Melbourne's hard techno haven is firing up again this weekend.
Stamina returns to Banana Alley Vaults on 1 November with Dangerous Goods signee Nik Kastel headlining a stacked lineup. The 22-year-old Melbourne producer brings his fusion of hard techno and psychedelic trance to the tunnel for a two-hour main set, backed by appearances at Ultra Australia and sets alongside international heavyweights like Deborah De Luca and Space 92.
Joining Nik Kastel on the night are Staffy and MJU, both pushing hard bounce and euphoric hard dance sounds. Staffy merges rave, trance and psy into unpredictable sets, while Melbourne-based MJU has been building a reputation for thick euphoric melodies and hard-hitting kicks since starting production in 2021. Local selector Bambii rounds out the headliners, bringing house and techno across venues including Circus and Howler.
The full roster for 1 November also features Re:Phaze, BØUQUET, CRASH, 2Sick, Haydos, Alcatrax, Jack McAuliffe, HOOKS, MARLEY, ARCADE and LUNA X across multiple rooms.
Nik Kastel at Stamina
- Where: Banana Alley Vaults, 375 Flinders Street, Melbourne
- When: 1 November (and multiple dates throughout the season)
- How much: From $16.97
Check out our gig guide here.
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The venue itself spans three rooms and bars inside century-old tunnels, kitted out with NEXO sound systems and enough neon to light up three kilometres of underground brick. Capacity hits over a thousand, with precision bass carved into the walls and production levels matching festival-grade setups. Drinks specials run all night, including two vodka Red Bulls for $25, $12 basics, $11 Coronas, $6 Sour Puss shots and $5 Stamina shots.
Stamina runs every Saturday night at the historic vaults, positioning itself as the city’s industrial hub for faster edges of the four-to-the-floor spectrum. The weekly series continues to answer Melbourne’s appetite for harder sounds.
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