Crybaby is a 600-capacity, 21+ room in Oakland, California. Crybaby is a live music venue, dance club & events space in downtown Oakland that pushes creativity through the lens of sound and visuals. While most shows take place Thursday-Sunday nights, they can be held any night of the week. Musically, Crybaby accommodates All Genres. Crybaby accepts booking inquiries through the venue’s online form. At Crybaby, basic backline is available. Confirm Crybaby’s show schedule and any unlisted deal terms before routing around the performance. Show inquiries for Crybaby are handled by its talent buyer function. Any remaining detail for Crybaby should be treated as show-specific and confirmed before commitment.
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Continental Club is historic West Oakland event and live-music venue with a main stage, green room and in-house production capabilities.. The listed capacity is 850 people — main-stage ballroom; full venue ideal range 150–1,350, which gives performers a useful sense of the audience scale. Musically, Live Music, R&B, Soul, Rock, Variety fit naturally with the programming here. For musicians, the strongest fit is a polished act with clear stage presence and material that matches the venue’s audience and event format. Continental Club is best suited to performers that understand the room, adapt their dynamics to the audience, and approach the date as a specific venue fit rather than a generic booking. Overall, it offers musicians a distinct performance setting where the live show can become a meaningful part of the audience experience. Acts that prepare for the venue’s format and crowd are likely to make the strongest impression. A concise, well-paced set and professional transitions will help the performance feel complete.
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- Role
- Talent Buyer
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events@oaklandcontinentalclub.comMember booking tools
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- Capacity
- 800
- Capacity notes
- in front of the stage, 1300 total building.
- Age policy
- All Ages
- Genres
- All Genres, Blues, DJ, Jazz, R&B
- Sound & production
- House sound system
- Address
- 1658 12th Street, 94607, United States
- Venue phone
- (510) 542-5742
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