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Frau Hedis Tanzkaffee
A compact concert boat where Hamburg Harbour supplies the moving backdrop to every set.
- Upcoming shows
- 43
- Capacity
- 90
- Address
- Brücke 10, 20359 Hamburg
- Phone
- 0176 83061071
- Next show
- Fri, 9 Oct 2026
About Frau Hedis Tanzkaffee
Frau Hedis Tanzkaffee is Hamburg’s roughly 90-capacity floating venue: a barge with a bar, DJs and bands that circles the harbour before returning to Landungsbrücke 10 on the hour. The distinction is built into the show itself. Concertgoers share a compact room while container cranes, working ships and the Elbe slide past the windows and deck, turning the journey into part of the bill.
A club licensed to move
The Hedi began in 2003, when Andreas Schnoor, founder of the Molotow club, took a harbour-tour launch and converted it into a club room after leaving Molotow. The boat had carried sightseeing passengers; its drinks licence applied to harbour excursions, so the new venue took shape as a moving party and concert boat. Schnoor’s crew removed seating, loaded in beer crates, added plastic flowers and a disco ball, and suspended the DJ booth on thick rubber cords to keep records steady in choppy water.
Its first five years brought a useful marker of the idea’s flexibility. In May 2008, Frau Hedi added afternoon departures for the Vattenfall Lesetage’s “Orkanfahrt,” with five captains telling stories alongside sea-song group Hafennacht e.V. That event placed readings in the same small vessel that hosts dance nights and live sets, a format still central to its identity.
The room on the water
Expect a deliberately mixed booking policy: resident and visiting DJs, live bands, readings, games evenings and guest trips curated by Hamburg clubs all share the schedule. Pop, funk, Balkan beats, electro-swing, house, punk, indie, soul and reggae-oriented nights fit the breadth. Seating rows can come out for a dancefloor; the onboard bar stays close; a covered deck and heated interior extend the season through colder weather. Hourly docking creates a practical rhythm for arrivals and exits, while the harbour view remains the venue’s changing sightline.
Sources
- Über uns – Frau Hedis Tanzkaffee — Frau Hedis Tanzkaffee
- Frau Hedis Tanzkaffee – Barkasse mit Bar, DJs & Disco in Hamburg — Frau Hedis Tanzkaffee
- Frau Hedis Tanzkaffee – Das Party-Schiff. Die MS Hedi. — Hamburg Tourismus
- Leinen los für das „Beat-Barkässchen“ — DIE WELT
- Hamburg’s pearls: Barge Hedi — hvv switch
Next 15 shows
- Fri, 9 Oct 2026 · 19:00 HOUSEBOAT GROOVES mit OLL-ZEN View in the CrowdMate app
- Sat, 10 Oct 2026 · 15:00 FRAU HEDIS HERBSTPARTY mit DJ MALINKA View in the CrowdMate app
- Sat, 10 Oct 2026 · 15:00 EVERYTHING 80s & 90s mit DJ THOEMTRONIX View in the CrowdMate app
- Sat, 10 Oct 2026 · 19:00 LOST IN MUSIC View in the CrowdMate app
- Wed, 14 Oct 2026 · 19:00 TAYLOR & HARRY PARTY CRUISE View in the CrowdMate app
- Sat, 17 Oct 2026 · 15:00 FICK DICH INS KNIE + MELANCHOLIE View in the CrowdMate app
- Sat, 17 Oct 2026 · 19:00 NOT SO PICKY PEOPLE PARTY View in the CrowdMate app
- Sun, 18 Oct 2026 · 15:00 COVERCABANA View in the CrowdMate app
- Thu, 22 Oct 2026 · 19:00 PARTY TIME PUNKS mit DJ JOHNNY B. ROTTEN & DJ HER HIGHNESS View in the CrowdMate app
- Fri, 23 Oct 2026 · 19:00 RIOT GRRRLS & REBEL QUEENZ PARTY View in the CrowdMate app
- Sat, 24 Oct 2026 · 15:00 EVERYTHING 80s & 90s mit DJ THOEMTRONIX View in the CrowdMate app
- Sat, 24 Oct 2026 · 15:00 FRAU HEDIS HERBSTPARTY mit DJ MALINKA View in the CrowdMate app
- Sat, 24 Oct 2026 · 19:00 FRAU HEDIS HERBSTPARTY mit DJ JAKOB THE BUTCHER View in the CrowdMate app
- Wed, 28 Oct 2026 · 19:00 TRASH KARAOKE mit NIK NEANDERTAL & VJ WASTED View in the CrowdMate app
- Thu, 29 Oct 2026 · 19:00 LOVECATS View in the CrowdMate app
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