Dance in Europe

jimi_t

We're on a European tour for the month of August, starting off in Amsterdam and finishing in Dubrovnik, Croatia. Looking at festivals and gigs, we might a day or two at the end of Sziget but we'll miss 10 days Off, Exit etc...

Anyone have any advice on some must-visit clubs or gigs and festivals on in August?

jonny68

In Amsterdam go to http://www.escape.nl/ & http://www.melkweg.nl/voorpagina.jsp
both definitely recommended clubs, never been to Dubrovnik so maybe someone else can help you out there.

jimi_t

jonny68 wrote:

In Amsterdam go to http://www.escape.nl/ & http://www.melkweg.nl/voorpagina.jsp
both definitely recommended clubs, never been to Dubrovnik so maybe someone else can help you out there.

Ah yeah. We'll be hitting the likes of Prague, Budapest, Bratislava, Berlin, Leipzig as well. We might try and fit the last two days of Sziget in, but I'd like to know all the options for techno and electro gigs and good clubs and the like.

As regards amsterdam, you seem to know your stuff - what are the best cafes to hit? I've been warned to stay away from the Grashopper and bulldog by a few ppl

Chris_533976

This looks outrageous -

http://www.ozorafest.hu/html/index_eng.html

jimi_t

Chris_533976 wrote:

This looks outrageous -

http://www.ozorafest.hu/html/index_eng.html

Looks like what that LIFE festival is trying to be actually... Doesn't look quite like the scene we'd be into, but cheers for the headsup. It's more that I'm holding out hope that we'll find Chris Liebing or trentemoeller or Alex Gopher playing some club or that there's some (more commercial) festival that I've overlooked. Digitalism are playing @ Frequency in Salzburg - it's in August and not too far from my route - but they're the only dance act I've seen confirmed.

nylo

there's a dance festival on in germany around that time called nature one. looks fairly savage. also a couple of days after sziget is over, lowands in amsterdam is on adn pukkelpop in belgium. not sure bout the eastern countries but you should be able to find some listings fairly easy. go to www.efestivals.co.uk/forum and look and the international festival section, has sum good info there.

jimi_t

nylo wrote:

there's a dance festival on in germany around that time called nature one. looks fairly savage. also a couple of days after sziget is over, lowands in amsterdam is on adn pukkelpop in belgium. not sure bout the eastern countries but you should be able to find some listings fairly easy. go to www.efestivals.co.uk/forum and look and the international festival section, has sum good info there.

Great stuff mate, cheers. Nature One looks fantastic - anybody been before?

jonny68

jimi_t wrote:

Ah yeah. We'll be hitting the likes of Prague, Budapest, Bratislava, Berlin, Leipzig as well. We might try and fit the last two days of Sziget in, but I'd like to know all the options for techno and electro gigs and good clubs and the like.

As regards amsterdam, you seem to know your stuff - what are the best cafes to hit? I've been warned to stay away from the Grashopper and bulldog by a few ppl

Yeah ive been to the Dam 4 times so know the score yes stay away from the Grasshopper & bulldog Cafes, usually populated by drunk English who are loud and obnoxious, not what you want when your completely stoned on weed, here are some recommended coffeeshops, have fun, and go easy on the weed man, you will soon realise how monged it can get you

http://www.rokerij.net/ (Highly Recommended coffeeshop, my fav one in the
Dam)

http://www.hill-street-blues.nl/

http://www.abraxasparadise.nl/index.php

http://www.greenhouse-effect.nl/index2.html

http://www.coffeeshop.freeuk.com/ACDfrmGu.html?ACDpage=General/GenCS.html
(never been to this but it gets very good reviews)

Ones to avoid

http://www.coffeeshop.freeuk.com/Database/ShopsB/Paradise.html

jimi_t

jonny68 wrote:

Yeah ive been to the Dam 4 times so know the score ...

Cheers for that man, fantastic stuff! There's 8 of us going for the first time, with a few seasoned smokers in the group, staying for 4 days as a kickstart to the eurotour so we'll definitely be hitting those. Don't suppose you know of any (cheap) hostels?

Looks like everyones up for Nature one. Superb lineup with Armin van Buuren, Ferry Corsten, Carl Cox, Paul Van Dyk, Judge Jules, Liebing, Jeff Mills, Adam beyer.... Really puts in perspective how diabolical irish gigs are. Only 60 quid for whats basically the techno and house olympics.

beans

Tresor re-opens in Berlin this week I think.

Tresor

jonny68

jimi_t wrote:

Cheers for that man, fantastic stuff! There's 8 of us going for the first time, with a few seasoned smokers in the group, staying for 4 days as a kickstart to the eurotour so we'll definitely be hitting those. Don't suppose you know of any (cheap) hostels?

Looks like everyones up for Nature one. Superb lineup with Armin van Buuren, Ferry Corsten, Carl Cox, Paul Van Dyk, Judge Jules, Liebing, Jeff Mills, Adam beyer.... Really puts in perspective how diabolical irish gigs are. Only 60 quid for whats basically the techno and house olympics.

recommend this hostel mate, great time here, met some cool people, spent a few evenings talking about life,love and the universe and anything else that anyone wanted to talk about as time passed us by in a haze of smoke, all very chilled indeed...definitely recommended.

Fu*k this all this talk about the Dam ive not been since 2000 definitely a weekend there is on the cards this year, love the Dam.

http://www.flyingpig.nl/index.shtml

The Flying Pig Uptown Hostel Amsterdam

This is located in the centre of Amsterdam in the midst of the city nightlife. You are close to all of Amsterdam's whit the Vondelpark as your backyard. Kick off your night in the hostel bar. It is the best place to meet other Backpackers, there are regular theme-parties and we sell the cheapest beer in town! Then move to the Leidseplein (square) where you can refuel at one of the many pubs or coffee shops. bring your evening to a climax in the pop temple the Paradiso or in the famous Melkweg.

In short, the Flying Pig Uptown is a great jump-off point for you to explore all of Amsterdam’s naughty secrets & many beauties!

Oh and make sure you go into Vondelpark if your staying here it's right beside it, lovely on a sunny day as you sit back and skin up.

jonny68

jimi_t wrote:

Cheers for that man, fantastic stuff! There's 8 of us going for the first time, with a few seasoned smokers in the group, staying for 4 days as a kickstart to the eurotour so we'll definitely be hitting those. Don't suppose you know of any (cheap) hostels?

Looks like everyones up for Nature one. Superb lineup with Armin van Buuren, Ferry Corsten, Carl Cox, Paul Van Dyk, Judge Jules, Liebing, Jeff Mills, Adam beyer.... Really puts in perspective how diabolical irish gigs are. Only 60 quid for whats basically the techno and house olympics.

Used to a seasoned smoker myself mate, tell your mates they might be seasoned smokers but until they've smoked this sh*t in the Dam they haven't smoked at all, be prepared to get completely wasted on high strength quality weed,i recommend white widow, silver haze or AK67... have a good one.:cool:

Mac-Chops

Few of us doing the same thing ourselves, finishin up in amsterdam in August this time tho!
We're hittin Creamfields, Poland start of July but i'd
keep an eye out for Love Parade coz they're talkin about havin it at a later date this year in a dif city...so that could well be in august somewhere

Jonny knows his stuff anyway, flying-pig is a good hostel and silver-haze
will knock your socks off!
As for a good place to smoke, i'd highly (no pun intended ) recommend here:

http://www.rookies.nl/

All sorts off 'house' bongs to try out and staff are pretty friendly.
Defo agree with the rest stayin away from the bulldog (Union Jacks all over the place says enough!)

And if ur lookin for something to do (other than gettin f*kd up) u should check this improv comedy show out:

http://www.boomchicago.nl/en/

Laughed my head off at this although that silver-haze/space-muffins may have had a helping hand
Enjoy it anyway! :cool:

cheesemaker

jonny68 wrote:

http://www.hill-street-blues.nl/

Forget about that place.They aint serving drink at all any more so all thats left is a ****e coffee shop.

If you get to Berlin.

Berghain/Panoramabar in Friedrichshain
http://www.berghain.de/

http://www.clubmaria.de/index2.html
Maria in Friedrichshain

http://www.water-gate.de/program/index.html
Watergate

nylo

the love parade organisers have announced that it's probably going to go ahead in Essen on 25th of august if your around germany at that time. theyre just tryin to finalise things and confirm the date. Essen is in the ruhr valley near dortmund and cologne. should be a class day out!

cousin_borat

jimi_t wrote:

Cheers for that man, fantastic stuff! There's 8 of us going for the first time, with a few seasoned smokers in the group, staying for 4 days as a kickstart to the eurotour so we'll definitely be hitting those.

I used to live in Amsterdam. Check out the Dampkring Cannabis Cafe. They have the nicest smoke in town and some of the nicest people. Best thing is that alot of the smoke is organic and grown by smaller farmers rather than mass produced . If you're up to it try the Dutch Moonshine but don't say I didnt warn you!

jonny68

Why would you want to drink alcohol when your in a coffeeshop?I done it once and got far far too wasted, very strong cannabis and alcohol doesn't mix at all, stick to water, tea/coffee or juice.

cheesemaker wrote:

Forget about that place.They aint serving drink at all any more so all thats left is a ****e coffee shop.

If you get to Berlin.

Berghain/Panoramabar in Friedrichshain
http://www.berghain.de/

http://www.clubmaria.de/index2.html
Maria in Friedrichshain

http://www.water-gate.de/program/index.html
Watergate

cousin_borat

cheesemaker wrote:

Forget about that place.They aint serving drink at all any more so all thats left is a ****e coffee shop.

I'd avoid like the plague anywhere there's fellas skullin pints and smoking.

dcarroll

love parade im there

cheesemaker

jonny68 wrote:

Why would you want to drink alcohol when your in a coffeeshop?I done it once and got far far too wasted, very strong cannabis and alcohol doesn't mix at all, stick to water, tea/coffee or juice.

Lightweights:p

Also Cremers (bar) and the Paard(club) in den hagg.

Cremers always has some off the best tunes your everlikely to hear, 3pints for a fiver during happyhour.

The paard was one of the best clubs in Europe