ONE FLOOR, BANGALORE.
The venue address arrives a week before the night, along with the nearest place to park.
PHOTOGRAPHS FROM BANGALORE
Photographs from the Bangalore night go up after 9 December, and only with the consent of everyone in them. Until then, what you see here is the room we are building, not a stock photo of somebody else’s party.
MATCH & MATCHES
TOKYO AFTER DARK
Small plates arriving one at a time, a counter you sit at rather than queue for, and portions designed to keep you there a while.
Vegetarian options run at every counter all night. Tell us about any allergy when you book, and the kitchens will have it before the doors open.
THE WHOLE CHAPTERONE ROOM. FIVE DIFFERENT NIGHTS.
DOORS
Early people get the good spots and a host with nothing else to do yet.
THE ROOM FILLS
Nobody is introducing themselves any more. The volume goes up on its own.
THE FLOOR OPENS
The DJ takes it. Half the room dances, half keeps talking through it. Both correct.
NOBODY IS CHECKING
The hour when conversations stop being small talk. This is the good part.
LIGHTS
Somebody suggests breakfast. Somebody always does.
Somewhere in the middle of that, a live set by a name nobody announced.
THE PRACTICAL BIT.
DOORS AT 7:00 PM
Doors at seven. Bangalore gets cold by ten, in a way nobody from Bangalore will ever admit.
NO DRESS CODE, ONE SUGGESTION
Smart, quiet, no logos. Bring the jacket you will spend an hour pretending you do not need.
GET HOME SAFELY
Traffic in, cab out. Leave earlier than feels reasonable for a seven o’clock door, then stay as late as you like. If you like, a host will walk you out and note your cab’s number plate.
18+, CHECKED EVERY TIME
Photo ID next to your pass, name checked against the list, licensed security outside and inside all night. No plus-ones.
BOOK IN BANGALORE
PER PERSONSTAG
MALE STAG
One pass, one name on the door, the whole night.
₹4,500
+ PROFILING — ₹500 · ₹5,000 TOTAL
STAG
FEMALE STAG
One pass, one name on the door, the whole night.
₹2,500
+ PROFILING — ₹500 · ₹3,000 TOTAL
VIP STAG
VIP STAG — MALE
The same night, from the VIP side of the room.
₹11,000
+ PROFILING — ₹500 · ₹11,500 TOTAL
VIP STAG
VIP STAG — FEMALE
The same night, from the VIP side of the room.
₹5,500
+ PROFILING — ₹500 · ₹6,000 TOTAL
VIP includes: couch, IMFL on the house, private butler, live counter, extra security and access to the VIP lounge.
Every total above is the full price, inclusive of all taxes: pass price plus the ₹500 profiling fee per person. At checkout you pay only the ₹500 profiling fee; the remaining event/pass payment will be collected later.
Full refund up to 72 hours before doors. After that, one free transfer to any future night.
MATCH & MATCHES
SMALL PLATES, SHARP CHEMISTRY
Clean lines, small plates and a quieter room where one good conversation can become the whole night.
Each city night runs one chapter. If Match & Matches is not your kitchen, another city’s might be.