Hell Hath No Fury Like The Cityfox Halloween Festival [Event Review]

On Halloween weekend, we traveled into the depths of Brooklyn to The Cityfox Halloween Festival for an ominous night in the underground.

With a few Cityfox experiences under our belt, our expectations were high. Twisted between the Avant Gardner and The Brooklyn Mirage, the facade of the festival looked like a puzzling maze. But once inside, we stepped into a multi-sensory underworld of sinister visuals and bone-rattling techno. Immediately impressed and raring to go, it’s safe to say we wasted no time raising hell.

The Great Hall of the Avant Gardner played home to The Great Hell. Here, hell truly hathed no fury like the techno that rumbled through the sound system and into the vivacious crowd completely devoured by the atmosphere. Two major highlights of the night were Stephan Bodzin’s highly anticipated live set and Brazilian talent ANNA, while the legend Lee Burridge kept the flames alive and thriving until the sun began to show face around 830am.

The Immortal Kingdom offered an enticing, intimate space with delectable visuals and tunes from players like New York’s Serge Devant and DJ Tennis. In a similar feel, one could release their inner demons at The Blood Shed stage. Seated to the back of The Great Hell, we escaped to this realm in between sets to be bewitched by the beautiful sounds of Cityfox staples and Brooklyn-based duo Bedouin. Here, revelers could also catch sets from Mighty Kat and Behrouz.

While each room housed its own unique and alluring atmosphere, none held its grip tighter on us than The Lost Circus. Constructed in the space known as The Brooklyn Mirage come summertime, a circular dance floor was draped with a tent-like ceiling and walls adorned with the illusion of stained glass. Like an irresistible cherry floating on top of a sundae, a mega-sized disco ball dangled atop a sea of dancers and dazzling lights, setting the scene for players Gavin & Iman, Luca Bacchetti, &Me to unleash magic. Not only did we love every present moment at The Lost Circus, but we also reveled in the nostalgia it offered as the tent reminded us of past feels from Electric Zoo’s 2014 Sunday School Grove and Verboten’s host stage at Mysteryland in 2015.

When we needed a minute to regroup, we were given the ideal spaces to do so. The Clearing Lounge offered a chill area, where a gypsy fed us munchies, while the Limbo Lounge provided the perfect mood to zone out and unwind. Here, local artists played behind almost unrecognizable decks seated on a lush couch, adding to the elusive feels of the room.

From the tenacious techno and bewitching house and disco sounds, to the menacing and moody set designs, to the striking crowd that came dressed for a real hell-raiser, The Cityfox Halloween Festival was undeniably fabulous. It dared to exceed our expectations beyond our imagination, and did so with a vengeance.

See all fury unfold at The Cityfox Halloween Festival below:

 

 

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