"A forlorn disco ball counting down the time remaining hangs at the entrance of the beloved Berlin club Wilde Renate, known only as Renate, which is rapidly heading into its final nights of wild abandon. Unlike its more hyped cousin Berghain and posher late sister Watergate, Renate has long stood for a certain more relaxed type of Berlin-brand partying more poor than sexy to borrow the capital's lamented motto."
"The club, a ramshackle garden leading to a maze-like block of derelict flats playing EDM, house and techno handpicked by live DJs on each floor, has welcomed visitors from across the city and around the world for 18 years. Instead of dress codes and picky or menacing bouncers, there were welcoming bartenders and a vibe like a giant house party, said guests on a recent Friday night. There were even rumours of a resident cat."
A forlorn disco ball counting down the time remaining hangs at the entrance of Wilde Renate, known only as Renate. The club sits in a ramshackle garden leading to a maze-like block of derelict flats where EDM, house and techno are handpicked by live DJs on each floor. Renate favours a relaxed, house-party atmosphere with welcoming bartenders rather than dress codes or menacing bouncers and has drawn visitors from across the city and the world for 18 years. The club will close in late December, joining a wave of nightlife venue closures that threaten Berlin's cultural scene. Before the pandemic, the industry contributed, directly and indirectly, about 1.5bn (1.3bn) to the chronically cash-strapped economy each year. The left-leaning daily Tageszeitung called the phenomenon Clubsterben (the death of clubs) and warned that commercialisation will march through the city.
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