THIASOS

Find the people who make the night.

DJs, bartenders, sound engineers, light crews and venues meet here, then throw strange ritual parties together anywhere on earth.

Free to join. Bookings and payments happen directly between you.

KomosI · The Sun
The first thiasos: Bacchus's procession, engraved by Georg Pencz in the 16th century.

Upcoming Workings

Every party here is a Working: a rite, a Temple and a crew. Secret Temples reveal their address three hours before the first record.

  1. BPM Ascension

    Nine DJs in relay. Every handover adds five BPM until the room hits 200.

    Berlin14 of 16crew sworn in
  2. Mass of the Phoenix

    Geothermal sauna, a glacier plunge, then ambient into techno as the sun comes up.

    Reykjavík7 of 9crew sworn in
  3. The Draw

    Every DJ pulls a tarot card at the decks and plays whatever it commands.

    Istanbul11 of 14crew sworn in
  4. The Silent Working

    Headphones only. Three DJs play at once and the crowd votes with the channel dial.

    Mexico CityCrew sealed8 of 8 sworn in
  5. Abbey Night

    A whitewashed farmhouse above the sea, painted walls, one long table and a sound system in the garden.

    Cefalù5 of 12crew sworn in

These Workings are examples to show the design. The first one raised replaces them.

Everyone who makes the night

A party needs more than a DJ. Pick your Calling when you join, and Temples can summon you by city, sound and availability.

Adepts

DJs and live acts

1sworn

Alchemists

Bartenders and baristas

0sworn

Sound Wardens

Sound engineers and system crews

0sworn

Lightbringers

Lighting designers, lasers and VJs

0sworn

Scribes

Photographers and filmmakers

0sworn

Gatekeepers

Door staff and security

0sworn

Heralds

Promoters and poster designers

0sworn

Temple Keepers

Clubs, warehouses and strange spaces

0sworn

1 sworn members, counted live.

Find your crew

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The Draw

Twenty-two cards of the Major Arcana, each with one commandment. Draw before your set and play what the card says.

The Tower, from the 1909 Rider-Waite-Smith deck
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The Tower

Gabber. Burn the room down.

  • 180–200 BPM
  • 45 minutes
  • No vocals

Open with your hardest record and never come back down.

1 of 22 cards seen tonight

Rites you can throw

Choose a format when you raise a Working. Crews that like the rite will find you.

BPM Ascension

Relay set from 140 to 200 BPM, five more with every handover.

Mass of the Phoenix

Sunrise party with a sauna, cold water, and ambient that turns into techno.

The Silent Working

Three DJs on three headphone channels with one crowd choosing between them.

Initiation

A newcomer's first set. The crowd decides if they're sworn in.

Absurd Temple

A laundromat, a car park or a drained pool, revealed three hours out.

The Offering

Entry is a record, a poster, or one song for the next DJ.

Every party is an old party.Andrea Mantegna, Bacchanal with a Wine Vat, around 1475.
Engraving of satyrs and revellers drinking around a wine vat under a vine

Four grades

Everyone starts as a Spark, whatever their Calling. You move up by working parties and earning the word of people who worked them with you.

  1. 0°

    Spark

    Agree to the house rules

    Your profile goes live and you can join open Workings.

  2. I°

    Ember

    Work 3 parties

    Temples and crews can summon you directly.

  3. II°

    Flame

    Work 13 parties, earn 5 vouches

    Raise your own Workings and lead a crew.

  4. III°

    Torchbearer

    Named by the crews

    Lead Initiations and write new Rites.

House rules

Everyone gets home.

Marble relief of a maenad dancing with a thyrsus
Dancing maenad, Roman copy of a Greek relief.
  1. THIASOS never sells tickets or takes payments. Members agree fees and bookings between themselves.
  2. Members are 18 or older. Whoever raises a Working is responsible for it.
  3. Music stays on SoundCloud, Mixcloud or Spotify and is linked from here.
  4. Report anyone who puts a crowd or a crew in danger, and we'll remove them.
  5. Bring light. Look after the people around you.