Hopes of the Brooklyn Mirage reopening in 2025 are persevering with to dwindle after an nameless Avant Gardner worker informed BKMAG that the venue “positively isn’t opening this yr, and it is trying very doubtless it received’t open subsequent yr both.”
The Mirage has remained shuttered since present process a $30 million redesign earlier this yr. Safety inspection failures and unresolved permit issues have saved the famed East Williamsburg digital music venue closed via what was purported to be its marquee summer time season.
Now, after months of hypothesis and a gradual drip of canceled reveals, the reopening seems farther away than anybody anticipated. Metropolis information recommend Avant Gardner is shifting focus to 2026. A latest submitting for a Non permanent Place of Meeting Certificates requests activation starting June 1, 2026, suggesting the venue will not relaunch operations for roughly one other yr.
“The entire thing is a catastrophe,” the unnamed worker added.
For the reason that ousting of former CEO Josh Wyatt in Could, the corporate has largely maintained public silence, as an alternative primarily counting on artists and ticketing platforms to speak a rolling collection of cancellations. These embody performances by high-profile acts like Alesso, Subtronics, The Chainsmokers and EDM.com Class of 2024 star Sara Landry.
For followers who as soon as thought of Brooklyn Mirage the cynosure of New York’s EDM scene, its precarious standing raises issues about whether or not the venue can ever regain its footing. For now, Avant Gardner’s website at present lists a slew of upcoming Mirage reveals together with August performances by Black Espresso, Wooli and DJ Snake, which is able to virtually definitely be cancelled.
