Party «Luu Bar 7 Year Anniversary»

   A Saigon electronic music bar turns seven and celebrates across two consecutive nights, each with its own line-up. The first night puts one of the bar's co-owners in the booth, and the second brings in a Swedish guest duo.

   The programme splits cleanly in two:

• — Friday opens with Levisng, DJ Ouch!, Gỏi Cuốn and Erika Perales — a stacked bill meant to set the tone for the whole weekend;
• — Saturday keeps it going with Yasmin, MLiR, Tommysarng and Tim, playing through the night to close the celebration.

   Seven years in, the bar works in two modes: a neighbourhood cocktail bar and, at weekends, a mini-nightclub with house and techno from local and international DJs and a focus on non-commercial electronic music.

   The co-owner on the Friday bill is DJ Ouch!, a Swiss-born, Saigon-based DJ and producer who also co-runs Miniclic Records and funkON. Saturday's guests are MLiR, the Swedish duo of Einar Christoffersson and Marco Gegenheimer, working at the crossroads of club culture, live performance and narrative-driven composition.

   Luu Bar sits on Phạm Viết Chánh and keeps its own schedule through most of the week: Open CUE, an open-decks night for DJs of any level, on Wednesdays; Luu Session, an after-work session, on Thursdays from 18:00 to 22:00; and club sets at the weekend. These two evenings take the place of the usual weekend club nights.

   The occasion suits the bar's regulars, anyone following the Saigon electronic scene, and equally anyone who has never been but wants to understand why this room has lasted.

   If both evenings are open to you, take both — each night has its own line-up.