The spookiest day of the year is finally upon us and now comes the time for two big decisions: where will you go and what will be your costume? Now the second part of that we’ll have to leave up to you (just remember if you’re going as a ghost, don’t cut holes in your best bedsheets!), but the where – now that we can help with!
Given the huge array of frighteningly good Halloween parties up and down the country, it can be hard to pick a haunt, but it’s such a busy time that events sell out quickly. That’s why for we’ve picked the five parties with tickets still on sale, that sent the most shivers of excitement down our spines. Check out our list in the following pages, and whatever you do this Halloween, make sure not to look in that creepy old chest in the attic, and never say “I’ll be right back”…
We Are HLLWN: The Masquerade – Great Suffolk Street Warehouse, London
We kick off with a night of DT favourites curtesy of We Are WHSE as part of their Phase 2 line-up. Taking over the Great Suffolk Street Warehouse, We Are HLLWN brings the sultry secrecy of the masquerade to London. Who better to headline then, than man in the golden mask – Claptone. Joining him is the brains behind Hercules & Love Affair, Andy Butler, alongside the likes of Lee Curtis, Shaun Reeves, Hector, PBR Streetgang and our Data Transmission Radio host, Eagles & Butterflies. Expect magic and mystery aplenty!
Time: 10:00pm to 4:00am
Line-Up: Clapton, Andy Butler (DJ Set), Lee Curtis, Shaun Reeves, Hector, PBR Streetgang, Randall M, Eagles & Butterflies, GW Harrison
Venue: Great Suffolk Street Warehouse, 29 Great Suffolk St, Southwark, London SE1 0NS
Quartz Presents Tectonic 10 Halloween Special – Hare And Hounds, Birmingham
Whether you’re a native Brummie or not, Birmingham is worth a shot this Halloween. Rather than The Rainbow venues however, we’ve got our eye on a little place that’s been making big waves in recent years: the Hare & Hounds. Apart from the fact that there’s something very Shaun of the Dead about spending All Hallows’ Eve in a pub, the event is a surefire winner given local promotors, Quartz are bringing in the Tectonic Recordings crew. Taking charge as usual is head honcho Pinch, alongside Acre (who’s debut album for the label approaching rapidly), and recent addition Ipman. Remember to check out our Spotlight Mix from the latter to get yourself warmed up!
Time: 10:00pm to 3:00am
Line-Up: Pinch, Acre, Ipman
Venue: Hare And Hounds, 106 High Street, Kings Heath, Birmingham B14 7JZ
Secretsundaze Carnival Du Freak Halloween Party – Shapes, London
Yes that is the actual artwork supplied by secretsundaze to go with this event, and if that isn’t enough to sway you then the line-up perhaps the names Kassem Mosse and The Black Madonna will. Taking over Hackney Wick’s Shapes venue, the night promises chills and thrills and the label is encouraging punters to think weird and wonderful when it comes to fancy dress. Go on, get your freak on!
Time: 8:00pm to 2:00am
Line-Up: The Black Madonna, Trus’me, Kassem Mosse (Live), Giles Smith, James Priestley
Venue: Shapes, 117 Wallis Road, Hackney Wick, London E9 5LN
Rave From The Grave 4 – Club20, Reading
Enter the heart of darkness as veteran junglist, Congo Natty, makes his Reading debut this halloween, when New Bass Order UK hold their fourth Rave From The Grave! Taking place at Reading’s Club20, the event promises “Blood Curdling Beverages” and “Monster Vibes” alongside a lethal array of drum & bass. Ivy Lab and Playaz-affiliates, ANNIX, take the other headline spots in a display that is sure to wake the dead.
Time: 10:00pm to 5:00am
Line-Up: Congo Natty feat. Congo Dubz, Ivy Lab, ANNIX, Two Of Us b2b Ben Jammin, DJ Pressure b2b HIGH REZ, Dom Antix & Dbee, Tom Wild b2b Said Poppy, DJ Competition Winner, Saucy Records Showcase Feat. Underground Traffic b2b Hallucinogenix b2b MANDEM
Venue: Club20, 20 Hosier St, Reading RG1 7JL
Circus Halloween: Ellum Label Showcase – Arts Club, Liverpool
Northern promoters, Circus, are set to take over one Liverpool’s best culture hubs tonight, when the Ellum label releases some inner demons at Arts Club. Another Data Transmission favourite steps up in the form of Maceo Plex, alongside other renowned names such as Davide Squillace and Krankbrother. What’s that? Where’s the fear factor? Circus… Clowns… Come on people, nothing could be scarier that that!
Time: 10:00pm to 4:00am
Line-Up: Maceo Plex, Danny Daze, Shall Ocin & Lewis Boardman, Davide Squillace, Point G (Live), Krankbrother, Scott Lewis, Über: Ki Creighton, David Glass, Jamie Roy
Venue: 90 Seel St, Liverpool, Merseyside L1 4BH