Yo DC ravers — what's good?
Pride weekend's in the rearview and the city's still standing, but the floors don't get a day off. This one belongs to Flash, which turns 13 and throws itself a three-day party — Daniel Bell and Grant Dell Friday, Soma Records legends Slam on Saturday, and a Sunday Love reset to close it out. Over in the NE warehouse cluster, Nü Androids lands the weekend's biggest booking: Hot Since 82 brings his deep, groove-led house to A.I. Warehouse Saturday night, with Andre Powercatching golden hour at Sündown a few blocks away. Sunday, Transmission hosts gqom pioneer DJ Lag. And if you want pure spectacle, Bresh takes over Echostage. Plan it now — the Sündowns and the Flash rooms move fast.
WEEKEND ITINERARY — June 26–28, 2026
FRIDAY, JUNE 26
Nü Androids Presents: Idemi @ Tigres de la Noche – house / tech house
Nü Androids Presents: Camoufly @ Culture
Daniel Bell – Grant Dell (Flash 13 Year Anniversary) @ Flash – minimal house / tech house / techno
Thickset: House & Techno All Night @ Uproar Lounge – house / techno
Vibrate x Transmission Pride: Lauren Flax, Sister Zo @ Transmission
Gremlin tip: Tigres is a No Phones Club, so pocket it and lock in for Idemi — the London twins build off raw 90s house and the room rewards being present. Tigres, Culture, and A.I. Warehouse are all walking distance in the Union Market/NE cluster, so a Nü Androids hop is easy.
Afters: Flash runs to 4am for the 13th-anniversary opener. The Daniel Bell / Grant Dell pairing is two generations of minimal and tech-house under one roof — get there early, leave late.
SATURDAY, JUNE 27
Bresh @ Echostage – reggaeton / latin pop / perreo
Nü Androids Presents: Hot Since 82 @ A.I. Warehouse – deep house / tech house / melodic house
Nü Androids & Achromatic Present Sündown: Andre Power @ Tigres de la Noche – house / afro house / global
Nü Androids Presents Sündown: Levi @ Culture – house / deep house
FOCUS [Flash 13 Year Anniversary]: Slam @ Flash – techno / minimal techno
Matinée Presents: Edd @ Flash Rooftop – 4pm–9pm
Mita Gami, Collect 200 (BANANAS Open Air) @ Berhta – 6pm
The World Cup of Drum & Bass Massive @ Karam – drum and bass
Arpten Presents: A10n Techno After @ La Fabrica – techno
We’re Not Dead Pres: Y2GAY / GLUP SLEAZO @ Transmission
Gremlin tip: Saturday afternoon is a Sündown fork — Andre Power's LINK UP-style house and global rhythms at Tigres, or Levi's deeper grooves at Culture, both 4–9pm and both a short walk from each other. Pick your texture, then funnel into the night.
Afters: This is the move — Sündown into Hot Since 82 at A.I. Warehouse keeps you in the same NE pocket all night (10pm–3am). If you'd rather chase techno, Slam at Flash goes to 4am, and A10n at La Fabrica runs until 7am for the truly feral.
SUNDAY, JUNE 28
Sunday Love [Flash 13 Year Anniversary]: Janeret, Jandro, Edo @ Flash – house / minimal – 2:45pm doors
Transmission Pres. DJ Lag @ Transmission – club – 3pm
Gremlin tip: Two day parties to land the weekend. Sunday Love closes Flash's birthday run with a 3pm wellness session before Janeret's house and minimal — the gentlest possible reset. Then DJ Lag at Transmission (3–9pm) is a rare chance to catch the gqom pioneer who put the sound on the global map.
GREMLIN TIPS & PLUR CORNER
The NE warehouse cluster — Tigres de la Noche, Culture, A.I. Warehouse, and Berhta — is the center of gravity this weekend. Map it once and you can park yourself in Union Market/Ivy City and never need a long ride.
Flash is open Friday, Saturday, AND Sunday for the 13th-anniversary run, with different rooms and door times each day. Check which night and which door before you head out.
Hydrate for the day parties — Andre Power, Levi, Matinée, and Sunday Love all start in daylight. Sunscreen if you're on a roof.
Look out for each other out there.
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See you on the floor.
– Jimmy