Emo Night Karaoke is the rare club night where the crowd is the lineup: you sign up, you get the Brooklyn Bowl stage and a room full of people screaming the Taking Back Sunday chorus back at you. Sixteen bowling lanes run behind the floor and the Blue Ribbon kitchen serves through the night, so nobody in your group has to sing. If you know every word to a 2005 record, this is your Friday.
What to expect
A signup process near the stage, a rolling queue of singers, and a floor that treats every song as a group singalong. Lanes stay in play behind the concert floor with table service along the rail. Expect the 2000s emo and pop-punk canon rather than deep cuts.
Good to know
- L to Bedford Av or G to Nassau Av, then walk toward Wythe Avenue.
- Sign up early in the night if you actually want to sing.
- Bowling lanes are reserved separately from concert entry.
- The Blue Ribbon kitchen serves food throughout the evening.
- The floor is standing room with limited mezzanine seating.
- Works for groups where only some people want to perform.
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Common questions
Do I have to sing?
No. Singing is opt-in via a signup sheet; plenty of the room comes to watch, bowl and eat instead.
What songs are available?
The catalogue centres on 2000s emo, pop-punk and post-hardcore, the era of My Chemical Romance and Taking Back Sunday.
Can I bowl at the same time?
Yes, the lanes run alongside the concert floor, but they are booked separately from show entry.
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