Background

The Masque & Veil Festival returns for its most fantastic year yet this September! Based in the mid-southern U.S., Masque & Veil features three evenings of independent dark music's best live performers and DJs from across the U.S. Each year has been bigger & better and this year is no exception!

In 2004, a group of kindred spirits formed a weekly dark music night in the college town of Fayetteville, Arkansas with a simple purpose of having a venue to listen to styles of dark independent music not being played anywhere in the area. It only took weeks for the nights to gain a wider audience and soon these events were host to many guests from driving distance in the region.
In 2005, an anniversary celebration was produced named MASQUE & VEIL, featuring some of the region's most favoured DJs playing host to the night's masquerade ball. Many touring performers were scheduling nights in Fayetteville, being conveniently close to frequently toured larger metropolitan areas.
As a result, in 2006 many live artists had requested performing at the next anniversary celebration. Thus the newly developed Masque & Veil Productions created the annual festival & ball, featured Voltaire, The Last Dance and more with featured DJs Bludston, DJ Skeletal and End: the DJ.
The 2007 festival had the largest lineup to date, with performers, guests, DJs and attendees from the across the U.S. The lineup featured The Last Dance, Abney Park, Ego Likeness, Man + Machines, Spanking Machine and more with acclaimed DJs Annabel Evil, Eternal Darkness, Kaleidoscope, Morbid Kitty, END: the DJ, Infam0us among others. The weekend closed with an all-star performance from members of The Last Dance, Abney Park and Ego Likeness covering The Stooges' "I Wanna Be Your Dog"!
This year's festival promises an even more memorable festival with more critically acclaimed live artists and DJs than before!

Our Venue

This year's venue is
Ground Xero Nightclub & Lounge
1109 E. Commercial
Springfield, MO 65801
(417)865-1787

Since its opening in August of 2007, Ground Xero has become an alternative hotspot, producing nothing but events off the radar: Gothic, Industrial, Metal, Renaissance, Punk, Fetish...anything goes in this very diverse venue. With a custom made bar, red velvet draperies with touches upon a closer glance (hanging chains, projection screen, guest vending & merchandise), Ground Xero is a welcome change to the status quo!

Live Music and DJs

The live music artists and DJs are listed below among the event listings. This year's festival has even more critically acclaimed guests than last year, presenting a festival larger in scope for everyone in the Midwest and Southern U.S.!
For further details and summaries on each music guest, please visit the following links here on our website:

Live Music Guests
DJ Guests

Thursday- Subversion Records Launch Party

Time- 8pm

Storm the gates:
The festival begins with a dance party to set the tone of the rest of the weekend as we help celebrate the launch of Subversion Industrial Records. Based in Nashville, Tennessee, this new label will already make their mark in the music scene with their debut release, Sonic Assault Compilation V.1.0 featuring heavy Industrial & hardcore tracks from such artists as Delta9, Cyanotic, Ophidian, Komor Kommando and more! Copies of this album plus limited prizes will be given away this night!
Many arrivals from the live artists to promoters will arrive & attend the first night to get acquainted with the venue, the festival and the early attendees. Warning: Lots of dancing will ensue. Featuring a night of acclaimed DJs including:

DJ XIAN (Los Angeles, CA)

DJ REAVER (Nashville, TN)

DJ STIGMATIK (Tulsa, OK)

XIII (Springfield, MO)

Friday- GOTHIC MASQUERADE

Time- 8pm

The Masquerade has been the main feature of each year's Masque & Veil- each attendee presents themselves in amazing ball attire with a masquerade style mask (venetian, formal, costume) to impress while featuring some heavy Gothic and dark dance music. Make sure to arrive early, as The Masquerade will fill up quickly!

Live performances by:

ANDERS MANGA (Vampture Records)

RELIQUARY (Final Joy Records)

ESPER MACHINE

With:
DJ LONDON SHADOWS (Washington D.C.)

Saturday- THE BIOHAZARD BALL

Time- 8pm

This ball is a new feature of the festival, where 'cyber' masks (generally a custom medical, gas mask or rubber latex mask) and attire of an Industrial and Cyberpunk nature, with an evening of harder, heavier dark electronic driven music of an Industrial and EBM variety.

Live performances by:

SEBASTIAN KOMOR and END: THE DJ (Xenomorph Productions)

ANGELS ON ACID (DSBP Records)

MAN + MACHINES (DSBP Records)

ENGELMACHER (Vendetta Music)

Hotels & Area Attractions

Hotels

This year's Masque & Veil festival ensures you will find a hotel to stay in within the area- there are approximately 50 hotels/inns within a 5 mile radius of the venue! From Holiday Inn to Drury, Sheraton, Hampton Inn, Motel 6, there are plenty of locations with various price ranges.
Simply go to Google Maps, enter the location of the festival venue (1109 E. Commercial St. Springfield, MO 65803), select 'search nearby' and type in 'hotel'. Many, many choices to choose from!
Our recommendation would be any of the hotels located on Glenstone Ave. just south of Interstate 44.

Area Attractions

1984
400 E Walnut St Springfield, MO 65806 (417) 831-3665
1984 Arcade in its basic form is a classic 1980s Style Arcade. They feaure games from the 80's as well as a few from the 70's and 90's if they "fit". They dont use tokens or quarters*, instead as you enter 1984 you pay five dollars at the door and then you can play all the video games you want. *They do offer Pinball for 25 cent per play. The games 1984 offers are difficult to find and they are really more then just an arcade - it's a classic gaming museum featuring arcade machines that are just not available to the public anymore. 1984 has about 50 games and they rotate new games in almost weekly. Of course the arcade offers private parties and an 80's vibe, complete with music videos from ABC to ZZTop!

Kaleidoscope
1430 E Sunshine St Springfield, MO 65804 (417) 883-9636
Kaleidoscope has been on the corner of Sunshine and Fremont in Springfield, Missouri for over 35 years! Kaleidoscope has always been your one stop shop for: Body Piercing, Tattoos, Concert Tickets, T-shirts, jewelry (including one of a kind items), posters, funky picture frames, incense, sunglasses, off the wall cards, collectibles, smoking accessories, tapestries, stickers, patches, fun stuff and sooo much more! And of course they have always been considered Southwest Missouri's premiere Professional Body Piercing Studio! Also home of Eros Adult Boutique shop.

Meta Games Unlimited
3309 East Sunshine Springfield, MO 65804 417-881-9390
Meta-games unlimited has been a family gaming establishment since 1997. In their 10 years and running they have expanded our store from a 700 square foot hole in the wall to the premiere gaming spot in the four states. Their 10,000 square foot facilities boast a 3000 square foot open gaming area with 2 computer LAN rooms and designated tables for great gaming. An amazing venue!