The Union

09/01/2024

Check it out. another fun weekend coming up at The Union!

Thursday, Sept. 5th - MIDNIGHT MUSIC AT THE UNION (8pm)

Friday, Sept. 6th - PLANT CLONES, RYLEE BAPST TRIO, FUTZ, HOUSEGUEST (8pm)

Saturday, Sept. 7th - ACRN WELCOME BACK PARTY AT THE UNION! (8PM)

COMING SOON- Jon Spencer at The Union w/The Sueves and more!, Any Colour, Bricklife Welcome Back Rave, Goddess Collective, Skatejam After-Party, 20 Watt Tombstone, CDSM, Pal Band, Pat and the Pi***rs, Horseburner, KAIBA, Kicked in the Head by a Horse, Bigtime Sniper, Wished Bone, Skirts, THE FIBONACCI FELLAS, OFF-LEASH (formerly DETENTION), AND MORE!, Rug, Abel, Devils Cross Country, HALLOWEEN COVER_UP, Ba**er, Learner, Mercy Flare, Lemonfest, Benefest, and lots more! Stay tuned!

08/25/2024

Great stuff coming up this weekend - a bunch of welcome back parties with lots of killer local bands! Check it out:

Thurs. Aug. 29th - Coralilly, Nathan Dearing, Riley James (8pm)

Fri. Aug. 30th - Visitor, A Go-Go, Potting Soul, Merchant Market (8pm)

Sat. Aug. 31st - Big Fat Head, Cranberry Casket, Laughing Chimes, False Teeth (8pm)

COMING SOON: Jon Spencer at The Union w/The Sueves, Any Colour, The Fibonacci Fellas, Plant Clones, Rylee Bapst Trio, Futz, Midnight Music, Goddess Collective, Rocky Horror, Fiesta Latina, Judge Russo, Skate Jam Afterparty, PAL Band, CDSM, Pat & The Pi***rs, Kaiba, Learner, Visitorrr, The Four Winds, Rug, Voodoo Birds, Halloween Cover-Up, Benefest, Lemonfest, and lots more!

08/21/2024

08/14/2024

Great stuff coming up this weekend!

Friday, Aug. 16th - Basket Case, Merchant Market, Snail Satan, Uncouth (8pm)

Saturday, Aug. 17th - Spencer Radcliffe and Everything, Sam Stansfield, and Learner

COMING SOON - Jon Spencer at The Union w/The Sueves and more!,Horseburner, Big Fat Head, Cranberry Casket, Laughing Chimes, False Teeth, Visitor, A Go-Go, Potting Soul, Merchant Market, Plant Clones, Midnight Music, Rylee Bapst, Nathan Deering, Riley James, Any Colour (A Tribute to Pink Floyd), Goddess Collective Burlesque, Rocky Horror Picture Show, Brick Life Welcome Back Show, ACRN Welcome Back Show, Fiesta Latina, DJ BARTICUS, BENEFEST, Lemonfest, and tons more! See you there!

08/09/2024

WEEKEND UPDATE!

Friday, Aug. 9th (TONIGHT) - Austin Stambaugh & The Electric Weepers, East of Hedon, Myron & The Ridgerunners (7PM)

Saturday, Aug. 10th - Sadly we've got to cancel our Disco vs 90's party due to illness, but Barticus will be back on August 24th!

Don't miss the great show we've got coming up tonight (Friday)!

COMING SOON - Jon Spencer & The Hitmakers at The Union, Big Fat Head, Cranberry Casket, Horseburner, Basket Case, Uncouth, Laughing Chimes, Spencer Radcliffe and Everything, Sam Stansfield, Merchant Market, Learner, Skate Jam After-Party, False Teeth, Midnight Music, Fiesta Latina, Any Colour, Rock Horror, Potting Soul, Rylee Bapst Trio, Plant Clones, Futz and more!

07/29/2024

ACAMF WEEKEND AT THE UNION!

Friday - ACAMF 2024 Pre-Parties at CASA CANTINA and THE UNION! 8PM ($8 wristband for both venues)

Saturday - Athens Community Arts & Music Festival 11:30AM-11PM - FREE!

Saturday Later - Athens Community Music Festival After-Party
DJ BARTICUS spinning Ohio Rock & Soul to close out the night! Visuals by Spectracolor! 11:30PM - FREE!

COMING SOON- Jon Spencer & The Hitmakers at The Union, Austin Stambaugh & The Electric Weepers, East of Hedon, Myron & The Ridgerunners, Basket Case, Merchant Market, Snail Satan, Uncouth, Spencer Radcliffe and Everything, Sam Stansfield, and Learner, Plant Clones, Cranberry Casket, Rocky Horror, Slumberland Records Party! The Jeanines, Lightheaded, Laughing Chimes, Wished Bone, DJ Barticus' Disco versus 90s, The Makebelieves, The 3rd Pyramid Band, Ten Gauge, Swage, Futz, Visitor, A-GoGo, False Teeth, Potting Soul, Midnight Music, Voodoo Birds, Any Colour, and lots more! Stay tuned!

07/22/2024

Nelsonville Music Festival returns to Snowfork Event Center this weekend! No shows at The Union until next week! See you at NMF!

COMING SOON: Jon Spencer & The Hitmakers at The Union, The Makebelieves, S*x Scenes, Spencer Radcliffe and Everything, The Jeanines, ACAMF After-Party, Judge Russo, Hellnaw, Wished Bone, Laughing Chimes, Liberty Furnace, Swage, DJ Barticus, Sam Stansfield, Learner, Basketcase, Merchant Market, Snail Satan, Uncouth, Cranberry Casket, Skate Jam After-Party, and a whole lot more! Stay tuned!

07/15/2024

This is tonight!

Come ping your pong! and follow Hot Shot Table Tennis Athens if you're interested in more table-tennis alerts for Athens!

07/15/2024

Ohio Brew Week - time to celebrate with some live music at The Union!

Thursday July 18th - COMING HOME STREET PARTY - with Darrin Hacquard, Wished Bone, Basket Case, Hoyt & The Heartwrecks, and Tim Buck! Music starts at 5pm! Lots of stuff going on throughout the day, starting at noon. Music starts at 5 and ends around 9:30pm.

Friday, July 19th - ANY COLOUR (Celebrating the music of Pink Floyd) AT THE UNION (get your tickets today!) (8pm)

Saturday, July 20th - ERNIE JOHNSON FROM DETROIT with special guests Basket Case! (9pm)

COMING SOON: Jon Spencer HITmaker, ACAMF, Spencer Radcliffe and Everything, The Makebelieves, ACAMF Pre-party, Swage, Hellnaw, Judge Russo, Wished Bone, Liberty Furnace, Laughing Chimes, Jeanines, Basket Case, Merchant Market, Cranberry Casket, The Four Winds, Skate Jam After-Party, S*x Scenes, Lost Flamingo presents The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Benefest, Learner, and tons more!

07/11/2024

ERNIE JOHNSON FROM DETROIT at The Union SATURDAY JULY 20TH! This is the way to closeout your Ohio Brew Weekend - This is their ONLY Athens appearance next week! Don't miss it! Show starts at 9PM, and Basket Case (a great newer local band) opens the night - Ernie Johnson From Detroit goes on around 10PM! We really hope to see you there!

07/01/2024

ERNIE JOHNSON FROM DETROIT is returning to THE UNION for Ohio Brew Week on Saturday, July 20th! Don't miss it! Doors open at 9pm!

07/01/2024

We've got a great weekend coming up at The Union! Hope to see you there!

Friday, july 5th- VISITOR with LIBERTY FURNACE at THE UNION (8pm)

Saturday, July 6th - Snail Satan, Coralilly, Nathan Deering (8pm)

COMING SOON: Jon Spencer & The Hitmakers at The Union, Goddess Collective Burlesque, Ernie Johnson From Detroit, Any Colour, ACAMF, Hellnaw, Austin Stambaugh, Laughing Chimes, Jeanines, Lightheaded, Wished Bone, Rylee Bapst & Landon Elliot, Plant Clones, Riley James, Myron Hart, Judge Russo, and lots more!

06/23/2024

Great stuff coming up this weekend! Let's go!
Friday - Drawknife with Millcreek Mile at The Union (8pm)

Saturday - CID BERRY, FAUCETMOUTH, THE HOUSEGUEST (8pm)

COMING SOON- Jon Spencer & The Hitmakers at The Union, ANY COLOUR (Celebrating the music of Pink Floyd) AT THE UNION, VISITOR with LIBERTY FURNACE at THE UNION, Snail Satan, Coralilly, Nathan Deering, Athens Community Arts & Music Festival , Goddess Collective Burlesque presents...NERDLESQUE at The Union!, ERNIE JOHNSON FROM DETROIT, Slumberland Party wth Laughing Chimes, Jeanines, Lighthearted, Wished Boone, and lots more! Stay tuned!

06/16/2024

Fun weekend ahead at The Union! Hope to see ya there!

Friday, June 21 - Disco vs 90s with DJ Barticus at The Union (9pm)

Saturday, June 22 - Portrayal of Guilt, KAIBA, safezonefire (7pm)

COMING SOON>>> Jon Spencer & The Hitmakers at The Union, Any Colour, The Houseguest, Visitor, Liberty Furnace, Nathan Deering, Goddess Collective Burlesque, ACAMF Pre-Party, Hellnaw, Judge Russo, Drawkinfe, Millcreek Mile, Laughing Chimes, Faucetmouth, Makebelives, SpeedKnobs, Plant Clones, Rylie James, DJ Barticus, and lots more - stay tuned!

06/09/2024

Great stuff headed your way this weekend at The Union!
Friday, June 14th - Grainfed w/Hoyt & The Heartwrecks at The Union (plus Angie & The HossCat!) - (8pm)

Satruday, June 15th - Basket Case, Uncouth, Ben Nowak (8pm)

COMING SOON! Portrayal of Guilt, KAIBA, safezonefire, Jon Spencer & The Hitmakers at The Union, Any Colour, Goddess Collective Burlesque, Athens Community Arts & Music Festival , Laughing Chimes, Plant Clones, Rylee Bapst, Riley James, Myron Hart, East of Hedon, Hellnaw, Judge Russo, DJ BARTICUS and lots more!!! Stay tuned!

06/04/2024

Great stuff coming up this weekend!
Friday June 7th - PRIDE SHUFFLE DANCE PARTY AT THE UNION!
(9pm)

Saturday Pride Market Street Party! (12pm)

Satuday, June 8th - Snail Satan, The Houseguest, Nathan Deering (band), Paul Nern (8pm)

COMING SOON - portrayal of guilt, KAIBA, Jon Spencer HITmaker, safezonefire, Any Colour, Goddess Collective , The Makebelieves, S*x Scenes, The Speedknobs, Burlesque, ACAMF, Disco vs 90s with DJ Barticus at The Union, Myron Hart, East Of Hedon, Grainfed, Hoyt & The Heartwrecks, and lots more! Stay tuned!

05/27/2024

Coming up this week:
Friday May 31st: ERNIE JOHNSON FROM DETROIT (Release Party) w/HELLNAW (8pm)

SAturday, June 1st: DarkHorse, Evan & The Glamflowers, Riley James (8pm)

COMING SOON: portrayal of guilt, KAIBA, Jon Spencer HITmaker, The Make Believes, Any Colour (Celebrating the music of Pink Floyd), Snail Satan, Uncouth, ACAMF, Goddess Collective Burlesque, S*x Scenes, Myron Hart, Grainfed, Hoyt & The Heartwrecks, Basket Case, and lots more! Stay tuned!

05/23/2024

Saturday, June 22nd - Portrayal of Guilt, KAIBA, safezonefire!
Grab your tickets today! (adv. tix link on event page)!

"...where the suffering never ends" by Portrayal of Guilt, from the album 'CHRISTF**KER' out November 5th, 2021 via Run For Cover RecordsPre-order 'CHRISTFUC...

05/23/2024

WED. SEPT. 25TH Jon Spencer & The Hitmakers at The Union!!!

05/20/2024

Great stuff headed your way this weekend! Check it out!
Thursday May, 23: Learner, Basket Case, Uncouth (7pm)

Friday, May 24 - Visitor with Evan James and the Glamflowers (7pm)

Saturday, May 25- 90s vs Disco with DJ Barticus! (9pm)

COMING SOON - portrayal of guilt, Jon Spencer HITmaker, Ernie Johnson From Detroit, KAIBA, The Makebeliees, Laughing Chimes, Any Colour, S*x Scenes, safezonefire, Hellnaw, Prideweek Shuffle After Party, Snail Satan, Uncouth, Basket Case, Grainfed, Hoyt & The Heartwrecks, ACAMF, Goddess Collective Burlesque, Myron Hart, and lots more! Stay tuned!

05/15/2024

TONIGHT'S the NIGHT!

Garcia Peoples with PG Six and DJINN at The Union!!!

Doors open at 7pm. We hope to see you there!

05/14/2024

05/14/2024

Hey all.

Monday June 3rd. 7PM. Upstairs.

The Hot Shots Table Tennis club is going to rehome a couple of their tables to our fair establishment and we're gonna host a drop-in night on June 3rd. There will be tables for experienced players and tables for new players who are looking to get constructive advice from Gaelen.

It's free, all ages, all skill levels!

05/12/2024

Lots of good stuff going this week!
Wednedsay 5/15 - Garcia Peoples with PG Six and DJINN at The Union (7pm) brought to you by blackout booking and Nelsonville Music Festival!!!

Thursday 5/16 - Drawknife, Millcreek Mile, Caitlin Kraus (7pm)

Friday 5/;17 - Wished Bone, The Houseguest, Natural Sway, Coralilly (8pm)

Saturday 5/18 - The Snapdragons at The Union! (7pm)

Sunday 5/19 - CARDIEL, VOICE OF CROWS, SOWOW (7pm)

COMING SOON- Jon Spencer, The Makebelieves, Any Colour, Hellnaw, Ernie Johnson From Detroit, ACAMF, Goddess Collective Burlesque, Evan James & The Glamflowers, Visitor, Uncouth, Basket Case, Learner, Myron Hart, Big Cover-Up, Pride Week Shuffle After-Party, and a whole lot more! Stay tuned! Thanks for coming out to the shows!

05/10/2024

Garcia Peoples are playing The Union on Wednesday, May 15th, with PG Six, and new Athens suporgroup, DJINN! Check out Garcia Peoples from NMF's 2023 Sycamore Sessions! Hope to see you on Wednesday!

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05/05/2024

Couple of sweet shows coming up this weekend! Let's do this!
Friday, May 10th - DJ Barticus presents DISCO vs 90's (9pm)

Saturday, May 11th - Big Cover-Up (volume 26) ACAMF Fundraiser (8pm)

COMING SOON: ERNIE JOHNSON FROM DETROIT (Release Party) w/HELLNAW, Jon Spencer & The Hitmakers at The Union,
Any Colour, Cardiel, Snapdragons, Carolina Peaches, The In-Sect, Steve Zarate, Voice of Crows, SOWOW, Goddess Collective Burlesque, ACAMF Union Stage, Pride Week Shuffle, Visitor, Uncouth, Caitlin Kraus, Millcreek Mile, Drawknife, and a whole lot more! Stay tuned!