618 DC is a second-floor downtown venue focused on underground electronic music and alternative programming. Techno, house, trance and DJ-driven sets are the clearest lane, though the room also reaches into funk and soul. All-ages events are part of the mix, giving underground artists a chance to reach listeners who are often shut out of standard 21+ club nights.
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BANANAS at BERHTA is the campus's large open-air stage, with a published capacity of about 2,000 for festivals and day-to-night events. Current programming leans electronic, house, deep house, and live electronic, but the scale is large enough for broader concert production. Many current events are 21+, with access varying by show. The outdoor format makes this a very different proposition from a club room: artists need enough sound, visual identity, and stage presence to carry across a large open crowd. For performers operating at festival scale, BANANAS offers a substantial DC platform where production quality and audience draw matter as much as the music itself.
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- Talent Buyer
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- Capacity
- 2,000
- Age policy
- Event-specific; current 2026 BANANAS examples are 21+
- Genres
- Electronic, House
- Sound & production
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- Address
- 1237 W St NE, Washington, DC 20018, United States
- Venue phone
- 202-827-8791
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