Gig Guide
The ghouls are out and the stages are lit. Welcome to the Weekend Gig Guide Halloween Edition for Friday 30 and Saturday 31 October. We've dug up 6 gigs on Friday and 11 on Saturday night, from haunted ale houses to house-of-horrors dance floors. Scroll down if you dare, and pick your fright for the weekend.
Weekend Gig Guide
🎃 Halloween Edition
Fri 30 – Sat 31 October
Invercargill & Southland
Friday
30 October5–7pm
Level One Restaurant & Bar
Kelvin Hotel, 20 Kelvin Street
Spooky $9 Sips & Bites with Halloween-inspired cocktails, plus Happy Hour, 5–7pm
Restaurant open from 5:30pm. Bookings 03 218 2829
7pm
Speight's Ale House
38 Dee Street
Pulse kicks off the weekend from 7pm
7.30pmtill late
Newfield Tavern
315 Centre Street
Halloween Karaoke: "You're the Voice Karaoke", 7.30pm–late
8pm
The Ave
Triple Shot live music, 8pm
Meat raffles every Friday
9pmtill late
Waxy's Irish Pub
90 Dee Street
All Night Long live, 9pm–late
9.30pm
Waikiwi Tavern
181 North Road
Old School October Karaoke Comp GRAND FINAL, 9.30pm–11.30pm, then open karaoke and music
Happy Hour 5–7pm
$500 cash first prize. R18, courtesy coach available (03) 215 9080
Saturday
31 October · Halloween 🎃5–7pm
Level One Restaurant & Bar
Kelvin Hotel
Spooky $9 Sips & Bites and Happy Hour, 5–7pm
7pmlive 8pm–12am
Newfield Tavern
315 Centre Street
Halloween Party: the party kicks off at 7pm, with The Company live 8pm–12am
Prizes for best dressed.
7pm
The Green Room
134 Dee Street
Bands + Beers + Beats: a night of scary original bands, 7pm
Apologies In Advance, Leon Wilks, VK12, Strings Speak Mountains, Samaritans, The Weather & I and Psychedelic Car Crash
With Threes & Sevens Records. The Green Room dive bar is open
8pmdoors
Swanroom
140 Dee Street
Dance of the Dead #9, Halloween dance party
Swanboys, house music from the afterlife
Doors 8pm. Limited tickets, book now online. No dress up, no entry
Get tickets8pm
RIFF
33 Preston Street
Dirtease South Vol. 11 – A Halloween Nightmare, 8pm
Burlesque, drag, circus, comedy and horror. R18, tickets on TryBooking
Featuring Nocturness, Ginger Velour and Oblivion Westwood. Numbers are limited
Get tickets8.30pm
Speight's Ale House
38 Dee Street
The Haunted Ale House, 8.30pm
Spooky cocktails, prizes for the best drinks and DJ Kelly bringing the tunes
9pmonwards
Waikiwi Tavern
181 North Road
Blood, Bones & Boos Halloween Party, 9pm onwards
Ghost hunt, costume contest and Halloween drink specials. R18, courtesy coach available (03) 215 9080
9.30pmtill late
Waxy's Irish Pub
90 Dee Street
Halloween Party with All Night Long live, 9.30pm–late
Best dressed 11.30pm, Halloween drink specials. R18
10pmonwards
Tillermans
Halloween at Tillermans, from 10pm
Spooky vibes, killer costumes and Halloween fun. Prizes for best dressed
11pmtill late
The Loney
House of Horrors Halloween Party with DJ Awhe, 11pm–late
Prizes for best dressed. Free entry, R18
Strictly R18
Sat
The Ave
NOT Halloween Party
Don't dress up, no spooky nonsense, no effort required
🎃 Dress up, stay safe and look after your mates this Halloween.