For what will be one of the last outdoor festivals of the summer, Bebel Stage is going grand. Starting this Friday (24.09.2021), orchestras, pop groups and even a 40-person jazz band will take to the stage at one of Berlin’s most beautiful corners: Bebelplatz. The eight-day music festival is a celebration of Berlin artists, with a program that takes you from punky pop and acoustic to high-energy swing. Kicking things off is The Moka Efti Orchestra with a performance of their danceable and full-on jazz (24.09). The band featured in the hit TV series Babylon Berlin set in the Weimar era, and their performance will be accompanied by other artists dealing with the onset of dictatorship in that period. On 25.09, XJAZZ! Festival will be taking over the stage with the likes of Brandt Brauer Frick, a techno project blending electronic beats with classical musicianship. The musical mixing continues with pop duo ÄTNA, who will team up with the NDR Bigband on 29.09 for a round of jazz experimentation. Next, singer-songwriter Balbina will bring her atmospheric, percussive sounds to the program with a performance on 01.10. The festival is free of charge and has an onsite bar for food and drinks as well as dramatic views of the Staatsoper and PalaisPopulaire. But be sure to get there early: entry is limited to 1000 guests!
Text: Benji Haughton / Credit: visitBerlin; Josefine Schulz / Photos: visumate Löwe & Anja Jurleit
Bebelplatz, Unter den Linden, 10117 Berlin–Mitte; map
Bebel Stage (24.09–03.10.2021). Entry to the festival is free of charge. 3G rules apply; attendance is limited to 1000 people (first come, first serve).
