Viva Acid is taking over Chicago nightlife for its fifth year this October, and has announced the music lineups for their 2025 event series.
On Thursday, October 2 2025, Viva Acid will present the premiere of the Children of Acid film at Podlasie (2918 N. Central Park Ave.) along with music by 313 Acid Queen live (aka Rebecca Goldberg) and Steve Noah.
On Friday, October 3, 2025, Viva Acid will team up with A Party Called Tribe at Avondale Music Hall (3342 N Milwaukee Ave.) with music by Byron The Aquarius, Oliver Dollar, Rimarkable and A Party Called Tribe.
On Saturday, October 4, 2025, Avondale Music Hall will also host VBNTS anniversary with Josh Wink, Photek, DJ Heather and DJ Slugo.
On Sunday, October 5, 2025, Viva Acid teams up with Chicago underground crew +area code for a special night of House Calls with Juliet Mendoza, Andrew Emil, Dylan Gold and Miss B Haven at a secret location.
Viva Acid also puts on several nights of talks and workshops, the details of which are forthcoming.
Tickets are available for each of the four events; a four day pass to all Viva Acid programming is available (with a t-shirt!) via dice.fm.
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