Hawtin and Dubfire kicked out of Berghain!

FLYNN-DOG

No sh1tting!
http://www.residentadvisor.net/feed-item.aspx?id=5690

jtsuited

saw dubfire mention it on twitter this morning. calling the bouncers pricks (quite a rare thing for an american - i thought 'douchebag' was their word for prick).

it's not the first time I've heard of problems on the door of that place.

acman

FLYNN-DOG wrote: »

No sh1tting!
http://www.residentadvisor.net/feed-item.aspx?id=5690

Wow...so much for the "do you know who I am" card eh!

VinylJunkie

Wouldn't have happened to me.

jtsuited

VinylJunkie wrote: »

Wouldn't have happened to me.

that goes without saying!!!

you've gotta love the german efficiency of it. apparently a curtain fell down behind the booth and loads of people got kicked out. No exceptions for Messrs Hawtin and 'Fire.

FLYNN-DOG

Sounds like a brilliant club but completely up its own arse. Whatever about Hawtin being a bit of a gayer these days, he's still a legend and you can't be doing that!

As for Dubfire, rumours that he was making a rinsing sound when leaving the club can't be confirmed at this stage

jtsuited

FLYNN-DOG wrote: »

As for Dubfire, rumours that he was making a rinsing sound when leaving the club can't be confirmed at this stage

haha. the techno comedy stylings of flynn dog.

MikeHoncho

Love it. I didnt make it to Berghain when I was in Berlin was having too good a time in Watergate. Some friends who went were initially refused but when they didnt give any agro about it and said thanks to the bouncers they changed their minds and let them in. Said it was amazing.

I'm sure Hawtins crew were acting the dick and its nice to see that they got treated the same way as anyone else who was acting the dick would have got.

FLYNN-DOG

I'm sure Hawtins crew were acting the dick and its nice to see that they got treated the same way as anyone else who was acting the dick would have got.[/QUOTE]

I dunno, u have to grant some people a sort of immunity in this situation. It's like kicking pele out of the stands of a world cup final ffs!

jtsuited

i dunno, Pele doesn't seem to have a Native Instruments endorsement deal and his own clothing line.

FLYNN-DOG

jtsuited wrote: »

i dunno, Pele doesn't seem to have a Native Instruments endorsement deal and his own clothing line.

He has the viagra one...way better!

VinylJunkie

He does however endorse an erectile dysfunction cure.

jtsuited

haha vinyl junkie beaten by flynn dog.

VinylJunkie

Not fair, I had to look up the dictionary.

MikeHoncho

FLYNN-DOG wrote: »

I dunno, u have to grant some people a sort of immunity in this situation. It's like kicking pele out of the stands of a world cup final ffs!

Yeah but the thing about Berghain is that no one is a superstar in there. Everyone is to be treated the same. They want people to go there to dance and enjoy the music if you dont look like thats what you are there to do they wont let you in. Thats why the door policy is so strict if you look like someone who is just coming to be seen there or to say you went you wont be allowed.

Same with people acting the maggot and thinking they are above everyone else they dont tolerate it. They are trying to maintain the unique vibe that has made it the so called best club in the world and if Richie's gang of liggers and pariahs were ruining that for the regulars they should be turfed out.

OV

Hopefully Dubfire was given a thorough kicking outside.

The story about Hawtins groupies pulling the curtain down is probably not too far from the truth. He does like to surround himself with plenty of gob****es, no doubt waving their hands in the air to another Dubfire 'banger'

eZe^

Was there in February, phenomenal place, hadn't experienced anything like panorama bar. Only two of us out of a group of about 16 got in (we split up into pairs), class night though, one of the best nights out I've ever had.

acman

eZe^ wrote: »

Was there in February, phenomenal place, hadn't experienced anything like panorama bar. Only two of us out of a group of about 16 got in (we split up into pairs), class night though, one of the best nights out I've ever had.

Why (if you dont mind me asking), were the others not let in? Do the bouncers there have the same "doorman's code" as we do in Ireland?

g5fd6ow0hseima

One of my mates brothers and his friends were refused when the bouncers were told they were Irish - perhaps its to do with alcohol, or that they were only in their early 20s.

empirix

Notoriously difficult to get into!

brianc27

most of the clubs in berlin dont want tourists in there, they refused us once at first but we told them we just wanted to go in and dance, named all the djs that were playing that night, told them we came over from dublin especially for it, they let us in then.

its good that hawtin and co got ****ed out, if one of their "crew" pulled down a curtain like that then they were obviously acting the cvnt and should be thrown out like any one else would, hopefully dubfire got a good hiding on his way out too.

VinylJunkie

I agree, On a side note however whats your beef with dubfire?

brianc27

he's sh!t

VinylJunkie

Fair enough

eZe^

acman wrote: »

Why (if you dont mind me asking), were the others not let in? Do the bouncers there have the same "doorman's code" as we do in Ireland?

It's weird really, they have cameras monitoring the entire queue, and I think they may look to see what your general demeanor is as you start making your way through it. We just kept our heads down the entire time, kept speaking English to a minimum (apparently they are less likely to leave in foreigners). There is no real dress code, we were wearing normal clothes like.

It's really weird, and I guess their selectivity means that they get more and more people trying to get in for the experience, which is a bit **** when there are alot of people who get turned away who genuinely want to go and listen to some awesome music in a cool atmosphere. Panoramabar was my favourite part anyway, just a few dj's playing some nice house music and alot of spaced out Berliners moving to the beats.

Riesen_Meal

Aww, I love the Berghain, except them bouncers who nearly kicked me out for having a sneaky film of the Panorama bar going off at 5pm on a Sunday Afternoon.......



No one is a superstar there in fairness!

jtsuited

Fieldog wrote: »

Aww, I love the Berghain, except them bouncers who nearly kicked me out for having a sneaky film of the Panorama bar going off at 5pm on a Sunday Afternoon.......



No one is a superstar there in fairness!

they're pretty strict on cameras right??

just asking because of some DJ T wrote about it in his tour blog.
and the fact you rarely see videos/photos of what's regarded as the best club in the world by many.

OV

Yeah they're taken off you at the door and stored in a locker.

Riesen_Meal

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TIuRWAgO3Cs


One of the only vids ive seen online of the place, the bouncer just made me delete what I filmed then politely told me he'd kick the **** out of me if he caught me again..... and I did try film it really on-the-sly!

eZe^

I've never seen a scarier man than that vampire looking bouncer with the tattoo's on his face, he looks like he is from the gears of war games or something.

gsparx

sounds like a ****ing nightmare place.