This is not the first time the show has announced a closing date. It was scheduled to close on May 4, 2003, but due to a surge in ticket sales, it continued to run.
The show celebrates its final summer with a bevy of special events, most notably its DJ Connection every Saturday at 10pm, beginning July 10 and DJ Connection Special Edition: Boys' Night events the next one is on July 8 at 8pm. De La Guarda's DJ Connection summer event debuted in 2002 and has featured DJs such as Manny Lehman, Derrick May, Tony Moran, Dave Ralph, Peter Rauhofer, Junior Sanchez, The Scumfrog, John Selway, Larry Tee, Tiga, Satoshi Tomiie and Josh Wink.