Rejected from Germany's most exclusive night club, Berghain - Berlin Vlog

[@salexo9]

To get into Berghain you need to look like that's totally your scene. They don't like party tourists.

[@michamcv.1846]

ONLY in tourist areas the clubs like party tourists ... isnt this so everywhere?

[@sgrfpprmnt]

Quality control. Exactly.

[@literaturix]

Uuuuh, Berghain :-) you do not even guess how caring they were by rejecting you. Berghain is hell on earth - you can read books about this location and the dark, monstrous things happening inside:-) Look in the mirror and see your innocent faces. No - they could never let you in... :-) :-P

[@literaturix]

​@@kapuzinergruft They look (and talk) like tolerant, open minded and intelligent young people and I like them both.

[@filmsmith]

We knew what we were trying to get ourselves into. It's not really our scene, but we our open mined and wanted to have the experience. Henry got in and described the horror to us!

[@lucabaumert7764]

@@filmsmith If you actually want to go somewhere special, and not some over-hyped night club whose only special characteristic is it's door, try out the Kit Kat. It's pretty weird and unique, but if you dare to go prepare to have a lot of fun and be surprised just how cool people there are.

[@95prototype72]

@@literaturix I don't know about the face,some may have innocent faces,but be pure evil inside

[@literaturix]

@@95prototype72 Maybe. We need definition of "evil" and "innocent" :-)

[@adoptedowl]

Oh boy, I don't know who recommended Berghain to you, but you should be glad they didn't let you in. You were probably too decent-looking.

[@mathildamn9651]

what are thoses "monstrous things" happening inside?

[@Titamiva]

Ah yes, the wall. Back then America was a different country. You had a president saying "Tear down this wall." Now you have one saying "Build the wall!"

[@MI-rt3hp]

Such a good vibe in your vlogs. And i love how you describe all the places you're going to, its so informative. KZbin is full of plain and nonsensical vlogs, it's rare to find such good content.

[@realkorgo]

Don't worry about Berghain, it's probably THE most picky door in Germany. ;D

[@danu2921]

TheBlackiwid The door in berghain is there to make sure people all the patrons are actually part of the Deep Techno scene, there are no fights and talking in berghain, just loads of drugs, and the occasional orgy

[@filmsmith]

Im sure you're right. Just wanted another experience to remember while in Berlin probably only once in our lifetime.

[@memh2481]

That‘s the point - Berghain is not an experience to make or a sight to visit, it’s a place for people from the scene to come together and enjoy themselves. It’s not somewhere you go to look around it’s a place to go to be part of what’s happening there.

[@JohnZook78]

I love Berlin. Been there like 12 times. It reminded me of LA without guns. Lol. There’s places all over Germany or clubs that’s won’t let Americans in. Not cause there racists it’s actually our fault as Americans. Basically soldiers have gone and started fights and ruined it for the rest of us. Not all soldiers just too many. There is one in regensburg the zap they don’t let Americans in but if you keep quiet and mix in with Germans do as they do you can sneak by. Good vid.

[@mowana1232]

I grew up in Berlin and my prime club going age coincided with the fall of the wall and all these clubs opening, among them Berghain. To me it seemed that almost everyday someone commandeered a cool, abandoned location in East Berlin and made a club out of it. So we were really spoiled for choice and since techno, which was in full force then, has never been my thing, I have never been to Berghain either. These days, if it has a long line in front of it, I go somewhere else. No way, I am waiting in line when I have a choice, much too old for that.

[@thephuntastics2920]

Exact

[@jasoncooper6714]

Bouncers turned away the life of the party!?! Best of luck next time. I am moving to Germany next week! Your videos have made me less nervous about the move. Hopefully see you two at a Biergarten sometime. Much Love

[@Airman3424]

Great videos Andrew! My wife moved here in August with my son, and my daughter came over in December. I had to wait until May, but it is fantastic here! We live in Otterberg and I really enjoy our region over here. I run all over the place here and have finally started to hit the trails just a little bit.

[@filmsmith]

Thanks Adam! We really love it too!

[@HD-ty8ng]

Your production quality is going way up! Nice one again Andrew. Don't worry about Berhain. As mentioned, you guys are way too nice to go there :D

[@herzschlagerhoht5637]

Just love this channel!

[@marlajacques6947]

U weren't sleazy enough for Berghain judging by the comments here, guess that's a compliment. Have u done Black Forest yet? If not pls do! My fav place worldwide. Then u can visit Europa Park on your way out or in 😁

[@Tomipopo]

Marla Jacques rt

[@filmsmith]

I just looked those places up. That's a great suggestion! Thank you Marla!

[@ninifarcazar3030]

@@filmsmith Europapark is the second largest theme park in Europe after Disneyland Paris. And the Black Forest is a nice mountain range on the border to France, well suited for hiking.

[@timsummers870]

I've never heard of this club but if I were in town and someone had tipped me off about the number of times the bounces turn people away, I'd not even go there. Night clubs across the world are notorious for treating people like they're herding cattle and this one seems to the the worst of all. While I'm writing this, I just read an article about Berghain club where people wait for 3 hours before they're turned away (a few do get in). I wonder if the ones who did get in really had the time of their lives... I can guarantee you that many of them walk out thinking that they wasted their time inside as well.

[@filmsmith]

Yeah, our friends that got in felt like it was a waste.

[@marc6344]

Guys go to Griesmühle or Tresor you will get in there for sure and it is also really cool.

[@thephuntastics2920]

Griesmühle ok, i second that. But tresor ???? Cmon thats mean.

[@maviba]

Haha, they even denied Richie Hawtin and Felix da Houscat entering Berghain. So rejected there it's no shame ;-)

[@erikas8619]

I'm excited to see what happens next in your adventures! Any solo fun planned for while Chelsea is back stateside?

[@filmsmith]

Hi Erika! Unfortunately I sprained my ankle playing basketball, so I'll be on the couch for a while.

[@danellesmith6185]

I loved it so much, I watched it twice! ❤️

[@tinabushrester6761]

Really enjoy the format of your videos!! Thanks so much.

[@sacroyalty]

Can't wait to visit Berlin! Thanks for the vid!

[@SuperKanuuna]

Welcome to the club of rejected ppl! I also once tried there, lined 3 and half hours just to get rejected. Then went to Tresor and got immediately in 👌

[@filmsmith]

Aww screw em! 😂🤣

[@KimCrossesBorders]

Lol I got into Berghain.. I was shook.

[@filmsmith]

Lucky you 😂

[@psychoattacx]

thats the reason why most people are not able to get inside :) common people get scared by the rough club scene of the big clubs.

[@PPfilmemacher]

Kim Crosses Borders Hahaha 😂 if that has shocked you then you should have been there 15-10 years ago, meanwhile it is relatively harmless (mostly heterosexuals and hipsters)

[@herzschlagerhoht5637]

Still watch this channel in 2021! Hope you are fine, Andrew!

[@filmsmith]

Thanks Gerard, I'm doing fine. Hope you are too! Thanks for the support. Take care

[@herzschlagerhoht5637]

Mc Fitti on tour! ;)

[@suburbanlifeyt7710]

Awesome to see your growth on KZbin. You deserve it dude

[@filmsmith]

Thanks Brandon!

[@tommy6322]

Loving your videos! Thank you! I'm moving to Hamburg from Sweden in ten days from now, do you guys have any recomendations?

[@filmsmith]

Thanks Tommy! But sorry, we haven't been out that way yet. Good luck with your move!

[@c4alexc4]

If youre into Techno you should try either "Haus33" or "Rakete" in Nürnberg! Super nice people.

[@teltow5502]

Great vlog! You guys should definitely go east! Visit Görlitz, Weimar, Meissen, Elbe Sandstone Mountains (all close to Bavaria), Quedlinburg, Stralsund, Rügen, Darß etc.

[@thephuntastics2920]

When in quedlinburg , dont miss out on blankenburg and Wernigerode.

[@herzschlagerhoht5637]

The TV tower was actually in the Eastern part of Berlin!

[@filmsmith]

How did they move it to the center?

[@herzschlagerhoht5637]

@@filmsmith Before the wall came down it was part of East Berlin, that's what I meant! ;)

[@S_Black]

Berlin used to be several different towns that grew together. Now it's divided into many districts and some of those still have their own identities. Some are more hipster-like than others.

[@thephuntastics2920]

My grandma has stories xD .. she is 93 and grew up in rudow .... crazy time it must have been back then. But yeah, thats what makes Berlin so unique. Its not one city. It is twenty and all have their own flair.

[@D2jspOFFICIAL]

trust me it's better they didnt let you in

[@wadwad5368]

Next time in Berlin you need to visit "Tempelhofer Feld" it's unbelievable

[@dmbfantony]

Check out RAW-Gelände! Open space, open people and inexpensive drinks.

[@barbgtravels]

It’s a rough gay club. You’re not missing anything.

[@SaimEpic]

Love your Vlogs! Great work, keept it up man! Whats the name of the song at the beginning? :D Greetings from Berlin ;)

[@filmsmith]

Thank you! The song is "No Games" by Swif7

[@geisterfahreruberholer2171]

Wenn das Berghain dich nicht rein lässt, siehst du anständig aus. An sich ein Kompliment

[@petragillespie6901]

Thank you for sharing your video..it is Berghain's loss.. you guys are awesome. :)

[@juanpabloabondanosantos5473]

Just go yo Matrix Are You a real techno fan???

[@tc2425]

I was in Berlin 1980-1991 ...West and East..... then American was 100% Carte Blanche anywhere in Berlin !!!!!!!!!

[@alexcaschde9267]

Your struggle reminds me a little bit of the movie "a night at the roxbury" 🤣🤣

[@ronbr1000]

Who decreed "cool" is a good thing ? Cool = Pretentious

[@johnboy1759]

Never mind Berlin, guys. You can be German and not like Berlin. They have a reputation of being too straightforward in their ways there and, worst of all, they try to live up to that reputation. New York City is pleasant in comparison.

[@user-dl1xz3mj3i]

You both are very persistent 😁 ..to be rejected isnt new in some Clubs .. sometimes those bastards wanna show-off! sorry but its true.😁 Enjoy anyway !

[@juanpabloabondanosantos5473]

They don't like posers You have to respect the scene

[@matijavukic672]

Loved your vlog :)... Berghain is a sick place. I have some small tips on my channel ( how to get in ) so mybe try with them. Btw: what camera do u use?

[@filmsmith]

Hey man, I use a Panasonic G7. It's a camera with the most bang for your buck for video at about 500 US $

[@michaelgrabner8977]

Those clubs simply have no pattern to get in.... they choose randomly and their goal is to have many people waiting outside to get in..you have to be a regular guest (known by the doormen) for not facing such annoying thing....and yes those doormen play god because that´s their instruction and they simply love to divide groups of people..and being once rejected then there is no chance at the same night to get entrance..that´s simply the entry-policy for being an exclusive club...I worked in such a club (not in Berlin but in Vienna) for round about 10 years during my younger years (I´m 47 now and that was a long time ago) and very often during my work I previously had to make an appointment for a certain time with my friends to meet them outside to then wrangle them in into the club as well by saying "Those are my guests" to the doormen ...

[@RodrigoBorgia]

no, of course they have a pattern. wannabe "party people"= fuck off, 5 days being awake guys=you ´re welcome

[@michaelgrabner8977]

@@RodrigoBorgia But your socalled "5 days being awake guests" are "regular guests" who I already mentioned in my comment.

[@RodrigoBorgia]

@@michaelgrabner8977 ah, ok. yeah, correct. but also all the tourists coming, they should at least look like that they know what they are going to "experience" :-) the bouncers there in fact are protecting ppl which doesn´t look like they know what´s going on. and really, these `seight seing tourist twats, they just dont fit in this kind of club. they are ruinuing the vibe, the flow, they are the posers standing around, babbling around, starring at the others, giggling.. they ave to stay away.

[@michaelgrabner8977]

@@RodrigoBorgia What should a tourist know by being the first time in Berlin respectively the first time trying to get in such a club? Seriously! And by the way all those rejected people keep the urban legend myth of being an highly exclusive club alive..they are in fact just needed for that matter. That´s for those the hard to swallow truth..

[@yuotueb]

​@@michaelgrabner8977 Don't try for Berghain as your first techno club. Go to one of the dozens of small ones like Suicide Circus first to get a sense of the vibe, work your way up from there. The regulars don't go to Berghain because it's exclusive, they don't go to feel like part of some snobbish elite - they go to be among their crowd, their music, free to be themselves. The exclusivity protects that space from annoying tourists, prudes in over their head, etc. - it's not an end in itself.

[@Plengwing]

Kinda glad you didn't show that abomination-under-construction that is the new Berlin Palace that's right across the street from Altes Museum

[@thorstenbrandenburg4338]

You need to get back and experience a bit more of the city... But your next stop should be Hamburg. Make sure you visit the Elbphilharmonie and the Miniatur Wunderland, as well as the Harbour and the Binnen and Aussenalster. During summer. Your videos and spirit are just great! Hope you continue having a great time!

[@stefanbohr4419]

...the Berghain really is legendary - my Toronto son @ 35y started visiting years ago, passed the check about 5 times and than all over sudden, he was dressed a "bit to poch...." - bumm - no go. So you can't really tell on what their entry or no entry regulations are based - my son once said" you have to smell "misterious fresh" - like before or after sex...than your in" :-) - whatever that means.

[@kuhpunkt]

Bye Chelsea!

[@gregprouse1173]

Not being funny but I think you guys wouldnt handle what goes on in that club.:)

[@videoman1970]

Berghain does not deserve your business. You guys are way too cool. Thanks for sharing!

[@victorandresreyespujada2449]

As a tourist, it is your duty to research thoroughly. Nonetheless, prepare for some disappointments, as real folks will notice you being a tourist.

[@photobearcmh]

You guys seem like nice folks but I can completely see how you didn't get into Berghain. You can tell it's not really your scene. That said, Berghain is a one of kind experience.

[@photobearcmh]

You know after thinking about it if you go back to Berlin you should go to Kater Blau. You would fit right in there and it's awesome.

Ihr kommt hier net rein!

[@xKillYourTVx]

Well you maybe did not get in. But at least they hung up a portrait 0:00 of you in honor to your failure :D

[@riccphoto]

No hat, wear black..dont look too happy.. trying the same day 4 times won't help, but def try later. its berghain. there is youtube videos and articles online. don't be discouraged so many amazing places. kater holzig, Sisyphus, etc etc...

[@riccphoto]

damn I had a few spelling mistakes in here sorry :)

[@MrTamagotchiii]

not a big fan of berlin either^^

[@adrian_b_]

6:08 Wisst ihr woran mich der Affe im Hintergrund erinnert? kzbin.info/www/bejne/sHPJnIygobyYaZo XD

[@Sanginius23]

tbh, I dont think Berghain would have been a place for you

[@artSFCA]

Wear ALL black!

[@thephuntastics2920]

And a black scarf ... “ he “ usually likes that.

[@deadbutterfly6163]

You need to look really fucked up maybe next time but I would just leave it lol I‘ve been there once. Never again

[@mattheshwi]

Anyway Hamburg is Even cooler

[@spokenbratze2361]

You should avoid clubs, where brainless bouncers who can't find another job, decide whether you can go in or not.

[@lucbian]

Berghain is totally overrated. It's just a marketing idea to keep the place interesting by having people talk about it. After all, what humans want the most is what is difficult to get. If you wear black, behave calm and don't drink alcohol whilst in the queue along with knowing which DJ is playing your chances increase ;-)

[@guinessdraught2758]

Berghain? Can you buy cheap soon and make a shelter out. This is how karma works.

[@fvw88]

1:11 I despise graffiti and can’t believe shop owners just put up with it.

[@thephuntastics2920]

there are so much better clubs in berlin.... you did not miss much.

[@thephuntastics2920]

Actually, we , that is my Gf and i , invite you to a proper berlin club night !

[@axemanracing6222]

Maybe it's the shoes, not your faces. :-)

[@kasmeneyes2227]

If you don't speak a bit of German or don't even know the name of the djs, you won't get in. Also just by looking at you guys I would have said the same "Heute leider nicht", you don't fit the Berghain energy at all, you guys look too touristy

[@filmsmith]

We did know the DJs and the people we were with spoke German but its definitely fair to say we didn't look like we fit in.

[@lumpenproletarier9584]

You don't miss anything by not getting inside, it's just a bunch of lame hipsters and horrible music.

[@michamcv.1846]

let the freak flag fly ^^ btw Berlin was once Europes Drug capital

[@fkle2630]

"Germany's most exclusive night club" 😂😂 I don't think so. P1 at munich.

[@Vincent-fy6dn]

F Klement Nicht dein Ernst oder?😂meinst ehrlich, dass das P1 noch exklusiv ist?

[@fkle2630]

@@Vincent-fy6dn also eher als das Berghain

[@1GTASANANDREASCJ]

P1 ist schon lange nicht mehr exklusiv, einfach nur teuer. und teuer sein, heißt nicht, dass es besser ist ;-)

[@stefanbohr4419]

@@Vincent-fy6dn - you don't know what you're talking about... - P1 is "schicki micky" ok - but Berghain combines punk, trash, brothel, visitors performing strip, techno, partner swapping, dark rooms - and less taboos than you'd ever be able to predict.

[@michamcv.1846]

berliner türsteher xD kzbin.info/www/bejne/fZzTXqqepp6ibZo