Freakin' Halloweekend

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Chris Lotten

With Halloween proper landing on a Thursday this year, the annual happenings have ended up spread over two weekends instead of one. A must-visit is the fete at High Noon, with the always-competitive costume contest parading across the stage at 11 pm each night. A wide range of tribute performances mix players from local bands in rare configurations, this year including members of Damsel Trash, The Gran Fury, German Art Students, Compact Deluxe and many others. Sets on Friday include music from Tool, The Doors, Sarah McLachlan, Animal Collective and The Ventures; Saturday ranges from classic country to Prince (by Don’t Mess with Cupid, pictured), plus Culture Club, Elton John and Indigo Girls for good measure.

press release: The High Noon Saloon presents Freakin Halloweekend, taking place at The High Noon Saloon on Friday, November 1, 2019, and Saturday, November 2, 2019.

This two day event celebrates the spectacle that is Halloween, with a spotlight towards local musicians performing as their favorite iconic rock stars, as well as a spotlight on rewarding creative and unique costumes.  

A $250 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, Forward Madison Soccer FC tickets, MadCity Music Exchange gift certificate, gift packs from Ale Asylum,  Robs Auto gift certificate, Four Star Video gift certificate,  Lost Lakes Tattoo Gift Certificate, Therapeutic Massage of Middleton Gift Certificate, WORT swag, DVDs/T-Shirts of the Wisconsin based film The New World Horror. 

This year’s performers are:

Friday

8pm The Ventures (Performed by Pistols at Dawn, Compact Deluxe, The Vipers)

9pm  Sarah McLachlan (Performed by Damsel Trash, Dana & the Joanis, Dash Hounds & More)

10pm The Doors (Performed by The Gran Fury, The Gomers, Winning Ugly & More)

11pm – 11:30pm Costume Contest

11:30pm  Tool (Performed by Twitchard, Hell Muff, Drax Brax Band)

12:30am  Animal Collective (Performed by The Earthlings

Saturday

8pm Classic Country Revival (Performed by The Midwest Beat, Goodnight Loving)

9pm The Indigo Girls (Performed by Dana & the Joanis, German Art Students & More)

10:00pm Elton John (Performed by The Shabelles, Something to Do)

11pm Costume Contest

11:30pm Prince (Performed by Don’t Mess with Cupid)

12:30am Culture Club (Performed by Bing Bong, German Art Students, The Fauxtons)