Amusement District
and the Story of the Beatles in Hamburg
Hamburg is also famous for its red light district on the Reeperbahn. In German, it is also nicknamed die sündigste Meile (the most sinful mile) and Kiez. Actually it has been traditionally the theater and amusement quarter and since the 1990ies the image has changed and the area is popular with young party people.
The Beatles might have hailed from Liverpool, but the band that changed the world got its big break in Hamburg. Today there are still three music clubs the Beatles played at. Their first guest performance was in Indra on 17 August 1960. Another club they played at was the Moondoo, today a chique club for electronic music, back than the club Top 10 at Reeperbahn.
The Beatles might have hailed from Liverpool, but the band that changed the world got its big break in Hamburg. Today there are still three music clubs the Beatles played at. Their first guest performance was in Indra on 17 August 1960. Another club they played at was the Moondoo, today a chique club for electronic music, back than the club Top 10 at Reeperbahn.
Here are the hot spots:
Let's take a peek:
- Die Große Freiheit (the Great Liberty) , the street where the Beatles started their Hamburg career and where Paul's favorite bar is still an icon today
- The boxing club "Ritze"
- Who is who and lots of anecdotes
- A side street away, the very normal residential life
- The David Police Station is Germany's smallest but busiest police department
- The Dancing Towers
- The Musical Theatres
Let's take a peek:
