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We hope everyone had an incredible time at Porch Fest this weekend! What an incredible weekend for local music! We've go...
05/18/2026

We hope everyone had an incredible time at Porch Fest this weekend! What an incredible weekend for local music! We've got a former Athens band coming back to visit and put on a killer show this weekend with some of our local friends!

Blackout Booking presents Judge Russo, The Peel, and Drawknife! Saturday, May 23rd! Doors at 7PM, music at 8PM! Advance sale tickets available on Eventbrite for $8!

Of course we've also got our summer Tuesday Trivia Night as usual!

It's a huge bummer that one of our favorite uptown businesses is closing but it feels fitting to have them go out with a...
05/13/2026

It's a huge bummer that one of our favorite uptown businesses is closing but it feels fitting to have them go out with an absolute banger of a show! Come say good bye to and enjoy the musical stylings of Unmonumental, Brandon Reisig, Andrew Lampa, and David Colagiovanni!

Saturday May 30th
Doors at 8PM
Music at 9PM
FREE!

We only have one show this week but it's a damn good one!! You might remember the days when our good buddy Trey Hedrick ...
05/11/2026

We only have one show this week but it's a damn good one!! You might remember the days when our good buddy Trey Hedrick was behind the bar at The Union, well now he's on stage and performing his own songs all over the region! Come through and see him and Jay Skaggs perform on Friday, May 15th!
As usual we have Trivia on Tuesday and free pool all week! Sun's out and the patio is looking quite relaxing this time of year!

Ah sweet Athens summer slow down! Our hours are changing a little for summer! Starting today we'll be closed on Sundays....
05/10/2026

Ah sweet Athens summer slow down! Our hours are changing a little for summer! Starting today we'll be closed on Sundays. But don't worry! You'll still find plenty of Union goodness Tuesday through Saturday with some great live music coming up and Trivia on Tuesdays!

We've got a pretty lowkey week coming up! After weeks of nonstop partying, live music, end of year celebration, and move...
05/04/2026

We've got a pretty lowkey week coming up! After weeks of nonstop partying, live music, end of year celebration, and move-out chaos I think we all deserve a quiet week. We've got trivia to keep your mind sharp over the summer and our monthly Hip Hop Shop to keep you entertained this week!

Tues (5/5) - Trivia Night
Wed (5/6) - Hip Hop Shop w/Royal Butcher Music

Name a better combination than a warm spring evening and some good old fashioned Appalachian bluegrass at The Union! We'...
05/01/2026

Name a better combination than a warm spring evening and some good old fashioned Appalachian bluegrass at The Union! We're excited to announce our upcoming show with Trey Hedrick and Jay Skaggs! Trey will be performing his own homegrown Appalachian country tunes as part of his Sing, Appalachia Tour and we hope to see you on the dance floor! You won't want to miss this, it's sure to be a damn fine show!

Friday, May 15th

Doors at 8PM
Music at 9PM
21+ - $15
18-20 - $18

Shhh the students are studying!! Finals week is upon us and spring has sprung! It's time for a good old fashioned Athens...
04/27/2026

Shhh the students are studying!! Finals week is upon us and spring has sprung! It's time for a good old fashioned Athens summer jam weekend!! We've got our old friends Ekoostic Ho**ah gracing the stage with Kirkos on Friday and then Saturday it's a real face melter with The Tape Cassettes, 1333, and Jone & The Hissyfits!!

Kick off summer in Athens with some killer live music! Tickets for this weekends shows (and future shows) on our Eventbrite!

Tues 4/28 - Game Night w/Bingo & Trivia
Fri 5/2 - Ekoostik Ho**ah, Kirkos
Sat 5/2 - The Tape Cassettes, 1333, Jone & The Hissyfits

Wow! What a whirlwind few days! We just rounded out AIFVF, the OU Music Industry Summit, aaand ACRN Lobsterfest!! We've ...
04/20/2026

Wow! What a whirlwind few days! We just rounded out AIFVF, the OU Music Industry Summit, aaand ACRN Lobsterfest!! We've made some incredible memories this past school year and this past weekend is certainly one for the books! Huge shout outs to everyone who performed and all the great filmmakers at the AIFVF and everyone who came to present at OU MIS! 

We've got some great live music to wind down the semester this week. You're probably prepping for finals and have plenty of studying to do but you should really make time for fun this weekend!  Here's what we've got this week:

Tues (4/21) - Game Night w/Bingo & Trivia

Wed (4/22) - Ladies Trivia Night w/Blush & WIMI

Thurs (4/22) - Brick City Showcase ft. Ananke, voxglove, hxnnah, and Space Kid

Fri (4/23) - Last Call by FOR THE C[OU]LTURE

Sat (4/24) - Laughing Chimes, Smug Brothers, Book Not Brooke, and Guy Music

Hope everyone had a great OU Mom's Weekend! We've got a great week ahead of us! Music fans have so much to look forward ...
04/13/2026

Hope everyone had a great OU Mom's Weekend! We've got a great week ahead of us! Music fans have so much to look forward with both the OU Music Industry Summit AND ACRN Lobsterfest this week!!

Tues (4/14) - Game Night w/Bingo & Trivia
Wed (4/15) - Zeitgeist, Green Flower Street, Brick Soul Band
Thur (4/16) - Music Industry Sumit After Party!! Ft. Twerp, Parking, Girl Cologne
Fri (4/17) - Lobster Fest Night 1 w/ Stuck, Cranberry Casket, TV Buddha, Balaclava
Sat (4/18) - Lobster Fest Night 2 w/The Convenience, Guy Music, Ex Pilots, Good Flying Birds

Hey Athens bands...and nearby friends! We're pretty booked up this summer but we're looking to fill some mighty nice sup...
04/07/2026

Hey Athens bands...and nearby friends! We're pretty booked up this summer but we're looking to fill some mighty nice support spots and a couple assorted openings. Will you be in town over the summer and do you want to play at The Union? Reach out to our booker ASAP to snag a spot!

We're planning on rockin n rollin right on through summer with lots of great live music sooo here's your chance to come be a part of that!

Spring has sprung and there's more music in the air than just bird songs this week! We've got a great week coming up! Ch...
04/06/2026

Spring has sprung and there's more music in the air than just bird songs this week! We've got a great week coming up! Check it out!

Tues (4/7) - Game Night w/ Bingo & Trivia
Wed (4/8) - Locals Only Showcase! (last of the semester!) w/ Miss Crimson, Twerp, Burn Down Nelson, The Lounge Club
Thur (4/9) - VRNT After Dark Digital Release Party
Fri (4/10) - Blackout Booking Presents - Golomb, Laughing Chimes, White Flag Over Providence, Miacdaled
Sat (4/11) - Any Colour (Tickets still available online!)

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Athens, OH
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