The Underground Strikes Back
Jump to hyperspace Thursday May 9th with The Underground Strikes Back, a wild STAR WARS spectacle where the Dark Side faces off against riotous interstellar antics! Join your favorite characters as they take flight, strip down their defenses, wreak havoc, and rock the galaxy, all performed by the boldest bounty hunters and rebels from the Outer Rim and beyond. Get ready for lightsaber battles, starfighter showdowns, and a galactic cabaret that spins the Star Wars universe into a cosmic carnival. It's an uproarious romp that celebrates everything quirky, quixotic, and quintessentially STAR WARS!
Circus. Comedy. Carnage. Battle Rap. Burlesque. Interactive mayhem. All of that and MORE!
TICKETS HERE!
TBA
“Ruckus is a tent revival for misfits and freaks, those whose artistry or spectatorship has a homespun bent and a bandit streak…a dazzling, inspiring and celebratory display of talent.” - SF Chronicle
Circus. Comedy. Carnage. Battle Rap. Burlesque. Interactive mayhem. All of that and MORE!
TICKETS HERE!
TBA
“Ruckus is a tent revival for misfits and freaks, those whose artistry or spectatorship has a homespun bent and a bandit streak…a dazzling, inspiring and celebratory display of talent.” - SF Chronicle
Circus. Comedy. Carnage. Battle Rap. Burlesque. Interactive mayhem. All of that and MORE!
TICKETS HERE!
TBA
“Ruckus is a tent revival for misfits and freaks, those whose artistry or spectatorship has a homespun bent and a bandit streak…a dazzling, inspiring and celebratory display of talent.” - SF Chronicle
Circus. Comedy. Carnage. Battle Rap. Burlesque. Interactive mayhem. All of that and MORE!
TICKETS HERE!
TBA
“Ruckus is a tent revival for misfits and freaks, those whose artistry or spectatorship has a homespun bent and a bandit streak…a dazzling, inspiring and celebratory display of talent.” - SF Chronicle
Circus. Comedy. Carnage. Battle Rap. Burlesque. Interactive mayhem. All of that and MORE!
TICKETS HERE!
MONSTER’S MADHOUSE
“Ruckus is a tent revival for misfits and freaks, those whose artistry or spectatorship has a homespun bent and a bandit streak…a dazzling, inspiring and celebratory display of talent.” - SF Chronicle
Circus. Comedy. Carnage. Battle Rap. Burlesque. Interactive mayhem. All of that and MORE!
TICKETS HERE!
TBA
“Ruckus is a tent revival for misfits and freaks, those whose artistry or spectatorship has a homespun bent and a bandit streak…a dazzling, inspiring and celebratory display of talent.” - SF Chronicle
Circus. Comedy. Carnage. Battle Rap. Burlesque. Interactive mayhem. All of that and MORE!
TICKETS HERE!
BLITZMAS
“Ruckus is a tent revival for misfits and freaks, those whose artistry or spectatorship has a homespun bent and a bandit streak…a dazzling, inspiring and celebratory display of talent.” - SF Chronicle
Circus. Comedy. Carnage. Battle Rap. Burlesque. Interactive mayhem. All of that and MORE!
TICKETS HERE!
spring fever
“Ruckus is a tent revival for misfits and freaks, those whose artistry or spectatorship has a homespun bent and a bandit streak…a dazzling, inspiring and celebratory display of talent.” - SF Chronicle Circus. Comedy. Carnage. Battle Rap. Burlesque. Interactive mayhem. All of that and MORE!
Forbidden Fantasy
“Ruckus is a tent revival for misfits and freaks, those whose artistry or spectatorship has a homespun bent and a bandit streak…a dazzling, inspiring and celebratory display of talent.” - SF Chronicle
Circus. Comedy. Carnage. Battle Rap. Burlesque. Interactive mayhem. All of that and MORE!
TICKETS HERE!!
F*** Valentine’s Day
Our legendary F*ck Valentines Day spectacular returns for the first time in person since 2020! Featuring a wild array of circus, comedy, burlesque, freestyle rap, slam poetry, aerial, beat-boxing and more all supercharged in a wildly entertaining send up of Valentines Day! Featuring the notorious “The Worst Sex Ever” showcase, where the audience submits their most disastrous experiences to be retold live in hilarious interpretive dance and many other surprises!
”One of the best underground performance art shows in America.” - Huffington Post
“The most consistently spectacular event Oakland’s ever seen.” - East Bay Express
TICKETS HERE!
Marvel vs. dc - Comic Carnage
BANG! POW! We’re doing a whole comic book themed night of circus, burlesque, comedy, freestyle rap battles, slam poetry, dirty haiku bouts in “the most consistently spectacular event Oakland’s ever seen!” - East Bay Express! Superheroes and supervillains, strange powers and secret identities all collide in our variety show that showcases the best and boldest underground performers from the Bay and beyond!
TICKETS HERE!
blitzmas!
“Ruckus and Rumpus is a tent revival for misfits and freaks, those whose artistry or spectatorship has a homespun bent and a bandit streak…a dazzling, inspiring and celebratory display of talent.” - SF Chronicle
Circus. Comedy. Carnage. Battle Rap. Burlesque. Interactive mayhem. All of that and MORE!
November Show
“Ruckus and Rumpus is a tent revival for misfits and freaks, those whose artistry or spectatorship has a homespun bent and a bandit streak…a dazzling, inspiring and celebratory display of talent.” - SF Chronicle
Circus. Comedy. Carnage. Battle Rap. Burlesque. Interactive mayhem. All of that and MORE!
Monster’s madhouse
MONSTERS MADHOUSE! Our annual Hallows Eve celebration where bring all the crazy carnage you’d expect from the most notorious variety show in California, except a little EXTRA. This night will have a horror tinged edge, told through circus, stand up comedy, burlesque, battle rap, acrobatics, dirty haiku bouts and more!
Daredevils and deviants
After our wildly successful premiere in our new INSIDE venue, our gang of merry misfits RETURN with a dazzling array of circus, stand up comedy, aerial and pole performances, extreme burlesque, battle rap, slam poetry, dirty haiku bouts and more! Sign up for the email list to get all the specific feature performers!
The Big Bang: new venue premiere
We’re back INSIDE and better than ever at The Continental Club! Don’t miss the premiere show at our new venue as we return to knock your socks off.
RUCKUS Summer Annual: F**k America Big Blowout!
Our wild array of merry misfits returns with our annual summer big blow out show, doing a satirical send up of all that’s ludicrous about this 4th of July season. One of our most popular themes, a psychedelic careening ride into the great beyond. Circus, comedy, battle rap, burlesque, hard-hitting poetry, audience contests and pies all collide in a celebration of audacious originality, irreverent independence and spirited spunk.
RUCKUS REVIVAL: MAY THE FOURTH BE WITH YOU
Oakland blasts off to hyperspace with our madcap variety show on a Star Wars theme! Han and Luke pole dancing duets! Kylo Ren strips away his sadness! Sci-fi stand up comedy! Darth Vader Vs. Leia freestyle battles! Renegade operas and electric violinists! A huge lineup of circus legends, poets and burlesque stars all collide! You don’t have to like Star Wars at all to enjoy this madness, but it’ll just add to your joy if you do! GET TICKETS HERE!
RUCKUS & RUCKUS RETURNS: Rogues and Renegades!
On Thursday March 2nd, the best of the underground comes together with our award winning band of misfits, wordsmiths, comedians, rappers and circus stars go wild in downtown Oakland for one night only, featuring a whole new array of breakthrough performances and surprises! ! > TICKETS HERE < !
RUCKUS: MONSTER'S MADHOUSE
Our favorite month of the year! Featuring all kinds of horror and carnival themed performances, with the best of the Bay’s underground rip roaring in downtown Oakland!
The Ruckus Returns for a block party!
LIVE and OUTSIDE in a circus style tent for one night only! Come join us for a wild night of madcap mayhem, comedy, burlesque, hip hop, and interactive contests! Renegade block party style!
LIVE and outside!
LIVE and OUTSIDE in a circus style tent for one night only! Come join us for a wild night of madcap mayhem, comedy, burlesque, hip hop, and interactive contests.!