I know, we’re Australian, and Halloween isn’t exactly a holiday we look forward to, but over the past few years Halloween has become a time of awesome gigs and parties that feature some of Australia’s best home grown talent.

So rather than sitting at home waiting for the neighbourhood kids to knock on your door demanding candy, here are our Top picks of Halloween gigs and parties you can groove to under the dark sky of October 31st on the East Coast.

MELBOURNE:

 Halloween @ Yah Yah’s

BANDS:

Winter Moon
Kashmere Club
The Hunted Crows
GrandMasterMonk

Friday, October 31 8pm

Zombie Apocalypse Halloween Haunted House and Music Event

FEATURING:

Kc Lily
Seirra Jane
Tom Evans
Holly J
China
Andy Murphy
Rowie

Saturday, October 25, Venue TBA

The HI-FI Presents A Hardstyle Halloween

FEATURING:

Atmozfears
Bass Modulators
Toneshifterz
The Strangerz

Saturday 1st November 11pm onwards

ROCKPOCALYPSE

BANDS:
Horsehunter
The Underhanded
Elbrus
Maladaptor
Pale Lizard
A Basket Of Mammoths
The Slims (Slim Jeffries)
Live Nude Girls

Saturday October 25th 1pm, Preston Manor

Halloween on a boat

BANDS:

The Sand Dollars
Shadow Makers
The High Suburban
DJ James Murphy
DJs Charlie and Bess

Friday November 7, 7:30pm-10:30pm, Docking at Harbour Esplanade Docklands

SYDNEY:

Hi-fi presents Ever After: Halloween Edition Feat. Mat Zo

FEATURING:

MATT ZO

Friday 31st October 8pm

BRISBANE:

Movieworld Fright Night 

FEATURING:

Live art
Bars
The Ripper, Cannibal Clowns and the Evil within mazes

Friday October 31st, 6pm-10:30pm