SUBSTANCE: Totally Alternative 80s Dance Party

SUBSTANCE takes over Flask Lounge for a totally alternative 80s dance party celebrating the punk, post-punk, new wave, synthpop, and goth sounds that defined an era.

DJ Shaxx and guest DJs dig into the decade with dance floor favorites, underground classics, and plenty of deeper cuts from across the alternative spectrum.

Expect to Hear

Siouxsie and the Banshees, The Cure, Joy Division, New Order, Bauhaus, Echo & The Bunnymen, Depeche Mode, The Smiths, Pixies, Blondie, R.E.M., Talking Heads, Poly Styrene, Violent Femmes, XTC, Kraftwerk, Devo, The Sugarcubes, Public Image Ltd, Erasure, Black Flag, Dead Kennedys, Circle Jerks, and much more.

Featuring

• DJ Shaxx
• Guest DJs

Whether your version of the 80s leans dark and synthy, loud and punk, or somewhere wonderfully in between, come spend Saturday night dancing through the alternative side of the decade.

Totally alternative. Totally 80s.

Event Details

• Date: Saturday, September 5, 2026
• Time: 8:00 PM to 1:00 AM
• Cover: $5 before 10:00 PM / $10 after 10:00 PM
• USM Students: $5 all night with valid student ID
• Age: 21+
• Location: Flask Lounge, 117 Spring Street, Portland, Maine