It is not a traditional live-music showcase. This is where sensuality meets expression.
About this Event
Spoken Word. Soul. Sensuality. After Dark.
Sapio Social joins forces with Lady Velvet for a special October edition of Rooftop Sessions.
Drawing on the intimate energy of Velvet After Dark™, this collaboration brings together spoken word, live vocals, soulful music and conversation for an evening exploring attraction, relationships, intimacy, expression and connection.
Set above the city at 45th & 7th, After Dark is designed to feel atmospheric, sophisticated and adult — a rooftop social that gradually moves from drinks and conversation into poetry, live performance and late-evening music.
The Experience
Come early, order food, have a drink and settle into the rooftop before the live programme begins.
Throughout the evening, expect:
- Spoken word curated with Lady Velvet
- Neo-soul and alternative R&B vocalists
- Intimate live performances
- Soulful and late-night DJ selections
- Food and drinks available throughout
- Rooftop views over Shoreditch
- A social atmosphere built around conversation and connection
Dress Direction: After Dark.
Black. Burgundy. Red. Plum. Velvet.
Elegant, expressive and sensual.
Come as yourself — just after dark.
Sound
Alternative R&B • Neo-Soul • Slow Jams • Spoken Word • Soul • Late-Night R&B
Rooftop Sessions x Velvet After Dark™
This October edition brings together two established creative spaces.
Rooftop Sessions creates intimate environments for live music, poetry and connection.
Velvet After Dark™ brings spoken word into a more intimate, provocative and expressive space.
Together, the night explores what happens when music, poetry, attraction and conversation meet above the city.
For The Observant
After sunset, the room changes.
Familiar words can mean something different at night.
There is always more beneath the surface.
Everybody hears the poem.
Rarely does everybody hear the same thing.
Details matter.
Ask yourself what you missed.
Read between the lines.
Keep the answer to yourself.
If you know, you know.
Agenda
🕑: 06:00 PM - 08:00 PM
After Dark Social
Info: The DJ sets the atmosphere while guests arrive, eat, drink and connect.
Expect neo-soul, R&B, slow jams and warm late-evening selections.
🕑: 08:00 PM - 08:10 PM
Welcome To The Dark
Info: Saxon x Lady Velvet introduces the live programme.
🕑: 08:10 PM - 08:25 PM
First Poet
Info: Spoken-word section exploring intimacy, relationships, attraction and human connection.
🕑: 08:25 PM - 08:40 PM
First Artist
Info: A stripped-back live set featuring original material and a carefully selected cover.
🕑: 08:40 PM - 08:50 PM
DJ Interlude
Info: A short break for drinks, conversation and reset.
🕑: 08:50 PM - 09:25 PM
FINAL ACT x Group Activity
Info: Second spoken-word section exploring intimacy, relationships, attraction and human connection
🕑: 09:25 PM - 10:30 PM
After Dark Social
Info: Expect alternative R&B, neo-soul, slow jams, soul and late-night selections as the rooftop returns to a social atmosphere.
Event venue & nearby stays
45th & 7th, 45 Curtain Road, London, United Kingdom
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