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TRONix: Popcorn – Mixed Signals

Ground Kontrol Classic Arcade Ground Kontrol Classic Arcade

Popcorn blows your mind with electronic music while you blow up your video enemies. No cover, 21+

Second Thursday FREE PLAY Party!

Ground Kontrol Classic Arcade Ground Kontrol Classic Arcade

Join us for a FREE PLAY party the newly expanded Ground Kontrol, now featuring over 100 video games, 40 pinball machines, and an extra bar! Free Play now begins at noon for all ages before switching to 21+ only at 5pm, and it's only $7 at the door! Beat your personal best scores, shatter a […]

$7

DJ Rob F Switch

115 NW 5th Ave., Portland, OR, United States

DJ Rob F Switch is one half of the popular Legacy Music Hour podcast. He only plays tracks from the 8-bit & 16-bit era. The Switch is a classically trained Street Fighter 2 player and is known to send players home to be family men after his DJ sets.

$7

DJ Aurora

Ground Kontrol Classic Arcade, 115 NW 5th Ave, Portland, OR 97209, USA Ground Kontrol Classic Arcade, 115 NW 5th Ave, Portland, OR 97209, USA

After 10 years of holding down the decks at Star Theater, Lovecraft, Crush, Analog, Funhouse Lounge, and many other Portland venues, DJ Aurora is here to rock Ground Kontrol with a program of retro synth/upbeat sounds from 70s, 80s, 90s, and beyond!

$7

DJ Mechlo

115 NW 5th Ave., Portland, OR, United States

DJ Mechlo programs a powerful sequence of chiptune and retrowave! $3 cover from 7:30pm-1am, 21+ only after 5pm

$3

DJ Chip

Ground Kontrol Classic Arcade, 511 NW Couch St., Portland OR 97209 2 NW Couch St, Portland, OR, United States

DJ Chip jams the box with a vinyl-exclusive set of R&B, dance-pop and smooth hip-hop guaranteed to keep you groovin'. $3 cover from 7:30pm-1am, 21+ only after 5pm

$3

Rock Band Karaoke Night

Ground Kontrol, 115 NW 5th Ave, Portland, OR 97209, USA Ground Kontrol, 115 NW 5th Ave, Portland, OR 97209, USA

Rock Band Karaoke Night at Ground Kontrol is BACK! Rock Band once again takes over Ground Kontrol’s lounge for an epic all-night party featuring pro gear, pro sound and nearly 3,000 songs! Rock Band is organized like karaoke, with song books and slips. It’s free to play on other people’s songs all night, and $1 […]

Monthly Match Play Pinball Tournament

115 NW 5th Ave., Portland, OR, United States

Join us on the 2nd Monday of every month for a fun and competitive pinball tournament featuring 5 rounds of match play and finals for the top qualifying players! We'll be running Avid Cider specials all night and cash prizes will be up for grabs for both A-division and B-division finals!   $5 entry, tournament […]

Closed From Noon-6PM For a Private Event

Ground Kontrol Classic Arcade, 115 NW 5th Ave, Portland, OR 97209, USA Ground Kontrol Classic Arcade, 115 NW 5th Ave, Portland, OR 97209, USA

Ground Kontrol Classic Arcade will be closed during the following period for a private event: *Wednesday 1/15, Noon-6pm Ground Kontrol will re-open to the public at 6pm for happy hour! As a reminder, Ground Kontrol is 21+ after 5pm. Ground Kontrol is a fantastic place to bring your company for a holiday party, to celebrate […]

TRONix: Proqxis

Ground Kontrol Classic Arcade, 511 NW Couch St., Portland OR 97209 2 NW Couch St, Portland, OR, United States

Proqxis and rotating guests provide a compelling mix of electronic and progressively abstract tunes. Electroacoustic ambient, electro, breakbeat, techno, trip hop, IDM - mood changes and occassional appearances of other avant-garde genres, prog, goth, synth, and dreampop variations spanning the decades. Sociable tunes that encourage your groove with the gaming experience. no cover, 21+