Forget Trick Or Treating- Try These Halloween Rock Shows

It’s just about time for ding dong ditching, toilet paper in trees, and girls freezing in their obnoxiously skimpy costumes. Plus candy, blood and gore. Sadly though, AMC’s Fear Fest is almost over.

Let’s say that’s not your bag,or maybe it is but you’re just looking for a louder way to celebrate the season of haunting. Here’s a quick roundup of some area concerts to keep the season scary (and yes, The Misfits are playing).

If there’s anything you feel should be mentioned, feel free to add it in the comments.

OCTOBER 25:

Webster Theatre and Webster Underground, Hartford
Blood On The Dance Floor
With 8 bands supporting, the show fills out both the Webster Theatre and Underground. Underground doors are at 5 p.m., the main stage at 7.
$18

OCTOBER 26:

Cafe Nine, New Haven
Halloween / Day  of the Dead Burlesque Show
“Come dressed up!! Costume prizes!!!!”
$10

El ‘N Gee, New London
Halloween Show: Integrity, IG!Fits, Ringworm
$15 advance, $18 at door

OCTOBER 27:

Toad’s Place, New Haven
Saturday night dance party, this time with a Halloween theme.
Costume party and prizes awarded. $10, doors at 9:30 p.m. Party is 19+.

Cafe Nine, New Haven
Punk Rock Halloween Party: The Hulls, LA Trash, Pickpocket
“Come as your favorite ’70s punk icon!”
$5

Calvin Theatre, Northampton
State Radio play their annual concert following the ‘Calling All Crows’ 5K benefit run. More info here.
$26.00

Pearl Street, Northampton
Annual Halloween Ballroom Blowout: Kung Fu, The Alchemystics, Flabberghaster, Who’da Funk It
$10 advance, $15 at the door.

Crocker House Ballroom, New London
Hygienic Art’s Howling Halloween Bash
Hygienic Art’s biggest fundraiser of the year to support live music events and community programming. Hyped as New London’s “party of the year.”
“The dance party will be a deadly feast of the senses featuring outrageous costumes, wicked cocktails, bloody yummy gourmet food provided by Tony D’s,”
“The evening’s soundtrack will be provided by the power funk outfit, ‘What Up Funk’, who are considered the major funk band in New England.”
$40

OCTOBER 28:

The Space, Hamden
A Nightmare in Elm City: A Night of Metal
LESION, Reach From Above, Ghost of Chance, Within A Difference, War of Angels, Diamonds To Ashes, Fear The Masses
Doors: 6 p.m.; $10.

OCTOBER 30:

I remember Halloween.

Club INT, New Britain
THE MISFITS
Halloween costume party. “if you just look normal we’d have to assume that that was, in itself, a costume … Get freaky.”
Doors at 7 p.m.; $17.

OCTOBER 31:

Arch Street Tavern, Hartford
A Very Special HALLOWEEN Party
THE TOASTERS, Llama Tsunami
Doors: 9:00 pm / Show: 10:00 pm
$15.00 at the door

Toad’s Place, New Haven
WPLR Kooks and Spooks Convention
Costume contests, “tons of prizes!”
All ages, doors at 10 p.m.
21 and over: $5
Under 21: $10

BAR, New Haven
Costume Party, Drink Specials, FREE CANDY!
Witch Mountain, Castle, Sun Dagger
Free