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 Oct 6th – 7pm $FREE / 9pm $10
Early (7pm): Out Series: Improvised music sets
Late (9pm): CRISIS ACTRESS with OFFICIAL CLAIRE and GLAD I DIDN’T GET MY STUPID WISH

Tuesday Oct 7th – 8pm $10
ASHER WHITE with HOTSPIT, CALLA BURKE, and VEGGIE
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Thursday Oct 9th – 8pm $10
B|_ANK with HORCERER and LOWER INTERIORS

Friday Oct 10th – 8pm $15
IATT with SCORNFUL, THRENODIAN, and VISITANT

Saturday Oct 11th – 8pm $10
DARK MATTERS with CHASM and DJ MY SHIT

Sunday Oct 12th – 8pm $10
TC SUPERSTAR with ANALOG KID and GOLD RIBBON PONY

Monday Oct 13th – 7pm $FREE
Out Series: Improvised music sets

Tuesday Oct 14th – 8pm $10
JANIE DANGER with SPLIT SILK, BRADINGTON POWERCUTTER, and GLAD I DIDN’T GET MY STUPID WISH

Wednesday Oct 15th – 8pm $10
ACTIVITY with BANQUET and EMPTY GAZE

Thursday Oct 16th – 8pm $10
KEN MUJO with PEACE PURSUERS and DUCK BUTTER

Friday Oct 17th – 8pm $10
SOOT with DAY & AGE

Saturday Oct 18th – 8pm $10
AVA SWAN with JORDEN ALBRIGHT and WAY BELOW

Sunday Oct 19th – 8pm $10
TALL JUAN with ATTIC EYES and WEIRD IAN (solo)
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Monday Oct 20th – 7pm $FREE
Out Series: Improvised music sets

Friday Oct 24th – 8pm $12 advance / $15 day of show
BABE HAVEN with BLUNT MANSION and DYBBUK
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Saturday Oct 25th – 8pm $10
FRAIL TALK with KELSI WALKER and HOLLYE B

Sunday Oct 26th – 8pm $10
DEVIL’S CROSS COUNTRY with ZOOK, 20 CATS, and ANTADIE

Monday Oct 27th – 7pm $FREE
Out Series: Improvised music sets

Wednesday Oct 29th – 8pm $10
SOOFLAY with WORM and FÜL COVERAGE

Friday Oct 31st
THE PILOT LIGHT HALLOWEEN SHOW!
At Mill & Mine, details to follow soon.

Saturday Nov 1st – *9pm show* $10
Near Dark presents HALLOWEEN II: with NEW ROMANTICS, HEALING, BROOD FAYE, and THE TREASURY

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

Thursday Nov 6th – 8pm $10
CHRIS LYONS with JAKE LATAKAS ORRALL (of JEFF the Brotherhood)

Sunday Nov 9th – 8pm $12 adv / $15 day of show
RUSHADICUS (The Cello Goblin)
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Friday Nov 14th – 8pm $15
WILLIAM WILD with TYLER RAMSEY
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Wednesday Nov 19th – 8pm $10
ABBY JEANNE & THE SHADOWBAND
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— Advance notices —

Tuesday Jan 27th – 8pm $20
JON SPENCER
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