It certainly feels like Halloween is bigger this year, with almost every major bar getting involved with competitions and a frightening name. With so much choice it’s going to be interesting to see which events get the numbers and how many parties it is possible to attend.
Kaohsiung is bringing in two of Taipei’s big guns for Freak It 4 at Roof Park. Thrown by Frisky, their Halloween parties have always been the biggest night in Taiwan’s second city. Marcus Aurelius and Hooker will be sharing the decks with Luke and Phil, and with a NT$10,000 costume prize up for grabs there is a good excuse for going all out.
Freak It 4 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$500 with. Both prices include two drinks.
Taichung has a Wicked treat at Light Lounge with a five-strong crew of Chi Funk, Ripper, Han, Renf and Dao all manning up with a promise of new tunes, extra bass and prizes for those who make the most effort. If you’re looking for house, breaks and electro in Taichung this will probably be the hit ...
But, at Liquid Lounge, Finique X Aphrobet is also getting in on the party with Edify, Victor Yeh, Panda and Eddie Hu. Champagne for best costume.
Wicked at Light Lounge, B1, 85, Huamei W St Sec 1, Taichung City (台中市華美西街一段85號B1). Tomorrow from 10pm until 5am. NT$400 with two drinks for costumed attendees and one drink without.
Halloween Taichung 2009 at Liquid Lounge, 98 Jhongming S Rd, Taichung City (台中市忠明南路98號). Tomorrow from 11pm until 5am. NT$500 at the door.
There are way too many parties in Taipei tomorrow to attend. One possible itinerary goes a little something like this:
Start off the night in style with the free bar at the newly remodeled rooftop at Room 18 with SL (劉軒) and Tony Tung providing melodic deep house and live saxophone. The roof has a great view and with free cocktails for customers in costumes, this place looks like a winner to get the monster ball rolling. Room 18 will also be open downstairs all night for all roof guests.
Halloween on the Roof at Room 18, B1, 88 Songren Rd, Taipei City (台北市松仁路88號B1). Entry is free with an open bar from 10:30pm until 12:30am. Closes at 5:30am.
After getting your fill at Room 18 why not head down to Resurrection at the Indian Restaurant, the one with the big dinosaur skeleton out front. Frog in a Sock has taken over three floors in this well thought out event with a varied lineup. The hip-hop floor features Mr Blends, Godzilla and Baer plus MC CA$H. In the house area there’s Nina, Yoshi and Jimmy Chen, and in the Afro-funk hall Jorge, Cola and Funkadelic. If you haven’t been to this place, now is the time as the decor is crazy and the food generally horrible. Laser wizard Dan Mclachlan is set to bring his biggest homemade box of tricks along.
Resurrection at Indian Restaurant, 196, Bade Rd Sec 2, Taipei City (台北市八德路二段196號). Tomorrow from 9:30pm until 4:30am. NT$800 on the door.
Luxy’s offering, In Memory of Yoko, references the fable of a Taiwanese woman who after being unable to be with the caretaker’s son she loved, because of class differences, and after being forced into prostitution in the early 1900s, gouged her eyes out. The meeting place where she was supposed to hook up with her beloved before eloping together, so the story goes, was a willow tree that once stood where Luxy is now.
First place wins in the costume competition nets NT$10,000 plus NT$5,000 Luxy dollars and a platinum VIP card. Admission is free with a full costume before 11pm and if you’re thinking about shooting for top prize think big as Luxy-goers always put on a big show. Hip-hop aplenty with Afro, Kid, Mr Gin and Double D.
In Memory of Yoko at Luxy, 5F, 201, Zhongxiao E Rd Sec 4, Taipei City (台北市忠孝東路四段201號5樓). Entrance is free before 11pm or NT$500 after if fully costumed. For those who don’t make an effort, it’s NT$700. Tomorrow from 10pm until 4:30am.
For the biggest party of the night, and the most expensive, Godskitchen Halloween Massive at the World Trade Center Hall 2 (台北世貿二館) is the safe bet. The promo video looks awesome and with a couple of thousand people or more all dressed up, the huge room should look pretty sweet. Cookie, Reazon and J-Six will be the local talents on display this year playing with Dutch trance DJ Menno de Jong.
Halloween Massive, at Taipei World Trade Center Hall 2, 3 Songlian Rd, Taipei City (台北市松廉路3號). Tomorrow from 9pm until late. NT$1,500 at the door.
On the Net: www.halloween-massive.com
For the post-4am crowd, Fly at Cocky will be hosting Rise of the Dead and anyone not having their fill should be heading down when their respective parties are finished. This is where the real party begins with vDub, Code and 006 come morning time.
Rise of the Dead at Fly, Sunday from 4am until 8am at Cocky, B1, 26-3, Renai Rd Sec 3, Taipei City (台北市仁愛路三段26-3號B1). Admission is NT$300, which includes a drink.
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