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HARDER is back. The traveling party that continues the tradition of New York's gay underground nightlife with a Berlin flair returns to the Bay Area. Throbbing house, techno, and dark disco fill the intimate space where the hardcore crowd leaves it all on the dance floor. LINEUP STERLING JUAN DIAZ (NYC) Dominican-American DJ and multidisciplinary artist born in Harlem and raised between NYC and the Dominican Republic. A mainstay at parties like BASEMENT's FIST, Nowadays, and Papi Juice, he was chosen as an opening DJ for Beyoncé's Renaissance World Tour in NYC. His sets range from chest-rumbling bass to euphoric house, filtering Latinidad through the lens of Brooklyn's queer underground. SF DEBUT RICCARDO TAVAREZ (NYC / HARDER Founder) Rio de Janeiro-born, Brooklyn-based DJ and event organizer who has been a fixture in underground queer nightlife for nearly three decades. Heavily influenced by institutions like Sound Factory in New York and Berghain in Berlin, his sets feature an eclectic mix of house, electroclash, old-school disco, and techno. Founder of HARDER and ConTEAnental in NYC. SERGI (OHH) (Barcelona / SF) From the sweaty dancefloors of Barcelona to the queer pulse of San Francisco, Sergi(ohh) delivers high-energy sets packed with hyperpop tantrums, bouncy club edits, euphoric house, and trancey detour plus the occasional emotional pop ambush. Equal parts playful instigator and dancefloor gremlin, he's built a reputation for turning parties into glittery/cunty cardio sessions for the chronically online and spiritually unhinged. DETAILS 21+ Darkroom provided Upstairs coat check and lounge open No phones on the dance floor , respect the underground experience Tickets online and at the door HARDER is an underground dance party for everyone, no matter what your age, gender, sexuality, or fetishes may be. The only rule is to treat everyone with respect. Any transphobia, homophobia, body shaming, sexism, racism, or other form of disrespect will not be tolerated, and you will be asked to leave

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