The world-famous Hubba Hubba Revue welcomes The Sizzling Sirens Burlesque Experience, Fishnet Follies Classic Burlesque Revue & special guest, Auralie Wilde (New York, NY) for a night of sultry solos & titillating, tantalizing troupe-tease! -- Get your tickets online now, and join us for a stroll on the WILD side of SWANK!
Comedy Night at The Uptown is a live stand up comedy showcase located in the heart of downtown Oakland. Each week features some of the best local and traveling comedians as seen on Comedy Central, HBO, Seeso & Viceland. Every show is hosted by local favorites Adam Pearlstein, Adrian McNair & Josef Anolin.
First Fridays are Free! Showcasing Local Indie bands from the greater Bay Area. Happy Hour from 5-7pm! Music starts at 9pm!
The Uptown is excited to host the Official After Party of Oakland's very own BEATS ANTIQUE. Our doors will open at 7pm so feel free to join us for a drink before the FOX show, then 11pm for the After-Party. Free with Fox ticket, $5 without!
Creator and Pioneer of Surf/Rock music, Dick Dale started his Legendary style in 1955. 60+ years later and Dick is still killin' it! Oakland's own Grit & Gold will be opening the show.
The Active Music Series is focused on presenting new creative jazz and improvised music across the Bay Area. It is dedicated to highlighting the work of artists that embrace experimentalism, are informed by traditions, and demonstrate the confidence to combine complex concepts into unified works.
Live Stand-Up Comedy Showcase every Wednesday 7pm-9pm. Hosted by Adam Pearlstein, Adrian McNair & Josef Anolin. FREE event!
It's a big, queer Hanukkah party with live music, Jewish drag queens, comedians, and more. As we grapple with the tragedy of the Ghost Ship fire, we hope this joyful gathering can be a source of light in a dark time. We will be taking donations at the door to benefit the Trans Assistance Project fund for Oakland Ghost Ship Fire.
Andre Nickatina brings his brand new show to the Uptown! In solidarity with the Oakland community, 50% of the proceeds for this event will be donated to families and friends of the Ghost Ship fire.
Come GET FREE as we celebrate movement rooted in American Club Dance Culture; from the ritual to the free form, from the synchronized to the rhapsodical, we'll bring the fullness of who we are and dance for life, as we have for centuries.
Live Stand-Up Comedy Showcase every Wednesday 7pm-9pm. Hosted by Adam Pearlstein, Adrian McNair & Josef Anolin. FREE event!
Local DJs Adrian Younge, Shortkut & Platurn invite you to "SOUL POWER" | 10 Year Anniversary James Brown Tribute!
Join the TOPS IN TEASE as the Bay Area's world-famous Hubba Hubba Revue kicks 2016 right out the door, and rings in the New Year with the best in BURLESQUE, and those madcap kings of sinister swing, Lee Presson and the Nails!
First Fridays are FREE at the Uptown! On Jan 6th, we'll be collecting donations at the door to benefit Oakland's Ghost Ship Fire relief funds. Featuring Curse The Cannons (all current members of Screw 32), Between Your Teeth, Burnt Palms, False Positives.
Don't miss the THREE year anniversary of the biggest alternative music dance party in the East Bay! Featuring DJs Davey Bones, Owen, Dollhead and DJ Sage - spinning classic goth, new wave, synthpop & electro. Plus tons of Bowie to celebrate his birthday and life!
Two Piece Tuesdays welcomes you to indulge in wild and wonderful film and live expression. Free. Followed by the Active Music Series. This month we are featuring Street of Crocodiles by the Brothers Quay.
The Uptown is thrilled to present Janis Joplin's original band BIG BROTHER AND THE HOLDING COMPANY on Jan 13th! Get advance tix now!
Join us for a winter celebration - '80s style!! Live '80s music by Flock of Seagirls and Max Headroom '80s Band, plus costume contest for best '80s outfit, radical prizes, photo booth, and more!
Support Oakland artists and musicians and indie music and help celebrate Hilary Reed's bday with this very special live music night with some gut kicking heart punching soul rocking queer as folk tunes!
Van Goat (formerly Bear Lincoln) takes the stage on Jan 20th! Blending an upbeat, don't-take-yourself-too-seriously vibe, with clarinet- and bass- driven music that makes Klezmer music seem tame, this band is a surefire party starter that's on its way to bigger things.
New Year New Queer! Let's ease in to 2017 together with an extra greazy night of dance floor shenanigans!
Don't miss this epic pop show in Oakland with American Culture (from Denver), Kids On A Crime Spree (Slumberland Records) and Circuits - plus DJ Kid Frostbrite and DJ MT (from LA). Co-presented by Oakland Popfest and KALX Radio.
Active Music Series presents a special tribute to Pauline Oliveros performed by sfSound and ROVA Saxophone Quartet.
BURLESQUE in Oakland! -- Take a walk on the wild side of SWANK, as the world-famous Hubba Hubba Revue returns to the beautiful Uptown Nightclub with a toasty Winter showcase of cocktails, showgirls and Las Vegas grind!
Join us for a special edition of Two Piece Tuesdays. Peaches for Freedom will be hosting a coming together of any and all for the discussion of how we can resist this current situation. We also have the extraordinary delight of of featuring music artist Alicia B.T.
Every First Friday the Uptown presents a local showcase of the best new local bands in the Bay - and it's FREE! Don't miss Feb 3rd featuring four female-fronted artists making waves in the scene: Cave Clove, Daikon, Annie Bacon + All My Pretty Ones.
Don't miss the first Annual OAKLAND VOODOO FEST and SAMEDI-CON! 2 stages & 10 bands featuring El Radio Fantastique, Suicide Queen, Screaming Bloody Marys and more! Plus, wear your best Baron Samedi for discounted tickets in costume.
We love our monthly Queer Sessions; a night of singer/songwriters, wordsmiths and performers. Much wonder, much pride. Enjoy a cool drink and wild expressions. No Cover. Performances between 8 and 10pm.
A Hella Inclusive Monthly Dance Party at the Uptown! 2nd Fridays!!! A Diverse, Rotating Squad of DJ's, Muscisians, Dancers and Vendors from aroud the Yay Area coming together each month to Function!!
Due to overwhelming demand and limited capacity of our event in SF Friday, a second night has been added to our Bay Area Selena party. This Saturday we are back in Oakland, taking over the historic Uptown Nightclub!
For all those who do not enjoy Valentines Day and want to find yourself far far away from any of the VD stuff. This night is for you. Watch an old cult film and enjoy some old soul tunes. There will be no roses but much whiskey.
Platurn Productions & DJ Franchise presents DRE DAY 2017 'OAKLAND' featuring OG Arabian Prince (NWA | Stones Throw) and DJ Apollo (Triple Threat DJs) + resident DJs. Merch, giveaways, and more! Full info coming soon...
Can we all take a minute to love ourselves and each other? Let's do it together on the dance floor this time.
Berkeley Indoor Garden & Inner Standing Sound with DUB CLUB Oakland presents: International Dub Gathering 2017 - USA Launch Party (internationaldubgathering.com) at The Uptown Nightclub in historic downtown Oakland, California.
Laissez bon temps rouler, y'all! --and take a walk on the wild side of swank! Join the Bay Area's world-famous BURLESQUE revue at Oakland's beautiful Uptown Nightclub, for a night of sassy brass and Mardi Gras tease guaranteed to flip your fleur-de-lys!
Join us, all lovers of Moonshine and fine and wild tunes. We are very excited to have Moonshine Jelly back to play. This Americana-Celtic-Gypsy-Swing folk band adds contemporary context to ancient folk songs of Eastern Europe, the British Isles, and the Americas.
First Fridays are Free at the Uptown!! See the best local Bay Area musicians for FREE on the big stage! March 3rd, check out some of Oakland's favorite punk bands: Civil War Rust, Great Apes, Daydream & Reunions.
Dance to the beat of the living dead as The Hanging Garden welcomes Batcave SF to Oakland...featuring DJ Decoffinated, DJ Necromos, DJ Chat Noir and Davey Bones!
Join Queer As Fuck hosted by Bay Area Queer Anti-Fascist Network for an art & performance party! Featuring a photo/art exhibit, poems, rants, songs, including original pieces, and other creative responses to this moment of the Trumpocalypse. AND DANCING! #ResistTrumpTuesdays
Get your funk on with 3 of the Bay Area's hottest acts: Marshall House Project (Santa Rosa), Major Powers & The Lo-Fi Symphony (Richmond) and Ultra Cinco from San Francisco!
