Welcome to Hive. We are Portland's friendliest Gothic/Industrial night, where the freakishly fascinating and the fascinatingly freakish come each Sunday evening for a night of dancing, drinking, and debauchery. The music of Hive continually intoxicates, infuriates, and satiates the darkest dreamer. There is simply nothing else like it in the Northwest.
Hive takes place every Sunday night at Plan B (formerly Acme) from 9:00-2:30 and is FREE, 21+ w/ID at all times. Although there is no actual dress code, Hive is a Gothic/Industrial night in the truest sense.
Plan B is located on the corner of SE 8th Ave & SE Main St in Portland, Oregon. During winter months, resident DJ Owen spins indoors with a rotating cast of guests from around the community. From springtime through the fall, Hive is a unique indoor/outdoor experience. With two DJ's playing their respective areas at once - Owen provides the Gothic, Deathrock, Ethereal, Darkwave, New Romantic, Electro-Fetish, Steampunk, and Apocalyptic Folk, while Brian Backlash metes out Industrial, EBM, Terror EBM, Power Noise, Cold Wave and Industrial Metal - everyone gets exactly what they like best. The inside club is dressed in shards of red and black with plenty of comfortable seating. The outside is covered (heated in winter), with an open air side so when you desire some fresh air or quiet conversation you can come hang out and relax under the stars. When the music catches your ear you will be treated to dancing in exceptional lights and sound. As smoking is illegal inside bars, Hive is the only night in the Portland scene where one can drink, dance, and smoke at the same time. The staff at Plan B are the nicest in town and, as the club is owned and operated by punx, I don't have to tell you how strong and cheap the drinks are.
It's the music that makes Hive so special. Resident DJ's Owen and Brian Backlash consistently bring the only genuine Gothic/Industrial night in Portland. Of course you will hear VNV Nation and Covenant, but Hive is the only place in the state where you will also hear The Virgin Prunes and Christian Death, The Sisters Of Mercy and Chameleons, Thrill Kill Kult and Front 242, The Cramps and Necromantix, The Cocteau Twins and Dead Can Dance, Hex Rx and Stromkern, Visage and Bryan Ferry, Curve and The Jesus & Mary Chain, Combichrist and Tactical Sekt, Coil and The Legendary Pink Dots, Big Black and Cop Shoot Cop, Qntal and Die Form, Revolting Cocks and KMFDM, Collide and Siderartica, Cabaret Voltaire and Wire, Portishead and Massive Attack, Duran Duran and Kate Bush, and naturally Bauhaus, Einstürzende Neubauten, Skinny Puppy, Joy Division, Nitzer Ebb, Siouxsie, Nick Cave, and on and on. What's more, Hive's friendly DJ's are always open to taking requests and will actually play them if they say they will. The selection of music is so broad that it tends to bring in people from all over the spectrum making Hive the place to meet a truly wide variety of people from within the community.
Hive takes place every Sunday night at Plan B (formerly Acme) from 9:00-2:30 and is FREE, 21+ w/ID at all times. Although there is no actual dress code, Hive is a Gothic/Industrial night in the truest sense.
Plan B is located on the corner of SE 8th Ave & SE Main St in Portland, Oregon. During winter months, resident DJ Owen spins indoors with a rotating cast of guests from around the community. From springtime through the fall, Hive is a unique indoor/outdoor experience. With two DJ's playing their respective areas at once - Owen provides the Gothic, Deathrock, Ethereal, Darkwave, New Romantic, Electro-Fetish, Steampunk, and Apocalyptic Folk, while Brian Backlash metes out Industrial, EBM, Terror EBM, Power Noise, Cold Wave and Industrial Metal - everyone gets exactly what they like best. The inside club is dressed in shards of red and black with plenty of comfortable seating. The outside is covered (heated in winter), with an open air side so when you desire some fresh air or quiet conversation you can come hang out and relax under the stars. When the music catches your ear you will be treated to dancing in exceptional lights and sound. As smoking is illegal inside bars, Hive is the only night in the Portland scene where one can drink, dance, and smoke at the same time. The staff at Plan B are the nicest in town and, as the club is owned and operated by punx, I don't have to tell you how strong and cheap the drinks are.
It's the music that makes Hive so special. Resident DJ's Owen and Brian Backlash consistently bring the only genuine Gothic/Industrial night in Portland. Of course you will hear VNV Nation and Covenant, but Hive is the only place in the state where you will also hear The Virgin Prunes and Christian Death, The Sisters Of Mercy and Chameleons, Thrill Kill Kult and Front 242, The Cramps and Necromantix, The Cocteau Twins and Dead Can Dance, Hex Rx and Stromkern, Visage and Bryan Ferry, Curve and The Jesus & Mary Chain, Combichrist and Tactical Sekt, Coil and The Legendary Pink Dots, Big Black and Cop Shoot Cop, Qntal and Die Form, Revolting Cocks and KMFDM, Collide and Siderartica, Cabaret Voltaire and Wire, Portishead and Massive Attack, Duran Duran and Kate Bush, and naturally Bauhaus, Einstürzende Neubauten, Skinny Puppy, Joy Division, Nitzer Ebb, Siouxsie, Nick Cave, and on and on. What's more, Hive's friendly DJ's are always open to taking requests and will actually play them if they say they will. The selection of music is so broad that it tends to bring in people from all over the spectrum making Hive the place to meet a truly wide variety of people from within the community.