The Brooklyn Mirage, New York City’s premier open-air music venue, is marking its 10th anniversary with a complete transformation that redefines the boundaries of live music experiences. Set to reopen on May 1, 2025, the venue has been reimagined from the ground up, merging cutting-edge technology with sustainable design to create what many are calling an “electronic opera house.”
A New Era for New York Nightlife
Since its inception, The Brooklyn Mirage has been at the forefront of New York’s nightlife scene, consistently pushing the envelope of what’s possible in a live music venue. True to its name, the venue typically disappears each winter, only to return in spring with new innovations. This year’s transformation, however, is unlike anything seen before.
“The Brooklyn Mirage has always been a place to dance, to lose oneself in moments of pure, electrifying energy,” said Josh Wyatt, CEO of Avant Gardner. “When we decided to rebuild the venue from the ground up, we aimed to honor its legacy while expanding the dance floor, creating immersive side-quest spaces, and pushing the boundaries of music, art, and technology.”
Groundbreaking Visual Technology
The most striking feature of the redesigned venue is its revolutionary visual system. The new Brooklyn Mirage features the world’s first fully kinetic shutter system of this scale in a live music venue. When open, this system reveals a hyper-realistic 270-degree virtual environment created by LED screens with a combined 30K resolution, displaying an astonishing 100 million pixels across over 3,000 tiles.
This visual spectacle exceeds the size, density, and scale of visual experiences found at some of the world’s largest music festivals. The dynamic system allows for unlimited configurations, ensuring that each show offers a unique visual experience.
Unparalleled Sound Experience
Complementing the revolutionary visual system is an all-new, custom-built L-Acoustics sound system – the industry leader in festival and nightclub audio. Over 100 precision-calibrated speakers and subwoofers are strategically placed throughout the venue, ensuring perfectly balanced sound regardless of where guests are positioned.
This commitment to audio excellence ensures that The Brooklyn Mirage continues to offer one of the most immersive sonic experiences in the global nightlife scene.
Architectural Innovation Meets Sustainability
The redesigned venue showcases a monumental heavy timber structure, measuring 197 feet by 164 feet and soaring 65 feet high – making it among the largest timber builds of its kind in the USA. This sustainable approach stands in contrast to conventional large-scale event structures, which typically rely on steel or aluminum.
The structure is fully pre-manufactured and CNC-cut with the latest addition technology, demonstrating how advanced prefabrication techniques can push the limits of contemporary event space design while prioritizing environmental responsibility.
Reimagined Performance Spaces
Artists will now have access to a 90-foot-wide performance area with an industry-leading 400,000-pound roof rigging capacity, empowering them to bring their most visionary performances to life. The venue has been engineered to accommodate performances of any type and genre, from world-class DJ sets to intimate live concerts featuring artists typically seen only in arenas and stadiums.
For attendees seeking an elevated experience, the venue now features opera-style mezzanine loges above the dance floor, offering unobstructed sight lines, ample room to dance or relax, and bespoke hospitality amenities. This design choice not only enhances the premium experience but also frees up additional space on the main dance floor.
Enhanced Guest Experience & Safety
The Brooklyn Mirage has made significant infrastructure investments both inside and outside the venue to ensure a seamless experience from arrival to departure. New lighting, signage, rideshare drop-off zones, and cell service enhancements will improve guest navigation and connectivity.
Additionally, the venue has enhanced its team of trained guest ambassadors, expanded private security patrols, and increased first responder-trained staff to enhance safety and overall guest experience.
New Media Art Program
Beyond its technological and architectural innovations, The Brooklyn Mirage is launching a New Media Art Program. This initiative will invite internationally renowned and emerging multidisciplinary artists, including local creative community members—to showcase their works on-site, further cementing the venue’s status as a cultural hub.
Star-Studded 2025 Season
With over 100 shows already confirmed for 2025, the season kicks off on May 1 with an impressive lineup featuring electronic music heavyweights such as Sara Landry, Alesso, The Martinez Brothers, Peggy Gou, Cloonee, Anjunadeep, Artbat, Cityfox, Elrow, Amelie Lens, Boiler Room, Rezz, Gryffin, Subtronics, Francis Mercier, Nora En Pure, Galantis, The Chainsmokers, A.G. Cook, James Hype, All Day I Dream, Underworld, and Empire of the Sun, with many more major announcements still to come.
A Global Nightlife Destination
Avant Gardner, the parent company of The Brooklyn Mirage, continues to solidify its position as New York City’s premier entertainment destination. Spanning an 80,000-square-foot complex that occupies an entire city block in East Williamsburg, Avant Gardner has been voted North America’s “Best Large Club” in 2022 and 2023 and ranked in the Top 10 globally by DJ Mag.
The venue has hosted sold-out performances by top global acts, including Rüfüs Du Sol, Glass Animals, Afterlife, Keinemusik, John Summit, Black Coffee, Fisher, Drake, David Guetta, Reneé Rapp, Rina Sawayama, SOFI TUKKER, Tainy, and Tiësto.
For tickets and the latest event updates, visit Avant-Gardner.com.
