So Berlin Music Week has been and gone. The city's biggest celebration of modern music of the year... and I attended none of it. Not even with one of my favourite bands playing, Hot Chip. Now that takes some doing. Working on Friday and Saturday, I then also missed the final day on Sunday due to "the most important cricket game of my life" - the German national club final. For the past few weeks, the Berlin radio stations were pushing this city-based music festival until we couldn't really take it anymore. On Saturday night they then had to close Tempelhof Airport - the main location of the event - due to overcrowding. Ironic really, considering it was once one of the largest buildings in the world.
The new event is a winner for the city's coffers though. The council has already said it's going to happen again next year. Nothing like a bit of tourist dollar!
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