Blackout

Blackout(s) may refer to:

Loss of lighting or communication

• Blackout (broadcasting), a regulatory ban on the broadcasting of an event
• Blackout (fabric), a textile material that blocks light
• Blackout (wartime), the practice of minimizing outdoor lighting for protection from attack
• Communications blackout, a halt to communication abilities or utilization
  • English Wikipedia blackout, a protest action in response to proposed U.S. legislation
  • New Zealand Internet Blackout, an online protest
• Media blackout, censorship of news related to a certain topic
• Power outage, an intentional or unintentional loss of electric power
• Rolling blackout, an intentional loss of electric power

Medicine

• Blackout (alcohol-related amnesia)
• Syncope (medicine), a loss of consciousness, also known as fainting
• Deep water blackout (loss of consciousness)
• Shallow water blackout (loss of consciousness)
• Blackout g-force induced loss of hearing

Living persons

• Blackout, the performance name of actor Michael Biggins

Fiction

• Blackout (Buffy novel)
• Blackout (comics), two characters in the Marvel universe
• Blackout (Connie Willis novel), first of a two-part series
• Blackout (Grant novel), third novel of a series by Mira Grant
• Blackout (Transformers), several characters in the Transformers franchise
• Blackout, a novel by Campbell Armstrong

Film, stage and television

• Blackout (1950 film), a British film starring Maxwell Reed
• Blackout (1985 film), an American television film starring Keith Carradine
• Blackout (1986 film), a Norwegian film directed by Erik Gustavson and starring Henrik Scheele
• The Blackout (1997 film), an American film directed by Abel Ferrara
• Blackout (2007 film), an American television film starring Jeffrey Wright and Zoe Saldana set during Northeast Blackout of 2003
• Blackout (2008 film), an American horror film starring Amber Tamblyn and Aidan Gillen
• Blackout (2008 Finnish film), a 2008 Finnish film
• Blackout (2010 film), a 2010 German film
• Blackout (TV series), a BBC One series
• Black Out (film), a 1970 Swiss film
• Blackout (game show)
• "Blackout" (M.A.S.K. episode)
• Blackout gag, a comedy technique used primarily in animation
• "The Blackout", a Black Books episode
• Black Out p.s. Red Out, a 1998 Greek film

Games

• Blackout (card game)
• Blackout convention, a bidding convention in contract bridge
• Fainting game
• Blackout, a downloadable Halo 3 map that is part of the Legendary Map Pack

Music

Bands and record labels

• Blackout Records, a record label
• The Blackout (band), a Welsh alternative rock band
• The Blackouts (a.k.a. simply "Blackouts" on some releases), a Seattle post-punk band that included future members of Ministry

Albums

• Black Out (The Good Life album)
• Blackout (Britney Spears album)
• Blackout (Dominion album)
• Blackout (Dropkick Murphys album)
• Blackout (Hed PE album)
• Blackout (Scorpions album)
• Blackout (The Brilliant Green album)
• Blackout!, an album by Redman and Method Man
• Blaque Out, an album by Blaque
• The Blackout! The Blackout! The Blackout!, debut EP by the band The Blackout

Songs

• "Blackout" (David Bowie song)
• "Blackout" (Breathe Carolina song)
• "Blackout", a song by Asian Kung-Fu Generation on the album Fanclub
• "Blackout", a song by British Sea Power on the album The Decline of British Sea Power
• "Blackout", a song by Lupe Fiasco on the album Lupe Fiasco's The Cool
• "Blackout", a song by Funkaors on the album The Greatest Hits
• "Blackout", a song by Hybrid on the album Morning Sci-Fi
• "Blackout", a song in the musical In the Heights
• "Blackout", a song by Linkin Park on the album A Thousand Suns
• "Blackout", a song by Lovedrug on the album Pretend You're Alive
• "Blackout", a single by Mashonda from her debut Japan only album January Joy
• "Blackout", a song by Heidi Montag on the album Superficial
• "Blackout", a song by Muse on the album Absolution
• "Blackout", a song by Parkway Drive on the album Killing with a Smile
• "Blackout", a song by Pepper on the album Pink Crustaceans and Good Vibrations
• "Blackout", a song by Scorpions on the album Blackout
• "Blackout", a song by Senses Fail on the album Life Is Not a Waiting Room
• "Blackout", a song by The Whip on the album X Marks Destination
• "Blackout", a song by Unsraw

Sports

• Blackout Rugby, a rugby union management game
• The Blackout (professional wrestling)