The Pilot Light Halloween Show!

Since the first installment in 2002, our annual fundraiser/benefit show is one of the biggest, best times of the year! Over time it has moved around as it outgrew our humble wall, moving to larger spaces (big thanks to Mill & Mine, Ironwood, the Bijou, Fireproof, and others!)

It’s a rock-n-roll masquerade show with some of your favorite Pilot Light regulars putting together bands and dressing up to perform as your favorite stars on an impossible bill. It’s also the only time each year we book cover bands (well, sometimes we do it on April Fools’ Day too), so the emphasis is on bringing the best and most accurate presentation possible.

Want to perform? Get in touch with your idea at booking@thepilotlight.com . The slots are usually 20min / 5-song sets, with the headliner playing a little longer. One catch: once a band has been done for Halloween, it can never be repeated! Below is a list of artists who have already been done (if you notice anything missing, please get in touch.)

The show is always on Halloween Night, October 31st. This benefit show is a huge help to keep Pilot Light going, so please come out and support!

Previously on Halloween:
ABBA
AC/DC
Alabama (2022)
Asia
B-52s (2005)
Bauhaus (2022)
Beach Boys (2011)
Beastie Boys
The Beatles
Billy Idol
Black Flag
Blondie
Blue Oyster Cult (2019)
Butthole Surfers 
Buzzcocks (2019)
The Cars (2013)
Cheap Trick (2009)
The Circle Jerks
The Clash
Concrete Blonde
Crazy Horse
Cream (2017)
Creation
Creedence Clearwater Revival
The Cure
Daft Punk (2022)
The Damned
Daniel Johnston
Dead Kennedys
Descendents
Devo (2004)
Dolly Parton
Dr. T and Electric Mayhem (2005)
Duran Duran (2008)
Echo and the Bunnymen
Elvis Costello (2017)
Eyehategod
The Fall (2021)
Flipper
The Frogs
Gary Numan
The Germs
The Go-Go’s
The Gun Club
Hall and Oates
Huey Lewis and the News
The Jazz Butcher (2017)
Jesus and Mary Chain
The Jesus Lizard
Johnny Thunders & The Heartbreakers
Joy Division
Judas Priest
The Kinks (2017)
Kraftwerk (2002)
Marilyn Manson (2017)
MC5 (2021)
Melvins
Michael Jackson
Milli Vanilli
Minor Threat
The Minutemen
Misfits (2007)
The Monks (2022)
Motorhead
The Nerves (2019)
New Order
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
Nirvana (2008)
OMD
Patsy Cline
Pavement
Pink Floyd
Pixies
Plasmatics
Poison Idea (2008)
Queen
The Ramones
The Replacements (2022)
Roky Erickson (2016)
Roxy Music
Sam Cooke (2012)
Siouxsie and the Banshees (2009)
Sleep
The Smiths
Soft Cell
Sparks
Spinal Tap (2006)
Iggy & The Stooges
Subhumans
Suicide (2021)
T-Rex
Television
Thin Lizzy
Tiny Tim (2021)
Velvet Underground
The Ventures (2015)
Weezer
Willie Nelson (2022)
Wipers
Wire
X
X-Ray Spex
The Zombies (2014)
ZZ Top

(updated Oct 18, 2022)

Coming up next

BABA COMMANDANT Wed 10/4!

Afrobeat / Manding music fusion ensemble from Burkina Faso
Get your Advance Tickets now!

Tuesday Sep 26 – 8pm $10
BATTY JR with the TENNESSEE STIFFLEGS and CRYSTAL SHRINE

Wednesday Sep 27 – 8pm $10
DANA with WHIPPETS, THE LOINETTES, and GOD’S BUFFET

Friday Sep 29 – 8pm $10
SAM QUINN & CARTWRIGHT BROS. with STYROFOAM WINOS

Saturday Sep 30 – 8pm $10
STEEF with CAVE DECO and A CERTAIN ZONE

Monday Oct 2 – 7pm $FREE
Out Series: Improvised music sets

Tuesday Oct 3- 8pm $15
POISON RUIN with LAN LINE and THE PHARAOHS
Get your Advance Tickets now!

Wednesday Oct 4 – 8pm $15
BABA COMMANDANT & THE MANDINGO BAND! (Afrobeat/Manding fusion from Burkina Faso!)
Get your Advance Tickets now, then come dance!

Friday Oct 6 – 8pm $10
YER FLOWERS with JORDEN ALBRIGHT and DOZIBRION

Saturday Oct 7 – 8pm $10
OPTIC SINK with BATON and TERRY

Monday Oct 9 – 8pm $10
DAVE REMPIS + TASHI DORJI DUO with MATT NELSON

Thursday Oct 12 – 8pm $10
Comedian TREY GALLYON

Friday Oct 13 – 8pm $10
DATA UNKNOWN with PSYCHIC BAOS and DJ XEROXX THE KID’s Haunted Oldies

Sunday Oct 15th – 8pm $10
COLD CHOIR with SPECTRAL BODY

Monday Oct 16th – 7pm $FREE
Out Series: Improvised music sets

Wednesday Oct 18th – 8pm $10
FLESH NARC with D-I-M and WAGE WORKER

Thursday Oct 19th – 8pm $15
mssv with LOWER INTERIORS and OMFU & THE SCRAPERS
Get your Advance Tickets now!

Saturday Oct 21st – 8pm $10
MICHAEL CERA PALIN with GUITAR FIGHT FROM FOOLY COOLY, LA CROIX CAN RECYCLING CENTER, and BLOOMINGSEASON

Monday Oct 23rd – 7pm $FREE
Out Series: Improvised music sets

Friday Oct 27th – 8pm $10
DR. TERROR with RAT PUNCH and YER FLOWERS

Saturday Oct 28th -8pm $15
BOB LOG III with JOSE P ORCHESTRA
Get your Advance Tickets now!

Monday Oct 30th – 7pm $FREE
Out Series: Improvised music sets

Tuesday Oct 31st
The PILOT LIGHT HALLOWEEN SHOW!!! At Mill & Mine! Details forthcoming…

Friday Nov 3rd – 8pm $10
GROCER with RAT PUNCH, DUCK BUTTER, and GLAD I DIDN’T GET MY STUPID WISH

Saturday Nov 4th – 8pm $10
TBA

Sunday Nov 5th – 8pm $10
SEA OF CARS with JULIETTE’S APARTMENT, LA CROIX CAN RECYCLING CENTER, and KNUCKLEHEAD

Monday Nov 6th – EARLY (7pm/$Free) + LATE (9pm/$10)
Early (7pm) : Out Series: Improvised music sets
Late (9pm) : FREAK HEAT WAVES with CINDY LEE

Tuesday Nov 7th – 8pm $15
TEDDY BEAR ORCHESTRA !
This is literally a band made up of giant, robotic teddy bears so – ahem – Get your Advance Tickets now!

Thursday Nov 9th – 8pm $10
Experimental percussionist/composer JON MUELLER

Friday Nov 10th – 8pm $10
GAMENIGHT with FAUX FEROCIOUS

We’re Back!

comedian Drew Harper
comedian Drew Harper presides over his “Our Rebellion’s Eve” comedy & drag show

After 15 long months of being closed we have had 3 successful shows and are happy to officially announce our public reopening! More events are being added even as you read this text. Keep your eyes on this webpage for the most up to date information, and follow our Instagram and Facebook feeds. See you soon!