Clubkombinat Hamburg

Name

Clubkombinat Hamburg

Legal name

Clubkombinat Hamburg e.V.

Website

https://clubkombinat.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Hamburg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership fees: Clubkombinat generates revenue through membership fees from music clubs, promoters, bookers, festivals, and supporting members. The association offers both regular membership and supporting/fördermitgliedschaft.
2. ClubEuro / FairTix solidarity ticketing: The ClubEuro is a solidarity ticketing contribution model managed jointly with ticket platforms (TixforGigs, stager, Ticketmaster). One euro per ticket sold is contributed to the Clubstiftung and Clubkombinat, generating 126,216 euros in 2025 (4.4% increase from prior year).
3. Government funding / institutional grants: Clubkombinat receives funding from the Behörde für Kultur und Medien Hamburg (BKM) for operational support and specific programs. The organization also administers grant programs like the Live Concert Account (LCA) and Future Fonds 2.0 in partnership with public institutions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Clubkombinat Hamburg e.V. is a non-profit registered association representing approximately 190 members in Hamburg's live music and club scene, including music venues, promoters, bookers, festivals, and supporting members. It delivers political advocacy and representation, administers funding programs such as the Live Concert Account (LCA) and Future Fonds 2.0, coordinates the FairTix/ClubEuro solidarity ticketing model, hosts the annual clubaward, runs the Clubplan discovery app, and implements social projects on awareness and public safety.

Product overview

Clubkombinat Hamburg e.V. is a member-based interest association for Hamburg's live music and club culture, not a software product company. Its offering consists of advocacy services and member support programs, including the ClubPlan App (a directory/discovery tool for Hamburg concerts), the Live Concert Account (structural funding for music venues), the Future Fonds 2.0 (sustainability personnel subsidies), the annual clubaward ceremony, the ClubEuro/FairTix solidarity ticketing initiative, the tba -- to be aware roundtable series on awareness and inclusion, the wtf -- what the fear public safety project, and participation in LiveKomm national advocacy. The organization also organizes the Clubwoche annual event. These programs collectively aim to strengthen, fund, and raise awareness for Hamburg's live music scene.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Live Concert Account (LCA): A Hamburg city-funded structural support program for music clubs, coordinated by Clubstiftung Hamburg and Clubkombinat Hamburg. Clubs receive funding based on the number of concerts held, with the 2026 round distributing approximately 984,000 euros to 66 clubs based on 5,618 concerts in 2025.
• clubplan App
• clubaward
• Future Fonds 2.0
• Nachtkultur Lab
• tba — to be aware
• wtf — what the fear
• FairTix / ClubEuro

Products and services

• ClubPlan App Mobile application (iOS App Store and Google Play Store) that aggregates and displays live concerts across Hamburg's music scene, helping users discover events from Clubkombinat member venues.
• Live Concert Account (LCA) A structural funding program of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, coordinated by the Clubstiftung Hamburg together with Clubkombinat Hamburg, that supports music clubs based on the number of concerts they organize, with disbursements of approximately €984,000 to 66 music clubs in the 2026 funding round based on 5,618 concerts in 2025.
• Future Fonds 2.0 Personnel cost subsidy program funded by the Behörde für Kultur und Medien Hamburg, supporting Hamburg clubs and event organizers in implementing sustainability projects with monthly grants of €1,000 for up to nine months.
• clubaward Annual awards ceremony organized by Clubkombinat Hamburg, funded by the Behörde für Kultur und Medien Hamburg, that recognizes outstanding clubs, event organizers, and cultural initiatives across multiple categories including Best Club, Best Concert, Best Festival, and Lieblingsclub (audience choice). The 15th edition took place in January 2026.
• ClubEuro / FairTix (Solidarisches Ticketing) Solidarity ticketing model through which ticket providers (stager, TixforGigs, Ticketmaster) donate €1 per ticket sold to support Hamburg's club culture, generating €126,216 in 2025 and €120,882 in 2024 via contributions to the Clubstiftung Hamburg and Clubkombinat Hamburg.
• tba — to be aware (Roundtable Awareness & Teilhabe) Ongoing series of roundtable discussions on awareness, inclusion, and participation in Hamburg's nightlife, addressing topics such as inclusive booking, ableism, and structural barriers in the club and events industry.
• wtf — what the fear Pilot project (June–September 2025) on St. Pauli's Spielbudenplatz addressing safety and violence prevention in public nightlife spaces, featuring an information container, digital reporting platform, needs analysis, and educational formats.
• Clubwoche Annual week-long celebration of Hamburg's live music and club culture, organized by Clubkombinat Hamburg, showcasing events and activities across member venues.

Quantifiable outcome

• €984,000 distributed to 66 music clubs supporting 5,618 concerts and over 1 million concert visitors in 2025 (LCA 2026)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Ratsherrn Brauerei HamburgminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2026Since 2026, the local Hamburg brewery Ratsherrn is an official partner of Clubkombinat. A special Clubkombinat-pilsener edition features Clubkombinat branding, with 5 cents per bottle sold going to support Hamburg's club culture.
• wtf — what the fear (pilot project)minorOthers · 1 January 2025The wtf — what the fear project ran from June to September 2025 on Spielbudenplatz (St. Pauli), addressing safety and violence in the public nightlife area. The project involved interdisciplinary partnerships with social and specialist organizations and was funded by BKM and the Clubstiftung.
• FairTix (TixforGigs, stager, Ticketmaster)coreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2012Since 2012, the FairTix solidarity ticketing model involves three ticket platforms (TixforGigs, stager, Ticketmaster) that each contribute €1 per ticket sold to the Clubstiftung and Clubkombinat. In 2025, this generated €126,216 for the Hamburg club scene — a 4.4% increase from the prior year.
• Clubstiftung Hamburg (Stiftung zur Stärkung privater Musikbühnen Hamburg)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2010The Clubstiftung Hamburg was co-founded in 2010 by the Behörde für Kultur und Medien Hamburg (BKM) and Clubkombinat Hamburg e.V. It administers the Live Concert Account (LCA) funding program and provides low-interest loans for equipment and renovation to Hamburg music clubs. Clubkombinat works closely with the Foundation on grant programs, awareness initiatives, and the annual clubaward.
• LiveMusikKommission e.V. (LiveKomm)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLiveKomm is the national federation of music venues in Germany, serving as Clubkombinat's Dachverband (umbrella organization). Clubkombinat participates in LiveKomm's advocacy work on federal budget and cultural policy. LiveKomm's commentary on the 2027 federal budget (criticizing Festivalförderfonds cuts) is shared by Clubkombinat.
• tba — to be aware (project)minorOthersThe tba — to be aware project is an awareness and inclusion initiative led by Clubkombinat and funded by BKM and the Clubstiftung Hamburg. It includes the Roundtable Awareness & Teilhabe series and practical awareness resources for Hamburg's nightlife scene.
• Initiative Musik (Live 500 program)minorOthersThe Förderprogramm Live 500 of Initiative Musik provides support for inclusive booking practices referenced in the tba — to be aware project as a model funding mechanism for diversity in the music scene.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• LiveMusikKommission e.V. (LiveKomm): Germany's national federation of music venues — Clubkombinat's own Dachverband. Functions as both a peer (representing music venue interests collectively) and an umbrella; comparable because it undertakes federal advocacy, produces club studies, and operates funding-related commentary analogous to Clubkombinat's municipal role.
• Musikwirtschaft Hamburg e.V. Hamburg-based cluster organization representing the broader music industry (labels, publishers, venues, promoters). While Clubkombinat focuses on venues and live music specifically, Musikwirtschaft Hamburg covers adjacent verticals within the same city and serves overlapping advocacy functions.
• Clubcommission Berlin e.V. Berlin's equivalent music club interest association, serving as the most direct functional peer. Like Clubkombinat, it advocates for live music venues, administers city-funded programs (e.g., Berlin club study, Spielstättenförderung), and operates solidarity-oriented initiatives — making it a near-perfect one-to-one comparable on a larger geographic scale.

Others

• Popakademie Baden-Württemberg: Research and education institution for pop music and creative industries, with program areas touching live music, awareness and inclusion (e.g., its involvement with Live 500 inclusive booking). Comparable as an adjacent enabling institution serving the same ecosystem, though operating in education/research rather than advocacy.
• Initiative Musik gGmbH: German federal government-backed funding program for the music industry (Live 500, NEUSTART KULTUR successor programs). Not a peer organization but a key ecosystem counterpart — referenced by Clubkombinat for inclusive-booking funding models — and the principal federal funding conduit for the sector it advocates for.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

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