Nicole Moudaber is taking IN THE MOOD: RAW back on the road. The stripped-down offshoot of her IN THE MOOD brand returns in January for its first North American run since 2018, with 11 dates between January 15 and February 27, 2027. For our community in New York, she plays Pacha in Brooklyn on Saturday, January 16.
RAW is the side of IN THE MOOD built for warehouses rather than big stages: extended sets that move between house and techno, minimal production and a dark room. Moudaber put it plainly in the announcement: "Give me a dark room, a proper sound system and people ready to go with me. That's RAW." She ended on a line that explains the timing as well as anything: "I've missed this. We're bringing it back."
New York is where it started. The Lebanese-Nigerian DJ has traced her start in dance music to New York's Tunnel club ("The drums reached me," she said of those nights), and she went on to release her debut album, Believe, on Drumcode in 2013 and to play as an unofficial resident for Carl Cox at Space Ibiza. She also founded the labels Mood and MoodCollective.
A few stops stand out. January 23 at Club Space in Miami is her birthday show. The Los Angeles party on January 29 is a WORK x 6AM production with the location kept secret until two hours before it starts, when it is emailed to ticket holders. Chicago opens the run at Cermak Hall, and Montreal is a return to Stereo.
Phase one dates:
- January 15: Chicago, Cermak Hall
- January 16: Brooklyn, Pacha
- January 22: Orlando, Celine
- January 23: Miami, Club Space (birthday show)
- January 29: Los Angeles, WORK x 6AM (location TBA)
- January 30: Mexico City, Genova 59
- February 6: Nashville, Night We Met
- February 13: Montreal, Stereo
- February 19: Dallas, It'll Do
- February 26: Austin, The Concourse Project
- February 27: Denver, Warehouse
Guest lineups for each night haven't been announced, and more dates are expected as the tour gets closer.
Tickets are available now through Moudaber's Laylo page. The Los Angeles date is 21+, with tickets running from $35 to $70 on Resident Advisor.
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