Scene report

Lagos

Since around 2022 a wave of ticketed, DJ-led raves has grown in Lagos in direct reaction to the city's bottle-service economy. The flagship is Group Therapy, founded by DJ Aniko, and the point is stated plainly: a room with a dance floor in it.

Others in the same orbit: Ilé Ijó, Monochroma, Sunday Service, Bvrn Out, Element House, Flat 8, Dance Eko, Mainland House and Rooftop House. Boiler Room ran a Lagos session with Group Therapy in April 2025 featuring AMÉMÉ, Aniko, and Yosa b2b WeAreAllChemicals.

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A crowded dance floor at night
Scene report · Lagos

Lagos built a scene around the radical idea of a dance floor

For years a night out in Lagos meant a table, a bottle and a minimum spend. A generation priced out of that has spent three years building the alternative, and the alternative is simply a room you can dance in.