Who doesn’t love a good Halloween party? You get to eat and drink lots of delicious pumpkin goodness and get to express your creative self. Halloween brings you back to your childhood and allows you to pretend and play and escape the real world and reality. Where will you go this Halloween and what will you be?
Well if you happen to live in America and you love electronic music…then DT has made it easier for you and compiled a list of the Top 10 Halloween Parties in America for 2015. Whether you live in New York, San Francisco, Miami, Vegas, DC, or Los Angeles…we have a spooktacular party for you!
The Cityfox Halloween Experience – Unannounced Warehouse Location – Brooklyn, NY
Cityfox brings forth another spectacular event following their Los Angeles debut which featured Dixon, Adriatique, and more and turned out to be a huge success. This event will take place in none other than a brand new warehouse location and feature the magnificent KV2 Audio sound, projection mapping by Projektil, and lighting installations by Oxygen Eventworks. Cityfox favorites such as Lee Burridge, M.A.N.D.Y, and Behrouz will put forth monstrous sounds throughout the multi-room venue along with Nuno Dos Santos – who last rocked house a little over year ago at Studio AV One – and the Berlin transplant from Vancouver, Konrad Black. Cityfox regulars and Listed Production artists, Mark Slee, Dory, and Mike Khoury will also play some spooky tunes and a few newbies will be heard as well.
Time: 10:00pm to 9:00am
Line-Up: Lee Burridge, M.A.N.D.Y., Behrouz, Nu (Extended Set), Nuno Dos Santos, Konrad Black, Patlac, Justin Marchachos, Mike Khoury, Dory, Mark Slee, Daniel Cowel, The Happy Show
Halloween Night in Bushwick – Studio 299 – Brooklyn, NY
The brand new venue in Bushwick debuted with Life On Planets, Slow Hands, Navid Izadi, and more a couple weeks ago presenting immersive visuals and live performances. For Halloween they have booked one of German’s finest, Reboot after recently debuting his Noon Records imprint and one of the original members of Pan-Pot, Marco Resmann who will be making his NYC debut. Longtime New York DJs, Sleepy & Boo will also be present along with Anthony Lopez playing a birthday set and Ziver of Reset Paris. The first of it’s kind, Funktion One system was just delivered and will have this place rocking for sure!
Time: 10:00pm to 6:00am
Line-Up: Reboot, Marco Resmann, Sleepy & Boo, Anthony Lopez, Ziver
Venue: Studio 299, 299 Vandevoort Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11211
BangOn! NYC Warehouse of Horrors- Unannounced Warehouse Location – Brooklyn, NY
BangOn!NYC will be transforming another warehouse space into another all night Halloween spectacular which will once again feature multiple stages, brilliant production, and plenty of Halloween themed activities and entertainment. Headliners such as Hayden James, Louis The Child, Salva, and The Juan Maclean (DJ Set) will provide an eclectic mix of tunes as well as a ton of Brooklyn natives. Plenty of fire, art, and other treats or tricks will all add to this spectacular event along with some of the most lavish and creative costumes you will ever feast your eyes on. Oh, and there will also be a Coney Island themed sideshow with a Scooby-Doo bouncy castle, popcorn, games, and flesh-suspension show? Sword-swallowers, fire-eaters, block-heads will all be present as well as a graveyard cuddle puddle for those who wish to get in touch with those who aren’t. BangOn! also has plenty of more surprises for this Halloween extravaganza so be prepared!
Time: 9:00pm to 6:00am
Line-Up: Hayden James, Louie The Child, Pumpkin, FVDM, BOGL, Zenbi, Space Race, Fungineers, Speakerbot, WC Kids, Action 52, Max Mischeif, Bentz, Gage, The Magick Report, The Golden Pony
Check out their last event: Elements
Minimal Effort: Halloween 2015 – Belasco Theater – Los Angeles, CA
Minimal Effort has absolutely been killing it in the Los Angeles techno/house scene with their last event happening over Memorial Day Weekend and featuring Audiofly, Guti, and Martin Buttrich and the best local talent LA has to offer. They come back to one of Southern California’s favorite venues, The Belasco Theater this time with a creepy story to tell and a total of four stages. Mixmag, Jukely, Deep House Amsterdam, XLR8R, Rolling Tuff, and Data Transmission have all teamed up to present this spectacular event with an absolutely astounding line-up. Agoria, Miss Kittin, and Hunter/Game will take to the main stage while Blond:Ish, Finnebassen, and Adana Twins will play the ballroom. Anja Schneider and her Mobilee imprint will present the 3rd stage with Re:You and Rodriguez Jr. A far away stage featuring local talent will also be located somewhere in the massive theater.
Time: 8:00pm to 5:00am
Line-Up: Blond:Ish, Adana Twins, Finnebassen, Kimou, Adam Auburn, Modus, Anja Schneider, Rodriguez Jr., Re.You, Sabo, Kevin Anderson B2B Rybo, Out of Hand, Agoria, Miss Kittin, Hunter/Game, John Wander, Human Resources, Saand, Sara Caswell, Daniel T, Cooper Saver, Moon, Jen Ferrer, Jake Jenkins, Jonny Mons, Masha & Alison Swing
Venue: The Belasco Theater, 1050 S. Hill St, Los Angeles, CA, 90015
Escape: Psycho Circus – NOS Events Center – San Bernardino, CA
What is scarier on Halloween than a bunch of psycho clowns? Insomniac will present Escape: Psycho Circus across two days at Nos Events Center in San Bernardino, California with over 50 artists on the bill. Theatrics and thrills galore will excite and amaze with Alice’s House of Horrors, Looking Glass 3D Mazes, and the usual carnival rides and performers that Insomniac is infamously known for. Above & Beyond, Eric Prydz, John Digweed, Loco Dice, and Joris Voorn will be featured on day one along with plenty of others. Day two will feature Amine Edge & Dance, Breach, Get Real, Hot Since 82, Solomun, and Moby. Richie Hawtin will present Enter on Day One and Two to make for an unforgettable experience.
Time: 4:00pm to 5:00am – Friday & Saturday
Line-Up:
Day One: Above & Beyond, Andrew Bayer, Bassrush Experience, Benny Benassi, Blasterjaxx, Catz n’ Dogz, Crizzly, Dannic, Dash Berlin, Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, Dirtyphonics, Eric Prydz, Etcietci, Excision, John Digweed, Joris Voorn, Loco Dice, Marc Houle (Live), Paul Van Dyk, Richie Hawtin, Subb-An
Day Two: Amine Edge & Dance, Aryay, Black Tiger Sex Machine, Breach, Brennen Gray, Choppa Dunks, Craig Williams, Davi, D.O.D., DJ Snake, Dr. Fresch, Eph Wurd, Get Real, Gina Turner, Hot Since 82, Jackal, Justin Martin, Kidnap Kid, Laidback Luke, Lee K, MakJ, Marc Houle (Live), Markus Schulz, Martin Garrix, Mat Zo, Moby, Party Favor, Recondite (Live), Richie Hawtin, Seven Lions, Shaun Frank, Showtek, Solomun, Sultan & Shepard, Sunnery James & Ryan Marciano, Super You&Me, The Magician
Venue: 689 S. E Street, San Bernardino, CA 92408
Scary Party – The Midway – San Francisco, CA
Groove Armada are back in San Francisco for the first time in 5 years after releasing a massive 35 track album on Moda Black this past summer. They will join forces with Seth Troxler and Subb-An for this epic Halloween event with 3 musical areas, massive art installations, live painting, live vjing, a costume contest, and none other than state of the art Funktion One sound. Put on by Dax Presents, this will be the party to go to in San Fran for Halloween this year at the brand new venue, The Midway.
Time: 9:00pm to 4:00am
Line-Up: Groove Armada, Seth Troxler, Subb-an, Dax Lee, Galen, Anthony Mansfield, Rich Korach, Rachel Torro, Jimmy B, Ed Mazur, Dr. Rek
Venue: The Midway, 900 Marin St., San Francisco, CA 94124
Music On Miami Halloween – Story Nightclub – Miami, FL
The legendary Marco Carola will come back to Story Miami along with Leon to follow up from his 11 week residency at the massive club that concluded last February. Marco’s party drew upwards of 10,000 people at Amnesia in Ibiza this summer after he played an astounding 24 hours at Sunwaves Festival in May. He will join the decks with his fellow Italian labelmate, Leon for another marathon of music this Halloween.
Time: 11:00pm to 5:00am
Line-Up: Marco Carola, Leon
Venue: Story Nightclub, 136 Collins Ave, Miami, FL 33139
Paradigm Halloween Warehouse Event – Undisclosed Location – Chicago, IL
The one and only Art Department (because there is now only one) aka Johnny White will spin an extended set at a 10,000 square foot warehouse for Halloween in none other than the mecca for house, Chicago. Maher Daniel and Garrett Delschner will also be seen on the line-up. The venue will be decorated in deadly decor making for a very scary haunted affair.
Time: 10:00pm to 7:00am
Line-Up: Art Department, Maher Daniel, Garrett Delschner
Lightmares Afterhours – Light Nightclub – Las Vegas, NV
Located at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Light Nightclub is from the minds behind Cirque du Soleil and for Halloween they decided to put on an after hours with none other than Carl Cox. Just hearing Carl Cox, After Hours, and Vegas in the same sentence is enough reason to want to attend…and at Cirque du Soleil’s nightclub? Sounds unreal! (although a true afters goes past 6am…)
Time: 3:00am to 6:00am
Line-Up: Carl Cox
Venue: Light Nightclub, 3950 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Las Vegas, NV 89119
Hallow’s Eve: Carnevil Freakshow – Flash Nightclub – Washington, DC
Arguably one of America’s best venues, Flash DC has transformed the nightclub into a carnival of horrors. Supposedly they are going to have a carnival freak show with strange men, bearded women, young boys with multiple heads, and a centaur. They will also have a photobooth contest with the 3rd prize offering free water? Sounds will be provided by Burnski, a live set by No Regular Play, an extended set from DC native DJ Lisa Frank, and plenty more chilling tunes.
Time: 8:00pm to 4:00am
Line-Up: Burnski, No Regular Play, DJ Lisa Frank, DJ Octane, Janella Abidar, Harold Figueroa, Tommy Cornelis B2B Baronhawk
Venue: Flash, 645 Florida Ave, NW, Washington DC 20001