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'MATIKLAVA GOES PARTYING' is a weekly newsletter with all the parties from the underground scene in Taiwan. All in one place, no bullshit and straight to the point.
Created by MATIKLAVA to help you find the party that suits you best.
Parties & Events
Next 2 Weeks
Festivals
This weekend
FRIDAY, SEP 4-6
MIRAGE Festival 2026
MIRAGE Festival returns to LoFi Land in the Miaoli mountains for three days of house and techno, with camping on site. Presale is closed, door tickets only.
| The real adventure begins soon! This September, Mirage Festival returns for its second edition. Old friends will reunite, new connections will be made, and curious souls from around the world will gather once again in the mountains, brought together by music, art, and nature. |
Line-Up
Main
April Red,
benben (SG),
Bernie Bright,
Berthom,
BTTS,
Code Wu + Huang Jin Jun (JJ),
COMO SHINZO,
Dark Lo,
Debbie With An 'S',
Dimola,
DVDE (FR),
Dungi Sapor,
DZRT FRST,
Elena,
Hypolong,
Jamie Q,
JW,
Kiko Barraza,
Kirby Anderson (HK),
Kitrust,
Lucy Pova,
Mandy,
MaximeLah (HK),
Pvrple Breeze,
Saint Bernard (HK),
Samwelldone,
Sandy + Lalan + Jojo,
Sebibadboy (KR),
Showproject,
Stefo,
SUBI,
The Cook The Thief,
Yellow Snap,
Yihui (SG)
FRIDAY, SEP 4
My House Is Bigger Than Your House
Free admissionFREE
Free entry house night at 23 Music Lab in Kaohsiung, one b2b all night long. Happy hour until 9PM.
| 整晚都是 House Music！ House Music all night long! |
Line-Up
DTourist x Kindness
Clutch
Free entryFREE
Queer-coded house party at 23 Music Room. Flyer's cute too.
| Girl we know you've been holding out for it all summer, so here's your second helping 🫦 Clutch is back at 23 Music Room for 6 hours of drums, divas, and house classics. It's our last dance of the summer so doll up get glam and join us for a fab little twirl. |
Line-Up
Sopa
KIKI
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KIKI
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SONO KLUBNACHT
GeneralNT$700
SONO's monthly at Final. Modular live set from TSARO is the anchor here.
| SONO 首次在 FINAL 舉辦 Klubnacht，將柏林的派對格式帶進台北：由 DJ 開場與收尾，中段是一整段完整的 live set, , 這在台灣的舞池上仍屬少見。 For its first Klubnacht at FINAL, SONO brings a Berlin format to Taipei: DJs open and close the night, with a full live set at its centre, still a rarity on Taiwanese club floors. |
Line-Up
KUAN
Carmen
TSARO (live)
INN
Carmen
TSARO (live)
INN
Share
箱根溫泉 Hakone Hotspring
Before 1amNT$800
After 1amNT$900
Pawnshop doing a two-room night with a darkroom. Read the entry rules in their caption before you go.
| Tucked away somewhere above, an invitation that had lingered a little too long. |
Line-Up
Pawnshop
Y3KDJ
Prefur
Mike Kenta
Prefur
Mike Kenta
Downbar
Gaku
Tsui
Sai.ph
Tsui
Sai.ph
SATURDAY, SEP 5
F.I.S.T. Back To the 90's Party
Free entryFREE
Mostly a 90s drag and pop party at 23 Music Lab Kaohsiung, but there's house in there too. Borderline for this newsletter, but worth knowing about if you're in the south.
| 💥 It's Happenin' All Over Again! 一切又要重演了！ ⏪ F.I.S.T. is back! Back to what, you might ask? Back to the 90's! F.I.S.T. 回來啦！ 回去哪裡？當然是, , 回到 90 年代！ 🎵 A time of great House music, Pop music, grunge, hip hop and more! 那是一個充滿經典 House、流行音樂、Grunge、Hip Hop，以及各種精彩音樂的黃金年代！ |
Line-Up
DJ Kreamer
吃了秤砣鐵了心 T3CHNO AURA
Before 00:30NT$700
After 00:30NT$800
Student (with ID)NT$500
Techno night at Shinsekai. No English description on this one.
| 新世界 SHINSEKAI 每月固定帶狀計畫，回到最純粹的長時間沉浸的聆聽狀態。 交錯扭曲的部落鼓組、層層堆疊的打擊樂器，與 Techno 的冷冽低頻彼此纏繞。 直來直往的四四拍與充滿律動起伏、帶著絕對舞力的熱燙Groove。 獻給依然相信長時間聆聽、相信 Sound System、相信黑暗之中那些微小共振的人。 每月一次，固定相聚。 NON-STANDARD FOUR-ON-THE-FLOOR |
Line-Up
Han
Shego
YOMG
Shego
YOMG
TEMPLE TAIPEI presents: CHIKA
Early BirdNT$700
Pre-Sale TicketNT$900
Group for 5NT$4000
DoorNT$1000
TEMPLE is back at La Fin with CHIKA headlining. Two rooms: hard techno upstairs, melodic techno and tech house in the basement.
| TOKYO HARD TECHNO POWERHOUSE Based in Tokyo, CHIKA stands as one of Asia's most distinctive voices in the hard techno landscape. Known for her relentless energy, heavy kicks, and dark yet hypnotic melodies, she transforms every set into an immersive experience, bridging underground intensity with emotional depth. |
Line-Up
Stage One (Techno / Hard Techno / Hard Bounce)
GRACIE
DJ WADE
CHIKA
JACKIE
DJ WADE
CHIKA
JACKIE
Basement (Tech House / Melodic Techno)
MILKII
M. TONE
ANDREW FORD
HOW
M. TONE
ANDREW FORD
HOW
Psyk / Marco Weibel
Before 1amNT$700
After 1amNT$800
Two serious names, two rooms at Pawnshop. Psyk is a staple of the harder end of techno; Marco Weibel is Singapore-born, US-based.
| 以細膩手法堆疊深沉力量的 Techno 匠人，無論現場或製作皆具高度彈性：躁動推進或富有張力，也幽深、迷幻，逐步建立鮮明語彙，自創廠牌 Non Series 網羅 DJ Nobu、Neel、Blawan、Function、Rrose 這些音樂人的作品。 |
Line-Up
Pawnshop
Psyk
Jamiie
Jamiie
Downbar
Marco Weibel
Umbra
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Umbra
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loopな
EntryNT$800
The WWWβ Shibuya crew are back at Final with their loopな night. Post-club territory, trance and hyperpop and footwork colliding at speed.
| 東京渋谷指標性音樂場館 WWW / WWW X，作為亞洲當代電子場景的核心據點之一，亦是日本傳奇 ¥ØU$UK€ ¥UK1MAT$U 的搖籃。 承接先前 WWWβ 與 FINAL 共同策劃的交流企劃，雙方皆致力於推動當代電子音樂文化邊界。主打新極簡電子舞曲的 WWWβ 派對單位 loopな 再次回到台北。 聚焦於 2020 年代席捲全球的新興舞曲浪潮，汲取 2010 年代末 Post-club 的養分，融合 Trance、Bass、Hyperpop、IDM、Footwork 與 Techno 等多元風格。 |
Line-Up
E.O.U
DjuBumba (live)
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caroline
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DjuBumba (live)
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caroline
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SUNDAY, SEP 6
Open Deck - Audrey Chou
Free entryFREE
Low-key Sunday open deck at 23 Music Room. House, ambient, drum and bass.
| A chance for up-and-comers, disc jockey veterans, and everyone in-between to showcase both their skills and latest finds on the 23 stage. You can expect a different ambiance every single time you partake. From House to Techno, Pop to Disco, and Nintendo core to Catholic Psychedelic Synth Folk, nothing's off the table. |
Line-Up
Audrey Chou
Music Lab Sunday
Entry (Sun)FREE
Free entry on Sundays at COSMA. Baile funk and EDM, queer space.
| No description from the organizer yet |
Line-Up
Inner Space
FRTO (Baile Funk)
Ryan (EDM)
Ryan (EDM)
Next Week
FRIDAY, SEP 11
Formosa Night: When We Were Young
Nostalgia-themed throwback night at 23 Music Room. Genre details are light, worth checking their page if you want to know what era they're pulling from.
Event Page →
EVAPORATE 蒸發 presents: EDDIE RICHARDS
EVAPORATE 蒸發 brings Eddie Richards to Final. He's a UK veteran with a deep catalog in house and techno, worth showing up for.
Event Page →
PAWNSHOP NIGHT
Regular Pawnshop night across both rooms. No pricing info posted, check at the door.
Event Page →
SATURDAY, SEP 12
PURE G: SUNJU HARGUN ⊹ DISKONNECTED
PURE G hosts Sunju Hargun and Diskonnected at Final. No pricing info up yet, verify before you go.
Event Page →
AFTERSHOCK
Hardstyle and hardcore night at 23 Music Lab Kaohsiung. Invitation card gets you NT$100 off the door.
Event Page →
PORNCEPTUAL IN TAIPEI
Berlin's Pornceptual is back in Taipei for a third time. Dresscode is leather, latex, lingerie, fetish, come correct or pay NT$1,500. Darkroom on site, safety team present.
Event Page →
Critical Dose × MEDUSA
Taipei's Critical Dose links up with Tokyo's MEDUSA for a hard techno collab at Pipe. Six hours, Japanese and Taiwanese artists, two cities on one bill.
Event Page →
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