05/09 Sat.｜No one knows the way to heaven, but we keep dancing anyway……
亲爱的，那些令人神往的夜晚其实从来没真正离开过… 它们留在了我们的身体里，留在了汗水、酒意、拥抱、吻痕和某些来不及说出口的秘密里。
五月九日，我们想把 ILLUM 的舞池打造成一台属于此刻的时光机。它不带我们回到完整的过去，也不许诺一个遥远的未来，而只是在这个夜晚，让某些旧日的夏天、某些失散的快乐、和某些还没有名字的亲密再次回归。:)
Hey babes, those nights we kept dreaming of never really left us. They stayed in our bodies, in sweat, hugs, kisses, and all the secrets that never quite made it into words. On 9th May, we want to turn the dancefloor at ILLUM into a time machine that belongs to the present. It won’t take us back to a complete past, nor promise us a distant future. It will simply let those old summer joys and unnamed intimacies return to us, just for this night. :)
Date: 2026/05/09
Time: 10pm - late
Address: ILLUM CLUB
上海市长宁区昭化路658号 C · PARK LG层
Lineup
22:00-23:30 Illsee
23:30-00:30 DJ HURT
00:30-1:30 YKK
01:30-03:00 Sam PV
03:00-04:30 Floating
Coming out of DJ hibernation with two extra special gigs ✨
First up it’s the one and only Gwenan’s bday celebration on Sunday at the @friendsofthelion with a line up of wonderful friends, where I’ll be closing things out with a special guest from 6pm 🤫
Then on Saturday 28th March it’s the line up of dreams as I open things up with my favourite sparring partner @joedelon before two of my all time favourite DJs @mikeservito & @ciel_dj shut it down and bbs @darwinstapel & @damiana.rec on the boat. Hit me up for our discount community tickets 💕
F/W25 catch up. Morning Katsu snuggles and wet dark walks 🍂
Turned 40 🎈Started a new @pumpingvelvetldn show on @loose.fm 🎶 And playing my last gig of the year at @brama______ 002 with a line up of dreams 🪩
A blessed transmission from our dear friend from London Sam PV (@sampv____ )! A stunning opening set for our friends in Pittsburgh recorded live at the new Hot Mass location.
𝙎𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙨 𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙨𝙚𝙩 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙎𝙖𝙢...
This is a recording of my three hour set, opening for Nono Gigsta at Humanaut at Hot Mass in Pittsburgh. Hot Mass looms large in the mythology of the North American queer underground and i’d heard countless stories from friends who’d both played and danced there. Tragically, I never got to experience the old location but I can say for certain that the new spot is surely up there with the best clubs in the world.
Nono is also one of my absolute favourite DJs, and was embarking on her ‘first and only’ US tour, so to say this was an important gig for me is something of an understatement. As a promoter, dancer and DJ I place great importance on the art of good a warm up set and I wanted to set it up so that Nono felt comfortable to let her most mercurial and unpredictable instincts fly.
The end result was a journey through genres and eras, starting at 100 bpm and ending at 135, with a focus on drawing out shared sonic connections through disparate sounds with a common grounding in bass weight. And some contractually obligated UKG - shout out Jack!
🔗 in @sorry_records bio
@joedelon has always been a central part of Pumping Velvet, from playing the second ever party to delivering THAT basement jaxx/sisqo/missy elliott blend for the ages (immortalised on the Honey Soundsystem mix series), to formally joining as a resident in 2020. We love Joe 💕❤️
Friday is our second collab with his @weltdiscos label, launching his incredible In the Pocket compilation. Join us at @clubcheek with @moprobs & @joemilli_ to celebrate 🎉
