Stockholm weekend going out guide: Saturday, Oct 18

The Local teams up with Djungeltrumman to help point you in the right direction if you're planning a night out in Stockholm this Saturday.

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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.


Club Barracuda

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

Tropico poppers Thomas Gylling and Uncle Eric bash their wild heads together for a spectacular spree up at the classic Mosebacke club venue. Expect everything from dancehall and R&B to soca, Brail, Latin and New Africa.


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

Fritz is celebrating all of eleven years in existence and is doing so in style with two very interesting American bands, Sic Alps and Volcano.

The Fritz’s Corner residents will be DJing. There’ll also be special guests and lots of surprises.


Klubb ettnollett

Address: Sugar Bar, Kammakargatan 9
8pm – 1am
50 kronor
Age: 18 and over
Website

Sweden’s oldest and noblest indie fanzine ettnollett celebrates its 25th anniversary next year but has already begun celebrating with a little club at the recently refurbished Sugar Bar. You can count on there being highly interesting live acts from the pop, electronica, new wave and indie rock genres, and of course DJ action from some of the fanzine’s contributors.

Tonight

Two great live acts in the form of Love Is A Burning Thing and Paddington DC. There’ll also be a secret warm-up band, as well as Nickepop and Labrador-Bengt in the DJ booth playing everything from Wire to Animal Collective.


Klubb Gås

Address: Bar 122, Folkungagatan 122
10pm - 3am
30 kronor
Age: 18 and over
Website

The Gås (goose) guys continue to spread the word of rock on Fridays and Saturdays at Bar 122, just a bit away from Folkungagatan.

Resident DJs - Mr Jubran on Fridays and Julius Berlin on Saturdays - keep things moving with a heady blend of rock, garage, punk rock, '77 punk, stoner, and indie rock.


Slow Blow

Address: Marie Laveau, Hornsgatan 66
10pm - 3am
100 kronor
Age: 20 and over
Website

Go Bang! guys Stefan Thungren and RWB-Henke are finally back in business with a spanking new club. Located in Marie Laveau's tropical cellar bar, their dance club Slow Blow trades under the slogan: 'Slow is the new fast'.

Tonight

Birmingham guy Mark E (UK) will be playing his shimmering slo-mo-dub-tech-disco. Up in the bar: 24:Hours Soundsystem.


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

It’s Springfield’s seventh anniversary, but they’re not bothering to celebrate. Instead they’re bringing in the excellent Six Figure Transatlantic to play at around 11pm.


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.