The pandemic and the lockdown fundamentally changed people’s everyday lives, and genres dependent on live audiences, such as theatre performances and slam poetry clubs, were no exception. The world of work and education also moved online, and the entertainment industry had to adapt accordingly. This study aims to present the improvised solutions that domestic theatres came up with, how they reacted to the lockdown, and what ideas the slam poets had, as well as the impact of all this on slam poetry communities. While theatres tried to maintain attention by releasing their archives to the public, slam archives were already publicly accessible. However, neither of these archives could replace the sense of community experience that comes with live performances. Although theatres were eventually able to reopen, the slam poetry genre, which had been continuously growing and gaining popularity, suffered a fatal blow. The grassroots, underground genre seemingly disappeared.