Papa Smurf brings his legendary old-school trance sound to Nerve this Friday.
Melbourne’s club scene has thrown up plenty of legends over the years, but few have left a mark quite like this one.
Papa Smurf, the DJ widely credited as one of the architects of the city’s old-school trance era, is set to debut at Nerve this Friday.
Papa Smurf
- 19 June
- Nerve, Melbourne
- Tickets here
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Back at the turn of the millennium, Papa Smurf was one of the driving forces behind Melbourne’s euphoric trance sound, soundtracking a club culture that was arguably at its most electric.
He’s never really gone away either; his 2020 set at Pitch racked up over 74,000 plays online, introducing his sound to a whole new generation of dancefloor regulars who weren’t even around the first time he was packing out rooms.
Since then, he’s notched up a string of sold-out headline shows, cementing his status as a genuine fixture of the scene rather than a nostalgia act.
This Friday marks his first appearance at Nerve, and it’s shaping up to be a big one. Support on the night comes from AK-97, Mimosa, Korey Dobson and Jesse G, rounding out a lineup built for a proper old-school throwdown. Expect a state-of-the-art drum and bass sound system across two rooms, plus an outdoor rooftop area for when things get a bit much inside.
Drink specials on the night include six-dollar Carlton, 10-dollar Alizé and Agwa, 11-dollar vodkas and basics, and 12-dollar South Ave’s, running all night long.
Nerve has positioned itself as one of Melbourne’s go-to venues for raw, underground electronic music, and this booking continues that. Don’t miss out!
For more information, head here.
This article was made in partnership with Nerve.
