If Berlin is the lion of the concrete jungle, Leipzig is like an activist-toucan in fetish-wear, with a series of thriving nests… which used to be factories. (And now they’re nightclubs. Geddit?)

Leipzig's where the artists come to live, and where techno has its roots in lefty politics.

Go for a gritty weekend of all the techno you can handle...

Not just a music venue, Conne Island is: A famous meeting point for lefty radicals, a powerhouse for experimental shows, a space for talks on technology, a skate-park, sports centre…

It’s the sort of place where things are allowed to happen, and ideas are able to take off - the cultural heart of Leipzig for 25 years.

Come for a coffee, or some bleeding-edge techno.

“It’s like a party in my mouth, and everyone’s invited”

Elipmanoke is having alll the fun. It’s where locals come and get sweaty to “One-Man-House-Funk-bands”, even (and especially) on a Sunday. It’s a ‘sound-workshop for sub-cultures’ doing whatever the hell it wants which is chiefly house, disco and techno (obvs.)