SOUND METAPHORS FESTIVAL PART 2
Berlin · BER
Friedrichshain
Lineup · explore the artists
Techno · House · About House · About Techno
Meet the artists
Surgeon →
Played Berlin 69 times since 2006
Surgeon is the name Anthony Child uses as an English techno DJ and producer. He runs the labels Counterbalance and Dynamic Tension, and his music has also come out on Tresor, Soma and Harthouse. He is one half of British Murder Boys with Regis, helped pioneer House of God, a Birmingham party, and spent three years as a resident at Tresor in Berlin.
Daphni →
First Berlin show in 3 years
Daphni is a name used by Dan Snaith, a Canadian musician whose full name is Daniel Victor Snaith. He also records and performs as Caribou, and earlier as Manitoba. As Daphni he makes house music, with records on labels such as Text Records and Jiaolong.
John Talabot →
Played Berlin 40 times since 2010
John Talabot is the stage name of Oriol Riverola, a DJ, producer and record label owner from Barcelona. He plays house music. With Axel Boman he records as Talaboman. His records have come out on labels including Permanent Vacation, Compost Records, InFine Music and Hivern Discs.
Show history from Resident Advisor.
The venue
Berlin's best-known techno club, open since 2004 in a former power station between Friedrichshain and Kreuzberg. RA bills it as "Berghain | Panorama Bar | Säule"; ICYMI treats those rooms as one venue. DJ Mag placed it 16th in its 2025 club poll and 21st in 2026.
The entrance is at ground level and a lift links all floors when staff accompany you. Low-barrier toilets are available on request. Guests who cannot queue may ask at the door with a severe-disability pass (50% or more); a companion marked "B" on the pass enters free. The club says entry is guaranteed for no one.
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