Written by Rebecca Hollman
As 2025 winds down, St. Louis is preparing for something major. Downright Entertainment and Mississippi Underground just announced the full lineup for Nocturnal New Years, and it’s easily one of the most ambitious NYE experiences the Midwest has ever seen.
Forget your standard confetti-and-champagne New Year’s party—this is a two-night portal into the deepest corners of bass, DNB, and house, crafted by a community that understands underground culture better than anyone.
If you’re the type who wants to end the year under immersive lighting, inside a warehouse pulsing with Funktion-level sound, surrounded by artists who shape entire subgenres… this lineup was built for you.
Let’s break it down night by night.
NIGHT ONE – 12/30: Memory Palace Takeover (Say Less.)
If you’ve ever caught a Memory Palace showcase, you already know this is about to be a full sensory flood.
Of The Trees
The blueprint of modern downtempo bass. Expect mysticism, emotional bass writing, and impossible-to-describe textures. You’ll leave different.
Detox Unit
Master of glitch. Master of groove. Master of “what did I just hear?” His sets belong in another dimension.
Surfteam • DMVU • Esseks & Tiedye Ky • RSUN • Pleasure
This roster is a who’s-who of experimental bass innovators—artists who specialize in weird, wubby, psychedelic sound design and community-first creativity.
With Live Visuals by Ivy Visuals
The Memory Palace x Ivy Visuals synergy is notorious. Expect projection mapping, surreal color palettes, and visuals that feel alive.
SECOND STAGE (For the House Heads.)
While the main room explores the depths of experimental bass, the second stage brings the heat in a totally different direction.
- Shiba San — chunky, bouncy, sweaty house.
- Tony Parmesan b2b Heatlink (Buku b2b Freddy Todd — House Set) — this is the b2b you didn’t know you needed.
- Golf Clap — Detroit house royalty.
- Wet Denum — underground groove with an attitude.
Night One sets the tone: immersive, multi-genre, gritty, intentional, and absolutely stacked.
NIGHT TWO – 12/31: A New Year’s Revolution in Sound
If Night One is the psychedelic warm-up, Night Two is the supernova.
G Jones b2b Eprom (NYE SET)
This alone could sell out the room. Two of the most influential producers in bass music joining forces for a New Year’s Eve set? Expect brain-melting visuals, cinematic distortion, crunchy halftime, and brand-new IDs. This is the kind of performance people talk about for years.
LYNY • Nitepunk • Joker
A trifecta of modern bass, breakbeat aggression, and UK swagger.
- LYNY brings razor-sharp hybrid trap.
- Nitepunk delivers high-energy electro-break rhythms and emotional intensity.
- Joker—the father of purple music—infuses funk, synth play, and UK roots into every set.
Moore Kismet • Manapool
Emotional bass prodigies who shift seamlessly between delicacy and chaos. A perfect NYE balance.
TIME PORTAL STAGE (Prepare Yourself.)
The second room on NYE night gets a full transformation: a Time Portal curation built specifically for fans of classic, forward-thinking drum & bass and experimental rhythm.
Dieselboy (2025 → 2026 Throwback DNB Set)
This is the stuff of legend. Dieselboy stepping into the new year with a throwback set that spans decades of DNB history? Essential.
Sort of Vague • Nic Baker • Villain Era • Lavier
A smooth blend of halftime, techy breaks, neuro flavors, and deep rollers.
Observatory Records Takeover
Expect selectors who understand crate-digging culture and bass architecture like no one else.
IMMERSIVE ART + COMMUNITY: What Makes Nocturnal New Years Special
This isn’t a plug-and-play NYE event. Mississippi Underground is known for building worlds.
- World-class sound systems tuned for bass-heavy genres.
- Fully immersive lighting designed for exploration and atmosphere.
- Custom visuals across both nights, including Memory Palace’s signature sensory sculpting.
- Live painting by Stephen Kruse, whose interdimensional canvases feel like portals themselves.
- A multi-genre ecosystem with the exact lineup that defines the Mississippi Underground scene: weird, warm, gritty, expressive, and community forward.
The energy here is unmatched—equal parts rave, art gallery, and communal ritual.
FINAL TAKE: The Midwest Just Claimed NYE
With a lineup that fuses prestige with underground ethos, Nocturnal New Years 2025–2026 is shaping up to be the NYE destination for bass music lovers.
This isn’t just a show.
It’s a two-night initiation into 2026—through sound, through art, through community.
Grab your crew.
Secure your fits.
Prepare your energy.
Mississippi Underground is ready to welcome you home for the new year.
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