Past Events
June
We’re bringing our Community Market back this month to present another dazzling line-up of local vendors. We open at noon and vendors will be on-site until 3pm. This event is conveniently around the corner from OUT! Raleigh's Pride Activation festival so stop by and keep the party going!
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Who’s ready for Gayborhood Raleigh voted #1 drag show! Come see the best drag performers in Raleigh! Our very own 5 years running, Bizarre is hosted by Ruby Liqueur and performances by Aquamarine Liqueur(also one of our fabulous bartenders), & Lola LeStrange(Greenville, NC). The show starts at 10pm, but arrive as early as 8pm to pick a great view. Visit Bizarre on Instagram After the show, stick around for a queer Raleigh staple, DJ Yamillionaire brings you the dance party…
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Celebrate Raleigh Pride pride with DJ Yamillionaire, after Bizarre, on the Ruby Deluxe Dancefloor! Specializing in Dance and Techno. Come get witchy with us!
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Drag Brunch
Join us every Sunday for Drag Brunch with a rotating cast of performers and the amazing DJ Yamillionaire spinning and hosting. Reserve your seats on EventBrite(Link below).
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THIRSTY CURSES: Thirsty Curses is an eclectic indie rock band from Raleigh, NC that hovers somewhere between alt-country, punk, and power pop. Spotify THE GOODBYE FOREVERS: The Goodbye Forevers are a melodic post-punk band from Virginia. Their music layers heavy guitars, aggressive lead vocals, rich harmonies, and melodic synthesizer leads. Spotify WHOOP!: Only formed in the fall of 2020, North Carolina’s Whoop has already evolved their weekly barn jams into a hugely relatable, disarmingly charming debut album. Due in September,…
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Join us every Sunday for Drag Brunch with a rotating cast of performers and the amazing DJ Yamillionaire spinning and hosting. Reserve your seats on EventBrite(Link below).
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Come dance until you can't dance anymore! A night of sexy fun with DJ Big Lyd. There'll be gogo and pole dancers bringing the sexy vibes all night. 21+
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Join us every Sunday for Drag Brunch with a rotating cast of performers and the amazing DJ Yamillionaire spinning and hosting. Reserve your seats on EventBrite(Link below).
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Dress like a daddy, crack open a cold one and cook out with your fav Ruby Babes! Sock and sandals encouraged but not required.
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Doors at 7 Show at 730 Earleine https://earleine.bandcamp.com/ Homepatients homepatients.bandcamp.com Pretty Crimes https://prettycrimes.bandcamp.com/
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Join us every Sunday for Drag Brunch with a rotating cast of performers and the amazing DJ Yamillionaire spinning and hosting. Reserve your seats on EventBrite(Link below).
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Doors at 7 Show at 730 $10 advance tickets $13 at the door AUGURS - They are purveyors of post punk psych tunes, and they definitely bite a little 😉 Moving effortlessly between 60's psych, 90s shoegaze, and modern doom, AUGURS are Alana Stanley (drums/lead vocalist), Connor Regan (lead guitar/backup vocalist), and Chris Niver (bassist/generally shirtless). PONS is a three-headed musical collective featuring the brains of sam cameron, jack parker, and sebastien carnot. with an extremely minimal approach to live…
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$10 in advance $13 at the door Silver Spring MUSIC | insta from The Washington Post: "For Nkanza, the creation of culture and the search for self appear to be tightly intertwined. The lustrous new Spring Silver album, “I Could Get Used to This,” sounds like it was made by someone who grew up minding the tweaky electronic details of the Warp Records catalogue and the melody-saturated guitar riffs of post-hardcore heroes Jawbox and Shudder to Think." Rex Pax MUSIC…
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The Vixen Show presents a night good queer fun... Join the East Coast Vixens for JUICY - we're gonna party like it's 1999! The Vixen Show is bringing allllll the juice to to this y2k peach party straight out of your baby gay dreams. Reach into those polly pockets and bring those dolla bills for our dancers, singers, and maybe even a special guest or two! 930pm Doors 10pm Show Meet & Greet After Party to follow! $15 Advance Purchase…
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Tim Kinsella & Jenny Pulse at Ruby Deluxe || This is an (ages) 18+ event Insta | Spotify | Bandcamp official site Tim Kinsella released albums & toured at a steady clip for 25 years, his most well-known bands being Joan of Arc, Cap’n Jazz & Owls. Jenny Pulse is an electronic musician and producer who has released dance-oriented pop songs under her own name & experimental soundscapes as Spa Moans. Collaborating since 2018, the married duo released two albums…
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Join us every Sunday for Drag Brunch with a rotating cast of performers and the amazing DJ Yamillionaire spinning and hosting. Reserve your seats on EventBrite(Link below).
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Real ass living, breathing, screaming, wheezing, crowd pleasing, rough 'n' tumble rockstars! Join us in the Glitter Dungeon for one wild ride! Doors at 7pm Show at 8pm $10 https://youtu.be/FHruIPoof00
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Join us after the first day of GalaxyCon for a deluxe cosplay event. Party with Pepper Insult, Canela and Jean Luc! $5 for 21+ $10 for 18+
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Join for a post GalaxyCon night of nerdy, sexy fun! Get your tickets before they're gone! 9pm Doors 10pm Show $15 advance purchase $20 at the door 21+
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Doors at 7 Show at 730 LUURCH - Former members of Compost, The Ghost of Always and Dragmatic have crawled from a stinky storage unit and apocalypse 2020 to worship at the altar of the almighty riff. Mutually influenced by Entombed, Crowbar, COC, Suffocation, Black Breath, High on Fire, Mastodon, Melvins, Sepultura, Carcass, Baroness, Down, Black Sabbath, Obituary, Death Breath etc STARCROWN - Starcrown is a modern hard rock band with an old school metal edge from Raleigh, North Carolina.…
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Join us every Sunday for Drag Brunch with a rotating cast of performers, mimosas, craft cocktails and the amazing DJ Yamillionaire spinning and hosting. Reserve your seats on EventBrite(Link below). Every Sunday 1-4pm! Doors at 1pm Show 2-3pm Post show dance party until... Food provided by: AM:PM Burritos
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Newspaper Taxis are a three-piece indie/alternative band from Raleigh. After meeting at an open mic at Ruckus Pizza in Raleigh in 2020, the three formed the band and began recording their first release, "Rolling in Roses". The Taxis, who are heavily influenced by classic rock bands such as The Beatles and The Rolling Stones, create short and punchy pop songs with catchy melodies and lyrical hooks. The band's line-up features Ben Armstrong (vocals/guitar), Stephen Catalano (bass), and Mattios Kubbs (Drums).…
Find out moreJoin us every Sunday for Drag Brunch with a rotating cast of performers, mimosas, craft cocktails and the amazing DJ Yamillionaire spinning and hosting. Reserve your seats on EventBrite(Link below). Every Sunday 1-4pm! Doors at 1pm Show 2-3pm Post show dance party until... Food provided by: Food Vibes Only Food Truck
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Black Bouquet returns to Ruby Deluxe alongside friends from New York, Television Overdose, and local legends THE VELDT! Doors open at 7! Black Bouquet Black Bouquet is a six-piece post-punk outfit hailing from Raleigh, NC. Since their formation in 2017 the band has played extensively across North Carolina and solidified themselves as Triangle heavy hitters. In 2020 Black Bouquet released their EP, "Haunt Me Once More," featuring top single, "Just Kids." Their first show after quarantine sold out Ruby Deluxe…
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The Glitter Hour returns! Now hosted by Ronalyn! This month's theme is DISNEY so bring us your most dashing princes, darling princesses, and dastardly villains. Artistic expression up to interpretation. This event is $5 to attend and free to perform, given that you sign-up in advance using the link below. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfk153J_CFPCGzjgYiCjuP83DdXIy5GSNOc7Z5qGuOOlTskZQ/viewform Doors open at 10, the show will start at 10:30.
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DJ Gay Agenda is back in the booth after a night packed full of events and will be hanging out all damn weekend! Come see him spin pop's hottest tracks and his personal selection of house, dance mixes, and some of his own remix creations. Holla!
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Hosted By Miss B Haven, Rubi De Lujo is known for being A Queer Latina Escándalo! with performances from Kali Fuchis, Amethyst Galore, and Poison! Beats by DJ Yamillionaire after the show!
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Come Shake Your Derriere with Yamillionaire! She will be mixing her and your favorite dance hits from the last decade and more. TONIGHT from 11:30pm til close.
Find out moreJoin us every Sunday for Drag Brunch with a rotating cast of performers, mimosas, craft cocktails and the amazing DJ Yamillionaire spinning and hosting. Reserve your seats on EventBrite(Link below). Every Sunday 1-4pm! Doors at 1pm Show 2-3pm Post show dance party until... Food provided by: Food Vibes Only Food Truck
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If you're itching for spooky season, come join us for an early celebration! Bust out the costume you're got in the back of your closet and come carve some watermelons. See you there, ya little creeps! No cover $5 to carve a watermelon
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Locals Hootenanny and Ooze Box will be joined by Boone's Clout Chaser (no stranger to the Ruby stage). All you noise connoisseurs and shoegaze fans should come down to clown on the 18th! Tickets available at the door.
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Night Battles, Dead Cool, and Pageant Girls perform live at Ruby Deluxe. Doors open at 7pm and the show starts at 7:30pm. Tickets are available on Eventbrite or at the door for 21+ audience members. NIGHT BATTLES Dark, loud, doomy guitar driven Post Punk with a swirling psych undercurrent that evokes bands like Killing Joke, Joy Division, The Birthday Party, Bauhaus, Young Widows, QOTSA, etc. PAGEANT GIRLS Minor keys, thunderous guitars, and near orchestral soundscapes make Pageant Girls a unique…
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Dance your tits off at our night of sexy fun with gogo dancers, pole dancers and DJ Yamillionaire! 21+ $10
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The Body Party highlights Black and Brown femmes in our community, featuring Jada J, Espi O Najj, and Ronalyn! Hosted by Alex Thee Rabbit, who will be celebrating her birthday all night long! Doors at 9, the party goes until 2am with beats by DJ Gay Agenda <3
Find out moreJoin us every Sunday for Drag Brunch with a rotating cast of performers, mimosas, craft cocktails and the amazing DJ Yamillionaire spinning and hosting. Reserve your seats on EventBrite(Link below). Every Sunday 1-4pm! Doors at 1pm Show 2-3pm Post show dance party until... Food provided by: Food Vibes Only Food Truck
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10$ adv 12$ day of Doors 7 Show 730 BBQ from Fat Sally's for sale outside venue! Petrichor Booking Presents Book of Wyrms (RIchmond VA) heavy metal band originating from Richmond, Virginia. Forming in 2015 and described as "Outer Space Heavy Metal", this quartet performs a style of metal that incorporates elements of doom, stoner metal, space rock and psychedelic rock. https://www.facebook.com/Bookofwyrms/?ref=page_internal https://bookofwyrms.bandcamp.com/album/occult-new-age Starcrown is a modern hard rock band with an old school metal edge from Raleigh, North Carolina.…
Find out moreCome Shake Your Derriere with Yamillionaire! She will be mixing her and your favorite dance hits from the last decade and more. TONIGHT from 11:30pm til close.
Find out moreJoin us every Sunday for Drag Brunch with a rotating cast of performers, mimosas, craft cocktails and the amazing DJ Yamillionaire spinning and hosting. Reserve your seats on EventBrite(Link below). Every Sunday 1-4pm! Doors at 1pm Show 2-3pm Post show dance party until... Food provided by: Food Vibes Only Food Truck
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Venus Flytrap Comedy performs monthly variety shows that combine sketch, improv, and other forms of comedy. They return to the Ruby Deluxe stage to bring the laughter directly to you! Performing on the last Sunday of every month, we're excited for August's edition of Venus Flytrap!
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Ronalyn returns to host karaoke at Ruby Deluxe, colloquially named Ruby-Oke! All you freaks and geeks who love to sing (or hate to sing but love to laugh) should slide by the Glitter Dungeon on August 31st from 8pm to 11! Sign-ups start when you walk in and the singing starts at 9! $3 cover for 21+ participants.
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A new series at Ruby Deluxe! Thursdays for a little while are gonna be college night, welcoming queer youth in our city. With proof of a college ID (and 21+ NC ID) you can enjoy $5 wells, $2 PBR, and whatever games we have set up that night! Free to enter, free to play, 8pm to midnight. See you soon!
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An ABBA themed drag show celebrating the 70s featuring Aris Valentine, Eevee Dulce and Sol Luna. 21+
Find out moreJoin us every Sunday for Drag Brunch with a rotating cast of performers, mimosas, craft cocktails and the amazing DJ Yamillionaire spinning and hosting. Reserve your seats on EventBrite(Link below). Every Sunday 1-4pm! Doors at 1pm Show 2-3pm Post show dance party until... Food provided by: Food Vibes Only Food Truck
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PotLuck Presents: 8th Annual Hopscotch Rock & Roll Pizza Party Live Music Set List 12p - Streak of Tigers 1p - Nolan Smock 2p - Severed Fingers 3p - Monologue Bombs 4p - Blab School 5p-Erie Choir FREE pizza provided by Pie Pushers
Find out moreEvery Thursday! Specials! Games! Free to enter, free to play, 8pm to midnight. 21+
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Churchhey Records & The Layabout Present Que Viva!!! Live Music from Country Westerns My Lenderman Weens in Trouble Banezz Shortcuts Calc Adeem the Artist
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Hopscotch is back and so is the day party at Ruby Deluxe and Rubymania 5 A mixed tag T.I.M. Defends the GOUGE title Waylon Maze vs Inuit Joe in a Lumberjack match GOUGE tag title match more details to follow
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Beowvlf booking presents Jewel Tones Live Music from 12:30pm Flood District 1:30pm Pretty Crimes 2:30pm Azul 3:30pm Petrov 4:30pm Black Haus featuring G.O.U.G.E. Wrestling!
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Sparkly evening of drag featuring Kimora Brooks and Vyki La Roxx! 21+
Find out moreJoin us every Sunday for Drag Brunch with a rotating cast of performers, mimosas, craft cocktails and the amazing DJ Yamillionaire spinning and hosting. Reserve your seats on EventBrite(Link below). Every Sunday 1-4pm! Doors at 1pm Show 2-3pm Post show dance party until... Food provided by: Food Vibes Only Food Truck
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Come test your spelling skills along side your drinking skills.
Find out moreEvery Thursday! Specials! Games! Free to enter, free to play, 8pm to midnight. 21+
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Ruby Deluxe and host Boom Boom Bathory invites you to try your hand at burlesque. First time on stage? Got a new act to try? Sign up and show us what you got! All bodies, all genders and all skill levels are welcome! Click the link at the bottom of the page to sign up! Sign up recommended but not required. Stay after for Sweat Your Pasties Off: A Dance Party by Ruby Deluxe 21+
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A sexy night of dancing with gogo dancers and pole dancers. Music to sweat to by DJ DIESALOT. Following Amateur Burlesque Night 11pm-2am 21+
Find out moreJoin us every Sunday for Drag Brunch with a rotating cast of performers, mimosas, craft cocktails and the amazing DJ Yamillionaire spinning and hosting. Reserve your seats on EventBrite(Link below). Every Sunday 1-4pm! Doors at 1pm Show 2-3pm Post show dance party until... Food provided by: Food Vibes Only Food Truck
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Bring all the attitude and ass shaking to lipsync night! Do you know the words? Do you got the moves? Who cares?! Lipsync night is all about having a good time and your friends getting embarrassing video!
Find out moreEvery Thursday! Specials! Games! Free to enter, free to play, 8pm to midnight. 21+
Find out moreWho’s ready for Gayborhood Raleigh voted #1 drag show! Come see the best drag performers in Raleigh! Our very own 5 years running, Bizarre is hosted by Ruby Liqueur and performances by Aquamarine Liqueur(also one of our fabulous bartenders), Ellis D & Lola LeStrange(Greenville, NC). The show starts at 10pm, but arrive as early as 8pm to pick a great view. Visit Bizarre on Instagram After the show, stick around for a queer Raleigh staple, DJ Yamillionaire brings you the…
Find out moreJoin us every Sunday for Drag Brunch with a rotating cast of performers, mimosas, craft cocktails and the amazing DJ Yamillionaire spinning and hosting. Reserve your seats on EventBrite(Link below). Every Sunday 1-4pm! Doors at 1pm Show 2-3pm Post show dance party until... Food provided by: Food Vibes Only Food Truck
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