NEXT Reeperbahn Festival: your reactions
Yesterday, we broke the big news we've been working on for months: NEXT is moving to Hamburg (and the autumn) and joining the Reeperbahn Festival. And, thankfully, most people are pleased.

Yesterday, we broke the big news we’ve been working on for months: NEXT is moving to Hamburg (and the autumn) and joining the Reeperbahn Festival. And, thankfully, most people are pleased:
NEXT Conference goes Reeperbahn Festival – makes total sense! @nextconf: The news is out. http://t.co/OY2TvE9tr4
— Arne Kittler (@ArneKittler) February 4, 2015
Thanks, Arne. We think it makes sense, too.
So, @nextconf leaves Berlin and goes Reeperbahn Festival to become the German SXSW?! Well, good luck! http://t.co/oJthYfFoWe #tech #music
— Sebastian Konz (@SebastianKonz) February 4, 2015
Well, that’s a nice comparison to make. Combining cultural and digital festivals makes a whole lot of sense in our minds, for reasons we’ll explain in the coming weeks,
Welcome home!
Wow. @nextconf is coming back to #Hamburg!http://t.co/U6NLOsmF9n #Hamburg #Sinnerschrader #Digitalstandort #Berlin
— Jan Bechler (@janbechler) February 4, 2015
@nextconf & @ReeperbahnFest merge. Welcome back in Hamburg! This is going to be a top event! http://t.co/kYfCHxzZ2k #SaveTheDate
— Michael Krause (@mkstreaming) February 5, 2015
Neue (alte) Heimat für die @nextconf: 2015 wieder in Hamburg http://t.co/ryzYpQXYag #next15
— Lea Weitekamp (@lojanna) February 5, 2015
Yes, this is actually NEXT returning home – the event started in Hamburg and then moved to Berlin.
Some familiar faces…
@nextconf moves back to Hamburg – delighted to be part of this event again, see you over there on 24 and 25 Sept! http://t.co/P4qOjUzwBr
— Monique van Dusseldorp (@dusseldorp) February 4, 2015
https://twitter.com/peterbihr/status/562881507518599168
We hope you’ll join us for an autumn celebration of both analogue and digital culture in Hamburg. We’ve got lots more planned…