Levitation doesn’t fall on Halloween weekend this year, but their tradition of combining spooky and psychedelic music lives on in Halloween Freakend 2025. The Far Out Lounge will host a weekend of rock headlined by Viagra Boys, Stereolab, Machine Girl, and Black Moth Super Rainbow.
Per Levitation’s penchant for bringing together international and local bands, Swedish punk rock icons Viagra Boys and avant-pop Anglo-French legends Stereolab headline Friday, Oct. 31, with performances by Atlanta-based garage rockers The Black Lips, electro-ambient project Bitchin Bajas, and local performance-loving art-punks J’cuuzi earlier on.
Things get even louder on Saturday, Nov. 1, thanks to headlining performances by electronic duo Machine Girl, anonymous grindcore jazz-funk project Clown Core, and psychedelic electroindie group Black Moth Super Rainbow. Local experimental outfit haha Laughing and noise rockers Porcelain open up the night, followed by performances from experimental act Lip Critic and noise duo Lighting Bolt.
Founded in 2008 by members of the Black Angels and friends, Austin Psych Fest has taken many forms; it was renamed Levitation in 2015 in honor of Austin psychedelic pioneers the 13th Floor Elevators’ 50th anniversary Psych Fest performance. This year, alongside co-producers Resound Presents, Levitation has split into three events – Austin Psych Fest in the spring, Levitation in September, and Freakend during Halloween weekend. Through the changes, Levitation continues to bring together independent and underground music from across the globe.
Tickets are on sale for Halloween Freakend today here.
This article appears in June 27 • 2025.
