Virgo Vibes: Disco, Soul, Funk, & More
Friday Sept. 11th, get ready for our birthday bash in all its glory because we're celebrating Virgo season at FnL as special guest Laila Amira joins resident DJ Taj in lighting things up with heavy-hitting heat and pristine vibes all night long. Expect Global Rhythms, Soulful House, Disco, New York City classics, and more!
$5 online* (limited supply)
$10 at the door*
*= NO REQUESTS
Discount Philosophy (LIVE COMEDY)
What is the meaning of life? Are we alone in the universe? What's for dinner? Join host, Spencer Simpson, and a variety of talented comedians as they interrogate questions that have plagued humanity for ages. A comedy show where great humor is matched with great inquiry: Discount Philosophy asks you to come for the laughs but stay for the confusion. Or the drinks.
September's lineup features...
- Kristina Feliciano (@brklynbvby)
- Wes JP (@wesleyisonig)
- Yedoye Travis (@yedoye_)
SHAKE!
Our longest-running all-vinyl dance party, SHAKE!, returns every second Saturday, showing all the love to 70s/80s NYC nightlife. Join residents DJ Prestige and Monk-One , as they combine high-level talent with nostalgia for one of the defining eras of clubbing in the city that never sleeps!!
Preview some audible treats and party anthems here for SHAKE! via their regularly updated playlist.
$10 general admission*
$5 online*
*= No Requests
Back to the Roots: A community performance fundraiser for Palestine
We are back with another community performance fundraiser! Shut It Down for Palestine Brooklyn presents: Back to the Roots--A community performance fundraiser for Palestine. Celebrate the harvest season with a performance competition, live bands, a raffle, and your favorite Pro-Palestine friends. All proceeds with go to the Palestinian Social Fund--supporting land sovereignty through agricultural development.
Doors at 6:30, performance competition at 7, and bands at around 8:30.
Suggested Donation $5-25
21+
To purchase tickets: RSVP and venmo @Elizabeth-VanFlandern
How the Competition Works: Winner will be decided through audience votes (dollars) given throughout the show. If you are interested in performing (dance, drag, variety of all kinds + no professional experience required) please fill out this form.
Pickupline Presents: Cowboy Cupid
Beginner-friendly, queer line dancing party, suitable for all levels! All $$ from tickets goes to vetted families in Gaza.
Pickup Line is a queer, beginner-friendly line dancing fundraiser
Join us at for beginner line dance lessons, all-night open floor with a request sheet, partner dancing, & hanging out at the bar.
From country to club, we’ll play it all. xx
Doors at 7, first lesson at 7:30
feel the News (LIVE COMEDY)
Saturday, September 5th: Feel The News is back!
Feel the News is an anti-capitalist, anti-fascist comedy experience where comedian and writer Marcela Onyango tells you how to feel about the news, cultural moments and other random things that are happening to us. There will be books, inspirational guests, and general chaos that will have you asking: why aren’t we revolting?! Each month will cover a different topic of concern and raise funds for mutual aid.
Featuring:
Darius Dinkins
Kristal Adams
Achille Vann Ricca
John O’Donell
Julianna Dudley
Danielle Deluty
ALL SALES FINAL
CHEZA
Friday, 9/4 The wait is over - CHEZA is back!
Dance to the rhythms of East Africa on at Friends & Lovers, with @akachooch, @umumaroon, @lil2hood bringing heat from across the continent.
Hosted by @weshhh collective
Come ready to move.
10pm - Late
Quickies Singles Event
Are you single and living in NYC? Let Jen Barrett fix that at her speed-dating/singles mixer hybrid! Drink, flirt, laugh and more!
Welcome to the hottest NYC-based singles event! Hotties everywhere are calling this event "better than hinge".
Quickies is a loosely structured speed-dating/singles mixer aimed to help the lonely, silly, and sexy folks of NYC find someone for the rest of their lives (or at least one night).
Every 5 minutes there will be a conversation starter and you will be free to talk to anyone in the room!
Quickies is queer friendly. Feel free to write your preferences on your name-tag so others can know what to expect when chatting with you.
Join us Friday, 9/4 for the singles event of the season!
Love Save Life
Thursday, 9/3/2026 get ready for: Love Save Life
a new vinyl-forward dance party from DJs modrums & Reaganomics: soca, dancehall, konpa, Afro-house and every beat in between: life-saving rhythms.
We'll be kicking off our Labor Day Carnival celebrations Thursday, September 3rd at Friends & Lovers.
Come sweat, whine and let Love Save Life!
USB Only Open Decks
OPEN DECKS ALL NIGHT: THE FRIENDS & LOVERS TRAINING GROUND
Wednesday, September 2nd 7PM–12AM
Come throw down all night long and bring your biggest blends and cherished cuts for our open deck session and happy hour.
Bring your USB, sign up, and take the booth.
15–20 minute sets depending on turnout.
USB only
One drink minimum to sign up
$8 NA slushies / $10 with a floater* from 7pm
Pull up early to lock your slot
Heirloom Supper Club Presents: Dessert Disco
Dessert Disco
Heirloom Supper Club and Posh are working together on the sweetest party in Brooklyn!
We'll be serving food and desserts while Funkin Donut and friends play international disco, funk, and classic house on vinyl.
Tickets include entry + dessert service passed in waves throughout the party; each sweet treat is paired with the music playing at that moment.
An a la carte food menu will also be available in the patio for extra dancing fuel with the bar open all night for drinks.
Mickey Pérez presents BeBop Porú
Mickey Pérez returns to Friends & Lovers with Volume 2 of BeBop Porú with special guest Olatunji Ojore (Underground System)
Mickey Pérez returns to Friends & Lovers with Volume 2 of BeBop Porú, this time featuring special guest percussionist/multi-instrumentalist Olatunji Ojore (Underground System) for a sonic journey into rhythm by way of Africa, The Caribbean, South & North America.
10 PM - Late
$10 general admission before 12AM*
$5 early bird admission (limited supply)*
*=No Requests
ALL SALES FINAL
SAZONAO
SAZONAO is back this Friday with DJ Woof & Spuddy Roots on percussion
It’s all about Reggaeton, Afrobeat, Dembow, Pop, Dancehall, and Cumbia.
It’s time to run up all of the rhythms of the diaspora at FnL from 10pm until late
See you there
Niche Night: Y2K Baby One More Time
This Thursday, Niche Night NYC returns
Y2K Baby: One More Time is taking us back to the late 90s and early 2000s with all the hits you know and love.
Pop, R&B, eurodance, rock throwbacks, and dance floor favorites all night long.
@shadowself.bk custom charms for sale
@citizensuzie selling 90s & 00s alt clothing
@charismabbell reading tarot!
Free candy, dancing, happy hour, & nostalgia
Brooklyn Solidarity Fundraiser
Brooklyn Solidarity presents a live music fundraiser to support families effected by detention centers, ICE raids, and the impossible cost of fighting for their freedom. We're building a night of music, mutual aid, and community power, because none of us are free until all of us are free.
Where your money goes:
Direct emergency relief for families impacted by ICE detention and deportation
Legal fee support for those fighting to stay with their loved ones
Mutual aid for people inside and transitioning out of detention facilities
Food & Clothing Drive
We're collecting donations for Black Trans Liberation Kitchen, which shows up every day feeding and resourcing our most vulnerable neighbors. Bring non-perishable food, warm clothing, coats, and hygiene products to the door.
Come for the music. Show up for the people. Let's fill the room and fund the fight.
Gurls Like Girls Day Party
Brooklyn’s HOTTEST Sapphic Function is BACK with our first-ever gURLS Like gIRLS Day Party and we're celebrating our gurl Laila <3.
Specialty cocktails, Black & POC baddies everywhere, dancefloor and backyard!
DJs DJ A Minor, Syn The Fire | Host Scorpio
C u soon xx
QUENCH: More Bass More Soul More Dance
Sat, Aug 22nd, QUENCH returns with Run P. serving up more bass, more soul, & more dance all night long.
With Run P. and special guest Syd, on the set, championing Black Club Culture from around the globe.
It's all happening at 641 Classon Ave. as Run brings more bass, more soul, and more dance to one of BK’s most trusted dancefloors. Nothing but healthy doses of rhythms familiar and unseen all night long!
Whether it’s House, Club music, Afrobeat, Dancehall, or Techno, there’s always more in store for this moisturized high-energy night from 10 PM to 4 AM.
$10 general admission before12 AM*
$5 early bird admission (limited supply)*
*=No Requests
ALL SALES FINAL
Run P. is an audiophile – DJ, music supervisor, producer, and cultural voice who creates sonic experiences in art, fashion, lifestyle, and nightlife. Through his recurring dance party, QUENCH, which sits at the forefront of NYC’s dance movement, Run champions heavy bass lines tip toeing on and blurring the lines between House, Club, Hip-hop, Electronica, Dancehall, Afrobeat, and more.
As a music supervisor, Run curates the sound for the Comedy Central-cum-HBO show South Side, the music and audio programming at The Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Arts (MoCADA), and other projects that live on various platforms worldwide. Run P. was born, bred, and currently lives in New York City.
Toast & Jams
This Friday: welcome to the stage TOAST & JAMS
You're not gonna wanna miss this one!
Toast and Jams is what a house party wants to be when it grows up. It's where Hip-Hop, R&B, Funk, Soul, Disco, and Dance intersect and turn into good vibes. It's a family reunion for like-minded people, with @donwill and @mekdot at the helm.
In short, it's a groove.
AYOOO Comedy Show
On August 21st, Come through for our newest comedy showcase: AYOOO Comedy Show
Featuring a rotating lineup of a few of New York’s funniest pro comedians. On this show, comics are bringing us wild stories and out-of-pocket material that you won’t see them do at mainstream clubs.
Brought to you by Simon U.
Featuring:
Asad Benbow
Grace Johnson
Talent Harris
Katrina Davis
Hoodo Hersi
Grab your tickets early and come enjoy an evening of great comedy, drinks, and good company at Friends & Lovers.
Tickets
• $8 Early Bird
• $12 at the Door
Happy Hour at 7pm / Show at 8pm
Fast Times at Friends and Lovers
The 80s were a lot of things: crazy fits, Prince & MJ, synths, New Wave, jamming Pop, early drum machines, post-disco Funk and R&B, plus these new things called Hip Hop and House.
The Groove Continuum collective (DJs Savoir Faire XL, Mwandishi and Sol Survivor) brings you Fast Times at Friends and Lovers—taking it back to the era of exploration and excess grooves.
Open Jams
Attention all musicians and music lovers
This is your chance to join in or simply watch the BK's best do their thing.
This Wednesday, Brooklyn brings the noise at the Friends & Lovers Open Jam hosted by @thunderouscaption + @ianwexx
Whether you’re getting on the mic or cheering from the crowd, everyone’s welcome
10PM • Free entry • One drink minimum to play.
See you there
Salsa Na’Ma
Sunday, August 16th, Salsa Na’Ma returns with an all-vinyl salsa night led by resident DJ Woof.
Sunday, August 16th, Salsa Na’Ma returns with an all-vinyl salsa night led by resident DJ Woof, plus an opening set from AMRA.
Grab a drink and spend the night with us on the dance floor.
Empanadas pop-up + free entry with RSVP (help us get our empanada count right)
Free entry. 21+
Come enjoy our Happy Hour Special!
QUENCH Presents Algo.Riddim: Epic B & Uproot Andy
Sat. August 15th bring all the irie vibes at Algo.Riddim powered by QUENCH in Crown Heights, BK. Come bussa whine and ride for the people with Epic B andUproot Andy two certified NY staples on the Latin and Dancehall scenes. Come through as special guests bring all the smoke alongside Andy and Epic serving up EXTRA large portions of West Indian, Afro-Latin, and African flavors from start to finish.
Pull up Saturday, August 15th, as we welcome everyone to BK's most trusted dancefloor from 10pm to late!
Expect everything from cutting-edge to classic West Indian, Afro-Latin, and African music (Dembow, Afrobeat, Amapiano, Gqom, Dancehall, Reggaeton, Batida, Kuduro, and more).
FNF Soulful Club
Matthew Law (FNF / Fool's Gold Records) is bringing his "FNF Soulful Club" back to Friends and Lovers Friday, August 14th!
Expect a night of House, Club, Garage, Breakbeat and more with a Soulful twist.
Hosted by Elijah Rhea w/ DJ Matthew Law & special guest DJ Cosmo
Get ready, this party's going to be EXTRA special!
BODA Singles Event
New York’s most romantic night is back at Friends & Lovers!
Nothing but new connections, dancing with strangers, new friends and leaving with stories.
This one is always a sell out, so be quick
Pickup Line Presents: Cowboy Cupid
Pickup Line presents: Cowboy Cupid, a line dancing party! All money from tickets will go to vetted families in Gaza.
Pickup Line is a queer, beginner-friendly line dancing fundraiser.
Join us at our cowboy cupid pride party for beginner line dance lessons, all-night open floor with a request sheet, partner dancing, & the chance to ask that special someone for a spin.
From country to club, we’ll play it all. xx
Doors at 7, first lesson at 7:30
SHAKE!: DJ Monk-One x DJ Prestige
Sat, August 8th, our longest running all vinyl dance party, SHAKE! Get ready to show some love to 70s/80s nightlife.
Our longest-running all-vinyl dance party, SHAKE!, returns every second Saturday, showing all the love to 70s/80s NYC nightlife. Join residents DJ Prestige and Monk-One , as they combine high-level talent with nostalgia for one of the defining eras of clubbing in the city that never sleeps!!
Preview some audible treats and party anthems here for SHAKE! via their regularly updated playlist.
Bazaar
True to its name, BAZAAR is a rich marketplace of sounds, importing the finest club music from around the world.
With Dirtyfinger and Pero Whatever on deck, bringing the energy all night long.
It’s a short, magical escape from New York, built to bring nothing but wonder and joy to the dancefloor.
USB OPEN DECKS
OPEN DECKS ALL NIGHT : THE FRIENDS & LOVERS TRAINING GROUND
Thursday,August 6th 7PM–12AM
Come throw down all night long and bring your biggest blends and cherished cuts for our open deck session and happy hour.
Bring your USB, sign up, and take the booth. 15–20 minute sets depending on turnout.
USB only
One drink minimum to sign up
$10 classic cocktail happy hour* from 7pm
Pull up early to lock your slot.
The Wednesday Night get Down
The Wednesday Get Down is back!
The dance floor is calling! DJ Practice and Mofongo Massacre are spinning all vinyl selections of funk, soul, disco, house, cumbia, and more.
8PM–11PM
Free all night
Come catch a vibe, grab a drink, and get down with us!
Leo Love Affair: Disco, Soul, Funk, & More
Saturday, August 1st, get ready for our birthday bash in all its glory because we're celebrating Leo season at FnL as special guest Baydriana joins resident DJ Taj in lighting things up with heavy-hitting heat and pristine vibes all night long. Expect Global Rhythms, Soulful House, Disco, New York City classics, and more!
$5 early bird admission* (limited supply)
$10 general admission*
*= NO REQUESTS
Feel the News (LIVE COMEDY)
Feel the News is an anti-capitalist, anti-fascist comedy experience where comedian and writer Marcela Onyango tells you how to feel about the news, cultural moments and other random things that are happening to us. There will be books, inspirational guests, and general chaos that will have you asking why we aren’t revolting! Each month will cover a different topic of concern and raise funds for mutual aid.
ALL SALES FINAL
Get your tickets before they sell out….again!
SAZONAO
SAZONAO is back Fri. July 31tst w/ DJ Woof and Spuddy Roots playing sounds of the diaspora all night long till 4AM!
This Friday is all about Reggaeton, Afrobeat, Dembow, Pop, Dancehall, and Cumbia. So pull up to ,SAZONAO, where we've always got something spicy cooking up with resident DJ Woof at point. It’s time to run up all of the rhythms of the diaspora Friday, June 26th at FnL with alongside Spuddy Roots on percussion from 10pm until late.
$10 general admission*
$5 w/ RSVP before 11PM*
* =No Requests
DJ Kevlar Album Release
Friday, July 31st, DJ Kevlar (aka actor-filmmaker Kevin Polowy) returns to his “second hometown” to celebrate the upcoming release of his debut full-length album TRANSITIONS & TRANSFORMATIONS Featuring Open Mike Eagle, Che Noir, Abstract Rude, Eligh, Von Pea, sahn, JazzZ & more, releasing Aug. 7 on Broken Complex Records.
He'll do that over an unforgettable evening hosted by Sam Sellers and featuring an exciting roster of special guests, including ScienZe, Odario, Elizabeth Chan, Deborah S. Craig, Wavy Bagels, Supa Kaliente and Twistello, with more surprises in store!
ADMISSION INCLUDES DIGITAL ALBUM DOWNLOAD