​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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Warped Tour Flashband
Showcase: Sat. Aug 29 @ The Atlantis
Tickets on sale soon

Follow and subscribe for all Flashband announcements: @flashband_dc | 7DC newsletter

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Registration Closed

Warped Tour Flashband
On Saturday 8/29, Flashband is headed to The Atlantis for our first-ever Warped Tour Showcase! Eight all-new Flashbands will be throwing down with covers of the best pop-punk, emo, metalcore, and punk rock from across three decades of Warped Tour-core. Lit doesn't begin to cut it. Tickets on sale soon!

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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 the 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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Upcoming Showcase:
​Yacht Rock Flashband!

Tickets @ The Pocket

Flashband is setting sail with an easy breezy Yacht Rock showcase! On 7/11, get ready to soft-rock the night away with your new-old favorite summertime sub-genre. With notes of pop, prog, blue-eyed soul, jazz, disco, funk and R&B, it’s all about the smooth vibes this showcase at The Pocket. Limited tickets available.

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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 featured on WETA Arts, 2025

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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!