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TONIGHT!
Mates of State
with special guest
Töth
7pm doors- All Ages
Tickets at doors and theottobar.com now!
A handful of tickets have been released! Not many though, so head to theottobar.com for a shot at one NOW!
SATURDAY SEPT 13 Late Night!
What the Dance & Girls Rule! present
CLUB XCX: SWEAT SEASON 🔥
CALLING ALL BALTIMORE ANGELS FOR A BRATTY POP NIGHT! 💚
EXPERIENCE A PARTY, GIRL:
🍏 Ottobar
🏍️ Saturday, September 13
💅 10pm
💃 21+
VROOM VROOM B*TCH / TIX @ WHATTHEDANCE.COM 🎟
Blasting the best of Charli xcx, Billie Eilish, Slayyyter, Troye Sivan, Kim Petras, Chappell Roan, Shygirl, Addison Rae, The Dare, Lady Gaga, Kesha, Lorde, Tinashe, Ariana Grande, and more! 💿
DJ set by @amyreid_music 🎧
Follow us for more @thedanceparties 🥳
Early-Bird tickets onsale NOW at theottobar.com!
Thursday July 24th!
Boston’s Actor Observer returns!
special guests, the hometown talents of:
In Shallow Seas
Absent Hands
Kill the Darkness
7pm doors- All Ages
Tickets at theottobar.com now!
We’re turning 28 and throwing a birthday bash at the Inner Harbor’s Amphitheatre-
featuring:
Pinkshift
PLRLS
Outcalls
Bali Lamas
Combat
Chromafix
PLUS- food trucks, interactive activities, and Punk Rock Flea Market vendors and tons more!
Saturday October 4th
12-8pm
COMPLETELY FREE
and ALL AGES
flyer by @goctagon
IT’S BACK BALTIMORE!
BIT GEN 19- THE WORLD’S BIGGEST ONE-DAY VIDEO GAME MUSIC PARTY RETURNS
19 years! 12 bands!
In the year 2025, Bit Gen Gamer Fest powers up once more as planet Earth’s largest one-day video game music festival. Bit Gen 19 storms the legendary Ottobar in Baltimore, Maryland, for an all-day, all-out celebration of the music and madness that defined a generation.
This year’s lineup showcases some of the most iconic and electrifying performers in the video game music scene, spanning nearly 30 years of pixel-fueled history. This genre doesn’t fade—it respawns.
With two stages running on a ping-pong-style alternating schedule, the action never stops. Fuel your combo meter with video game-inspired cocktails, dive into a curated selection of free-play arcade and console games, and let your nostalgia pacman feast until it bursts with joy.
Food trucks will be ready to replenish your HP. The music? Loud. The crowd? Loud. The vibes? Prestine.
This is raw, unfiltered nerd culture turned all the way up. No panels. No cosplay contests (or should we?). Just pure, live, VGM performed by the best in the game. Bit Gen Gamer Fest continues to cement its legacy as the galaxy’s most relentless celebration of video game music and the weird, wonderful people who love it.
Strap on your Mega Buster. Pick your fighter. Let’s wreck this level
Tickets at theottobar.com and fee-free at Ottobar NOW!
JUST ANNOUNCED!
SAT SEPT 20
Super City
Bodega
The Lunar Year
Talking Points
6:30pm doors- All Ages
Tickets available NOW at theottobar.com!
Wed July 16th!
Devin Shaffer
Lipsticism
Bella Hayes
Alexa Bristol
7pm doors- All Ages!
Tickets at theottobar.com now-
St. Twerkiesday w/ Uncle Quincy
21+
Saturday, July 19
Doors: 10pm
Upstairs @ Ottobar
St.Twerkies Day – Hip-Hop, Funk, & Soul Dance Party!
@uncle_quincy
Dungeon & Drag presents
SAD GIRL SUMMER
Ages 21 and up
Saturday, July 19
Doors: 7pm
Upstairs @ Ottobar
Dungeon & Drag presents SAD GIRL SUMMER
It’s better than a break up text from your ex!
Hosted by Cher Rub & Kelsey Kadaver
Featuring the heartbreakingly talented:
Hazel the Brat
Leatherette Interior &
Fluorescent Vice
with music by Nikki Woodles
We promise to turn your tears into cheers!
21+
$10
Doors at 7pm
Show at 8pm
@cher_rub
@hazelthebrat
@kelseykadaverxo @leatheretteinterior
@flo_essence_xox
Extra Medium
21+
Friday, July 18
Doors: 9pm
Upstairs @ Ottobar
Extra Medium with DJ Cian!
@cian_noteman
Point and Laugh presents
Can’t Lose, Suicide Eyes, Quick to Judge, Radium Girl, Catalepsy
All Ages
Friday, July 18
@pointandlaughzine
Doors: 6pm
Upstairs @ Ottobar
Can’t Lose
Suicide Eyes @slitwristsyndicate
Quick to Judge @quicktojudgehc
Radium Girl @radiumgirlhc
Catalepsy
Protoplasm
21+
Thursday, July 17
Doors: 9pm
Upstairs @ Ottobar
Playing goth, industrial, death rock, ebm, and darkwave!
Every third Thursday
Bauhaus, Chemlab, Cocksure, Curse Mackey, Fields of the Nephilim, Kaelen Mikla, Klack, Mephisto Walz,
My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult, Out Out, Pop Will Eat Itself, Secret Shame, Skinny Puppy, SPECTRES, Strange Boutique, TSOL
with DJs ZAZIE MONDUST & Pmmaire 😍
Retro Game Night
21+
Thursday, July 17
Doors: 6pm
Upstairs @ Ottobar
RETRO GAME NITE!
Round IV
Mark your calendar and bring your A game for a night of retro gaming at the Ottobar! Featuring fan favorites like Mario Kart Double Dash!!, Super Smash Bros. Melee, and Mario Party 2. Throw some koopa shells and steal stars from your friends!
Meet fellow gamers, make new friends, and feel free to bring your own GameCube controllers!
Do you have board games and card games you love? Bring `em along! IT IS THAT KINDA NIGHT
Trivia & Karaoke Night
Wednesday, July 16
Doors: 6pm
Upstairs @ Ottobar
Ottobar trivia, play as teams or solo!
@showtimetrivia
Trivia at 7:00!
Karaoke at 9:30!
Hosted by the missing link @pstorbmore ❤️
Spirit World
21+
@spiritworldpresents
Tuesday, July 15
Doors: 9pm
Upstairs @ Ottobar
From the Spirt World offices:
HELLO AND WELCOME TO THIS WEEKS UPCOMING SPIRIT WORLD.
SAVING THE NIGHT IS GOING TO BE A SPECIAL RETURN OF @museofire BRINGING IT BACK TO THE DECKS. A MONTH AGO THEY BROUGHT THE VIBE TO AN ASTRONOMICAL LEVEL AND I YEARNED FOR ANOTHER PIECE OF THAT MOMENT, SO IT IS TIME TO BRING THEM BACK.
BACKING THEM WILL BE THE SPIRIT WORLD DEBUT OF @planetmg_.
JULY IS HOT, LETS MAKE IT EVEN HOTTER.
ALWAYS FREE, ALWAYS FUCKWITHABLE. FWM
HEAR MUSIC FROM OUR UPCOMING SHOWS
Guided By Voices by David LaMason / The Kills by Josh Sisk