FRI • AUG 1 • 8 PM
$15 Adv – $20 Door
Doors @ 7 PM

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Come join The Tipsy Zone in an evening of improvised comedy in the style of the cult classic tv show The Twilight Zone but with a Tipsy twist. See if our performers can stay dry enough to safely navigate out of... The Tipsy Zone!

You can catch The Tipsy Zone FIRST FRIDAY EVERY MONTH at Atlanta's Red Light Café!

SAT • AUG 2 • 9 PM – 2 AM
$10 Door (ages 18+)

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Join DJ Twitch for the return of Midnight City - a night of Indie Dance, Britpop, and Electronica. Expect a seamless mix of iconic anthems and underground gems along with the newest cutting-edge tracks.

We’ll see you on the dancefloor!

Blur • LCD Soundsystem • Fischerspooner • Hot Chip • Junior Boys • Crystal Castles • The Strokes • The Smiths • Crystal Castles • Electric Six • M.I.A. • Yeah Yeah Yeahs • Daft Punk • Bloc Party • Electronic • Chromeo • The Killers • M83 • James • Phantogram • MGMT • Ladyton • Depeche Mode • Twin Shadow • The Charlatans • Justice • Metric • Sylvan Esso • Phoenix • Holy Ghost • Passion Pit • Le Tigre • Pulp • Santigold • Yotto • Ladyhawke • The Rapture • New Order • Cut Copy • Peaches • The Knife • Scissor Sisters • The Postal Service • Small Black • Interpol • The Presets • Gorillaz • Empire of the Sun • She Wants Revenge • The Pixies

SUN • AUG 3 • 7 PM – 11:30 PM
$5 Adv – $10 Door

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DJ Jaycee and special guests are playing your favorite '80sHip Hop, R&B, Pop and Soul! From the hits to the underground sensations, from the 12” versions to the Eargasmic mash-ups, groove with us all night! Brought to you by The Wrecking Crew All-Stars.

Aug 3rd Special Guest DJ: DJ Jamad

Aug 3rd Special Guest Host: AOS

You can catch the I Love the '80s Dance Party FIRST SUNDAY EVERY MONTH here at Red Light Café! Patio will be open with outdoor seating (with some speakers so you don't miss a beat!)...

MON • AUG 4 • 8:30 PM
$10 Adv – $15 Doors
Doors @ 7:45 PM

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Atlanta’s artist party — THE COME UP — is back AND THIS TIME WE’RE BACK EVERY MONTH. First Mondays belong to the artists of this city who want a place to forge community and share bold (and very silly) art. Our usual gang of rapscallions will be joined by exciting musical guests, interviews, games, more french fries than you can imagine and more!

TUE • AUG 5 • 7 PM – 9 PM
NO COVER
Doors @ 6 PM

Red Light Cafe welcomes all working and aspiring comedians to showcase their talent at a Comedy Open Mic hosted by Gwen Evans! Whether it's your first time trying comedy or you're a seasoned performer, you can work on four minutes of comedic material in your preferred style. The only rules are to be respectful, tip your bartender, and have fun. Sign up begins at 6:30pm.

If you need any special accommodations, don't hesitate to contact the host, Gwen Evans, on Instagram at @gwenduhlyn_.

The RLC Comedy Open Mic Hosted by Gwen Evans happens the 1st Tuesday Each Month here at Red Light Cafe!

WED • AUG 6 • 9 PM
$10 Door ($5 for performers or students with ID)
Doors @ 8 PM

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Every Wednesday, the Gordon Vernick Quartet perform a few numbers then invite other musicians and singers to join them on stage for a Jazz Jam Session. Whether you're a professional or amateur musician, you're welcome to sit in — everyone who wants to perform will be given a chance to play.

Livestream: YouTube.com/RedLightCafe

THU • AUG 7 • 8 PM
$15 Adv – $20 Doors
Doors @ 7 PM

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Join us for a Dance Party AND Live Performance of the album Marco Sway's Cabaret!

Dance the night away with unforgettable music, catchy melodies, encapsulating grooves, and beautiful moments. Marco will be gracefully entertaining, while DJ WAP keeps the dance floor moving. It's a night where raw energy meets sultry sophistication, filled with dance, intense emotion, and captivating music. Get ready for an unforgettable underground vibe!

FRI • AUG 8 • 8 PM
$30 Adv – $40 Door
Doors @ 7 PM

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The Larry Keel & Jon Stickley Duo features two of the finest flatpicking guitarists of this generation. Both share a lifelong love of acoustic bluegrass guitar music made famous by influential duets Doc and Merle Watson, and Tony Rice and Norman Blake. Keel, Stickley, and other modern flatpickers like Billy Strings grew up studying these legends. These masters were role models who provided inspiration to both Larry and Jon to pursue careers as  professional guitar players. Each has gone on to pioneer his own distinct interpretation of the bluegrass art form, as well as fusing genres from roots, jazz, prog, and beyond. Now, Keel and Stickley have themselves become new masters of acoustic guitar. With this act, the two celebrate the pure joy of playing acoustic guitar music as a duo, effortlessly complementing each other’s rhythm and lead playing while never losing their own individual personality. Their sophisticated and awe-inspiring performances suit an array of venues including festival stages, listening rooms, private functions, and nightclubs. At the core of the Keel/Stickley Duo is an intimate conversation between two guitars and voices, done with superior skill and taste, with more than a hint of explosive late-night-jam vibe.

Caroline Pond (fiddle/ukulele) & Fil Pate (guitar/mandolin) are long-time friends of Keel & Stickley, performing alongside them in various formations including Bass and Grass & Snake Oil Medicine Show. Two of the finest musicians I know with vast experience exploring their instrument and the music they make.

SAT • AUG 9 • 9 PM
GA: $20 Adv – $30 Doors
VIP 1st Row: $40 Adv – $50 Door
VIP 2nd Row: $35 Adv – $45 Door
Doors @ 8 PM (ages 18+)

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Now in its 8th year, Middle Age Cabaret returns with a sizzling mix of burlesque, comedy, singing, aerial, fire performance, and more. It's the Cougar Club Edition!!!

Middle Age Cabaret: Cougar Club is where classic beauty meets bold performance—a cabaret crafted for the grown, the glamorous, and the gloriously unfiltered. Think cocktails, confidence, and just the right amount of chaos. Our cast of seasoned show-stoppers and mature mischief-makers light up the stage with the kind of sparkle that only comes with experience.

Originated by the chutzpah-filled Shellie Schmals — and for the very first time hosted by Atlanta’s favorite odd bird, Ivana Coquetu — this isn’t your average night outi: It’s cougars, cocktails, and cabaret.

SUN • AUG 10 • 8 PM
$10 Adv – $15 Door
Doors @ 7 PM

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AST (Alchemical String Theory) is a collective of avant-garde string artists from Atlanta’s Improvisational Underground. Featuring solo acts, ensembles, and guest string players, performances range from acoustic to electronic and incorporate loops, stomp boxes, reverbs, delays, drop pitches, and more.

TUE • AUG 12 • 9 PM
$20 Adv – $25 Doors • $35 VIP 1st Row • $30 VIP 2nd Row
Doors @ 8 PM (ages 18+)

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The second Tuesday of every month, Syrens of the South's Tease Tuesday Burlesque features TEN AMAZING ACTS with some of the best performers in Atlanta! Burlesque, Poetry, Aerial, Acrobatics, Juggling, Singing... you never know what's gonna pop up in these Tuesday night shows! And don't worry, we'll be done before midnight since it's a school night!

WED • AUG 13 • 9 PM
$10 Door ($5 for performers or students with ID)
Doors @ 8 PM

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Every Wednesday, the Gordon Vernick Quartet perform a few numbers then invite other musicians and singers to join them on stage for a Jazz Jam Session. Whether you're a professional or amateur musician, you're welcome to sit in — everyone who wants to perform will be given a chance to play.

Livestream: YouTube.com/RedLightCafe

THU • AUG 14 • 8 PM – 11:30 PM
NO COVER

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Join us for Karaoke every 2nd Thursday every month! There's NO COVER, so come sing, socialize and be silly with your hosts DJ Conflux and Marco Sway!

FRI • AUG 15 • 8 PM
$15 Adv – $20 Door
Doors @ 7:30 PM

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Measure Island creates a fully improvised musical comedy inspired by YOUR suggestions! Our ensemble will make up scenes, characters, AND songs on the spot for you — completely unscripted, sometimes mind-blowing, and always hilarious.

You can catch Measure Island EVERY THIRD FRIDAY OF THE MONTH at Atlanta’s Red Light Cafe!

SAT • AUG 16 • 8:30 PM
GA: $15 Adv – $20 Door
VIP: $25 Adv – $35 Door
Doors @ 8 PM

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MAMMA MIA, HERE WE GO AGAIN! Join the Acting Under the Influence cast two years after their original performance of ABBA-Lutely Intoxicated: A Drunken Greek Island Adventure. One mom. One daughter. Three dads. A wedding. Many, many, many ABBA numbers. A tribute to Meryl Streep and Christine Baranski’s performances in the 2008 film. CHAOS!

If you missed it the first time, you’ll want to be there for the encore!

Acting Under the Influence combines theatre and drinking (two of our most favorite activities) in a fun and safe environment for performers and audience members alike. The actors are encouraged to drink by tips from the audience. AUI productions have included cabarets, full-length plays, and many other boozy theatrical shenanigans.

SUN • AUG 17 • 7 PM – 11 PM
NO COVER (Donate What You Can!)

It's a Sunday Summer Disco Dance Party AGAIN ... and you're invited - AGAIN!

This time, we're taking donations to help one of our favorite videographers, Darius, fund his very-necessary eye surgery.

You can now provide donations at THIS GOFUNDME FOR DARIUS!

Red Light Cafe's own DJ Conflux will be spinning Disco Classics & Deep Cuts (along with a few special surprises) all night long: Bee Gees, Donna Summer, Chic, Gloria Gaynor, KC and the Sunshine Band, ABBA, Village People, Earth Wind & Fire, Diana Ross, The Pointer Sisters, and so much more!

MON • AUG 18 • 8 PM
$15 Adv • $20 Doors • $30 VIP
Doors @ 7 PM (ages 18+)

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Monster Show For Monsters is an alternate reality variety show featuring music, comedy, burlesque, drag, storytelling, magic, and more, all performed by your favorite monsters.

The only show where audience, cast, and crew are all monsters. Prizes for costumes and opportunities for participation as desired. This show is an immersive themed experience that is uniquely curated and maintained.

Cocktail hour at 7pm with walk-around magic and other entertainment as well as a chance to get to know your fellow monsters.

You can catch Monster Show For Monsters the 3rd Monday every month at Red Light Café!

TUE • AUG 19 • 8 PM
NO COVER
Doors @ 7:30 PM

Bring your 5 to 7 minute story on the theme of JOURNEY. Tell us about being just a small town girl, livin' in a lonely world, taking the midnight train going anywhere. Literal or metaphorical journeys. From adventures across distant lands to personal quests for meaning, we’re inviting you to share tales of transformation, discovery, and the roads we travel, both inside and out. Each journey is unique, and we can’t wait to hear yours! If you want to share your story with others, please put your name in the hat! We want to hear your stories. No standup or poetry, please. 

This FREE event will be held at Red Light Cafe on the 3rd Tuesday of every month.

This Stories Worth Sharing event is hosted by Jessie Miller and Cat Nguyen.

TUE • AUG 19 • 10 PM
$10 ($5 for Poets)

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Red Poet Society is a monthly poetry slam designed to bring artists and enthusiasts together in a spirit of healthy competition and community. The winner of the poetry slam — who makes it through 3 rounds of reciting or reading their own original and unaccompanied work — will be crowned the slam champion for the month and win our grand prize!

WED • AUG 20 • 9 PM
$10 Door ($5 for performers or students with ID)
Doors @ 8 PM

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Every Wednesday, the Gordon Vernick Quartet perform a few numbers then invite other musicians and singers to join them on stage for a Jazz Jam Session. Whether you're a professional or amateur musician, you're welcome to sit in — everyone who wants to perform will be given a chance to play.

Livestream: YouTube.com/RedLightCafe

THU • AUG 21 • 9 PM
GA Adv: 1-for-$15 / 2-for-$20
GA Door: $20
VIP: $30 1st Row (includes goodie bags & SO MUCH MORE)
Doors @ 8 PM (ages 18+)

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3rd Thursday EVERY Month, ELECTRO LOUNGE is the #Kinky#Glow + #Flow party you don't want to miss! This INTERACTIVE event features #Burlesque + #Aerial + #FireDancing + #GoGoDancing + MORE (#Shibari! #WaxPlay! Who knows?!).

Electro Lounge is a safe space to let your authentic self come out, or hide out. All weirdos are welcomed and celebrated! You may end up on stage to spin The Wheel of Kink and getting #Spanked by the Mistress of the Mic: Ivana Coquetu. Or you may just have a drink and watch the show before joining in on the games and dance and flow.

Hosted by Ivana Coquetu with DJ Conflux spinning everything from #EDM to #Electronica, ELECTRO LOUNGE is an esoteric experience you won't find anywhere else.

NOW WHO WANTS TO SPIN THE WHEEL?!? 🎡

FRI • AUG 22 • 8 PM
$15 Adv – $20 Doors
Doors @ 7 PM

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Your favorite felt friends are back for their final season! The word of the day is “Memory”! Join Starline, Beezle, Darwin, Fonzo, Frooper, and Sauria as we celebrate 2 years of Edgewood Avenue and all the memories we created together! With special guest Austin Combs and music from The Human Connections.

Winner of the Atlanta Fringe Festival Audience Choice Award, Edgewood Avenue is an improvised variety show mixing episodic storytelling, digital sketches, live music, improv, and puppeteer to create an unforgettable night of laughter.

SAT • AUG 23 • 8:30 PM
$15 Adv – $20 Doors
Doors @ 7:30 PM

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Dashill Smith & The Omega Unit is a sonic improvisational outfit that creates a genre-fluid experience for many to enjoy. Blending, Acid-Jazz and avant-garde, Dashill and his group are energetic and full of true groove.

SUN • AUG 24 • 8 PM
GA: $25 Adv – $35 Doors
VIP 1st Row: $40 Adv – $50 Door
VIP 2nd Row: $35 Adv – $45 Door
Doors @ 7 PM (ages 18+)

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You’re cordially invited to a pool party. It’s in hell. Leave your shame at the shallow end.

Sunday School for Sinners is back—and this time, we’re raising hell poolside. From sultry nuns in swimwear to priest-collared party dads, we’re splashing into a sinful summer spectacular that blends burlesque, kink, fire, aerials, and holy hot mess energy. Holy pool water and White Claw can’t wash away this kind of sin. This isn’t a sermon—it’s a wet, wild, glitter-soaked revival.

MON • AUG 25 • 7:30 PM
NO COVER
Doors @ 7 PM

Joy Deficit is a monthly live performance event dedicated to Chaotic Good and bringing some much-needed joy into our community (which includes YOU!). All sorts of performances are welcome, and the roster changes every month. Live literature, slam poetry, puppetry, music, comedy, and on and on...The constant? JOY!

There's no cover, and the parking is free; we understand how expensive a night out can be, and want everyone to feel welcome, regardless of income. You'll have the opportunity to tip our performers if you choose!