ANOTR, Jamie Jones and Mahmut Orhan in Baku during the F1 weekend at APEX AFTER DARK OPEN AIR

FOMO Baku, Baku City Circuit and iTicket join forces to offer three official nights of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix in a spectacular outdoor space.

FOMO Baku will take its Formula 1 weekend celebrations outdoors for the first time this September, with ANOTR, Jamie Jones and Mahmut Orhan headlining three major outdoor events taking place from September 24 to 26, coinciding with the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.

A unique stage facing the Caspian Sea: APEX AFTER DARK

For this very special Grand Prix weekend, an outdoor space with a capacity for 2,500 people has been confirmed, located directly on Baku Boulevard and facing the Caspian Sea, which will host APEX AFTER DARK OPEN AIR. Its location by the water will offer a spectacular setting for three nights of electronic music in the heart of Baku.

This space, created specifically for the occasion, will combine FOMO's powerful production with stunning open views of the Caspian Sea, bringing a new dimension to the concept during one of the most important weekends on the city's calendar.

Coinciding with the practice, qualifying and race days, APEX will bring three big names in electronic music to the city over three very different nights, creating a new destination for the thousands of international visitors who will arrive in Baku for the Formula 1 weekend.

Three nights with ANOTR, Jamie Jones and Mahmut Orhan

On Thursday, September 24, ANOTR will be in charge of opening the series with a sunset session by the sea, showcasing the full spectrum of their sound. The Amsterdam duo will move naturally between house, disco, funk, soul and deeper nocturnal sounds as the daylight fades over the Caspian.

Friday, September 25 will be the turn of Jamie Jones, just before race day. Founder of Hot Creations, member of Hot Natured and a DJ who has been instrumental in defining the identity of Circoloco at DC-10 over the last two decades, Jones will arrive in Baku in the middle of the season from Ibiza. The Briton will bring the unmistakable energy of his Paradise parties to FOMO's outdoor space. With thousands of people gathered on Baku Boulevard and anticipation building across the city, expect immersive grooves, deep house and big, high-intensity tracks designed for a packed outdoor dance floor.

The weekend will reach its grand finale on Saturday, September 26, race day, with Mahmut Orhan, who will close this series of events just a few hours after the checkered flag. Having headlined the final night of FOMO's Grand Prix weekend in 2025, Orhan returns to Baku to deliver an even bigger outdoor show, bringing his signature fusion of electronic music, melodic house and globally-inspired sounds.

We didn't just want to host a party during the Grand Prix weekend, we wanted to offer Baku something it had never seen before. APEX AFTER DARK takes everything FOMO has built inside the club and moves it to Baku Boulevard, right at the water's edge, with ANOTR, Jamie Jones and Mahmut Orhan as the protagonists of three nights that will define the weekend. This is the moment Baku puts itself on the map.

— Anastasia Hajiyeva, co-founder of FOMO Baku

APEX represents the next step for FOMO, taking the experience beyond the club walls for the first time and placing it in front of the spectacular backdrop of Baku Boulevard, with three nights built around the energy and spectacle of the Formula 1 weekend.

Tickets are available through iTicket. The events are for ages 18 and over and will be held regardless of weather conditions.

Schedule and Dates

• Thursday, September 24: ANOTR
• Friday, September 25: Jamie Jones
• Saturday, September 26: Mahmut Orhan

About FOMO Baku and its impact on the scene

Since its opening in late 2023, FOMO has quickly established itself as one of the region's premier electronic music destinations. From Adriatique, CamelPhat and Dixon to Âme, Pete Tong, Dubfire, Joseph Capriati, Gerd Janson and Adana Twins, the club has progressively joined the international routes of some of the world's most respected electronic artists.

In a short time, FOMO has gone from being an ambitious new club located in the heart of Baku to becoming a space with genuine international relevance, appearing with increasing frequency on major electronic music channels, artist tour calendars and clubber conversations far beyond the borders of Azerbaijan.

But FOMO is much more than the names behind the booth. The space itself is a fundamental part of its identity, combining a d&b audiotechnik sound system and large-format LED production with a striking interior and one of the most distinctive installations of any club in the region. A space designed to be as visually ambitious as it is musically.

This growth is even more significant considering that Azerbaijan does not yet have an electronic music culture as established as many of the traditional European clubbing capitals. FOMO is helping to build that culture from the ground up, bringing international artists and top-tier club experiences to an ever-growing local audience, while offering artists and industry professionals from around the world a new reason to set their sights on Baku.