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Berlin and Berghain
Berlin is where most of the world's techno conversation still starts, and Berghain is the club at its centre. This hub gathers RTS.FM's Berlin reporting: the ownership question people search for most, the dated guide to clubs that are open now, the history of the independent clubs that survived and the fact-checks of how Berlin gets portrayed on screen.
- start here // 11.10.26Best Berlin Clubs 2026: A Guide to Techno's CapitalA dated guide to the Berlin clubs verified as operating in October 2026, from Berghain and Tresor to Sisyphos, about blank and Renate.
- 05.11.26Who Owns Berghain? Owners, Operators and FoundersWho owns Berghain? Founders Michael Teufele and Norbert Thormann, plus Jürgens, Miller and Pfeil in the imprint. What is public, and what is not.
- 05.11.26Ostgut Ton: The History of Berghain's Record LabelOstgut Ton launched in 2005 as Berghain's label, went quiet after 2021 and returned in May 2025 with Klubnacht 01. Catalogue, artists and 2026 status.
- 11.10.26Berghain Falls to 21st as UNVRS Tops DJ Mag's PollUNVRS became the first debut club to top DJ Mag's poll as Berghain fell to 21st, exposing dance music's underground vs. hyperclub divide.
- 16.10.26Wilde Renate Berlin: History, Entry, Address and LeaseWilde Renate is a maze-like club on Alt-Stralau in Friedrichshain, Berlin. Open since 2007, it won a new ten-year lease in 2025. Facts and history.
- 05.11.26Disney's Comedy About Getting Rejected at BerghainSearchlight is developing a Bowen Yang and Matt Rogers comedy about failing to get into Berghain. Here's the real story, and the real door, behind it.
- 31.10.26Channel 5's Berlin Club Scene Film, Fact-CheckedAndrew Callaghan's 32-minute Berlin Club Scene film took on Berghain, no-phone rules and two rival parades. What it shows, and which claims hold up.