Checkpoint Charlie - Stavanger

Espen T.

Dette er ikke et matsted, men pub. Var her på konsert. Har vært hær flere ganger, og dette er en av de få stedene i Stavanger som faktisk har vært ganske lik siden de åpnet på midten av 90-tallet

Ivana K.

It’s Friday night. After a long and exhausting week, we’re finally heading out to the city. Our 350kr tickets for the concert at Check Point Charlie nightclub were bought a week in advance eager for a night out with friends we haven’t seen in nearly two months. Woohoo!

The four of us meet in front of the club. Inside, the space fits around 250 people, but tonight there seem to be maybe 50 or 70. Not because the band is bad — but because the tickets are expensive. We’re in high spirits nonetheless, cheerful and ready to enjoy ourselves.

The opening act wraps up their set, and we’re in the fan pit, right in front of the stage, singing along and taking photos. When the main band begins their show, we decide to move to a table — to sit, relax, and enjoy the music from afar.

A few minutes later, a security guard comes over and asks us to keep quiet because the concert is in progress. Apparently, our conversation bothered them, even though we weren’t near the stage, disturbing or blocking anyone’s view. The music was loud, the crowd engaged, and we certainly weren’t disrupting the performance.

What made it worse is that after that first warning, we were admonished two more times — even though by then we had lowered our voices to a whisper. In a rock club, mind you, where at a parent-teacher meeting in school, some people whisper louder than we did that night.

It’s clear the club sold far fewer tickets than expected. And somehow it ended up as our fault. Scapegoats. No one was drunk (ordered second round of drinks just before first security visit). No one was rude. Just talking among ourselves, enjoying the night. Still, we were treated like misbehaving children.

In my 45 years, I’ve never been told off or shushed at a concert. After all, this was a nightclub, not a theater or a church, where silence and restraint might be expected. It was a place for music, laughter, and connection.
Yet the evening that began with joy and anticipation ended with disappointment and a sense of humiliation I never thought I’d feel in my life, nonetheless a space meant for freedom and live sound.

Charlotte

Koselig bar ,med god service og gid stemning 😎👌🏻💜
Alldri vært her før, så til første gangs opplevelse var det bra .
I vårt følge hadde vi med oss en veteran som har stått mye på scenen her å spilt med ulike band 🎸🎶🎵🎤
Vi satte oss øverst på scenen og hadde en Fantastisk kveld i godt selskap .
Bakgrunnsmusikken var helt grei 🙌🏼💥

Skjalg J.

får folk til å betale 100kr i inngangspenger bare for å kaste dem ut rett etterpå

ferdinand B. A.

Rockbar with small stage. Relaxed atmosphere, friendly staff who know what they are doing (not common here in Stavanger).

Kjell A. H.

Akkurat som før. Alltid kjekt på checkpoint.

Siri M.

A little bar in Stavanger. There’s a scene where they several days a week, have band playing. The sortiment of drink is not good, but they serve ok beer and wine. Sometimes in the weekends there is closed; since the bar is good place for having a private party. For handicapped people, there is 2-3 stairs, but they help you in and out.

Ingunn B.

Veldig hyggelige bartendere og dørvakter! Men musikken er ganske ensidig og kjedelig i helgene. Det er ofte akkurat de samme sangene som spilles hver lørdag, og jeg skulle ønske at det kunne være litt variasjon. Det hadde også vært fint om DJen var åpen for ønsker fra gjestene. Nå sier han nei på en ikke så hyggelig måte. Jeg vil veldig gjerne fortsette å dra på cc fordi jeg har alltid syntes det har vært et fett sted, men nå begynner det å bli litt kjedelig å være der. Plis spill noe annet enn Umbrella, Dancing on my own, og Gold digger:(