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 walls, moving to larger spaces (big thanks to our friends Mill & Mine, Ironwood Studios, the Bijou Theatre, 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
Add N to (X) (2024)
Alabama (2022)
Asia
B-52s (2005)
Bauhaus (2022)
Beach Boys (2011)
Beastie Boys
The Beatles
Beck (2024)
Big Star (2023)
Billy Idol
Black Flag
Blondie
Blue Oyster Cult (2019)
Bob Dylan (2024)
Broadcast (2024)
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
Depeche Mode (2024)
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
Fugazi (2023)
Gary Numan
The Germs
The Go-Go’s
Green Day (2024)
The Gun Club
Hall and Oates
Hole (2023)
Huey Lewis and the News
Iggy & The Stooges
The Jazz Butcher (2017)
Jesus and Mary Chain
The Jesus Lizard
Jimmy Buffet (2023)
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)
Notorious B.I.G. (2023)
OMD
Patsy Cline
Pavement
Peaches (2023)
Pink Floyd
Pixies
Plasmatics
Poison Idea (2008)
The Police (2023)
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)
Subhumans
Suicide (2021)
T-Rex
Television
Thin Lizzy
Tiny Tim (2021)
Velvet Underground
The Ventures (2015)
Weezer
The White Stripes (2024)
Willie Nelson (2022)
Wipers
Wire
X
X-Ray Spex
The Zombies (2014)
ZZ Top

(updated Nov 10, 2024)

Coming up next

Monday Feb 10th – 7pm $FREE
Out Series: Improvised music sets

Friday Feb 14th – 8pm $10
Valentine’s dance party with DJs : MINI-TIGER, DJ CASSANOVA, and CAPTAIN ED- plus the debut show of UaD5!

Saturday Feb 15th – 8pm $10
ALTERED STATESMEN with WARREN BYROM and SUPER BACHELOR

Sunday Feb 16th – 8pm $10
KING PALL with CHAMELEOUS

Monday Feb 17th – 7pm $FREE/ 9pm $10
EARLY (7pm): Out Series: Improvised music sets
LATE (9pm): NERVOUS REX with DIRTY KNEES and A CERTAIN ZONE (with emcee LIZ BROOKS)

Thursday Feb 20th – 8pm $10
MATT PLESS with MOLLY POSSUM and TOUGH LUCK, KID
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Friday Feb 21st – 8pm $10
I’VE NEVER BEEN HERE BEFORE with PLAGUE SUMMER, CALLA BURKE, and PURITY CONTROL

Monday Feb 24th – 7pm $FREE
Out Series: Improvised music sets

Friday Feb 28th – 8pm $10
FERAL KYTTY with TELLIOS and MAL NOMBRE

Saturday Mar 1st – 8pm $10
DEKTOL, CHASM, KELSEY WILSON, and ROARING TWENTIES

Monday Mar 3rd – 7pm $FREE
Out Series: Improvised music sets

Thursday Mar 6th – 8pm $10
BAD IDOLS with MOON GOONS, WAY BELOW, and KUDZU MUNICIPAL

Friday Mar 7th – 8pm $10
SOOT with GOOD VIBES ONLY, LAN LINE, and SERIAL BABY

Saturday Mar 8th – 8pm $10
KELSI WALKER with WILBY

Sunday Mar 9th – 8pm $10
TBA

Monday Mar 10th – 7pm $FREE
Out Series: Improvised music sets

Tuesday Mar 11th – 8pm $10
CALLA BURKE with DICQBEATS

Friday Mar 14th – 8pm $10
STUPID FUTURE with BANQUET and WORM

Sunday March 16th – 8pm $15
BASIC (new project from Chris Forsyth) with BARK CULTURE
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Monday Mar 17th – 7pm $FREE / 9pm $10 adv – $15 day of show
Early (7pm) : Out Series: Improvised music sets
Late (9pm) : LATHE OF HEAVEN with NEW ROMANTICS and PEACE THROUGH DECAY
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Friday Mar 21st – 8pm $10
GLASS KEY TRIO

Monday Mar 24 – 7pm $FREE
Out Series: Improvised music sets

Thursday Mar 27th – $FREE
WHAT FOR?

Friday Mar 28th – $FREE
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Saturday Mar 29th – $FREE
WHAT FOR?

Thursday Apr 3rd – 8pm $10
WATER IS THE SUN

Friday Apr 4th – 8pm $10
CDSM with SKULL CULT

Sunday Apr 6th – 8pm $15
CLOAKROOM with NULL
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early notices

Friday April 18th – 8pm $10/$15
FUST with STYROFOAM WINOS and RUN 40
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Sunday May 25 – 8pm $20
A PLACE TO BURY STRANGERS with THE SERFS
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