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Kaagazz_Raat has been running for seven to eight months and is already very sure of what it is… not. A couple of bold strikes: not Bollywood, not EDM, not ‘clubby’. Edition 007 lands this Saturday at Delhi’s Chica.
Nida headlines, and by the way, she’s a Mumbai-born DJ quite literally on a tour across India right now. Siiry, who comes in from Hyderabad, is on support. Earthika opens. Given they’re all genre-fluid, you could expect a sick mix of house, acid phonk, techno, disco… all probably melting into each other by the time you’re out (and I don’t mean out of the bar). The timings, if you're the kind of person who plans: Earthika from 10.30pm, Siiry from 11.30pm to 12:30am, and Nida from 12:30am to close.
Kaagazz_Raat also describes itself as the bridge between India's underground and mainstream nightlife. The blue-ink florals and intricate Mughal-adjacent poster design for this edition make it clear someone thought hard about what a club in India after dark could look like without giving way to techno-industrial edge. A few cocktails on offer: filter coffee martini, mango chuski whiskey, gulab imli gin, and tequila chillum limoncello... talk about a promising ode. Speaking of techno energy, though: on the floor, we’ve got a photo booth, a permanent bracelet booth, and a claw machine.
‘A modern Indian story told in smoke, design, and sound,’ as they put it. Difficult to fact-check… but even more difficult to argue with for a Saturday night out. And well, seven editions in? Seems there's enough of a track record.
When: Saturday, June 27. 9pm onwards.
Where: Chica, One Golden Mile, Block A, Netaji Nagar
Tickets: On District. ₹1,680 per person. Cover charges apply if you arrive after 12.30am.