It may have been trick or treat, ghosts and goblins or witches riding broomsticks in kindergarten class earlier today, but tonight, however, is what Halloween is all about in Taiwan: ladies wearing the smallest and sexiest outfits and calling it fancy dress.
There’s been an explosion of paranormal parties this year.
At Deluxe, “Scary” Simon Watkin and “Eerie” Esteban Carballos from The Ungodly United Nations of Funk are throwing The Freak Show. Junior and Megan will be joined by Kolette for fidget and indie electro house. “They all know how to work the crowd and that’s important at any party,” said Watkin. Best costume wins NT$5,000 plus a bottle of spirits each for three runners-up.
The Freak Show at Deluxe, 2F, 2, Nanjing E Rd Sec 4, Taipei City (台北市南京東路四段2號2樓). Tonight, from 10pm until 5am. Entrance is NT$500.
Opened in August, Deep Passion is hosting Halloween, thrown by “Malevolent” Matthew Ward, aka Digit. Junior and Megan will be digging in the graves for this one. At the all-you-can-drink affair, best costume gets NT$5,000 and the best dancer bags a flight to Hong Kong. “[Deep Passion has] a great sound system,” said Digit. “The venue is big and new, so it is a perfect time to come and check it out.”
The club is a higher-class all-you-can-drink venue with a hip-hop room and house room and a capacity of about 1,000.
Halloween at Deep Passion, B1, 217, Nanjing E Rd Sec 3, Taipei City (台北市南京東路三段217號B1). Tonight from 10pm until 4am. Admission is NT$800 for men and NT$600 for women. There is a NT$100 discount for partygoers in costume.
The Loop is throwing Monster Massive featuring Above and Beyond Monster Massive at Taipei World Trade Center Exhibition Hall 2 (台北世貿二館), 3 Sunglien Rd, Taipei City (台北市松廉路三號). Tonight from 9pm. Admission is NT$1,500 at the door. On the Net: www.halloween-massive.com.
Tomorrow, over at Luxy, there’s Heaven and Hell, which the flyer claims is the biggest club night of Halloween. And while that may or may not be true, the NT$25,000 prize for best costume will take some beating. Hooker, Gareth Jones and Noodle will be in the mix.
Heaven and Hell at Luxy, 5F, 201, Zhongxiao E Rd Sec 4, Taipei (台北市忠孝東路四段201號5樓). Tomorrow from 9pm. Entrance is NT$300 for costumed partygoers and NT$600 for those without.
Taichung sees Sadistic Swank releasing Fury. Music will be provided by Swankboys, “Macabre” Matty D with electric hand drum and big bass electro and “Ghastly” Gareth Jones playing tech/indie rock. “The best thing about Halloween is the sense of anonymity wearing a costume,” said Matty D. “People dance all night and don’t care what anyone else thinks.”
Fury at Liquid Lounge, 98 Chungming S Rd, Taichung City (台中市忠明南路98號). Tonight from 10pm until 7am. Admission is NT$400 from 10pm to midnight, NT$500 from midnight to 4am and NT$400 from 4am to 7am.
Junior and Megan should be in a great state when their heads roll into Kaohsiung tomorrow to play at Freak It III at Roof Park after deejaying at two parties tonight in Taipei. With Marcus Aurelius, Anti-Hero and Lexicon playing a mix of hip-hop mash-up and electro house, “this year is going to be the biggest in the city,” said “Mysterious” Mark Stewart from Frisky promotions. Best outfit wins NT$10,000.
Freak It III at Roof Park, 15F, 165 Linsen 1st Rd, Kaohsiung City (高雄市林森一路165號15樓). Tomorrow from 10pm to 5am. Entry is NT$600 without costume, NT$400 with. Both prices include two drinks.
Dalida’s bar at “Rainbow Plaza” (彩虹廣場), the once seedy and down-at-heel area around the Red House Theater (西門紅樓) in Ximending, which has reinvented itself as a trendy spot for Taipei’s gay community, will give a free drink to patrons in costume.
Bringing up the rear is Fresh, which offers free admission and a gift to partygoers who don a costume. Music will be provided by Pao-pao.
Happy Halloween Party at Fresh, 2F, 7, Chinshan South Rd Sec 2, Taipei City (台北市金山南路二段7號2樓). Open from 11pm to 4am. Entry is free for costumed partygoers and NT$350 for those who don’t make the effort.
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