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Music Curation: @palomino_lounge_enmore
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At the launch of the Nighttime Culture Index (NCI) at ADE, we asked speakers representing Amsterdam, Lagos, New York, São Paulo, Seoul and Sydney to share their perspectives on the scenes they know best.

Has Zohran Mamdani changed the way people experience nightlife in NYC? And what is Amsterdam’s nightlife scene going through right now?

We know the answers! 👀🎥

Explore the Nighttime Culture Index report and interactive dashboard at nighttimecultureindex.org

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We are beyond grateful that today, after what has felt like a sprint of our lives, we can finally introduce you to a collaboration that has been in the works between VibeLab and @amsterdamdanceevent

Together with so many amazing insiders, researchers and friends of nightlife, we developed the first Nighttime Culture Index (NCI) to assess the cultural vitality of cities around the world.

The first edition of NCI explores six cities: Amsterdam, Lagos, New York, São Paulo, Seoul and Sydney. This is not a popularity contest. Our ambition is to build a global advocacy network and establish a baseline to track progress over time.

A team of more than 100 people came together to make the NCI happen, analysing 12,000+ event line-ups, 3,000+ venues and nearly 30,000 non-music cultural events, while gathering insights from 700+ survey respondents, 67 focus group participants and 14 nighttime culture experts.

We would love for you to explore this work, as it is something we are truly proud of! A huge thank you to everyone who helped bring the NCI to life and shape it into what it is today.

The findings are now available through an interactive dashboard and a full PDF report.

P.S. Don’t forget to check out the iconic xerox photo series accompanying the NCI, The Archives by Vladimír Nezdařil @_vlaed , shot at hereandthere and harmony x ankali.

#ADE #NCI

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A little of of hillbilly love in every bottle

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First birthday in the books, thankyou to everyone who came, had a pickleback, talked sh*t, high fived and celebrated with us. The Enmore road hospo crew and everyone else truly are some of the most incredible humans to work along side on this vibrant, insane road! Here's to many more years at the Raven.
📷 @shot.by.harv did an amazing job at capturing the night, cheers legend

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Meet our local city coordinators for the Nighttime Culture Index - a collaboration between @amsterdamdanceevent and VibeLab.

@l_j_white (Sydney): Curator, booker and producer with over 20 years working in the city’s dance and music scenes across clubs, festivals and underground parties.

@djtaranyc (New York): DJ and urban planner working at the intersection of nightlife and city-making.

@Israelajay_ (Lagos): Co-Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Black Noise, documenting electronic music and nightlife across Nigeria.

@Moniquedardenne (São Paulo): Two decades in Brazil’s music industry, and co-founder of Women’s Music Event, a platform for gender equity in music.

@ldymacca (Seoul): Researcher and writer embedded in independent creative scenes, published across Mixmag Asia, Le Monde Diplomatique and The Korea Times.

@rockyvanjaaren (Amsterdam): Club owner, programmer and producer, and Community Manager for the city’s Night Mayor.

We’re measuring the cultural vitality of the nighttime across these six cities, and we need your help!

Calling everyone from Amsterdam, Lagos, New York, São Paulo, Seoul and Sydney to share their perspectives about nighttime culture! 🌍

✍️Fill in the survey via the link in bio before Sunday 30 August

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When I arrived in Sydney I never thought I’d find so many people and places that would become so special to me. Looking back, I gained so much in just four months. Thank you all and I’ll see you again in September! 🤍

どこにいたって人に恵まれて私はほんとに幸せだと感じる🫶🏻
今から日本に帰ります！
身体いっぱいに夏を感じられるのがたのしみ🍉

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I don’t know any of these people

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And on the 7th day, God said hell yeah brother.

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@kingstreetcrawl at the @palomino_lounge_enmore

@genastone
@charleycastle_
@max.marvell.og
@the.charlie.finn
@jamesvancooper

12/07/2026

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A few of my favourite portraits captured while shooting the first three issues of TOWNMAG.

One of the best parts of putting the magazine together has been meeting the people who make Newtown and Enmore what they are. Business owners, musicians, artists, makers, venue operators and local characters, all generous enough to invite me into their worlds and trust me to tell a small part of their story.

These images are some of the moments that have stuck with me. Not because they’re perfect, but because they capture something real. Personality, emotion, pride, passion, resilience and the little details that make people interesting.

Huge thanks to everyone who has shared their time, their stories and their spaces over the past three issues. The community behind this place is pretty special.

Shot on behalf of @gooddecisions.au and @newtownenmore.sydney

#PortraitPhotography #Newtown #DocumentaryPhotography #Photographer #PhotographyLife

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HBD to the Kween of everything, LJ!

You know her, you love her, you need her. All HAIL!

Big love darlz thank you for all that you do. ❤️🔥💅👸

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Wednesday Night Pool Comp - 7pm - hosted by @scottyanywhere 🎱

$10 entry - winner takes all, 4-pack of @thegrifterbrewingco for the runner up

📸 by @twbaker.photo

#poolcomp #pool #sydneypubs

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