Man’s Best Party: A Sabrina Carpenter Night – 21+
Oh boy, Portland! Holocene Thursday, September 11 9pm 21+ Celebrate with us the release of Sabrina’s new album, Man’s Best Friend, along with other hits from Ariana Grande, Olivia Rodrigo, Addison Rae, Tate McRae, Taylor Swift, Reneé Rapp, Billie Eilish, Dua Lipa, and more! DJ set by @djsappho Live burlesque by @helena.hemlock Have you ever tried this one? @thedanceparties
Sorry for Party Rocking: 2010-2015 Pop & EDM Throwbacks – 21+
Advance tickets are now sold out. There will be a limited number of spots available when we open at 9pm, and throughout the night as capacity allows. Take it back to a simpler time, where pop and dance music went hand in hand at every party. The only party where you can get down to these iconic club bangers and fist bump all night long like it’s still 2012! Good vibes only! Featuring the music of… KE$HA • David Guetta • Rihanna • Avicii • Nicki Minaj • Akon • Icona Pop • Black Eyed Peas • Lady Gaga • Pitbull • Calvin Harris • ZEDD • Swedish House Mafia • Katy Perry • T-Pain • Lil Jon • Jason Derulo • DJ Snake • Selena Gomez • Afrojack • Kid Cudi • A-Trak • Drake • Beyonce • Dillon Francis • Soulja Boy • Miley Cyrus · Steve Aoki and many more! *This is a tribute dance night. None of the artists mentioned will be appearing at this event, nor are they affiliated with the event. Follow us on Instagram for updates and for song requests ! **This is a tribute dance night. None of the artists mentioned will be appearing at this event, nor are they affiliated with the event.
GLOBAL BASED PRESENTS: BIANCA OBLIVION w/ ALoSo, LAPAUSHI, PATRONA – 21+
PLEASE NOTE: SIX SEX IS NO LONGER PERFORMING ON THIS BILL, DUE TO VISA DELAYS. THE SHOW WILL GO ON WITH THE WONDERFUL BIANCA OBLIVION FROM LOS ANGELES, AS WELL AS TALENTED LOCAL DJs ALoSo, LAPAUSHI AND PATRONA. Bianca Oblivion is a connector of the global club underground, drawing lines between US and UK bass music, baile funk, reggaeton, grime, vogue and beyond. She has long been involved in multiple facets of the LA underground, continuously working to create spaces for femme/non-binary, queer, and POC artists in Los Angeles nightlife, most recently with her DJ crew/event series Warp Mode alongside Star Eyes and AK Sports. Since 2016, her Club Aerobics label and radio show on NTS have been staples in the underground scene, showcasing some of the most forward thinking dance music producers and DJs. She was named by Mixmag as one of 2023’s breakthrough DJs of the year and chosen as part of Beatport Next’s Class of 2024; with multiple releases on the horizon and tours worldwide, Bianca is gearing up for a big year. Whether in DJing, radio or production – Bianca continues to rep her culture and community..
★ HOUSE OF BEY: A Beyoncé Celebration ★ – 21+
What the Dance presents: Portland, let’s get in formation! HOUSE OF BEY is a celebration of Queen Bey’s discography from Lemonade and Renaissance to Dangerously In Love and I Am…Sasha Fierce. It’s a B’Day you don’t want to miss! DJ sets by @wearelolajak @auxpope & @djmasomenos Bring the beat in! @thedanceparties
GLOBAL BASED: QUIERO CUMBIA w/ HELLOTONES (NYC) – 21+
We’re almost through our summer series, and you know we couldn’t close out without a massive Cumbia banger. Quiero Cumbia is back & we welcome El Hijo de Puebla York, for the first time in the NW – Hellotones POWERED BY EL JIMADOR SOUNDS BY: HELLOTONES (NYC) SUPPORT: BACKYARDMANGO LAFLOR REYES
Meltt w/ Junaco – All Ages!
Life cycles through birth, death, and rebirth. Flames reduce objects to dust only for the wind to sweep them into the ether in another eternal form altogether. Meltt’s music resembles this natural sequence. The hum of distorted guitars dissolves into bright melodies carried by shimmering synths and soaring vocals. The Vancouver band—Chris Smith [lead vocals, guitar, bass, keys], Jamie Turner [drums, percussion], James Porter [guitar, keys, bass, vocals] and Ian Winkler [bass, keys, guitar]—enable rock, alternative and psychedelia to coexist in one ecosystem with airtight instrumentation and deft songcraft on their second album, Eternal Embers [Nettwerk]. In the wake of the 2017 Visions EP, the group spiritually and sonically aligned on their full-length debut Swim Slowly, which yielded “Love Again,” “On Your Own” and “Fool Of You.” Then, throughout the pandemic, the band wrote what would become Eternal Embers in sessions, formulating ideas separately. Eventually, they spent a month in a remote cabin where they wrote and shored up the foundation of the record. They shared five tracks as part of the 2023 Another Quiet Sunday EP that would only contribute to a larger statement on the new LP. “We want you to go on a journey with this album,” Jamie concludes. “Even though we deal with darker themes, it ends on a positive note. I’d like for you to have this big cinematic ride but end in a positive place. There’s always light at the end.”
Molly Grace
With special guests Nicole Onoscopi and Jaden Maria Selena This event is ALL AGES $1 to each ticket price which will go to LIFEBEAT. LIFEBEAT, a program of The Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation, mobilizes the music and entertainment industry to provide the resources and support needed to take control of your sexual health and prevent HIV. On the ground at music tours, festivals, and special events, LIFEBEAT engages youth in discussions about HIV prevention, safe sex practices, and available support services regardless of status, gender, or sexuality. Through partnerships and community engagement, LIFEBEAT utilizes in-person outreach, broadcast, social media, and print campaigns to promote HIV/STI testing, prevention and treatment, and sexual health education. MOLLY GRACE MEET & GREET One (1) GA ticket Meet & Greet Photo with MollyPoster for signing at Meet & Greet Q&A Experience OFFICIAL TICKETS:ETIX is the official ticketing source and partner of Holocene. ** DELIVERY DELAY ** Your tickets will be sent to your mobile device (3) days before the performance date. Please adhere to published ticket limits. Additional orders exceeding the ticket limit may be canceled without notice. ALL SALES ARE FINAL. PLEASE, DOUBLE-CHECK YOUR ORDER BEFORE PURCHASING. NO REFUNDS.
HEADPHONES ON PDX – AN ADDISON RAE NIGHT – 21+
What the Dance presents: ⋆｡‧˚ʚ HEADPHONES ON: AN ADDISON RAE NIGHT ɞ˚‧｡⋆ Holocene – Portland Sunday, August 17 8pm 21+ IT’S GONNA BE 2 DIE 4 / TIX ON WHATTHEDANCE.COM Come party to Addison’s latest album, ADDISON, and hits from pop icons like Lady Gaga, Britney Spears, Kesha, Lorde, Tinashe, Tate McRae, PinkPantheress, Reneé Rapp, Doechii, Lola Young, Slayyyter, Sabrina Carpenter, and more! DJ set by @djsappho We’re just living that life! @thedanceparties
Kelly Moran w/ Sanae Yamada – Early show! – 21+
Kelly Moran is a New York-based composer and pianist who has spent her career excavating the sonic possibilities of the piano. In the past decade, Moran has released numerous acclaimed albums that have challenged the piano’s traditional, classically-imposed school of thought with a more contemporary approach. Her unique strand of experimental piano compositions, which conjure hypnotizing textures and dramatic compositional arcs, have been included on year-end lists across classical, avant-garde, and metal genres. Moran’s most recent album, Moves in the Field, was praised by the New York Times for being “a softhearted but steel-skinned set of 10 piano pieces that are as rapturous as a waterfall or as delicate as vapor. Her first album in six years, it is the redemptive conclusion in an extended span of personal tragedy and professional doubt, all ingrained in its sweeping songs.” An accomplished and highly sought-after composer, Moran has collaborated with visionary contemporaries including FKA Twigs, Yves Tumor, The Avalanches, Kelsey Lu, Oneohtrix Point Never, and classical musician Margaret Leng Tan.
81355 – w/ Slurgeon, Rituals of Mine – 21+
In a city where the echoes of Babyface’s polished R&B and the defiant soul of Etheridge Knight still linger, 81355 (pronounced ‘bless’) doesn’t just contribute to Indianapolis’ music lineage—they disrupt, reinterpret, and transcend it. A coalition of sonic architects—Sirius Blvck, Oreo Jones, and David “Moose” Adamson (Sedcairn)—the trio fractures traditional hip-hop frameworks, forging something that feels both archival and futuristic, urgent and eternal. If hip-hop is a house of mirrors, 81355 smashes the glass, reassembling the shards into something entirely their own. Their sound moves like an abstract mural in flux, bending echoes of avant-garde boom-bap, subterranean electronic textures, and freeform lyrical incantations. The trio siphons the urgency of early Stones Throw, the cosmic sprawl of Shabazz Palaces, and the deconstructed poetry of the human experience , yet their roots remain firmly planted in the soil of the Indianapolis underground—a scene that has long thrived in the margins, despite (or perhaps because of) the city’s resistance to championing its own cultural vanguards. Blvck, the baritone-voiced poet-warrior, crafts bars with the weight of manifestos. Jones, an alchemist of genre, weaves hooks like ghostly transmissions from an alternate timeline. And Adamson—whose sonic fingerprints have left smudges across the city’s indie and experimental landscapes—warps the edges, his production morphing from metallic clangs to haunting synth drifts with an almost liquid ease. To listen to 81355 is to step into a parallel Indianapolis—one where the Midwest isn’t just a waypoint between coasts but a gravitational force in itself, pulling together histories of forgotten stories, Afrofuturist exploration, and avant-garde disruption. In an era of algorithmic predictability, 81355 leans into the unknown, where hip-hop doesn’t just reflect culture but disassembles and rebuilds it. They are not just pushing boundaries; they are erasing them entirely.