Inspired by the rich and fertile creative terrain where food, music and experience overlap, {PAIRED} is a one-of-a-kind collaboration between Carousel & AVA.
At its heart, the idea is simple: bring together talented people from complementary disciplines and watch as the magic unfolds.
The night begins with a multi-course set menu prepared by our chef, accompanied by unique DJ selections. Weaving together shared influences, the moment is unique to that time and place and the audience who’s there to experience it.
Next up – New Year’s Eve 2026 with John Talabot x Kut Gómez.
{PAIRED} returns to Carousel this New Year’s Eve with another game-changing Chef x DJ collaboration.
We're closing out the year with Barcelona's genre-defining DJ, producer, electronic musician and record label founder, John Talabot (fresh from his first solo release in over a decade), and trailblazing Mexican chef, DJ and culinary storyteller, Ernesto ‘Kut’ Gómez, who joins us all the way from Baja California.
The night begins with a multi-sensory experience as John and Kut take us on an immersive journey through the sounds and flavours of the Balearics, inspired by iconic 80s New York hotspot, El Internacional. A favourite of artists like Jean-Michel Basquiat and Julian Schnabel, the post-modern Tribeca restaurant brought together the worlds of food, art and house music, inspiring a generation of creatives and lighting the touchpaper for a cross-disciplinary movement that {PAIRED} continues today.
As dinner gives way to dancing, John Talabot will take turn things up a notch with a heady mix of Balearic curveballs and an intimate, candle-lit, late-night affair for just 200 lucky souls.
One last dance for the year. And trust us, we're going out with a bang.
In partnership with Monkey Shoulder & Estrella Damm.
Emme Prieto x Yung Singh & Pablo Díaz x Call Super [Carousel, NYE ’22]
Youra Kim x DJ Tennis & Yuji Tani x Elkka [Carousel, April ‘23]
Sam Buckley x Mr Scruff [Carousel, NYE ‘23]
Yoji Tokuyoshi x Gilles Peterson [Tate Modern, Sept. ‘24]
Bar Brutal x Midland [Tate Modern, Oct. ‘24]
Nudo x Yu Su [Carousel, NYE ‘24]
Ollie Templeton x Hot Chip [Tate Modern, July ‘25]
Alexis Bijaoui x Laurent Garnier [Tate Modern, Aug. ‘25]
SEM x Dan Shake [Carousel, NYE ‘25]
Leo Carreira x Richie Hawtin [Serpentine Magazine, July 26]
Joe Otway x Hunee [Serpentine Magazine, Aug 26]
Ellen Parr x HAAi [Serpentine Magazine, Aug 26]