9pm - 6am

Rrose
BMG
Centrific (Live)
Erika (live)
Paul Gordon

It’s time for the freaks to reconvene. Third time’s a charm! For the first Midwest Freaks we went 12 hours in a secret warehouse in Madison. The second one in a Minneapolis warehouse went far beyond that with a closing set by Daniel Bell. For the third edition we are bringing the freaks to Detroit, at IT’s spiritual home — Tangent, where Interdimensional Transmissions will team up with Intellephunk and Remain in Night for a party that goes all the way in, going til 6AM.

This is a collaboration of three community building crews, with the concept of celebrating the Midwest Freaks. Each crew is extremely dedicated to the quality of the experience, each crew believes in transforming the space for a deeper connection to the music, each crew hangs parachutes at their parties. So join us for ParachuteCon26 with some true Midwest Freaks.

Coming from London via the Bay Area, we have none other than Rrose, a favorite artist of all of the crews. Representing IT, we have the IT core, with BMG DJing, Erika performing live, and Amber Gillen and the Infinite Dimensions Crew transforming the space. Representing Intellephunk, we have Centrific doing his Detroit live debut. And representing Remain in Night, we have Madison’s Paul Gordon. Full audiophile sound from Jim Gibbons AVS. To make things freakier, we arranged to have the time change during the night. So many parachutes, so many freaks. Midwest Freaks unite!

“Midwest Freaks is celebrating the deep commitment that it takes to live outside the mainstream, to be a nonconformist in the Midwest. It’s a culture that's built upon years and years of thought and expertise. In Detroit, we’re in a place that has an unbroken line to the beginning, from disco ‘til now. When these grooves are laid, they're not just responding to punk, they're not just responding to counterculture. These are parts of who they are.   

To be a freak in the Midwest means that you’re fully committed, because our society is so conformist and it enforces conformity in almost a cruel way. So you have these people that have dedicated themselves to this music, so much so that it's become a lifestyle. There's nothing else that they could do. So they're giving everything they have to it and that’s what the Midwest Freaks parties celebrate.” — BMG

Design by Michael Creamer, photography by ACE.