Stockholm weekend club guide: September 26 - 27

It’s the weekend, it’s the end of the month, and it’s time to find some good quality dancing shoes. Let Djungeltrumman's be your cobbler.

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FRIDAY

2.35;1

Address: Berns, Berzelii Park
9pm – 4am
150 kronor
Age: 23 and over
Website

The new Berns has undergone a major facelift and has recently reclaimed its undeniable place as one of the city’s biggest, best and most ambitious nightclubs.

Walk in through the hotel entrance, go down the stairs and you will discover a gigantic floor space with more than enough room for dancing, getting to know people and hanging around in the lounge in a nice dark environment with the freshest clientele in town.

In terms of music, Berns plays everything from hip-hop to house, jazz and soul. There’s also a major focus on art exhibitions, film viewings and other visual treats.


90’s

Address: Riddarkällaren, Södra Riddarholmshamnen 19
10pm – 3am
100 kronor
Age: 18 and over
Website

The gang behind the incredibly popular nostalgia club 80’s has now jumped forward a decade and is throwing parties in honour of the joyful nineties.

Expect hit-filled nineties music on three dancefloors in the venue that once housed indie mecca Metropolis. Everything from eurodisco and boy band hits to the very best nineties indie.

So comb up your hair, pull on your stone-washed jeans and get down to Riddarkällaren for an orgy of ninetiesness.

Tonight

90’s celebrates the 158th anniversary of rock’n’roll whisky brand Jack Daniels. Expect cake and three dancefloors, featuring DJs Anders Sewerinsson (eurodisco), Leif Wademark and Anders Olsson (assorted nineties hits), and Gustav Gelin (alternative nineties).


Bar Brasil

Address: Mosebacke, Mosebacke Torg 3
9pm – 2am
100 kronor
Age: 20 and over
Website

Ever since 1993, Bar Brasil has treated Stockholm to a warm breeze of Brazilian rhythms. Samba, pagode, forró, axé music, samba-reggae, melody funk and much mor. Get your hips and hair moving on the dancefloor when DJs such as Wesley and Le Fox crank things up.

Tonight

Noite de Forró with Brazilian guest DJ Andre from London’s best Brazilian club, Club Guanabara.


Blondie

Address: Knast, Upplandsgatan 7
9pm - 1am
Free entry
Age: 18 and over

Down among the graffiti-covered stone walls, the candlelit darkness, thick dry ice, red leather sofas and curious images of skeletons and popes, Stockholm legend Tommie X opens the doors every Friday night to his wonderfully decadent club, Blondie.

The club is a coming together of the gays and the fag hags, the media old timers and the nineteen year old barflies, bewigged anorexic monsters and confused but happy indie poppers and fashionistas.

There is room for everybody here, whether you want to dance 'til you sweat to life-affirming eurodisco or sit and make out in the black sofas.

Tonight

Blondie hosts a harvest party featuring Sugarmama & Martin in their beer girl outfits from Munich and with garlands in their hair.


Svenska Musikklubben

Address: Landet, LM Ericssons Väg 27
8pm – 1am
50 kronor
Age: 18 and over
Website

Popular, reliable and ambitious pop club that always books interesting, high quality live bands from home and abroad.
SMK hops around between different venues Debaser Medis, Debaser Slussen and Landet.

Tonight

An evening with the Force Majeure record label. Live performances from Bandijo and Nhessingtons, with Force Majeure’s own DJs manning the decks.


SATURDAY

Fritz´s Corner

Address: Debaser Slussen, Karl Johans Torg 1
8pm - 3am
100 kronor (60 kronor for members)
Age: 18 and over (20 for members)
Website

Fritz's Corner is one of the city's oldest and most popular rock clubs. Every Saturday sees an offering of wonderfully interesting live bands from Södermalm and abroad, as well as a busy dancefloor shaking to everything from electro pop to rock'n'roll.

Tonight

American Jeremy Jay and Swedish duo Palpitation play live. Alex from HaHa Fonogram is guest DJ on the main floor, while Adrian from City will be playing in at DFB.


2.35;1

Address: Berns, Berzelii Park
9pm – 4am
150 kronor
Age: 23 and over
Website

The new Berns has undergone a major facelift and has recently reclaimed its undeniable place as one of the city’s biggest, best and most ambitious nightclubs.

Walk in through the hotel entrance, go down the stairs and you will discover a gigantic floor space with more than enough room for dancing, getting to know people and hanging around in the lounge in a nice dark environment with the freshest clientele in town.

In terms of music, Berns plays everything from hip-hop to house, jazz and soul. There’s also a major focus on art exhibitions, film viewings and other visual treats.

Tonight

Techno stars Dopplereffekt from Detroit will be turning up in Berns tonight for an exclusive performance!


Bangers´n´Mash

Address: Marie Laveau, Hornsgatan 66
10pm - 3am
100 kronor
Age: 23 and over
Website


Inseparable Anglophiles Robert Plaszczyk and Magnus Carlson (Weeping Willows) run the incredibly popular Bangers'n'Mash club together with former Ride guitarist and current Oasis bassist Andy Bell

Every second Saturday they get the dancefloor moving to the baggiest Madchester, singalong Britpop and ravetastic acid house for all the Stockholm geezers in need of more excitement in their lives.

They have also brought over a steady flow of celebrities from England, including previous guests Mani, Peter Hook, Carl Barat, Dot Allison and Ian McCulloch.

Tonight

Fredrik Liston from The Embassy joins Mange & Robban behind the decks.


Klubb Spiderdogs

Address: Tantogården, Ringvägen 24
8pm – 1am
100 kronor
Age: 18 and over
Website

Homer Simpson had a spiderpig but this very popular hip-hop club is instead named after spiderdogs.

Spiderdogs is also the name given to the club’s house band, which offers a mix of live hip-hop, disco, soul and funk with various famous guests popping up behind the microphones.

Previous guests include Fattaru, Adam Tensta, Chords, Afasi & Filthy, Ison & Fille and Organism 12.
Mofeta and Jerre are the club’s hosts and house DJ is none other than DJ Large himself.

Tonight

This evening sees a guest performance from one of Sweden’s most promising new rappers Allyawan. Houseband Spiderdogs will be performing as usual, as will DJ Large and hosts Mofeta & Jere.


Popside 10th anniversary

Address: Knast, Upplandsgatan 7
8pm – 1am
50 kronor
Age: 20 and over

Back for one night only! In 1998 much of indie Stockholm centered round Norra Bantorget. Promises to be an unforgettable night for indie nostalgists.


Springfield

Address: Magnus Ladulås, Österlånggatan 26
9pm – 1am
Free entry
Age: 20 and over
Website

Flyer-Jimmy and Råkk-Marie have a life, a garage and a club together. One Saturday a month for the last five years they have served up a mixture of delicate country, singer songwriter, subdued old rock songs and some beautiful collectors’ pictures as friends and regulars settle in to knock back yet another beer at this classic old pub in Gamla Stan.

Tonight

The somewhat legendary alt country bible No Depression recently went out of print, but Jimmy and Marie will carry on forever with their cosy lumberjack club at Låset.


Vassa Lördag

Address: Vassa Eggen, Birger Jarlsgatan 29
10pm - 2am
Free entry
Age: 23 and over
Website

Over the last few years Vassa Eggen has gradually begun to take over as the most obvious hangout for the city's pub-going hip-hop and nightclub audience.

Every weekend the bar on the outer edge of the Stureplan area is full to bursting with all the old regulars from Riche/East/Annakhan/Berns/Floras Kulle, who love dancing on the bar to everything from old school hip-hop to Baltimore club, soul, funk, disco and electro.

Among the most frequent DJs are people like DJ Taro, KärleksJohan, A Lowe Thing, Thomas LA, Myggan, Jeppe Körsbär and Hackenbush.


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