Tucson music scene’s hopping on Halloween

It’s Halloween weekend and the ghouls and goblins are out in force. Here’s a few spooktacular concerts to mix up your season of trick-or-treat.

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• Club Congress, 311 E. Congress St., hotelcongress.com, 622-8848: The annual Nightmare on Congress St. at 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 30, is being billed as the club’s biggest yet. The lineup includes The Jons, the Mission Creeps, Get a Grip, Lando Chill, DJ Dirtyverbs and a handful of local bands playing on two stages. It’s a 21-and-older event; $7 in advance at ticketfly.com, $9 at the door.
• Rialto Theatre, 318 E. Congress St., rialtotheatre.com, 740-1000: British Columbia, Canada, electro-pop/rock duo Skinny Puppy brings its “Down the SocioPath Tour 2015” to town with Youth Code at 9 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31. The pair have been staples in the socially-conscious electro world since the 1980s, with a few breaks in between. Doors open at 8 and it’s an all-ages show. Admission is $25 in advance at ticketfly.com or $30 at the door.
• Road trip: The Christian rock band Third Day headlines the Arizona State Fair at 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31. It’s free with paid fair admission — $10 adults; $5 for seniors and children 5 to 13 at the gate. The concert is at Veterans Memorial Coliseum on the fairgrounds, 1826 W. McDowell Road; azstatefair.com