28 years after Wesley Snipes raided a nightclub full of vampires, the blood is still falling on the dancefloor.‘Blade Rave,’ a touring party modeled on the opening blood rave scene from the 1998 film of the same name, is staging 25 shows across the US and Canada between October 10th and Halloween, according to its official website.
The stretch hits venues including Seattle’s The Crocodile, The Brooklyn Monarch, Nashville’s The Basement East and Montreal’s Bar Le Ritz, with seven cities hosting the event on October 30th alone.Event listings promise DJs spinning techno, house and industrial electronic music along with go-go dancers, themed cocktails, cosplayers and custom visuals, all building up to a “midnight bloodbath.” The finale re-stages the film’s opener, in which sprinklers rain blood on a vampire club as Pump Panel’s acid techno remix of New Order’s ‘Confusion’ plays overhead.
Suggested attire spans goth, steampunk and superhero cosplay.Ticket listings also caution anyone in the crowd at midnight: “‘Blood’ is washable, but there’s always a small chance it may leave a stain.” ‘Blade Rave’ runs as a format rather than a single traveling crew.
Its organizer, Haus of Restless, traces the concept to RBC in Dallas’ Deep Ellum, where it billed a New Year’s Eve 2025 party as its second annual vampire ball.The team has also given Tron a similar treatment.
Tickets for the remaining tour’s dates are available here....