Where exactly did the Beatles play in Hamburg?
The Star-Club stood at Große Freiheit 39, a side street off the Reeperbahn. It opened on 13 April 1962 and closed on New Year's Eve 1969, and the band that made it famous played it before anyone outside Hamburg had heard of them. The building burned down in 1987; a memorial plaque marks the spot, and that plaque is the card you stamp.
Is there anything to see, or just a plaque?
Both, and the set is built for that. Three of the four spots are still working buildings: the Fabrik in Ottensen has run as a cultural centre since 25 June 1971, and the NDR broadcasting house on Rothenbaumchaussee is still on air. The plaque is the memory; the other three are the city carrying on.
How long does the music route take?
About 1.5 hours on foot for all four spots, or spread across several days — progress stays in your passport forever. Where music turns into cult, Pop Culture takes over: the Beatles-Platz at the mouth of the Große Freiheit is 29 metres across and laid out like a vinyl record.
Can I play this with a class or a group?
Yes. Every category also runs as a live game: a teacher or host builds the route in the group portal, picks the stops, adds their own questions and sends teams off with a six-digit join code. Store products are Friends Game – up to 6 devices (€14.99), Private Game – up to 10 (€49.99), Class Game – up to 35 (€399) and Large Group Game – up to 100 (€699). Planning and preparing a route costs nothing.
Where do I go next?
Two neighbours to this set: Pop Culture in Hamburg and Dark History in Hamburg. All eleven Hamburg collections sit on the Hamburg hub page, and the German version of this page is at /de/staedte/hamburg/music-history/.