Phara in glass (Säule, in Jan) ONE OF THE BEST THINGS EVER; Altinbas and efdemin march; Olivia Mendez closing February; Tasha closing was also insane; Ben klock closing march; Amotik closing in may; Temudo preclosing in June; Altinbas, Isabel Soto and efdemin OstgutTonNacht, Ruman live in november

That sequence in Jan

Ben Klock - Unexpected Ben Klock b2b Rodhad - Rodhad closing

Still blows my mind ❤️‍🩹

Rødhåd closing in January. In terms of sound, flow, lighting, perceived unity on the dancefloor, the epitome of Berghain according to my idea of it.

Laurent Garnier

Rene Wise and Avalon Emerson closing at the same time in July was the best musical experience I ever had

Yanamaste live (never danced so hard!) WSWNG live - Sept (was in tears) Altinbas ostgut ton Temudo pre-closing Rene wise b2b luke slater OPH f2f Chami

Soooooo hard to decide.
Some of my favourites (no particular order as I can't ever choose 1 thing):

- Yanamaste (Live) -24.05.2025- Felt like the crowd was commited to sticking to the entire hour on the dancefloor and going all out, and so did my friends and I, it was a fantastic hour.

- Terrence Fixmer (Live) -05.04.2025- (After Rodhad's opening and before ACR, one of my favourite sequences of the entire year): Again felt like the crowd was commited to sticking to the entire hour on the dancefloor and going all out, and so did my friends and I, it was a fantastic 1 1/2 hour.

- DVS1 at Pano & Dettmann at BH -06.09.2025- (both sets happening at the same time, Pre-Closing) - This was the time I had the most difficulty choosing where to go dancing, so I thought it deserved a mention. DVS1 was bringing this harder, darker pano vibe which I love, and it felt like Dettmann was going all out to bring good competition with DVS1.

- Kwartz -01.11.2025- (Closing, same KN as Zombies in Miami closing) - So hard to decide, but I think it was my favorite closing of the year. Was also the first time i experienced it transitioning to Pano for the last hour instead of the opposite, I didn't even know that could happen. Didn't particularly love the music for that last hour, but it was cute.

- Kirilik (Live), Norbak (Pre-Closing), ACR (Closing) sequence -15.11.2025- This is one of my favourite sequences of the year, the music was a lot in my taste and a good amount of variation to keep me dancing super hard.

- Kangding Ray & Richard Akingbehin (Simultaneous closings) -06.12.2025)- My favorite closing combo, first time I really loved both closings so far. Also overall one of my favourite KNs this year, Pano was just too good.

Ok i'm just gonna stop here, even though there's definitely more that could add.

Altinbas closing in June! 💖

For me the Closing of Altinbas was the Set of the year.

Sweet Jesus, it had everything and more Im craving for music-wise at Hain. Had this smile in my face for days and days. The Berghain Afterglow. So, personally my Top Act 2025!

Honey Dijon 31st October 20:00-00:00 pure madness 🔥 Ben Clock Berghain closing 30th March 01:00-08:00

if pbar is allowed avalon emerson closing kn

Yanamaste KN08.02

Rodhad b2b Ben Klock in Jan (social mention). DVS1 in Pano in September (what a classy set)- Temudo, Aöcram and Altinbas in June as well. Damon Wild and Cormac in November. Floating points in Oct. These are my highlights

• Gerd Janson closing back in October
• Mattias El Mansouri sexy morning in August
• Naty Seres in August, boosting the energy after Eli Escobar and sending us into Kenny Dope and Honey D.

Speedy J last april, can't wait for another round this weekend 🫰

Really enjoyed Helena Hauff on Sound metaphors at Pano. Crazy Ghettohouse, bass, filthy electro, just really surprising and insanely driving sound which Sometimes let me feel like im in a 2000s Berlin Ghettobass/hiphop/Graffiti music video for music by Dj Reckless and co.

oscar mulero pre-closing

Chami closing last new years 😅 still remember it vividly, and WSNWG live set was also something to behold

Ogazón closing bh 2 weeks ago really made me question everything I’ve ever heard before, she was amazing

Ogazon closing 29th of Nov . Hands down best one of the year

Darwin 05/04 Steffi 09/28 Altinbas 08/10 The Lady Machine 10/12 Pink Concrete 01/19 Chris b2b Lugi 01/02 Len Faki 03/16

Yanamaste live debut 🙂‍↕️

For me the set of the year is January - Rodhad closing. It was an amazing musical experience and the surprise b2b with Ben was the cherry on top.

Olivia Mendez Closing february. Thanos hanna, Juri Heidiman & earwax debuts were all wicked too.

Ogazon recent closing 💃

For me (in chronological order): Vera Logdanidi, Efdemin, Altinbas, Takaaki Itoh, Phara liveset on berghain floor

WSNWG live set was defo the best music experience in bh this year 🥹

Best Closings: Berghain: Amotik Pano: Avalon Emerson

Best regular sets: Berghain:DJ Maria in March Pano: Ogazon in May Säule: Marcel Dettmann in March

Community,

I see that most recommendations are from BH floor sets. The title meant BH as a whole, so also Pano, Saüle. Was it understood as that or the other way around? 🥸 should we do an explicit Pano thread?

Does anyone have electrolytes? Will trade for a lolly ;)

Ogazon @SNAX 🥵

Ogazòn closing pano in July, 7 strait hours of masterwork vinyl mixing that was relentlessly upbeat and turned that room into an absolute sweat box until the bitter end. Honey Dijon (Pano) and Adiel (Berghain) duking it out later that same month for the close with Honey ultimately taking it home and finishing with ‘Final Credits’ which actually made me break down in happy tears. I was determined to fully immerse myself in Honey for the full set time but following a brief trip to the Berghain bathrooms and a stroll past the floor Adiel fucking hypnotized me into joining the fray where I stayed for 4+ hours without realizing where the time went. When I came to and finally made my way to my intended location I was met with Honey playing on of those sets where you’re basically begging her to play a shit track so you can catch your breath. Fuck me up Honey.

DVS1 panno

Paula Koski closing last KN of August 🫶🏼

Kwartz closing!

Azu b2b von Oswald live

Voices from lake live

WSNWG live

Hainbach live 😁

Taki Itoh at 4 in the morning

...and the fact that when I got in for Birthday KN Signori Tillieci and Dozzy where standing in the doorway outside boxoffice and I could have a little chat with them😃

Ron Trent for Sound metaphors!! And Victor Sunday morning pane (still dreaming of this set lol) 🤭😵‍💫

I visited Berghain only twice this year because having two kids and an academy for audio engineering and sound design running just on my own. So I can’t judge the year confidently. But Altinbas closing in June and Beste Hira before Ahmet were definitely among the best 5 sets I’ve ever witnessed at BH. The closing probably was the best I’ve ever heard actually. So so so good and mature. Pacing was a blast. And the crowd was the best in a long long while. Crazy how lineup draws either complete morrons and monkeys or on the other hand lovely adults who know how to handle themselves.

it was floating points for me brought some real fresh air on the main floor