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Midwest Halloween Massive Freaky Deaky Line-Up And New Location Announced!

August 12, 2015 By Katie Cho

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For the seventh annual FREAKY DEAKY, React Presents is thrilled to announce the expansion into a three-day festival! Moving to a new home, the massive Toyota Park, about 12 miles away from downtown Chicago from October 30th to November 1st, 2015, it’s to feature a fully interactive soppktacular experience with more than 75 artists, 3 stages, and 3 days of music. With all the Halloween festivals going on, Freaky Deaky 2015’s lineup beats the rest and promises to bring the freak out of everyone this Halloween Weekend.

Considering it’s one of the largest Halloween Events in the Midwest region, it returns with a monstrous lineup that’s bigger than before. BASSNECTAR, ARMIN VAN BUUREN, PRETTY LIGHTS, BENNY BENASSI, BORGORE, DATSIK, FLYING LOTUS, GRIZ, LOGIC, MAC MILLER, OLIVER HELDENS, and many more to be headlining the Powerhouse. See full lineup artwork below!

In support of genres and talent from all spectrums in the dance music sphere, Freaky Deaky will also be curating themed SCARY STAGES hosted by electronic tastemakers MARKUS SCHULZ, GESAFFELSTEIN (DJ Set), and RICHIE HAWTIN.

Additionally, this year’s annual Halloween event will bring a wide range of sounds that will keep more than 75,000 fans dancing throughout the weekend, spanning from Hip Hop acts RIFF RAFF, JOEY BADA$$, VIC MENSA, and CL, to underground connoisseurs like DUBFIRE, PETE TONG, JORIS VOORN, and THE MAGICIAN, along with Trance Family mainstays including SUPER8 & TAB, MYON & SHANE 54, plus a special back-to-back set with CASH CASH and TRITONAL.

Complete with top notch decor, carnival rides, games, and terrifyingly fun haunted houses and graveyards — have no fear of missing out and join us with the ghastly ghouls and wicked witches at Freaky Deaky!

Here’s a little something about Freaky Deaky:

Ever since it all started from 2008 by React Presents, Freaky Deaky continues to grow brigger, better, and definitely spookier every year, with the freakiest costume party in the Chicagoland area. In 2011, single day event expanded into Detroit with over 5,500 people attending. In 2012,this festival expanded to two days, attracting 9,000 attendees and making it the largest Halloween event in the Midwest. It offers a diverse range of A-list artists, past performers includes MSTRKRFT, Chromeo, Wolfgang Gartner, Laidback Luke, Dada Life, Criz, claude VonStroke, Flux Pavilion, Nervo, Knife Party, Danny Brown, Tommy Trash, A-Trak, Araabmuzik, Kill The Noise, Tchami, Bloody Beatroots, Crystal Castles, Boys Noize, TOKIMONSTA, and more.