BOTTOMS returns to Metelkova on May 23 for its final gathering before summer, bringing another long-form night of groove-heavy underground energy to Bizzarnica pri Mariči.
Known for creating one of Ljubljana’s most intimate and community-driven queer dancefloor environments, BOTTOMS closes the season exactly the way it should:
sweaty, hypnotic, playful and deeply locked into the rhythm until sunrise.
This edition welcomes special guest deep creep from New York alongside local selectors das jaguar and Vasko, combining psychedelic techno textures, elastic tech-house grooves, dubby atmospheres and minimal movement into a dancefloor experience designed less around spectacle and more around emotional and physical connection.
That atmosphere has become central to BOTTOMS itself.
Rather than functioning like a conventional club night, the project has steadily evolved into a carefully protected social and sonic space built around openness, flirtation, movement and collective care. Inside BOTTOMS, the dancefloor is treated as something almost sacred — a place reserved for listening, dancing and genuine connection rather than distraction.
The organizers make that philosophy clear from the beginning:
“Bottoms dancefloor is reserved for dancing, flirting and listening to the music.”
In many ways, the night feels intentionally resistant to the overstimulated culture surrounding much of contemporary nightlife.
There is no obsession with visibility, content creation or performance for social media. Instead, BOTTOMS embraces intimacy, presence and atmosphere — values increasingly important within underground queer club culture globally.
Musically, the night promises a fluid and emotionally charged progression.
Special guest deep creep arrives from New York carrying a reputation for hypnotic and deeply human sets balancing precision and emotional release. Her approach to DJing moves through off-kilter groove structures, psychedelic tension and subtle rhythmic storytelling, creating journeys where dancers slowly lose their sense of time inside the flow of the room.
That sensibility aligns perfectly with the BOTTOMS identity.
Joining her are das jaguar — already familiar to the regular crowd — and Vasko, described as a “groovy selector and lover of the bottoms dancefloor,” whose extended three-hour session promises deeper immersion into dubby textures, trippy techno rhythms and elastic low-end movement.
Beyond the music itself, the night also expands into performance territory.
At 23:15, after doors officially close, Danijela Zajc brings a special acrobatic performance to the front room, adding another sensual and physical dimension to the overall atmosphere.
The setting at Metelkova naturally amplifies all of it.
For decades, the autonomous cultural zone has remained one of Ljubljana’s most important alternative spaces — a place where underground art, queer culture, music and experimentation continue existing outside mainstream nightlife structures. Bizzarnica pri Mariči fits especially well within that ecosystem through its intimate architecture and raw underground energy.
BOTTOMS also remains deeply connected to FLINTA-centered dancefloor culture, emphasizing safer spaces, mutual respect and collective freedom throughout the night.
That community-first mentality is reflected in every detail:
from the no-presale cash-only entry system to the open encouragement for attendees struggling financially to simply reach out.
It creates an environment that feels human before anything else.
As the season reaches its closing chapter, BOTTOMS promises one final descent into psychedelic groove and late-night connection before summer arrives.
On May 23, Metelkova once again becomes a space for dancing harder, flirting slower and fully disappearing into the rhythm together.
