A Labubu Rave is Coming to Miami. What is it?

Cosplay, Labubu, vendors, and Miami's local techno DJs come together at Chemical X’s Labubu Rave on August 29.

August 19, 2025

Image: Illustration of a labubu at a rave.

The first Miami "Labubu Rave" will happen on August 29. Background by Jason Gamalo, Labubu illustration by @ludmylalys via Canva.

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If you’ve been on social media at all, you’ve probably seen some kind of Labubu fever spreading. Particularly in Miami, the dolls designed by Hong Kong artist Kasing Lung have been getting special treatment — people are pimping them out with tattoos, piercings, and even tooth gems.

Naturally, that kind of ludic energy has set the stage for a Labubu Rave in the 305. "Wait, what?" That's what we thought when we drove by a banner advertising the event on NW Seventh Ave. If you’re reading the New Times music section, you already know Miami has had every kind of rave under the sun since the beginning of time (or at least since Ultra), but a Labubu rave? That’s a new one. So we called Sagiv Israel, co-founder of organizers Chemical X and Domicile, to find out what exactly this event is about.

The Labubu Rave is happening next Friday, August 29. "People are encouraged to bring their Labubus. We’ll have vendors selling all kinds of Labubu merch, and yes, there’s even a special guest Labubu making an appearance in human size, ” Israel tells New Times.

To add another incentive to participate and have fun while at it, there will be a cosplay contest with a $100 prize, and a raffle where someone will win an actual Labubu.

Musically, it’s a full-on rave, hard techno, speed house, happycore, DnB, trance, with a lineup featuring all local talent. Lopi, Technofa1ry, Mania, Pastel Beach, Rhemma, Trixxx, Violeta, are listed in the bill. “No international headliners,” Israel says. “We’ve got enough amazing artists here who aren’t getting the attention they deserve.” This premise is more or less the motto behind Chemical X, the event production arm of local former venue turned community Domicile.

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Chemical X has a track record of playful, character-themed raves — think Hello Kitty or Sailor Moon — so this isn’t their first rodeo. But it is their first Labubu rave, and it sounds like it will be as fun, colorful, wild, and maybe a bit scary as the toys that inspired it.

Domicile as a venue has experienced many changes with their previous location closing last year, but Israel mentions that there will be exciting news coming soon for Miami techno lovers.

Labubu Rave. 10 p.m. Friday, August 29th, at 702 Northwest Fifth Avenue, Miami; instagram.com/domicile.miami; Tickets cost $17.20 via dice.com.

Florencia Franceschetti, professionally known as Flor Frances, is the Music Editor at Miami New Times. An award-winning journalist and radio host with over 15 years of experience, she has contributed to outlets such as Bandcamp Daily, the Miami Herald, and Artburst. She is also the founder and former editor of the local publication Too Much Love. Her work focuses on documenting and amplifying cultural and artistic expressions within the music and art communities.

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