Bassiani ( ka, ბასიანი) is a

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, the capital of

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. Founded in 2014, it is located in the building of the city's largest sports venue, the

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, and utilizes a disused swimming pool as the main dancefloor. It is the largest

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club in Georgia and can accommodate around 1,200 people. The club features both local and international performers and has attracted international media attention as one of Tbilisi's modern attractions.

History

On 12 May 2018 the club was raided by police and the two owners were arrested, which caused

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. Bassiani is an internationally known techno club that attracts visitors from all over the world to Tbilisi.

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is banned inside the club and face control is strict. Besides the main stage, Bassiani has another smaller room called "Horoom", which hosts a series of LGBTQ parties called "Horoom Nights".

Name

The literal meaning of the word Bassiani (ბასს-იანი, ''Bass-iani'') in Georgian is "one with

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." The club is named after the 13th century

battle of Basian The Battle of Basiani was fought, in the 13th century, between the armies of the Kingdom of Georgia and the Seljuqid Sultanate of Rum in the Basiani valley, 60 km northeast of the city of Erzurum in what is now northeast Republic of Turkey. ...

, between the

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and the Sultanate of Rum.

Resident artists

As of 2017, the club has 8 resident artists -

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, Hamatsuki, HVL, Kancheli, Kvanchi, NDRX, Zitto, and ZESKNEL.

References

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