The Ellis gets hot. Queer, sweaty, disco chaos. Pride kickoff party with DJ Tryst + Michael V. You’re not going home early.

You know that moment—
when the party you thought was the night ends… and then you hear about something else happening?

This is that something else.

YOU OUGHTA KNOW is where Pride Month actually starts. Not polite. Not early. Not casual.

Late-night at The Ellis, when nobody’s ready to be done yet, we take it downstairs, turn it darker, louder, and a lot more interesting.

DJ Tryst and Michael V are in control of the room—stretching time, bending genres, pulling you from one era into another without warning. Disco that feels dangerous. 90s house that hits like a memory in your chest. Early 2000s tracks that shouldn’t work anymore but somehow hit harder now.

You’re not standing around at this party.
You’re in it.

It’s bodies moving too close.
It’s strangers becoming temporary best friends.
It’s sweat, eye contact, hands in the air, losing your drink, not caring.

Somewhere between midnight and too late, the whole place locks in—
and suddenly nobody’s thinking, everyone’s just moving.

Wear something that makes you feel like yourself but louder. Or someone else entirely. No one’s checking. No one’s judging. That’s the point.

This isn’t a throwback night.
It’s not ironic.
It’s not cute.

It’s a dancefloor with a pulse.

And if you’ve ever had a song completely take you over—
you already know why you need to be here.