Hella Gay - A monthly queer dance party featuring rotating resident DJs. Doors 9pm. Always free until 9:30pm. $10 at the door after 9:30pm. $7 advance tickets online.
Art reception for legendary skater photographer Morizen Fouche, aka MoFo, a Skateboard Hall of Fame inductee who became the second official employee of Thrasher Magazine in 1981.
Piedmont's annual "Parents Night Out" school fundraiser. All proceeds benefit Beach Elementary School. This year's line up features Tammy's Camaro, The Wild Woodsmen, Puckett Family Project, plus special guest Carlos Caminos. Click photo icon for advance ticket information.
The Jimmy Lee Tour After Party with music by DJ Daisy Dukes & DJ SlowPoke. $20 advance, $25 at the door, $15 with this night's Fox ticket stub.
A Latin dance party benefit to help support women with cancer. Proceeds going to Dancing Saved My Life Organization. Click photo icon for more information.
EVENT CANCELED. All your favorite Robyn hits, b-sides, deep cuts, remixes and some rarities and exclusives, and also pepper in pop classics and dancefloor fillers by faves like Carly Rae Jepsen, Madonna, Lizzo and more.
EVENT POSTPONED A live musical showcase by Lucky Devils Band, winner of The Knot Magazine's "Best of Weddings 2018"
EVENT CANCELED. Hella Emo San Francisco crosses the bridge for a bigger dance floor at The Uptown for its one-year anniversary celebration. Iron out your bangs and come dance to all the best emo and pop-punk anthems by My Chemical Romance, Taking Back Sunday, Panic! at the Disco, Fall Out Boy, Paramore, and more.
SHOW POSTPONED to 8/15 — Punk Black is a monthly independent rock event/organization in Atlanta, Georgia. It features People of Color in rock & art, including live bands, a DJ, and local art vendors. This will be the second time Punk Black visits Oakland. Their first Bay Area event was in The Uptown last year, too. Lineup includes The Tissues, Fatty Cakes and the Puff Pastries, Saliva Tribe, and more.
On March 15, California Governor Gavin Newsom requested all California bars, music venues, and nightclubs close immediately and indefinitely to help curb the rampant spread of COVID-19. California is taking these dramatic steps to slow the rate of infection and reduce the number of deaths by giving doctors and hospitals a chance to treat the most serious patients without becoming overwhelmed by a tsunami of patients at once. Like you, we are saddened by the events surrounding us at the moment, but this apparent setback will help benefit the safety and health of our community at large. Thank you for your continued patience and support. We look forward to reopening when the time is right. Until then please shelter at home, practice social distancing, and wash those hands! Please visit our GOFUNDME if you're able to help in any way.
SHOW POSTPONED Oakland new wave act Everyone Is Dirty, Oakland psych-surf band The Helltones, Chicago rock 'n' roll duo North By North, and indie synth rock outfit The Y Axes. $10 advance, $12 at the door.
EVENT POSTPONED Silver & Black is back to bring you more of the best vintage soul sounds. Resident DJs Rodrigo and Matt will be spinning Motown, Stax, Northern soul, Funk, R&B and Latin soul hits and rarities all night. Let's catch a groove! No cover.
EVENT POSTPONED Featuring Swarvy, Astu, Shungu, Lil Ze and Sounds of Paradise w/ special-surprise guest sets!
Be sure to also support pop-up's from Smart Bomb, Nosei & Friends, Cherri & Cutty Buddy. Click photo icon for ticket information.
EVENT POSTPONED Nerd Nite East Bay.
Geek out with us on the last Monday of each month.
EVENT POSTPONED First Saturday of each month, long running industrial goth club Death Guild keeps the night spooky. Two rooms of music, and upstairs Dark Market vendors. Advance tickets $6.66; Doors: $5 before 9:30PM, $10 after 9:30PM.
EVENT POSTPONED In lak'ech Dance Academy is a love-centered dance academy that highlights Queer and Trans dancers.
We will have a few performances by In lak'ech Dance Academy and more to be announced.
EVENT CANCELED Active Music Series is a monthly showcase of experimental avant garde and improvisational jazz. Second Tuesday of the month. $5-15 sliding scale.
EVENT POSTPONED Folk / Psych-Rock show with Oakland bands Tay and the JangLahDahs, Levi Thomas, Alternating Currents, and Sacramento band Boot Juice.
EVENT POSTPONED Bringing together thrift store “art” and some of the Bay’s funniest comedians to give you a firsthand perspective on secondhand treasures
EVENT POSTPONED DJ Renzay, alongside with special guest DJs, will be spinning afrobeats, reggae, soca, kwaito, soukous, highlife and more so bring your afrocentric vibes as we vibe out all night!
Karaoke sign-ups will be available at the door.
EVENT CANCELED Moonlight Comedy: Stand Up Under the Stars! (FIRST FRIDAY EDITION) is a live stand up comedy showcase located in the heart of downtown Oakland. Each month features some of the best local and traveling comedians as seen on Comedy Central, HBO, MTV & Viceland. Please arrive early as seating is not guranteed.
EVENT CANCELED Free First Fridays at The Uptown. TUFF brings you the East Bay Express voted "Best DJ Night" 2019, Suavecito Souldies, a night of Sweet Soul/Lowrider Oldies/Northern Soul.
EVENT CANCELED Live Stand-Up Comedy Showcase every Wednesday 7pm-9pm. FREE event!
EVENT CANCELED Karaoke Night at The Uptown! Every Wednesday at 9PM, right after Moonlight Comedy. No cover.
EVENT CANCELED Live Stand-Up Comedy Showcase every Wednesday 7pm-9pm. FREE event!
EVENT CANCELED Karaoke Night at The Uptown! Every Wednesday at 9PM, right after Moonlight Comedy. No Cover.
EVENT CANCELED Ian Curtis Memorial Show, honoring his life 40 years after his death. Dead Souls - A tribute to Joy Division, Voodoo Dolly, and
Death Valley High.
EVENT CANCELED Live Stand-Up Comedy Showcase every Wednesday 7pm-9pm. FREE event!
EVENT CANCELED Karaoke Night at The Uptown! Every Wednesday at 9PM, right after Moonlight Comedy. No cover.
SHOW CANCELED - Bay Area noisepop veterans Lunchbox, SF jangle pop band The Umbrellas, Seaside fuzzpop trio Artsick, and Portland indiepop band A Certain Smile, plus Mike Schulman of Slumberland Records spinning sweet jamz between sets.
SHOW POSTPONED - FEELS is a Los Angeles based post-punk / glam-grunge / krautpop indie band fronted by Laena Geronimo of The Like. They combine punk rock intensity with lush layers of dreampop. They are joined by SF melodic dream-gaze popsters Seablite and diy jangle-punk band Galore! + DJ Fernando (KALX) between sets.
The expenses of operating a nightclub don't go away when doors close. As a small independent business, we have nowhere to turn for financial assistance. Please visit our GOFUNDME if you're able to help in any way.
Dear Uptown Community,
It is with deep sadness that we announce that The Uptown Nightclub will not be reopening. With no date in sight when live entertainment will be safe, we just cannot afford to continue to pay our rent and other expenses with no income in the foreseeable future. This was a heartbreaking decision and one we put off as long as we possibly could.
The Uptown was never a financial investment for us - it was always a labor of love and the dividends it paid are measured in the wonderful friendships that sprung from the shared love of music. Knowing that these friendships will endure despite the closure of our beloved space offers some consolation in these dark days. In the six months that our doors have been closed due to the pandemic, we have missed you all so much!
We miss the faces we saw nearly everyday and those we saw weekly or monthly when it was the night for 'their' event - be it Active Music Series, The Lucky Devils Band or Two Piece Tuesdays, Moonlight Comedy or Uptown Karaoke, Suavecito Souldies or Fleetwood Macrame, Hanging Garden or Death Guild, 1UPtown with The M.A.D.E. or Hella Gay Dance Party, Hubba Hubba or Risque Riot, Smart Bomb or DAMgrown, Hiero Nights or Nerd Nite, 8x8x8 or I Love You For All Seasons, Punk Black or Dark Sparkle; be it a local band playing their first show, a touring band about to make it big, or a lifelong music legend. So many talented people have played our stage and so many amazing patrons have been there to enjoy them. It was an honor to make these connections possible. We strived to represent and welcome the diversity of the Bay Area. In that we succeeded and we will be forever proud of this accomplishment.
Thank you all for being part of our lives.
And a very special thanks to our fantastic staff who made every event, and our lives, that much better! Thank you Julio, Chloe, Victoria, Fernando, Timothy, Randy, Sam, Sami, Johnny, Casy, Aja, Patricia, Dave, Danny, Brandon, Christina, Zundra, Zola, Ella, Sierra, Eric, Steve, and Zoe -- we love you!
With all our hearts,
Robbin Green-Yeh & Ray Yeh
