Supervillains and Monsters!

BAM! POW! ROAR! HOWL!

Come see your favorite baddies fly overhead, strip down, break loose and take over the stage in an explosive showcase fueled by some of the boldest performers in the Bay and beyond. On January 8th we're bringing you the best villains from comics, films, myths, folklore and more, live and uncensored.

You don’t want to miss this: the East Bay Express calls The Ruckus Revival “the most consistently spectacular event Oakland has ever seen,” and every month brings a brand-new lineup and a different flavor of chaos. No reruns, no repeat acts. This is the only Supervillains & Monsters edition of the year.

Featuring the wildest variety of acts you’ll see anywhere:

• Uncensored circus

• Stand up comedy

• Burlesque

• Pole performance

• Freestyle rap battles

• Aerial artistry

• Beat-boxing

• Slam poetry & Dirty Haiku Bouts

• Shocking sideshow

• Breakdancing

• Full-throttle audience mayhem

Fast, loud and absolutely alive.

The Huffington Post called us “one of the best underground performance art shows in America.”

Both the freestyle rap battle and the slam are open sign-ups with $400 in cash prizes, judged by YOU, the audience. Every show is a one-night riot, and once it’s done, it’s gone.

Hosted by Jamie DeWolf (HBO’s Def Poetry Jam, NPR’s Snap Judgment) and Wonder Dave (Mental Health Comedy Hour), with masters of mayhem DizzyfromEarlier and Little Glitter Bomb, and our very special stage crew the Wu Tang of Weird.