Night Two of Sammy Virji’s Brooklyn Army Terminal Takeover Sold Out, Limited Friday Passes Remain
Friday lineup includes Sammy Virji, X CLUB, and 33 Below.
Brooklyn, NY – Following an early February announcement that Sammy Virji would be hosting a two-night takeover of the historic Brooklyn Army Terminal this summer, EMW Presents & The Bowery Presents has announced that night two, which features the global face of the UK Garage (UKG) revival, along with support from Sam Gellaitry, and 33 Below, is officially sold out.
With limited Friday ticket options remaining and with an equally strong lineup of Sammy Virji, X CLUB, and 33 Below, the massive two-night open-air showcase, taking place Friday, July 31, and Saturday, August 1, 2026, will undoubtedly sell out. This landmark event serves as a cornerstone of the Sammy Virji North America Tour 2026 Part 1, bringing the world’s most in-demand UKG architect to NYC’s premier industrial waterfront.
Fresh off a monumental year that saw him crowned DJ Mag’s Best Producer 2025, Virji is set to deliver his signature “all-smiles” energy and gold-certified sound against the dramatic backdrop of the Manhattan skyline. From his viral DJ Mag sets to top-charting bangers like “If U Need It” and his Skepta collaboration “Cops & Robbers,” Virji continues to drive the global evolution of the genre.
Set at the Brooklyn Army Terminal, a military base-turned-manufacturing campus in Sunset Park, the event promises an immaculate mix of casual warehouse vibes and a quintessential summertime soiree. The venue’s “raw” industrial aesthetic and unobstructed waterfront views offer a premier setting for this unmissable takeover.
Limited ticket options for Friday are on sale, including general admission and VIP table reservations. For full details and all ticket options, visit www.emwpresents.com. Stay connected on Facebook, Instagram, and X at @EMWpresents. This is an 18+ event.
About EMW Presents
EMW (East Meets West) is fueled by passion, creativity, and music. The purveyors of dance music culture in New York City are committed to providing top-notch production in rooms of all sizes, from intimate clubs to dark warehouses to open-air rooftops.
About The Bowery Presents
The Bowery Presents, an AEG Presents company, is the leading East Coast concert promoter, whose mission is to bring the best artists to New York City, Boston, Philadelphia, and beyond while providing an excellent concert experience for both fans and artists. In its 22nd year, The Bowery Presents is a purveyor of true artist development and consistently strives to work with artists like Phoebe Bridgers, Tyler Childers, Khruangbin, Maggie Rogers, LCD Soundsystem, Leon Bridges, Sam Smith, and Lake Street Dive to grow from performing in intimate clubs to performing in sold-out arenas. As a trusted industry tastemaker, The Bowery Presents produces dynamic entertainment experiences at dozens of venues nationally, presenting thousands of shows annually. For more information, visit www.bowerypresents.com.
About Brooklyn Army Terminal
The historic Brooklyn Army Terminal offers a unique experience and unobstructed waterfront views of the Manhattan and New Jersey skylines. The military base-turned-manufacturing campus in the Sunset Park neighborhood features a large outdoor area and a “raw” warehouse space that form a premier setting for music 活动.
Sammy Virji and the Global Rise of UK Garage: Why New York Is Paying Attention
To understand why the Sammy Virji Brooklyn Army Terminal takeover has generated this level of demand, one must first appreciate the broader cultural moment UK Garage is experiencing. Once a distinctly London sound rooted in the late 1990s underground club circuit, UKG has undergone a sweeping, genre-defining renaissance — and Sammy Virji stands at its absolute epicenter.
Born and raised in Bristol, Virji built his reputation through relentlessly precise production, effortlessly blending the syncopated rhythms and lush, soulful textures of classic UKG with a modern sonic sophistication that has earned him a fanbase stretching from Brixton to Brooklyn. His breakout record “If U Need It” became a crossover anthem that bridged underground credibility with mainstream appeal, while his collaboration with Skepta on “Cops & Robbers” underscored his fluency across the UK’s most culturally significant musical landscapes.
Being crowned DJ Mag’s Best Producer 2025 was not merely an accolade — it was formal recognition of a seismic shift in global dance music’s center of gravity. New York, a city historically shaped by its own club music lineage from house to jungle to garage, is now fully embracing this transatlantic moment. The Sammy Virji Brooklyn Army event is, in many respects, a cultural handshake between two of the world’s great dance music cities.
Brooklyn Army Terminal: The Venue That Matches the Moment
Few event spaces in New York City possess the architectural drama and historical gravitas of the Brooklyn Army Terminal. Originally constructed between 1918 and 1919 as a critical logistics hub for the United States military, the Sunset Park facility served as the primary point of departure for troops and supplies during both World War I and World War II. Today, the New York City Economic Development Corporation-managed campus has been reimagined as a vibrant hub for manufacturing, creative industry, and, increasingly, world-class live events.
For the Sammy Virji takeover, the Terminal’s outdoor space will transform into a breathtaking open-air arena framed by unobstructed panoramic views of the Manhattan and New Jersey skylines — a backdrop that few global venues can rival. As the sun sets over the harbor on the evenings of July 31 and August 1, 2026, that skyline will serve as both a visual spectacle and a symbolic reminder of why New York remains the world’s most compelling stage for culture.
The venue’s raw industrial aesthetic — exposed concrete, expansive loading bays, and weathered warehouse textures — complements the visceral, high-energy nature of a UKG event in a way that a conventional arena simply cannot replicate. For attendees, the physical environment itself is part of the experience, lending an authenticity and an edge that elevates the night from concert to cultural moment. The pairing of Sammy Virji’s sonic artistry with this landmark venue is, by any measure, a genuinely inspired curatorial decision by EMW Presents and The Bowery Presents.
The Supporting Lineup: X CLUB, Sam Gellaitry, and 33 Below
A two-night outdoor takeover of this magnitude demands more than a headliner — it demands a carefully curated supporting cast capable of sustaining the energy and narrative arc of each evening. Across both nights, the undercard more than delivers.
On Saturday, August 1, Sam Gellaitry brings a distinctly atmospheric and emotionally textured dimension to the lineup. The Scottish producer and vocalist has cultivated a devoted international following through a catalog that moves fluidly between electronic, lo-fi soul, and R&B-inflected dance, making him a compelling stylistic complement to Virji’s floor-focused intensity.
Friday, July 31, features X CLUB, a project whose sound occupies the intriguing intersection of underground electronic music and club culture’s more experimental edges. Their inclusion signals that the Friday night bill is not simply a warm-up act — it is a standalone statement of intent.
Rounding out both nights is 33 Below, a name that has become synonymous with carefully considered, high-energy support sets within New York’s dance music ecosystem. Appearing on both evenings, 33 Below provides a through-line of local credibility and hometown energy that grounds the international headline acts in the specific spirit of New York’s dance floor culture. Together, the three supporting acts ensure that arriving early is not optional — it is essential.
