Nicole Moudaber revives IN THE MOOD: RAW for a 2027 North American club tour, from Chicago to Denver
Nicole Moudaber is reviving IN THE MOOD: RAW, her stripped back warehouse format with extended sets, for its first North American tour since 2018. The first phase runs from 15 January 2027 at Cermak Hall in Chicago to 27 February in Denver, with stops including Brooklyn, Miami's Club Space, Los Angeles, Mexico City and Montreal. More dates and guests are still to come.
Nicole Moudaber is bringing back IN THE MOOD: RAW, the pared back version of her IN THE MOOD brand, for a North American run in early 2027. EDMTunes and Housem reported the tour on 12 November, describing it as the format's first North American tour since 2018.
RAW strips the party down to the essentials: warehouse style rooms, minimal production and long sets that give Moudaber space to build the night. It is a contrast with the bigger festival stages where IN THE MOOD has also appeared, and a reminder that a lot of techno's energy still lives in clubs and warehouses rather than on main stages.
The first phase listed by Housem and Housenest opens on 15 January at Cermak Hall in Chicago, then moves to Pacha in Brooklyn on 16 January, Céline in Orlando on 22 January and Club Space in Miami on 23 January, billed as a birthday show. It continues with WORK x 6AM in Los Angeles on 29 January, Genova 59 in Mexico City on 30 January, Night We Met in Nashville on 6 February, Stereo in Montreal on 13 February, It'll Do in Dallas on 19 February, The Concourse Project in Austin on 26 February and Warehouse in Denver on 27 February. Resident Advisor lists the Los Angeles venue as still to be confirmed, and guest artists have not been named.
For artists and managers, the format is the story. A tour built on extended sets in mid size clubs is one of the clearest signs of a wider move away from the short festival slot. It also opens support slots for local selectors in each city, which is where emerging techno DJs tend to get noticed by a touring headliner's team.
If you are a North American based act hoping for a warm up slot, the time to reach the local promoters is now, while support lineups are still open. For European acts, the run is a useful guide to the clubs that book long format techno nights in the region. Watch how the clubs on this list sell long format nights, too: the promotion, set times and support structure are a useful template for anyone planning their own extended set concept.