Few cities outside of the UK have taken to UKG the way New York has, and nobody has done more to put the sound in front of the world than Sammy Virji. On Friday, July 31 and Saturday, August 1, he brings it back to the city for two open-air nights on Pier 4 at the historic Brooklyn Army Terminal, the first American dates of his North America Tour 2026 Part 1.
Virji arrives off the biggest stretch of his career. He took Best Producer at DJ Mag’s Best of British Awards last year, the first award win of his career, then sold out two straight nights at the 10,000 capacity Alexandra Palace in London this April, the largest headline shows he has ever played. Along the way he pulled one of the biggest crowds of the weekend at Coachella, picked up a BBC Radio 1 residency, watched “If U Need It” go Gold, and landed in the UK top 10 with “Cops & Robbers” alongside Skepta. Two nights in one city is not something he has been giving out often at this level, and Saturday sold out well ahead of the weekend.
Friday’s support comes from X CLUB. and 33 Below. X CLUB., the duo of Ben Clarke and Jesse Morath, came out of Brisbane before relocating to London, and they built their name on fast, hard, relentless sets that pull from early 90s techno through to drum and bass. Their records have landed on Mall Grab’s Steel City Dance Discs and Lobster Theremin, and they run their own Hide The Junk label. They are one of the more chaotic bookings on a garage bill and exactly the right kind of chaos for a pier.
33 Below plays both nights. Born in New Zealand and now based in London, Jack Laven has spent the last few years moving between UKG, drum and bass, and grime without ever settling into one lane. His EP PUSHER and the Scrufizzer collaboration “Mash Up” show how heavy he can go, and he has already worked with Virji directly along with supporting Fred again.. on the road. He knows this crowd.
Saturday’s bill brings in Sam Gellaitry, who comes at all of this from somewhere else entirely. The Scottish producer grew up in Stirling and built a cult following on SoundCloud before signing to XL at 18, and his 2021 single “Assumptions” took off across social media in 2025, hitting No. 5 on Billboard’s Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart and turning into one of the songs of that summer. His debut album Anywhere Here Is Perfect followed the same year. Putting him next to Virji makes for a much wider night than the lineup suggests on paper.
The venue is a big part of why this weekend matters. The Brooklyn Army Terminal has stood on the Sunset Park shoreline since the First World War and spent the Second moving cargo and troops out to the Pacific, and it now runs as a working industrial campus for the city. Pier 4 sits right on the water, with the harbor on one side and lower Manhattan across it. Doors open at 4:00 p.m. both days and both nights are 18+, so this is a daylight into sunset show rather than a dark room, and that last hour of light on the pier is going to be the moment everyone talks about afterward.
If you have caught Virji before, you know what is coming, a pile of unreleased dubs, constant reloads, and a set that never sits still. If you haven’t, this is the one to go to. Saturday is gone. Friday is still available.
Sammy Virji plays Pier 4 at the Brooklyn Army Terminal on Friday, July 31 and Saturday, August 1. Doors at 4:00 p.m., 18+. Saturday is sold out but Friday tickets are available here.
