Neon paint? Check.
Handheld LEDs? Check.
Over-the-top costume? Check.
Tickets to FreakNight? One would hope.
The two-night festival will draw thousands of costumed party-goers to the Tacoma Dome for shows featuring some of electronic dance music’s biggest names. Showtime is at 6 p.m. Oct. 30 and 31.
FreakNight is marking its 19th year in the Pacific Northwest. This year’s headliners are Deadmau5 and Tiesto, with opening acts including Adventure Club, Carnage, Diplo and more. Along with those acts, the night will feature a collection of stylized sideshow attractions and carnival rides.
Tickets to the 18-and-over show are $199 at ticketmaster.com or 800-745-3000.
Shakey Graves also is heading to Seattle, as the so-called “hobo folk” singer hits the Moore Theatre for a concert at 7 p.m. Nov. 1.
Graves — who got his start in showbiz as actor Alejandro Rose-Garcia — has cultivated a loyal following with his dream-like approach to folk. He’s touring now behind his second album, “And the War Came,” which won praise in part thanks to the singer’s strong sense of melody and atmospheric songs.
Tickets are $25 at stgpresents.org or 877-784-4849.
The Neptune Theatre also has a stacked line-up in the coming days, with Of Montreal starting things off at 8 p.m. Oct. 31.
For a time, the hallucinogenic electro-pop act led by indie artist Kevin Barnes seemed like they might break into the big time. A few years ago, the group was charting in the top 40 and working with big-name producers like Jon Brion.
Since then, though, the group has receded back into the underground, keeping its devout following — not to mention the music blogs — happy, even if it’s not winning too many more fans. It’s touring now behind its 13th album, “Aureate Gloom.”
Tickets are $18.50 at stgpresents.org or 877-784-4849.
Then at 8:30 p.m. Nov. 2, Leon Bridges will headline the Neptune Theatre.
Bridges has won apt comparisons to Sam Cooke with his retro take on the soulful sounds of 1960s era pop.
After some buzz-building singles and a well-received show at South by Southwest this year, Bridges released his debut album, “Coming Home.” That disc, an instant hit that debuted at No. 6 on the Billboard 200, drew heavily on the sounds of artists like Cooke and Otis Redding.
Tickets are $18.50 at stgpresents.org or 877-784-4849.
Then Collective Soul will play the Neptune, as the alt-rock holdovers carry on with a show at 8 p.m. Nov. 3.
Collective Soul’s polished take on grunge and Southern rock helped the act score big hits in the 1990s with “Shine,” “December” and “The World I Know.”
The group’s hit-making days seem past, but the act hasn’t been sitting on its hands. It released its ninth studio album, “See What You Started by Continuing,” earlier this month.
Tickets are $30 to $120.50 at stgpresents.org or 877-784-4849.
Another famed name from the 1990s — L7 — also is heading to Seattle, playing the Showbox at 8:30 Nov. 3.
The group gained its fame after the 1990s grunge boom. Then, the act made its mark on MTV with singles like “Pretend We’re Dead.”
The group hasn’t released new material for years, so fans can expect to hear the group’s best-loved material during its Seattle show.
Tickets are $29.50 at showboxonline.com or 888-929-7849.
The Showbox SoDo, meanwhile, will host Beats Antique at 9 p.m. Oct. 31.
The eclectic world music act first started recording music for belly-dancing shows, but quickly found a following of its own. Albums like “Blind Threshold” and “Thousand Faces: Act I” drew on international influences to help create the act’s distinctive electronica-infused sound.
Tickets are $29.50 at showboxonline.com or 888-929-7849.
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