Fifteen years is a long time in electronic music. Especially in Johannesburg.
There are parties you remember because of the music, and there are parties you remember because of where you were, who you were with and what was happening around you.
For us at Think In Electronic, one of those memories was seeing Tale Of Us at a TOYTOY event at And Club for the first time.
That’s part of what makes TOYTOY’s 15th anniversary interesting to us. We’ve watched the scene change, watched new names come through and seen some parties become part of the fabric of Johannesburg’s nightlife. TOYTOY is one of them.
This Friday, 28 August, the crew celebrates 15 years at And Club in Newtown, with Berlin-based DJ, producer and Weeeirdos founder Lolsnake heading up the anniversary lineup.
She’ll be joined by a strong selection of local talent, including Ray Bennett (Cape Town), Rhys Mømsen, Blaque Mystery, Mr Fagwinter, Hotboi, Scars, Orwell and Abby Nurock, alongside TOYTOY residents Avi Subban, Illing, Dogstarr, Bongani Zulu, Fabio, GForce and Terry Aronis.
Lolsnake has spent the last decade building a name for herself within Berlin’s underground. Her sound moves between raw techno, stripped-back club music and more euphoric, emotional moments, making her sets difficult to pin down to one particular genre.
She’s also a regular at Berghain, and has played internationally at places including Bassiani in Tbilisi, Basement in New York and WHOLE Festival.
But there’s more to Lolsnake than what happens behind the decks.
In 2017, she founded Weeeirdos, a queer platform built around community, self-expression and what the project describes as subversive joy. It has since grown from a hybrid event into a residency at Säule at Berghain, as well as international events and Boiler Room curations.
That combination of music and community feels particularly fitting for a TOYTOY anniversary.
“We wanted to bring someone who embodies the spirit of TOYTOY’s 15-year journey: fearless, community-focused, and musically uncompromising,” says a TOYTOY representative.
The anniversary takes place across two dancefloors at And Club, with the venue’s Void sound system and no-phone policy keeping the focus firmly on the dancefloor.
Fifteen years later, TOYTOY is still here. And in a city where the electronic music landscape is constantly shifting, that’s something worth celebrating.
EVENT: TOYTOY 15th Birthday
DATE: Friday, 28 August 2026
VENUE: AND Club, 39 Gwigwi Mrwebi St, Newtown, Johannesburg
TIME: 19:00 – Late