Reporting From Berlin’s Open-Air Scene
After a wave of criticism of outdoor parties, Nathan Ma writing for Electronic Beats, gather’s perspectives from organisers, party goers and Berlin’s Club Commission.
Still, the lack of policy implemented, that allows for safe and legal events in public space remains a challenge, and one that the Global Nighttime Recovery Plan and Berlin’s Club Commission hopes to resolve fast.
“The open-air season is going to be finished in two months,” Erich tells me. “On the one side, it is and has been very important for new artists in the city to have a stage and share their music. This platform enables them to become important authors in the electronic music scene. On the other side, the open-airs are a good short-term solution for the given circumstances in the electronic music scene,” Erich tells me, continuing, “Our main goal as Club Commission is to represent the interests of the Clubs. Nowadays, this means surviving the crisis. With the Free Open Air Initiative, I hope that the cooperation with Berlin’s districts continues, so that more places can be used for legal open-airs.”
Read the first chapter of our nighttime guide on Open Air: Managing outdoor space and sound