Melbourne's biggest underground Halloween party returns to Fitzroy on 31 October with a full venue takeover.
Halloween Hell Rave is spreading across two rooms in Fitzroy this year, with Bat Cave downstairs and Rave Cave upstairs running simultaneously. Organisers DOOM GEN have locked in a lineup spanning goth, post-punk, dark wave, synth, EBM, industrial, techno, dark disco and rave across both spaces.
DJ Kiti, Evisceratrix, Jess Kill from Hearts of Darkness, Perth’s Jolt from Body Music, Kristen Solury from Bleeding Black Hearts Revue, Lobotomy from Fang, MBVR, Satanic Sisters (RMR and Xantraxx), Stockholm Syndrome from Tilt Shift, Zaftig from Bimbo Electro, and Λ / Π from friendships and YΛKΛMΛSHII are all confirmed to play.
Halloween Hell Rave – Fitzroy
- Friday, 31 October, 9pm–3am
- Laundry Bar, 50 Johnston Street, Fitzroy
- Two rooms: Bat Cave (downstairs) and Rave Cave (upstairs)
- $1000 best costume prize
- Free entry for First Nations people
- Tickets: here
The lineup
- DJ Kiti
- Evisceratrix
- Jess Kill (Hearts of Darkness)
- Jolt (Body Music)
- Kristen Solury (Bleeding Black Hearts Revue)
- Lobotomy (Fang)
- MBVR
- Satanic Sisters (RMR + Xantraxx)
- Stockholm Syndrome (Tilt Shift)
- Zaftig (Bimbo Electro)
- Λ / Π (friendships + YΛKΛMΛSHII)
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Halloween Hell Rave has built a reputation for some serious decorations and committing fully to the haunted atmosphere. This year’s full Fitzroy venue takeover means both levels of Laundry will be transformed, giving the event more space to lean into the theatrics.
Costume competition offers $1000 to the winner, which should be enough motivation to start planning something elaborate now. Dress code encourages all things Halloween with an emphasis on unleashing your inner demon, whatever that looks like.
Two-room setup allows the party to split genres across floors while keeping the dark, heavy energy consistent throughout. Bat Cave leans into goth and post-punk territory while Rave Cave pushes industrial, techno and harder electronic sounds upstairs.
The Fitzroy event runs from 9pm until 3am, giving five hours to move between rooms, dance, and see how everyone else interpreted the Halloween brief. Melbourne’s underground Halloween party scene has plenty of options on 31 October, but Halloween Hell Rave is positioning itself as the one going hardest on atmosphere and lineup depth.
For more information, head here.
