Sammy Virji Drops Surprise Album Open Late Before ADE

No teaser campaign. No countdown. Sammy Virji just dropped a whole album.

Open Late is out now

Sammy Virji released Open Late on Wednesday, Oct. 21: eight tracks, about 29 minutes, no warning. It follows his 2025 album Same Day Cleaning.

The idea is simple. Per DJ Mag, Virji built Open Late as a snapshot of life on tour and wanted it to feel like being in the club while he's playing. He says the odd key changes and breakdown moments are there on purpose, to mimic the live moments in his sets. In other words, this is a record made from the booth, for the floor.

The tracklist, per Apple Music:

1. Repeaty
2. Crazy Funky
3. Light Work
4. Diggy
5. Letter Blue (feat. Joy Anonymous & Wet)
6. La Belle (feat. Hans Glader)
7. Rising Raider
8. Ode to Todd

Apple Music: Open Late

Three ADE stops this weekend

The timing fits the theme. DJ Mag reports Virji is pausing his North American tour to fly back to Europe for Amsterdam Dance Event, where he has three appearances lined up (all times Amsterdam time):

• Friday, Oct. 23: Sammy Virji b2b Mochakk at The Loft, the penthouse on the 16th floor of A'DAM Tower, from 13:30 to 20:30. A daytime back-to-back with the Brazilian house star.
• Friday, Oct. 23: a Track Breakdown with DJ Mag tech editor Mick Wilson in The Boombox at WestWeelde's Lab Village.
• Saturday, Oct. 24: Sammy Virji Curates at Gashouder, 23:00 to 06:00. He picked the whole lineup: Riria, Rossi., SAIDAH and Sam Alfred, with Sam Alfred b2b SAIDAH closing the night. Bonus: Dutch clocks go back an hour at 03:00, right as Virji's set starts, so ADE says the night runs an extra hour.

The SoCal connection

San Diego had him on the calendar just last weekend. LED Presents booked Virji to headline Gallagher Square at Petco Park in San Diego last Saturday, Oct. 17 (18+), with Joy (Anonymous), Baby J, Sweet Like Chocolate and Jana Tokunaga also on the bill. Joy Anonymous turns up on the new album too, on Letter Blue.

After ADE, DJ Mag says he heads back to Vancouver to pick up the tour. The West Coast dates on the books:

• Friday, Nov. 6: PNE Forum, Vancouver (with special guests Effy and Twofaced, per PNE's event page)
• Saturday, Nov. 7: WaMu Theater, Seattle
• Friday, Nov. 13: Cow Palace, San Francisco area

Catch up in the library

Before you press play on Open Late, these Sammy Virji tracks are already in ID Library, ready to play right here:

• Sammy Virji & Flowdan – Shella Verse. ADE's event page credits this single, along with a viral DJ Mag stream, with taking him far beyond his existing fanbase.
• Sammy Virji, Chris Lake & RoRo – 925
• Sammy Virji & Skepta – Cops & Robbers
• Fred again.., Sammy Virji & Winny – Winny

Why it matters to fans

An album about the club, released the same week he plays a b2b with Mochakk and a Gashouder night he curated himself. If you hear an unfamiliar Virji tune in a set this weekend or on the West Coast next month, check it against the Open Late tracklist first.

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