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Sensation - A Kinky Dance Party

UV, Paint, and Latex Edition
Doors: 8:00 PM
$10
21+

Crucible welcomes you to Sensation, a monthly kinky dance party!
As always, Sensation provides space and equipment for play and DMs to help you do so safely, an open dance floor with go-go performers and sadistic dance beats courtesy of...

Oh, My! A Stand-Up & Burlesque Variety Show

A comedy variety spectacle blending stand-up, burlesque, and more.
Doors: 6:30PM
$15 Advance | $20 DOS | $5 cash with student ID
18+

Crucible Madison and Cheshire Cat Comedy present Oh, My! A Stand-Up + Burlesque Variety Show featuring hilarious and saucy acts from across the Midwest!

Followed at 9pm by Video Rewind dance night DJed by Nick Nice.
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With performances by...

Video Rewind

70s, 80s, 90s video dance party
Doors: 9:00 PM
$8
18+

Join Madison's own DJ Nick Nice for a night of the best dance music of the 70s, 80s, and 90s, all with accompanying music videos, and dance inspiration for go-go performers!

Full Moon Burlesque

Doors: 6:00 PM
$18
21+

Stellya Heart and co-emcee for the evening, Enya Dreams, present the most star-studded monthly burlesque show in Wisconsin. A 90 min BURLESQUE show featuring the best local and regional performers paired with extremely talented and often award winning headliners. A...

Anti/Social

Doors: 9:00 PM
$5 before 10, $8 after
21+

Saturday, April 12th The dark dance party continues! ANTI/SOCIAL Featuring host DJ CAUSTICMF and the return of Milwaukee's own DJ KITTENS! Darkwave, Industrial, EBM, and BEYONNNNND! Go-Go Dancers, too! $5 before 10/$8 after Going to the burlesque show before we...

Words with Nerds: FRESH MEAT EDITION

TED Talks, but way funnier.
Doors: 6:30PM
$10 advance | $15 day of show | $5 cash with student ID

Join us for Words with Nerds. It's like TED Talks, but way funnier.

Speakers at this show include:

Charlie Kojis (winner of Madison's Funniest Comic Competition) -- "Who Says Quack? A Critical Analysis of the State of Children's Literature"

Jared...

Schlock and Awe Presents: Contract to Kill

We make jokes during bad movies. That's the show!
Doors: 8:30pm
Free!

FREE live movie showing featuring commentary from comics Cody Lemke, Sasha Rosser, and David Fisher. We make jokes during bad movies. That's the show!
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This April, Schlock returns with noted Russian Special Representative Steven Seagal in Contract to Kill...

Vivian Lark Presents: Cabaret Noir

Doors: 7:00 PM
$15
21+

Crucible is thrilled to welcome back Vivian Lark, who has crafted another magnificent edition of Cabaret Noir, a 90 minute cabaret show featuring professional Madison-area performers. An elegant evening of burlesque entertainers and vocalists with live accompaniment. Song selections explore...

The Rocky Horror Picture Show

Doors: 11:00 PM
$8, $13 under 21
18+

Are you prepared to swim the warm waters of sins of the flesh - erotic nightmares beyond any measure, and sensual daydreams to treasure forever? We certainly hope that you are, because you are cordially invited to take part in...

Masquerade: Second Halloween

Doors: 9:00 PM
$8
21+

We've had Halloween, yes, but what about SECOND Halloween? Does the thought of waiting six more months for Halloween fill you with sorrow? Us too, so we're throwing a second Halloween party in April! Dress in whatever halloween costume you'd...

Ronnie Stone W/ Insula Iscariot and Spy the Night

Doors: 7:00 PM
$12/15
21+

Ronnie Stone seems to have traveled from both the past and future simultaneously, bringing with him a unique style of contemporary synth-pop that seamlessly blends nostalgia with the bleeding-edge of modern dance music. The NYC-based producer and multi-instrumentalist writes and...

Oh, My! A Stand-Up & Burlesque Variety Show

A comedy variety spectacle blending stand-up, burlesque, and more.
Doors: 6:30PM
$15 Advance | $20 DOS | $5 cash with student ID
18+

On May 9, Crucible Madison and Cheshire Cat Comedy present Oh, My! A Stand-Up + Burlesque Variety Show, featuring hilarious and saucy acts from all across the Midwest.

Followed at 9pm by Video Rewind dance night DJed by Nick Nice...

Kazha w/ Queen of Dreams and Trash Pandas!

Doors: 7:30 PM
$10
21+

Kazha are joined by Madison locals Queen of Dreams and Trash Pandas!

Kazha is a rock band founded by Japanese singer-songwriter Kazuha Oda (Kazha) and guitarist Hideki Matsushige in 2009. Kazuha is a classically trained singer who has worked in...

Ego Likeness w/ Klack

Doors: 7:00 PM
$15/20
21+

Ego Likeness, formed in 1999 in Baltimore, Maryland by artist/musician Steven Archer and writer/vocalist Donna Lynch, is a dark-electronic project, combining elements of goth, industrial, rock, and dance music.

Klack makes EBM and New Beat, of the old style. Very...

MAKE AMERICA GAY AGAIN: A Comedy Show

An ultra-queer drag and comedy show
Doors: 6:30PM
$15 Advance | $20 DOS | $5 cash with student ID

Best of Madison winner Cheshire Cat Comedy brings back its hit show with a scintillating lineup of queer stand-up and drag performers as they unite to MAKE AMERICA GAY AGAIN at Crucible Madison on Thursday, June 5.

Hosted by the...

Blades of Steel

Doors: 6:00 PM
see ticket link
21+

3 days of skull fracturing metal and once again most the bands have never ir rarely play in Madison, Wisconsin

Cancer (UK/Spain)
Atrophy
Vicious Rumors
Morta Skuld
Molder
Siren
Adamantis
Mean Mistreater
Bray Road
Antagonizor
Breakker