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{'description': 'Mechatok headlines The Ruins, for his live NYC debut on May 2.\n\nFollowing the release of his AOTY-contender debut album "Wide Awake" last year, the Drain Gang and FKA Twigs collaborator has proven himself to a be a star on his own terms. The album\'s deliciously melted pop subversions stand as instant anthems for the next generation of hyperpop fans.', 'highlights': [{'type': 'age_restriction', 'title': '18+', 'subtitle': None, 'external_link': None}]}

{'description': 'DHB takes over The Ruins on May 3rd with Ahmed Spins, Alex Wann, Deroos and Rome.', 'highlights': [{'type': 'age_restriction', 'title': '21+', 'subtitle': None, 'external_link': None}]}

{'description': "Enrico Sangiuliano in The Ruins on May 22\n\nItalian techno maestro Enrico Sangiuliano makes his debut in The Ruins. A towering figure, Sangiuliano's massive scale productions blend festival-grade power with a classic sensibility. He is currently celebrating a landmark run, with the imminent completion of his NINETOZERO label - a series of original EPs that countdown from release number 9 to the final installation, release zero. Across the run, Sangiuliano has landed on everythi

{'description': 'LP Giobbi brings her YES YES YES branded party to The Ruins at Knockdown Center (Open Air) this June.\n\nAs the founder of Femme House, Giobbi has become a leading voice for gender equity in music production, while her Yes Yes Yes imprint continues to carve out a space rooted in freedom, community, and joyful genre-blurring energy. Inspired by her lifelong connection to Oregon’s legendary Oregon Country Fair, the project is more than a label—it’s a full-on mood: soulful dance mu

{'description': 'On June 12, 2026, Patrick Topping takes over The Ruins for a full Trick label takeover, bringing his widely respected imprint into an Open-Air setting designed for a full night on the dancefloor.', 'highlights': [{'type': 'age_restriction', 'title': '21+', 'subtitle': None, 'external_link': None}]}

{'description': "Alan Sparhawk, Circuit des Yeux, and POLIÇA perform in the Ruins on June 18th.\n\nFollowing his outstanding set at Outline in 2024, Alan Sparhawk returns to Knockdown Center. As part of Low, Sparhawk is responsible for some of the most striking and profound indie rock and slow core of the last thirty years.\n\nCircuit des Yeux and POLIÇA, two groups who are pushing the boundaries of pop into bold directions, complete a stacked outdoor bill.\n\nCircuit des Yeux’s four-octave rang

{'description': 'Tortoise headlines The Ruins on June 25th.\n\nThe Chicago group is, without contest, one of the most singular and influential acts of the \'90s and early \'00s. Key figureheads in what would loosely be called "post-rock," the instrumental collective freely blends (deep breath) jazz, modern composition, post-punk, dub, jungle, IDM, fusion, trip hop, progressive rock and much, much more into an aqueous, mercurial music that is as captivating as it is unique. Their discography is e

{'description': 'Claptone makes his debut in The Ruins on July 10\n\nThe masked DJ is one of the top voices in deep, immersive house music. Following the release of his much-anticipated new album “Wanderer,” he helms the outdoor stage.', 'highlights': [{'type': 'age_restriction', 'title': '21+', 'subtitle': None, 'external_link': None}]}

{'description': '**REGISTER FOR PRESALE: https://grayarea.co/events/moblack-records-open-air-sep-4-2026**\n\nOn Friday, September 4th, Gray Area presents MoBlack Records at The Ruins, Knockdown Center.\n\nHeadlining is MoBlack, the Italian DJ, producer, and founder of MoBlack Records, widely recognized for his role in shaping Afro House on a global scale. Backed by support from Black Coffee, &ME, Rampa, Solomun, and Pete Tong, and with performances at Terminus and Brunch Elektronik, his sets ble