​FLASHBAND® organizes epic, themed showcases of one-time bands.
Meet at a jam session and play a show 1 month later 🎸

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 Flashband Flashbacks
Check out showcase photos from 2025!
 
Follow and subscribe for all Flashband announcements: @flashband_dc | 7DC newsletter

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Flashband: Bops of the 2010s
Flashband is getting turnt and closing out the year strong at Union Stage with… 2010s Bops! On January 10th, get ready to party rock and raise your glass with covers of the best of the 2010s. It’s the decade of indie sleaze, tumblrcore, Rebecca Black, and so many of the lit hits and artists you know and love across genres. Don’t get FOMO.... and call me maybe? 

Want to learn more? Interested in playing in a future Flashband?
Read about all of the things in our Flashband FAQs here. If you can't find your answer in FAQs, you can reach out to Emily Goodman, Flashband Director at [email protected]. 
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Sign up for our 7DC newsletter and follow @flashband_dc to be first to hear about upcoming themes, dates, and Meet & Greet Jam announcements. 

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Musicians: Meet fellow hobbyists & play a rock show!​

Proudly hosted by 7DrumCity, Flashband® has had a huge impact on the DMV music scene and the 7DC community! Flashband puts on 7-8 themed showcases a year at killer venues all around DC. For each new show, local hobbyist musicians sign up for a spot in the Meet & Greet Jam, form a one-time band, and perform in a one-time showcase 1-month later. Since its birth in 2012, over 80 showcases have been hosted featuring over 3K musicians, with many groups emerging from Flashband to become your new favorite local bands! 7DrumCity acquired Flashband® in May 2017 and proudly carrying the torch and continuing the tradition ever since.

Here's why 3000+ people in the DC area love Flashband®:

• Meet and jam with new local hobbyists like you (no sketchy Craigslist - we'll find the participants)
• Play a packed Saturday night gig at a sweet venue just by showing up
• Have all show logistics, backline, and promo graphics taken care of for you
• Get professional photos of you performing with your instrument
• New BFFs from your one-time band! (you might even stick together?)
• A unique and unforgettable experience of camaraderie and support of fellow hobbyists​!​

Read more in FAQs and check out photo albums here from past Flashband Showcases!

Learn more in our PBS special!
​Flashband feature on WETA Arts

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​Flashband Director

Emily Goodman
Community Programs & Partnerships Director, 7DC
Photo: Donnie Riggs

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​Flashband is proudly brought to you by 7DrumCity!