations

Crazy blender skills and animations. I like your style. Keep it up.

Funny thing is, i was inside Bh when they rejected Elon Musk ( happened last year around easter). Money doesn't get you everything.

Hearing Geopold voice that brit made me burst out laughing… didnt expect that at all

Amazing graphics in every video. Also really nice topics. Keep it up, I love it.

Amazing video, perfect content. Love your unique touch

Hitman reference

Sven Marquardt, the Head Bouncer appeared in John Wick 4.

This is a perfect example of storytelling, I was visually hooked (and i have the attention span of a drug addicted goldfish) from start to finish. Please please please continue to refine and love your craft, what a wonderful channel to stunble upon.

What a timing, right when Kabul a GoGo, RAUM and Tilla Tec open in The Netherlands

I tried and got in TWICE... really, I must say it was BORING AF... and about the whole quantum physics to get in is actually quite simple, whether you belong to the scene or not, they can tell. We (Im a metalhead) ppl that belong to counter culture urban tribes and the such, well, you know we spot the normies from planetary distance, imagine the Bouncers doing that 12 hrs a day for 1/3 of the month... so yeah, the more alternative you look the higher the chances, also ppl looking completely comfy and like they really dont give a fuck how they are dressing but are dressing comfy clothes as to like dance for a thousand hours also get in fairly easy... if you are a normie tourist looking like one, well you wont get in, or you have to be REALLY lucky. Also women thinking they are going to a nice high end club dressing like one are the fastest to get kicked because they clearly have no idea where they are getting into xD

geoplod was a nice addition

The handling of this subject matter is superb and the aesthetics of these videos is out of control beautiful.

My school was right next to this and it was always really funny on monday morning to see the people coming out after spending their entire weekend in there

I've been there, though I preferred the line on the left... to Lab.oratory 😅😅 When you enter Lab, you see a changing area and reception, you get a large translucent plastic bag to put your personal items into, including clothes so you can change into your gear. The vibe is different from Berghain, much more catacomb-like, with one main looping pathway and offshoots to dark rooms and areas. There are lube dispensers on the walls, etc. Don't recommend going during any major holiday or festival - the crowding gets intense.

In other news, there is an Emperor who has new clothes.

First time I come across your videos. Your craft is second to none.