Speakerbox flips Valentine’s Day on its head with an Anti Valentine’s gathering that favours honesty over romance and raw feeling over polite smiles. Live bands all night, roaming performers and a black and red dress code that leans dramatic rather than sentimental. Guests can pick up a bow and shoot heart shaped targets, whether aimed at lost love, unresolved anger or a memory that still lingers. A private camera-ree corner offers space for quieter release, while a tongue in cheek ‘Your Ex’ target adds humour to the ritual. A special cocktail anchors the bar and conversation flows easily between strangers who understand complicated emotions. Midnight brings a heart shaped piñata, smashed without ceremony, closing an evening that treats Valentine’s less like celebration and more like collective catharsis.
February 14. B400 via here and B500 at the door. Speaker Box, 8.30pm onwards