“A Communal Celebration of Local Independents”

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➠➠➠DAYWALKER PARTY PAVILION

❃❃❃ xXpeRi-mEnTaL LIVE X0NE

➥➥➥THE SLEEPER’S SANCTUM

❂❂❂ THE VIBE FURNACE

➥➥➥ BASEMENT NY SUBLEVEL

INDOORS! OUTDOORS!! WOWT-DOORS!!!

ARTISTICAL ENHANCEMENTS & IMMERSIVE ENVIRONS BY:

|| YIYANG CAO

|||| NAOMI NAKAZATO

|||||| MARK SENGBUSCH

|||||||| ANTHONY FLORES

PHOTOS BY

|| LUIS NIETO DICKENS ||

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NOTE: The $30 ticket allows reduced entry before 6PM. If you purchase one but fail to arrive before that time, you will be asked to pay the difference between that and a full-price ticket as well. If you leave at any point and want to return, you will be asked to pay the difference between that and a full-priced ticket upon re-entry. There will be food available for purchase as always. Regular ticket holders are allowed to come and go but must get back for final re-entry at 11PM.

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IMPORTANT: While THIS PARTY has always been ACCESSIBLE TO ALL, it remains SUITED for those who would REALIZE that the DEEPEST CONNECTIONS and MOST PROFOUND PERSONAL REALIZATIONS occur when one is OPEN to EXPERIENCING CULTURE as it EXISTS on a ONE-TO-ONE level. In doing so, it is PARAMOUNT that you UNDERSTAND that THE POWER OF MODERN DANCE MUSIC is FUNDAMENTALLY ROOTED in the act of SOUL-BEARING COMMUNION, one that was BORN out of the IRREFUTABLE NECESSITY to HONOR ONE’S TRUE SELF, especially when SOCIETY AT LARGE would SIGNAL that your HAPPINESS and WELL-BEING are NOT A PRIORITY. This party INTENDS to UPHOLD the LANGUAGE of this country’s FOUNDATIONAL DOCUMENT as it would APPLY to AN ENLIGHTENED ASSEMBLY in our CURRENT AGE, to BACK this LONG SINCE SULLIED DREAM with some amount of INTEGRITY, so that its PRINCIPLES NO LONGER RING HOLLOW. Which is to say, WE HOLD THESE TRUTHS TO BE SELF-EVIDENT: ALL HUMANS ARE BORN FREE AND EQUAL IN DIGNITY AND RIGHTS. WE are ENDOWED with REASON and CONSCIENCE and our ACTIONS towards ONE ANOTHER should REFLECT an UNDERSTANDING of THE SPIRIT OF KINSHIP. In doing so, the ACT of ACKNOWLEDGING and CELEBRATING that THE ROOTS of much of the MUSIC REPRESENTED TRACE BACK TO HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES, most specifically BLACK QUEER AMERICANS, is a NECESSARY COMPONENT of APPRECIATING the MYRIAD WAYS in which DANCE MUSIC has EVOLVED since. Simply stated, QUEER CULTURE AND THIS CITY’S DIVERSITY ARE CENTRAL TO THE PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE OF DANCE MUSIC, AND YOUR ATTENDANCE MEANS THAT YOU WILL HONOR THIS FACT.

Tiki Disco at the Ruins – do we need to say more?

Âme is back at Knockdown Center for an outdoor DJ session at the Ruins helmed by duo member Kristian Beyer. The Innervisions co-founder is one of Germany’s most sophisticated techno artists and a definitive voice for over a decade. Âme’s productions exemplify the smoky allure and understated impact that Innervisions is revered for. He is joined by Honey Soundsystem co-founder Jason Kendig and NY’s Cosmo, representing two generations of house. Kendig’s sets glow with a rich beauty, while Cosmo reinvigorates foundational sounds with her fresh perspective.

In the modern techno landscape, Len Faki stands out. One of the original Berghain residents, he’s made his name as one of the genre’s most steadfast, forward-thinking voices, with his releases on Ostgut Ton and his own Figure imprint standing as testaments to techno’s timeless power. He was meant to play Knockdown Center almost a year ago, but had to postpone due to an injury. We’re glad he’s recovered and can finally join us for what will surely be an incredible night. He headlines the night with support from New York’s own Umfang and Elle Dee.

NEW YORK – OPEN AIR

RUINS AT KNOCKDOWN CENTER