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Featuring 50+ artists spanning multiple genres, Freaky Deaky 2016 promises a chilling and thrilling experience that will bring the freak out of everyone this October.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>3-Day Passes are on sale now at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/reactpresents.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=58d4ad0644812ee8d56ab3b75&amp;id=a6ad07b8f4&amp;e=e71448321e\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">freakydeakyhalloween.com<\/a>!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">This year&#8217;s headliners include UK brothers\u00a0<strong>DISCLOSURE\u00a0<\/strong>(DJ Set), the house godfather himself\u00a0<\/span><strong>TI\u00cbSTO<\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">, one of trap and pop\u00a0music&#8217;s most esteemed contributors\u00a0<strong>DJ SNAKE<\/strong>, DJ Mag&#8217;s #1\u00a0electronic act\u00a0<strong>DIMITRI VEGAS &amp; LIKE MIKE<\/strong>, the master of success\u00a0<strong>DJ KHALED<\/strong>, and hip hop&#8217;s Top Dawg\u00a0<strong>SCHOOLBOY Q<\/strong>, coming off his sophomore album,\u00a0<em>Blank Face<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Alongside the lethal array of headliners, hip hop makes its mark on this year&#8217;s festival as\u00a0<strong>TRAVIS SCOTT<\/strong>is set to make moves in celebration of his forthcoming album,\u00a0<em>Birds In The Trap Sing McKnight,\u00a0<\/em>along with\u00a0<strong>DESIIGNER<\/strong>, best known for his Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 single &#8220;Panda,&#8221; and\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">wunderkind producer<\/span><strong>METRO BOOMIN\u00a0<\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">who promises to bump some of the hottest beats from the past two years.\u00a0<\/span><strong>A$AP FERG<\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">, fresh off of his widely acclaimed album\u00a0<em>Always Strive and Prosper<\/em>, will follow suit, while New York trio\u00a0<\/span><strong>FLATBUSH ZOMBIES<\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0and Freshman XXL 2016 honoree\u00a0<\/span><strong>LIL DICKY<\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0both make their coveted return to Chicago after each of their massive sold out shows at Concord Music Hall.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">On the electronic side of the spectrum, bass music champion and Shark Squad captain\u00a0<strong>JAUZ<\/strong>, long-heralded female DJ duo\u00a0<strong>NERVO<\/strong>, funk-mastermind\u00a0<strong>GRAMATIK<\/strong>, Montreal&#8217;s own dubstep hero\u00a0<strong>SNAILS<\/strong>, acid house legend\u00a0<strong>BOYS NOIZE<\/strong>, and more\u00a0all contribute to the weekend\u2019s spooky soundtrack.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Throughout the weekend, the Crypt Stage will transform each night to highlight a diverse scope of dance music&#8217;s most noteworthy contributors. On Friday, October 28,\u00a0dubstep veteran and original Evol Intent member\u00a0<strong>BRO SAFARI<\/strong>\u00a0taking the lead with the best that bass music has to offer. Bass lovers are sure to find refuge when fellow dubstep creators<strong>\u00a0FIGURE, CRIZZLY\u00a0<\/strong>and<strong>\u00a0ILLENNIUM\u00a0<\/strong>join the renowned trap stylings of duo\u00a0<strong>LOUDPVCK\u00a0<\/strong>and<strong>\u00a04B<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">On Saturday, October 29, fans will discover an unforgettable blend of live electronic music on this dynamic stage, with 3D animation and live lighting from the<strong>\u00a0DUBFIRE HYBRID:LIVE<\/strong>\u00a0showcase. Alongside him, an all-inclusive blend of deep house, hip hop and techno will be represented by the likes of\u00a0<strong>CLAPTONE, MK, BRODINSKI\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0<strong>KILL FRENZY.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Closing out the Cyrpt Stage on Sunday, October 30 is house music pioneer\u00a0<strong>JAMIE JONES<\/strong>. Known for his ground-breaking Hot Creations label and global event series,\u00a0<em>Paradise<\/em>, Jamie will play alongside his cross genre Hot Natured bandmate and native Chicagoan,\u00a0<strong>LEE FOSS<\/strong>. Fellow house and techno cornerstones\u00a0<strong>GUY GERBER, ARDALAN<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>GENE FARRIS\u00a0<\/strong>will support the takeover to provide underground aficionados with their very own sanctuary for the day.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Each year, Freaky Deaky provides an unmatched atmosphere with its inclusivity and powerful visual spectacle. In addition to three epic stages, which showcase their own unique, eye-popping designs, festival attendees promise to be immersed in droves of costumed performers, artful pyrotechnics, and a wide assortment of devilish food and drink vendors.<\/span><\/p>\n<div>Follow Freaky Deaky on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/reactpresents.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=58d4ad0644812ee8d56ab3b75&amp;id=9747d50918&amp;e=e71448321e\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/reactpresents.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=58d4ad0644812ee8d56ab3b75&amp;id=151ba37044&amp;e=e71448321e\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>\u00a0for the latest news and announcements.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10818\" src=\"https:\/\/beintheloopchicago.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/FreakyDeaky-flyer.jpg\" alt=\"FreakyDeaky-flyer\" width=\"800\" height=\"1236\" srcset=\"http:\/\/beintheloopchicago.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/FreakyDeaky-flyer.jpg 800w, http:\/\/beintheloopchicago.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/FreakyDeaky-flyer-194x300.jpg 194w, http:\/\/beintheloopchicago.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/FreakyDeaky-flyer-768x1187.jpg 768w, http:\/\/beintheloopchicago.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/FreakyDeaky-flyer-663x1024.jpg 663w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; August 3, 2016\u00a0 \u2014 \u00a0FREAKY DEAKY &#8211;\u00a0The Largest Halloween Event in the Midwest\u00a0&#8211; is thrilled to announce the complete artist lineup for its eighth anniversary!\u00a0The 3-day festival returns to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":10820,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[41,20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10815","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-features","category-reviews"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/beintheloopchicago.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10815","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/beintheloopchicago.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/beintheloopchicago.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/beintheloopchicago.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/beintheloopchicago.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=10815"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/beintheloopchicago.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10815\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/beintheloopchicago.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/10820"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/beintheloopchicago.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=10815"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/beintheloopchicago.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=10815"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/beintheloopchicago.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=10815"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}