Freakin' Halloweekend
High Noon Saloon 701A E. Washington Ave., Madison, Wisconsin 53703
Halloween is a yearly chance to be someone else for a while, and that includes local bands. This year’s Freakin’ Halloweekend is set to feature some killer cover sets from a wide array of genres. Friday will feature tributes to Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, Modest Mouse, The Pretenders, The Police and Black Sabbath, while Saturday includes Ani DiFranco, Foo Fighters, (Fat) Elvis, The Cranberries and Foreigner. Plus, there’s a costume contest both nights. Get in on the fun for just $10.
press release:
A $200 cash prize will be presented each night to the grand prize winner of the costume contents, which will occur at 11pm both nights. Other prizes are a VIP Madison Mallards package, MadCity Music Exchange gift certificate, gift packs from Ale Asylum, Broadway Tire & Auto gift certificate, Four Star Video gift certificate, and DVDs of the Wisconsin based film The New World Horror.
This year’s performers are:
Friday
8pm Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds (Performed by Bill Borowski)
9pm Modest Mouse (We Should Have Been DJs)
10pm The Pretenders (Performed by Bing Bong/The German Art Students)
11pm – 11:30pm Costume Contest
11:30pm The Police (Performed by Ghost Socket)
12:30am Black Sabbath (Performed by Bronson Wisconsin)
Saturday
8pm Ani DiFranco
9pm The Foo Fighters (Performed by Alex Olveda band)
10:00pm Fat Elvis (Performed by The Shabelles/Something to Do)
11pm Costume Contest
11:30pm The Cranberries (Performed by Heavy Looks)
12:30am Foreigner (Performed by Cold Black River/Negative Example)
$10 per night