Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on October 2011
Metropolis Glitterball 2011: the monster bash
Thu, Oct 27, 7pm-midnight, ¥2,000 (adv; w/1drink); ¥2,500 (door; w/1drink). Join thousands of preternatural partygoers, both of the gory gaijin and nasty nihonjin varieties, and sample a bloodcurdling array of tricks and treats, drinks and dancing, and fabulous giveaways at this bone-chilling bonanza. ¥2,000 gets you five hours of groovetime with Tokyo’s top DJs, plus a one-coin food and drink menu. Don’t skimp on the costume and stand a chance to win two round-trip flights to New York, plus a gaggle of other ghoulish prizes. When Glitterball finishes at midnight, don’t turn into a pumpkin. Stay at Vanity all night for their Halloween Candy party—with go-go dancers to boot.
Vanity Lounge: 13F Roi Bldg, 5-5-1 Roppongi Minato-ku. Tel: 03-5474-0091. Nearest stn: Roppongi. www.vanitylounge.jp. More info & tickets here!
Ageha
Fri, Oct 28, 11pm
¥3,500; ¥2,000 (w/costume). In tune to lasers and phat beats, pop your togs in a costume contest with famous judges and prizes up to ¥300,000. Step into a photobooth to have your costume voted on in an internet contest via Ageha, Facebook and Cyber Japan sites. Winners claim free entry for next year’s bash. 2-2-10 Shin-Kiba, Koto-ku. Tel: 03-5534-1515. Nearest stn: Shin-Kiba. www.ageha.com
Air
Sat, Oct 29, 10pm ¥3,500; ¥3,000 (w/flyer); ¥2,000 (w/costume). Horrifying house from Quentin Harris, KMBA from NYC, Yoshihiro et al at Shibuya’s powerhouse all-nighter. B1, B2 Hikawa Bldg, 2-11 Sarugaku, Shibuya-Ku. Tel: 03-5784-3386. Nearest stn: Daikanyama or Shibuya. www.air-tokyo.com
Le Baron de Paris
Fri Oct 28-Sat 29 ¥3,000 (w/1drink). Hit up the classiest Halloween party on Friday, then get back there on Saturday for big-screen-related horror, courtesy of the Tokyo International Film Festival official party “Believe! The power of films” and Halloween Party combo. B1F Aoyama Center Bldg, 3-8-40 Minami-Aoyama, Minato-ku. Tel: 03-3408-3665. Nearest stn: Omotesando. http://lebaron.jp/en
Bar Quest
Fri, Oct 28, 7pm-late & Sat, Oct 29, 10pm-late Free entry. Let DJs Tai Ikezawa and Show spin your rotor blades, then win a pair of helicopter tour tickets with your costume. Chow down on free candy and Halloween cocktails. 3F, 5-3-1 Roppongi, Minato-ku. Tel: 03-5414-2225. Nearest stn: Roppongi. www.barquestroppongi.com
EL CAFÉ LATINO
Fri, Oct 28 & Sat, Oct 29, 8pm-5am ¥1,500 (w/1drink). Get ready for some cachengue to shake your hips to. Expect lots of salsa, merengue, bachata and reggaeton at this Latin-themed Halloween party. Bacardi drinks ¥500 all night, and costumed punters get a free shot. 3-15-24 Roppongi, Minato-ku. Tel: 03-3402-8989. Nearest stn: Roppongi. www.elcafelatino.com
Castillo
Sat, Oct 29, 9pm-5am Free entry. Kick it old-school at Castillo’s ’70s- and ’80s-themed party with DJ Aki and Staff Jiro. Fifty guests in costume get a free shot. Surely that’s excuse enough to dust off the mongoose costume? Monkey’s, 2F Shimojo Bldg, 3-14-8 Roppongi, Minato-ku. Tel: 03-5410-4988 (venue) or 090-3502-8209 (Jiro, party organizer). Nearest stn: Roppongi. www.castillo-tokyo.com
Dubliners
Fri, Oct 28 Free entry. Have a Halloween hoedown Gaelic-style at any of the merry Dubliners branches. Come in costume and quaff ¥500 bevvies including pints of beer, cocktails, and good ol’ whiskey. Shinjuku: 2F Shinjuku Lion Hall, 3-28-9 Shinjuku. Tel: 03-3352-6606. Nearest stn: Shinjuku. Other branch info at www.dubliners.jp
Eleven
Sat, Oct 29, 10pm ¥3,500; ¥2,500 (w/costume); ¥2,000 (w/full costume). This storied back-street Nishi-Azabu club is putting on Real Grooves house and techno for your Hallowing needs. Check out Mambotur, Pier Bucci, Takuya, and more. 1-10-1 Nishi-Azabu, Minato-ku. Tel: 03-5775-6206. Nearest stn: Roppongi or Hiroo. www.realgrooves.com
f.Bar
Fri, Oct 28-Sat 29, 11pm Women: free; men: ¥3,500 (w/1drink). Fashion Phobia Episode 3 with DJ Atomic Mike (Fri) and Halloween Pervert (Sat). The generally funksome Azabu-Juban haunt will be providing two pumpkin-infused nights for your delectation. 1F, 1-4-5 Azabu-Juban, Minato-ku. Tel: 03-3586-6383. www.fbar.jp
Gallery
Sat, Oct 29, 11pm Women: ¥2,000; men: ¥4,000; entry includes all-you-can-drink and dessert buffet. Parade yourself in costume at Gallery and nab a ¥1,000 discount. Or just tell them you read Metropolis for the same result. B1F, 1-1-1, Nishiazabu, Minato-ku. Tel: 03-5771-4447. Nearest stn: Roppongi. www.gallery-roppongi.com
Heimat Cafe
Sat, Oct 29, 8-11pm (LO) ¥3,500; ¥3,000 (adv); ¥2,500 (w/costume). For an earlier bash or a warm-up to your later extravagance, head down to Heimat for a three-hour all-you-can-drink menu with snacks. 1F Hills Tomioka, 3-5-6 Meguro Hon-cho, Meguro-ku. Tel: 03-6452-3770. Email: heimatcafe@gmail.com. Nearest stn: Musashi-Koyama. www.heimat-cafe.com
Legato
Sat, Oct 29, 11pm ¥4,000 (door); ¥3,000 (w/costume). Ooooze, Tribute, Scream, Matsunami (Tribute), JayBee (Kinfolk) and others feature at this legendary night-of-the-living-dead super party. 15F E Space Tower, 3-6 Maruyama-cho, Shibuya-ku. Tel: 03-5784-2121. Nearest stn: Shibuya. www.legato-tokyo.jp/en/shibuya
New Lex
Oct 28-31, 11pm-5am Price TBA. Open for 34 years, this Roppongi love pad hosts a host of celebs and models, including Katy Perry, Marilyn Manson, and other such creatures. What could make a better place to party? B1F, 3-13-1 Roppongi, Minato-ku. Tel: 03-3479-7477. Nearest stn: Roppongi. www.newlex-edo.com
THE NEW MATRIX BAR
Sat, Oct 29, 7pm-8am ¥1,000 (w/1 drink). DJ Atsushi gets the party started with hip-hop, R&B and reggae, and all guests wearing a costume receive a free shot. That should help steel your nerves for the costume contest. B1, 3-13-6 Roppongi, Minato-ku. Tel: 03-3405-1066. Nearest stn: Roppongi. www.matrixbar.jp
Opera Lounge
Fri Oct 28-Sat 29, 6pm-midnight Women: ¥2,500 (w/2drinks); men: ¥3,500 (w/2drinks). Catch Friday’s Halloween dessert buffet with DJ Massattack, and more, plus hot Halloween dancers. Saturday hosts Secret Monsters with DJ Hico and Mixture.
Mon, Oct 31, 6pm-midnight Women ¥2,000 (w/2drinks); men: ¥2,500 (w/2drinks). Arrive before 8pm for a ¥1,000 discount at this ’70s and ’90s disco bashment with free buffet and a Halloween dessert (before 8pm). 6-1, Roppongi 1-chome, Minato-ku. Tel: 03-5575-8055. Nearest stn: Roppongi. http://operatokyo.jp
PROPAGANDA
Fri, Oct 28, 6pm-5am Free entry. Halloween pre-party. Give your costume an advance airing and win a free shot, plus a ticket to tomorrow’s party. ¥500 drinks until 9pm.
Sat, Oct 29, 7pm-5am Free entry. Costumed customers swig a free shot. The post-midnight costume contest could get you all-you-can-drink all night, plus original shirts, too. ¥500 drinks until 9pm, ladies ¥500 wine all night. 2F, 3-14-9 Roppongi, Minato-ku. Tel: 03-3423-0988. Nearest stn: Roppongi. www.propaganda-tokyo.com
Seamus O’hara
Sun, Oct 30, 5pm-midnight Free entry. For a friendly, Celtic Halloween vibe, head down to Seamus in costume and garner yourself a free half-pint or cocktail, plus a boogie to the in-house DJ. B1 Matsuda Bldg, 3-12-3 Meguro, Meguro-ku. Tel: 03-3760-6179. Nearest stn: Meguro. www.seamus-ohara.com
Tucano’s
Sun, Oct 23-Mon, Oct 31 50% off churrasco & Brazilian buffet dinner. Feast on this delicious spread, including the special Halloween pumpkin menu, for just ¥2,000 during this time (regular price ¥4,000), plus a ¥500 service charge. Check out their sensual samba show on Wed, Oct 26 and Thu, Oct 27. B1 Shibuya Fhontis, 2-23-12 Dogenzaka, Shibuya-ku. Tel: 03-5784-2661. Nearest stn: Shibuya. www.pjgroup.jp/tucanos
Unit / Saloon / Unice
Sat, Oct 29, 11pm ¥3,500 (door); ¥3,000 (adv or w/flyer); ¥2,000 (w/costume); free + ¥1,000 drink charge (w/full costume). Electro/techno/house. Hexstatic AV set, plus 80kidz, De De Mouse and more. Prepare to have your costume judged by a drag queen at the entrance. Za House Bldg, 1-34-17 Ebisu-Nishi, Shibuya-ku. Tel: 03-3464-1012. Nearest stn: Daikanyama or Ebisu. www.unit-tokyo.com
Vanity
Thu, Oct 27, midnight. Women: free; men: ¥3,500 (w/2drinks). Candy Halloween. After the unparalleled joyousness of the Metropolis Glitterball bash, go-go dancers and more will keep up the good vibes until dawn.
Fri Oct 28-Sat 29, 11pm. Women: free; men: ¥3,500 (w/2drinks). Jail House. Bash it up with Yaksa DJ and the go-go dancers to keep the thrills and chills going on over the weekend. 13F Roi Bldg, 5-5-1 Roppongi, Minato-ku. Tel: 03-5474-0091. Nearest stn: Roppongi. www.vanitylounge.jp
Velours
Sat, 29 Oct, 10pm ¥3,000 (w/1drink). The glitziest bash in town will feature celebrated DJs (Makai, Vivid, etc.), photographers, models, a costume contest and general Halloween madness. Come in a nurse suit and win a free drink plus free admission! B1F Almost Blue, 6-4-6 Minami-Aoyama, Minato-ku. Tel: 03-5778-4777. Nearest stn: Omotesando. www.velours.jp
Womb
Oct 29, 11pm ¥3,500 (door); ¥3,000 (w/flyer). Guests at this Tokyo titan of tunes include Layo & Bushwacka (Shake it!), Techriders with lighting by Aiba, and Sayuka and Masahiro Sato in the Red Trash Lounge. 1F Studio Arias, 2-16 Maruyama-chou, Shibuya-ku. Tel: 03-5459-1383. Nearest stn: Shibuya. www.womb.co.jp
whistlebump halloween
29 Oct, 10pm ¥4,500; ¥3,500 (Facebook/iflyer RSVP). Hip-hop, house, techno. DJs Groove Patrol, Tsutsui, etc If you don’t fancy waiting in line, grab a ¥3,000 fastpass from XEX and Curtain Call Roppongi Hills, or events@eggworm.jp. XEX Nihonbashi. 4F YUITO/Nihonbashi-Muromachi-Nomura Bldg, 2-4-3 Nihonbashi-Muromachi, Chuo-ku Tokyo. Tel: 03-3548-0065. Nearest stn: Mitsukoshi-mae. www.ystable.co.jp/restaurant/xexnihonbashi
