Halloween Weekend in SoCal: MORTEN, ANOTR and More

The hottest track on 1001Tracklists' trending chart this morning belongs to MORTEN, and he's spending Halloween weekend in Southern California. He plays Escape Halloween in San Bernardino on Friday, Oct. 30, then headlines Academy LA on Saturday, Oct. 31.

He's not the only chart name in town. Here's where the house and techno is this Halloween weekend, night by night.

Why MORTEN is the name to catch

MORTEN – Gimme Dat [Future Rave] is No. 1 on 1001Tracklists' trending chart in today's 7:10 AM PT snapshot. It has held the top spot on six of the last seven mornings. It only entered our snapshots last Saturday, at No. 11.

His other big record is all over DJ sets. MORTEN & KREAM – Serotonin is No. 5 on the 1001Tracklists weekly DJ chart, with 74 DJs playing it. KREAM is on the Escape bill too, on the same Friday.

Thursday, Oct. 29: Sound opens the run

Sound Nightclub (1642 N Las Palmas Ave., Hollywood) is doing three straight Halloween nights, presented by Framework: Rivo on Thursday, Deep Dish on Friday and NEIL FRANCES (DJ set) on Saturday. Doors are at 10 PM, it's 21+, and DICE lists a $95 pass that covers all three nights.

Friday, Oct. 30: the house heads' night

Escape Halloween, NOS Events Center, San Bernardino (18+). Friday is stacked with names from our charts:

• MORTEN, KREAM and Cloonee on The Big Top, alongside Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, Steve Aoki, Benny Benassi, NERVO and Cascada
• Jamie Jones B2B Franky Rizardo, Joseph Capriati B2B Sosa, DJ Tennis and Adam Ten in The Cage
• Excision in the Sewer District

Cloonee arrives hot. Prospa & Cloonee & Sybil – Free Your Mind is No. 16 on the 1001Tracklists weekly DJ chart (43 DJs) and No. 7 on our weekly board. Both Prospa and Cloonee were new entries in this year's DJ Mag Top 100 DJs. Franky Rizardo's Marido Dansa is No. 11 on trending today.

ANOTR, Ace\*Mission Studios, Los Angeles (21+). On the same night, Factory 93 presents ANOTR's "Withness" at 516 S. Mission Rd., from 6 PM to midnight. Insomniac's listing showed it sold out as of Saturday morning. The duo's big record right now is ANOTR – Talk To You (feat. 54 Ultra): No. 29 on the weekly DJ chart with 36 DJs and No. 14 on our board.

Deep Dish at Sound. The second night of Sound's Halloween run.

Saturday, Oct. 31: Halloween itself

MORTEN, Academy LA, 10 PM. Missed him at Escape? This is your second chance, a night later and in a club.

Escape Halloween, night two. Saturday swings bigger: Zedd, Alok and Galantis on The Big Top, and Richie Hawtin, Nina Kraviz, 999999999 and Indira Paganotto in The Cage. Paganotto just won DJ Mag's first-ever award for the World's No. 1 Psy DJ. Avalon Emerson is in The Warehouse. Saturday also has Too $hort and Ja Rule, which we covered here.

CHRIS STASSY, Gallagher Square at Petco Park, San Diego (18+). LED Presents a three-hour set from 5 to 11 PM. It's a big year for him. In DJ Mag's Top 100 DJs he jumped 22 places to No. 59 and shared the Highest Climber title, under his new name (he was formerly Stussy). Dig in first with Believe in yourself and Darkness, or see all his tracks.

NEIL FRANCES (DJ set) at Sound. Sound's Halloween run wraps on Saturday.

The Victorian's last night ever, Santa Monica (21+). This one is a goodbye. The Victorian, at 2640 Main St., is throwing its "Final Halloween" from 8 PM to 2 AM, with DJs, a haunted house and costumes encouraged. The City of Santa Monica says the venue will close as a restaurant and nightclub after its annual Halloween weekend. The same operators will reopen it as The Santa Monican, a family membership club, with an opening targeted for mid-2028. The building dates to 1892. "The Victorian holds 20 years of birthdays, dates and nights out with friends," Mayor Caroline Torosis said in the city's announcement.

Why it matters

Halloween falls on a Saturday this year, so SoCal gets a full weekend of it. And the lineups line up with the charts. The No. 1 trending track, a No. 5 DJ-chart record, two DJ Mag Top 100 new entries and one of its joint Highest Climbers are all playing Southern California on the same weekend. The weekend also closes a 20-year chapter on Main Street.

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