Last Saturday the official Experts Only afterparty took over Pacha New York in Brooklyn, keeping the momentum rolling straight from Randall’s Island. John Summit’s festival wrapped earlier that evening, and the Brooklyn venue became the natural next stop for anyone still locked in. The night was billed simply as “House All Night Long,” running 10pm to 4am, and it lived up to the promise with a focused, high-energy house and techno direction that felt like the perfect extension of the day’s main-stage vibes.
Pacha’s room handled the post-festival crowd well. Entry moved efficiently for a sold-out afters and you’d think that it would be overcrowded where there was not enough space to move but that was not the case. People who had just come from the island mixed easily with the local attendees and it definitely felt more of a festival vibe with everyone coming in with their festival and experts only gear. The programming stayed true to the house all night billing. Early sets warmed the room with rolling grooves and peak-time tools that had the floor moving immediately.
Starting from 11pm, Innellea took the decks and started off the night with a deeper vibe. The Munich-based producer is known for his hypnotic, atmospheric approach, and he delivered exactly that—long, immersive journeys with dark, rolling techno edges and carefully layered melodies.
Adam Ten stepped up at 12:30am and flipped the switch. The Tel Aviv talent brought a harder, more peak-time edge—punchy tech-house and progressive tools that raised the BPM and the intensity. His mixing was seamless, and the room visibly leveled up as he pushed bigger drops and more aggressive grooves. By the time his set hit the 2am mark the energy was fully peaked, setting the stage perfectly for the main attraction.
John Summit hit the decks at 2am and the place erupted. Fresh off his extended 2.5 hour festival set earlier that day, Summit came in locked and loaded. He leaned hard into the progressive house and tech-house sounds that have defined Experts Only—big melodic moments, familiar anthems mixed with fresh IDs, and that signature ability to read a room that’s already been dancing for hours. The crowd was fully with him from the first track, hands up and locked in for the full hour. As always his crowd favorites always hit hard with the crowd singing in unison and you have to give the guy credit for being able to stay hyped with energy even that late in the night.
The night closed with a special three-way back-to-back: John Summit b2b Adam Ten b2b Innellea from 3am to 4am. The chemistry was immediate. The three traded tracks without effort, blending Summit’s melodic peak-time energy, Adam Ten’s driving edge, and Innellea’s atmospheric depth into one continuous, escalating ride. It felt less like a formal b2b and more like three friends finishing the night the way they wanted—unscripted, high-energy, and completely in sync. When the lights finally came up, everyone was in high spirits for such an insane event at Pacha New York. Production was also top tier with CO2 and lasers blasting and yes the venue was still packed with loads at people at closing time. This event was one for the books for sure.
In addition to the special night, every ticket purchased also went to a good cause. In partnership with PLUS1, $1 from every ticket sold to the afterparties was donated to Femme House, supporting its work to create opportunities for women, gender-expansive, BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ creatives in music production.
