Fresh off wildly successful performances earlier this summer, 57-member itchy-O brings its enveloping hellfire to the old New Tech Machinery building (1300 40th St.), presented by HQ Live Denver and sponsored by City O’ City, Sol Tribe Tattoo, Ritualcravt, Exdo Events, and Ratio Beerworks.
This year’s HALLOWMASS PERFORMANCE + OFFERTORY runs for two weekends beginning Oct. 30, fusing pyrotechnic, high voltage, and percussive bombast with short-band private radio broadcast and other interactive elements, ensuring each vehicle has an individual-yet-connected sonic experience.
Entering its sixth annual installment, HALLOWMASS has quickly become among the holiest of traditions within the itchy-O faithful, inviting the audience to take part in a sacramental shrine-building process. Now, more than ever, in a year that continues to deliver blow after blow, the bell tolls for thousands of reasons to pay homage to things that once were – and the unstoppable itchy-O will rise to send skyward in a ceremony of sound and flame.
Attendees are encouraged to bring artifacts that represent persons, places, or things that have passed through their lives leaving any degree of impact to adorn an altar-shrine erected and tended to by Denver’s ceremonial inkslingers, Sol Tribe Tattoo. These items will then be respectfully burned in a public After-Ceremony (location and timing TBA).
The runaway success of August’s SYPHERLOT: DRIVE-IN RADIO BATH laid waste to previous notions of underwhelming drive-in concerts and ushering in a spectacular immersive sonic bath of post-apocalyptic unifying magik. This year’s HALLOWMASS promises to build on that beautiful and bizarre spectacle:
Imagine a deep-space carwash at the end of Fury Road, where interstellar performers interact with vehicles to turn each car into a dancefloor, all while adhering to CDC-recommended public-health guidelines.
Dates for the 2020 HALLOWMASS PERFORMANCE + OFFERTORY run Oct 30/31 and Nov. 6/7, with two chances to catch the event each night.
Detailed instructions will be provided to attendees. All ages (attendees under 16 must be accompanied by an adult).
Aside from performers interacting with vehicles, this is a contactless event. All CDC-recommended guidelines will be followed with all crew/staff wearing gloves and face coverings. Guests are required to remain in their vehicles at all times with the exception of using the restroom.
HQ LIVE DENVER + ITCHY-O PRESENT: HALLOWMASS 2020
New Tech Machinery building (1300 40th St.)
Oct. 30/31, Nov. 6/7
Doors: 6:00 (1st show); 8:00 (2nd show)
All-ages
$150/vehicle for first row; $120/second row Attendance capped at 36 vehicles/show