Underground most commonly refers to: * Subterranea (geography), the regions beneath the surface of the Earth Underground may also refer to:

Places

The Underground (Boston) The Underground was a music club located in the Allston neighborhood of Boston that featured local, national and international acts performing independent and post-punk music. Although the emerging acts who played there included Mission of Burma, ...

, a music club in the Allston neighborhood of Boston *

The Underground (Stoke concert venue) The Underground is a Nightclub, club/music venue in Hanley, Staffordshire, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, England. It was also part of the NME group, Club NME. It is well known for hosting several up and coming indie/rock/metal acts, and many local ban ...

, a club/music venue based in Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent *

Underground Atlanta Underground Atlanta is a shopping and entertainment district in the Five Points neighborhood of downtown Atlanta, Georgia, United States, near the Five Points MARTA station. It is currently undergoing renovations. First opened in 1969, it takes ...

, a shopping and entertainment district in the Five Points neighborhood of downtown Atlanta, Georgia *

Buenos Aires Underground The Buenos Aires Underground ( es, Subterráneo de Buenos Aires, links=no), locally known as Subte (), is a rapid transit system that serves the area of the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina. The first section of this network (Plaza de Mayo–Pla ...

, a rapid transit system *

London Underground The London Underground (also known simply as the Underground or by its nickname the Tube) is a rapid transit system serving Greater London and some parts of the adjacent counties of Buckinghamshire, Essex and Hertfordshire in England. The ...

, a rapid transit system

Arts, entertainment, and media

Films

* ''Underground'' (1928 film), a drama by Anthony Asquith * ''Underground'' (1941 film), a war drama by Vincent Sherman * ''Underground'' (1970 film), a war drama starring Robert Goulet * ''Underground'' (1976 film), a documentary about the radical organization the Weathermen * ''Underground'' (1989 film), a film featuring

Melora Walters Melora Walters (born October 21, 1959) is an American actress. She is best known for her starring roles as Wanda Henrickson in the television series ''Big Love'' and Kathy Kone in '' PEN15'', and has appeared in several Paul Thomas Anderson films. ...

* ''Underground'' (1995 film), a film by Emir Kusturica * ''The Underground'' (1997 film), a cop must stop the killings of rap stars * ''Underground'' (2007 film), a British independent film starring

Mark Strange Mark Jeremy Strange (born 2 November 1961) is a British Anglican bishop. He is the current Bishop of Moray, Ross and Caithness in the Scottish Episcopal Church. He is the Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church, having been elected at an Epis ...

* ''Underground'' (2011 film), a horror film starring

Adrian R'Mante Adrian R'Mante is an American actor and acting coach best known for his role as Esteban Julio Ricardo Montoya de la Rosa Ramírez in the Disney Channel Original Series, ''The Suite Life of Zack & Cody''. He was born in Tampa, Florida, United ...

* ''Underground'' (2020 film), a/k/a ''Souterrain'', a drama film directed by Sophie Dupuis * '' Underground: The Julian Assange Story'', a 2012 Australian television film on Julian Assange for Network Ten

Games

* ''Underground'' (role-playing game), a satirical superhero game * ''Underground'', an expansion pack for ''

Tom Clancy's The Division ''Tom Clancy's The Division'' is an online-only action role-playing video game developed by Massive Entertainment and published in 2016 by Ubisoft, for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. It is set in a near future New York City in ...

'' * '' Medal of Honor: Underground'', a 2000 first-person shooter * '' Need for Speed: Underground'', a 2003 racing video game * '' Need for Speed: Underground 2'', a 2004 racing video game * ''

Tony Hawk's Underground ''Tony Hawk's Underground'' is a skateboarding video game and the fifth entry in the ''Tony Hawk's'' series after '' Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4''. It was developed by Neversoft and published by Activision in 2003 for the GameCube, PlayStation 2, ...

'', a 2003 skateboarding video game * ''

Tony Hawk's Underground 2 ''Tony Hawk's Underground 2'' is a skateboarding video game, the sixth entry in the '' Tony Hawk's'' series after ''Tony Hawk's Underground''. It was developed by Neversoft and published by Activision on October 4, 2004 in the U.S. for the PlayS ...

'', a 2004 skateboarding video game * ''Underground Zone'', the first level in ''Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (8-bit)''

Literature

* ''Underground'' (Dreyfus book), a 1997 nonfiction book about computer hacking * ''Underground'' (McGahan novel), by Andrew McGahan * ''Underground'' (Murakami book), a 1998 collection of interviews about the Tokyo sarin gas attack * ''The Underground'' (Animorphs), by K. A. Applegate * ''The Underground'' (Left Behind: The Kids), by Jerry B. Jenkins and Tim LaHaye *

Underground comix Underground comix are small press or self-published comic books that are often socially relevant or satirical in nature. They differ from mainstream comics in depicting content forbidden to mainstream publications by the Comics Code Authority, ...

Music

Albums

* ''Underground'' (The Electric Prunes album), 1967 * ''Underground'' (Thelonious Monk album), 1968 *

Memphis Underground ''Memphis Underground'' is a 1969 album by jazz flutist Herbie Mann, that fuses the genres of jazz and rhythm and blues (R&B). While Mann and the other principal soloists (Roy Ayers, Larry Coryell and Sonny Sharrock) were leading jazz musicians, ...

Herbie Mann Herbert Jay Solomon (April 16, 1930 – July 1, 2003), known by his stage name Herbie Mann, was an American jazz flute player and important early practitioner of world music. Early in his career, he also played tenor saxophone and clarinet (inclu ...

album, 1968 * ''Underground'' (Twinkle Brothers album), * ''Underground'' (Phil Keaggy album), 1983 * ''Underground'' (Graham Bonnet album), 1997 * ''Underground'' (Jayo Felony album), 1999 * ''Underground'' (Courtney Pine album), 1997 * ''Underground'' (Chris Potter album), 2006 * ''Underground'' (soundtrack), by Goran Bregović, 2000 * ''Underground'', by

Analog Pussy Analog Pussy ( he, אנלוג פוסי) is a psychedelic trance group that originated in Israel, now located in Germany.Prato, Greg " ''Trance N Roll'' Review, ''Allmusic'', Macrovision Corporation History Jiga was born in Jerusalem. At age 15 s ...

, * '' Underground Vol. 1: 1991–1994'', a compilation album by Three 6 Mafia, 1999 * '' Underground Vol. 2: Club Memphis'', a compilation album by Three 6 Mafia, 1999

Songs

* "Underground", a song by Curtis Mayfield from ''

Roots A root is the part of a plant, generally underground, that anchors the plant body, and absorbs and stores water and nutrients. Root or roots may also refer to: Art, entertainment, and media * ''The Root'' (magazine), an online magazine focusing ...

'', 1970 * "Underground", a song by Gentle Giant from ''

Civilian Civilians under international humanitarian law are "persons who are not members of the armed forces" and they are not " combatants if they carry arms openly and respect the laws and customs of war". It is slightly different from a non-combatant ...

'' * "Underground", a song by Tom Waits from ''

Swordfishtrombones ''Swordfishtrombones'' is the eighth studio album by singer and songwriter Tom Waits, released in 1983 on Island Records. It was the first album that Waits produced himself. Stylistically different from his previous albums, ''Swordfishtrombones'' ...

'' * "Underground", song by Men at Work from '' Business as Usual'', 1980s * "Underground" (David Bowie song), featured in the film ''Labyrinth'' * "Underground" (Ben Folds Five song), 1995 * "Underground" (Evermore song), 2010 * "Underground", a song by Adam Lambert from ''

The Original High ''The Original High'' is the third studio album by American singer Adam Lambert, released on June 12, 2015, by Warner Bros. Records. Its executive producers are Max Martin and Shellback, the duo responsible for co-writing and producing Lambert' ...

'', 2015 * "Underground", a song by Circa Zero from ''

Circus Hero ''Circus Hero'' was the only album released by Circa Zero, a band formed in August 2013 by Andy Summers and Rob Giles from The Rescues. Originally, drummer Emmanuelle Caplette was also a member of the band. Released on 25 March 2014, the album wa ...

'' * "Underground", a song by

Decadence The word decadence, which at first meant simply "decline" in an abstract sense, is now most often used to refer to a perceived decay in standards, morals, dignity, religious faith, honor, discipline, or skill at governing among the members ...

from ''Undergrounder'', 2017 * "Underground", a song by Eminem from ''

Relapse In internal medicine, relapse or recidivism is a recurrence of a past (typically medical) condition. For example, multiple sclerosis and malaria often exhibit peaks of activity and sometimes very long periods of dormancy, followed by relapse or ...

'' * "Underground", a song by Jane's Addiction from ''

The Great Escape Artist ''The Great Escape Artist'' is the fourth studio album by American alternative rock band Jane's Addiction, released October 18, 2011 on Capitol Records. The album was the band's first since its 2003 release '' Strays'' and features TV on the Radio ...

'' * "Underground", a song by

Pokey LaFarge Pokey LaFarge (born Andrew Heissler, June 26, 1983) is an American musician, writer, and actor. Early life LaFarge was born Andrew Heissler in Bloomington, Illinois. The nickname "Pokey" was coined by his mother, who would scold him to hurry ...

from ''Something In The Water'' * "Underground", a song by The Tea Party from ''

Triptych A triptych ( ; from the Greek adjective ''τρίπτυχον'' "''triptukhon''" ("three-fold"), from ''tri'', i.e., "three" and ''ptysso'', i.e., "to fold" or ''ptyx'', i.e., "fold") is a work of art (usually a panel painting) that is divided ...

'' * "The Underground", a song by

Mani Spinx Mani Spinx (born Mads Brøbech Jørgensen; 31 July 1975 in Silkeborg, Denmark) is a solo-artist, producer and songwriter. Mani Spinx released his highly critically acclaimed debut album '' Post Modern Panic Attack'' in 2006. Mani Spinx has support ...

Other uses in music

Underground music Underground music is music with practices perceived as outside, or somehow opposed to, mainstream popular music culture. Underground music is intimately tied to popular music culture as a whole, so there are important tensions within underground ...

, a variety of music subgenres

Television

* ''Underground'' (TV series), a 2016 American television drama series * ''

TCM Underground ''TCM Underground'' is a weekly late-night cult film showcase airing on Turner Classic Movies. Developed by former TCM marketing director Eric Weber, it was originally hosted by industrial rock/ heavy metal musician and independent filmmaker Rob Zo ...

'', a weekly cult-film showcase * ''The Underground'' (TV series), a sketch comedy show * "Underground" (1958 TV play), a British television drama, part of ''Armchair Theatre'' * "Underground" (''Stargate Atlantis''), an episode of ''Stargate Atlantis'' * "Underground" (''BoJack Horseman''), an episode of ''BoJack Horseman'' * "Underground", a ''Transformers: Armada'' episode

Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media

* ''Underground'' (play), by Michael Sloane *

Underground press The terms underground press or clandestine press refer to periodicals and publications that are produced without official approval, illegally or against the wishes of a dominant (governmental, religious, or institutional) group. In specific rec ...

, independent counterculture publications *

Underground producciones Underground Producciones is a media producer in Argentina that produces television and film. The company was created in 2006 by Sebastian Ortega and Pablo Culell. In 2006, the company's first project was the dramatic telenovela ''Weather Does Not ...

, an Argentine producer of TV series * ''The Underground'', a satirical student newspaper at the

University of British Columbia The University of British Columbia (UBC) is a public research university with campuses near Vancouver and in Kelowna, British Columbia. Established in 1908, it is British Columbia's oldest university. The university ranks among the top thre ...

Groups and organizations

Narodnaya Volya Narodnaya Volya ( rus, Наро́дная во́ля, p=nɐˈrodnəjə ˈvolʲə, t=People's Will) was a late 19th-century revolutionary political organization in the Russian Empire which conducted assassinations of government officials in an att ...

, an underground group in late 19th-century Russia *

Resistance movement A resistance movement is an organized effort by some portion of the civil population of a country to withstand the legally established government or an occupying power and to disrupt civil order and stability. It may seek to achieve its objective ...

Resistance during World War II Resistance movements during World War II occurred in every occupied country by a variety of means, ranging from non-cooperation to propaganda, hiding crashed pilots and even to outright warfare and the recapturing of towns. In many countries, r ...

, with some groups sometimes referred to informally as "The Underground" *** Polish Underground State ( pl, Polskie Państwo Podziemne), 1939-1945 *

Weather Underground The Weather Underground was a far-left militant organization first active in 1969, founded on the Ann Arbor campus of the University of Michigan. Originally known as the Weathermen, the group was organized as a faction of Students for a Democr ...

, a clandestine far-left terrorist group which operated in the United States of America between 1969 and 1977

Other uses

* UK underground, a counter-cultural movement in the United Kingdom *

Underground city An underground city is a series of linked subterranean spaces that may provide a defensive refuge; a place for living, working or shopping; a transit system; mausolea; wine or storage cellars; cisterns or drainage channels; or several of th ...

, a series of linked subterranean spaces *

Underground economy A black market, underground economy, or shadow economy is a clandestine market or series of transactions that has some aspect of illegality or is characterized by noncompliance with an institutional set of rules. If the rule defines the ...

, a market system operating outside of legal regulations *

Underground City, Montreal RÉSO, commonly referred to as the Underground City (french: La ville souterraine), is the name applied to a series of interconnected office towers, hotels, shopping centres, residential and commercial complexes, convention halls, universities an ...

Underground living Underground living refers to living below the ground's surface, whether in natural or manmade caves or structures. Underground dwellings are an alternative to above-ground dwellings for some home seekers, including those who are looking to mini ...

, refers simply to living below the ground's surface *

Underground mining (hard rock) Underground hard-rock mining refers to various underground mining techniques used to excavate "hard" minerals, usually those containing metals, such as ore containing gold, silver, iron, copper, zinc, nickel, tin, and lead. It also involves the ...

, removal of valuable minerals from below the Earth's surface *

Underground Railroad The Underground Railroad was a network of clandestine routes and safe houses established in the United States during the early- to mid-19th century. It was used by enslaved African Americans primarily to escape into free states and Canada. ...

, an informal network of secret routes and safe houses * The Underground (roller coaster), a wooden roller coaster at Adventureland (Iowa)