LIVE EVENTS AT HELL CITY PHOENIX 2025

LIVE EVENTS at PHOENIX, ARIZONA "Hell City Strikes Back" 2025


FRIDAY:
The Art Fusion Experiment - Live at the Main Stage Every day
WET PAINT PROJECT all weekend long
Debauchery Burlesque LIVE 
Tattoo Competitions at Main Stage

SATURDAY:
The Art Fusion Experiment - Live at the Main Stage
WET PAINT PROJECT all weekend long
Debauchery Burlesque LIVE
The Monsters Of Schlock -  LIVE 
Tattoo Competitions at Main Stage

SUNDAY: 
The Art Fusion Experiment - Live at the Main Stage Every day
Star Wars Tattoo Competition!  
WET PAINT PROJECT all weekend long
Tattoo Competitions at Main Stage


Hell City Hotties 2025 / All Weekend!

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HELL CITY 2025 LIVE ACTS


 THE MONSTERS OF SCHLOCK


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DEBAUCHERY BURLESQUE LIVE at Hell City 2025

 

 

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THE WORLDS LARGEST TATTOO POOL PARTY!

 

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Star Wars Tattoo Competition

Get those @starwars tattoos ready for the @hell_city main stage in 2025.

This year we’re adding Star Wars themed tattoo categories, giving artists and attendees a chance to explore the vast universe of Star Wars through tattoo ink. Whether it’s a portrait of your favorite character, a lightsaber battle, or an intricate design of starships, the possibilities are endless. We’ve added a special best Star Wars tattoo competition category to our Fests next year as the weekend lands on Star Wars weekend May 2nd–4th in Ohio and also August 22nd-24th in Arizona! Be sure not to miss the Star Wars costume contest also where you can win prizes.

  


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The Art Fusion Experiment
Live at the Main Stage everyday!

 

The Art Fusion Experiment brought to you by Paul Booth, Filip Leu, and Guy Aitchison. This performance art involves between 3 to 5 artists collaborating, changing canvases every 3 to 5 minutes, and completing pieces of art done in charcoal, color pastels, or other mediums. At the main stage everyday! 

The Art Fusion Experiment will be held at the Hell City Tattoo Festival on the HC Second Stage periodically throughout the entire weekend. This event is a definite crowd pleaser and shouldn’t be missed!

There will also be a silent auction for all the completed work. You must be present at the end of the auction to receive the artwork or it will go to the next bidder. Be sure to check out The Art Fusion Experiment Website to see more on the history and process of this amazing collaborative art project!

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FRIDAY:
2 PM – 4 PM

SATURDAY:
2pm - 4pm

SUNDAY:
12 PM - 1 PM

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WET PAINT PROJECT LIVE!
ALL WEEKEND!

Live painting & art made right before your eyes!
Presented by @hell_city & @chrisdingwell   

   
Once again, Chris Dingwell will be bringing together nearly 30 of the tattoo world’s finest and most exciting artists who will be creating their work LIVE ON STAGE before your very eyes at this year's Hell City Tattoo Festival! Over a dozen local, as well as artists from around the country, will be working on their creations all weekend long. They will be fueling each others imaginations and sparking their creative flames. Come witness the artistic process in action all weekend long! You might even be able to buy the artwork whose birth you’ve witnessed at Hell City! With this years unbeatable line-up of artists, there won’t be a dull moment on the WET PAINT PROJECT Stages all weekend long!

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APPLY TO BE A WET PAINTER TODAY - CLICK HERE!

2025 PHOENIX WET PAINTERS 

Chris Dingwell @chrisdingwell
Toby Gehrlich @toby_g_art

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 Tattoo Competition Schedule

FRIDAY

12 pm – 8 pm – Tattoo Competition Registration – $15 per entry- (Register at Main Stage)

*Best Asian Tattoo
*Best New School
*Most Unusual / Wierd
*Best Traditional
*Best Geometric Tattoo
*Best Hand / Foot Tattoo
*Tattoo Of The Day Contest

8 pm – 11 pm – Competitions & Awards – (Main Stage)
Tattoo Awards Given after each category is finished being judged – Awards given to winners by Hell City Hotties – (Main Stage)
 

SATURDAY

12 pm – 8 pm – Tattoo Competition Registration – $15 per entry- (Register at Main Stage)

*Best Bounty Hunter Costume Contest
*Small Color
*Best Small Black & Grey – (includes tribal)
*Best Bio / Organic
*Best Arm/Leg Sleeve
*Best Back Piece / Chest Panel
*Tattoo Of The Day Contest

8 pm – 11 pm – Competitions & Awards – (Main Stage)
Tattoo Awards Given after each category is finished being judged – Awards given to winners by Hell City Hotties – (Main Stage)

  

SUNDAY

12 pm – 5 pm – Tattoo Competition Registration – $15 per entry- (Register at Main Stage)

* Star Wars Costume 
* Star Wars Tattoo
* Best Large Color
* Best Large Black & Grey (includes tribal)
* Best Portrait (color & b&g)
* Best Overall Female
* Best Overall Male
* Best Wet Painter
* Tattoo of the Day Contest
* Best of Show
* Artist of Show

5 pm – 8 pm – Competitions & Awards – (Main Stage)
Tattoo Awards Given after each category is finished being judged – Awards given to winners by Hell City Hotties – (Main Stage)



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HELL CITY HOTTIES
OFFICIAL TROPHY GIRLS OF HELL CITY

Official Tattooed Trophy Girls of The Hell City Tattoo Fest!

 

The Hell City Hotties are the official trophy models at the Hell City Tattoo Fest. This beautiful and sexy group of aspiring tattooed women make the Hell City Tattoo Festival mainstage even hotter every year as they take to the main stage to hand out all of the custom awards and gifts to the lucky winners of the head to head tattoo competitions over the tattoo festival weekend. In addition to the stage, you can also find this collection of seductively tattooed models at the Official Hell City Hotties booth right near the mainstage where you can purchase prints, get autographs and take photos with all of your favorite Hell City Hotties! See more info over at the Official Hotties page at www.hellcityhotties.com !

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FINE ART GALLERY
From flesh to canvas!
 

The Hell City Tattoo Festival Fine Art Gallery features many other works of art in various mediums. Works displayed in the fine art gallery are from attending Hell City tattoo artists who showcase their other talents including paintings, sculptures, and flash. Be sure to swing by the Fine Art Gallery to see Hell City artists take their art from flesh to canvas! Come feast your eyes on all of the incredible paintings that will blow your mind!

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TATTOO-INE SUNSET  - HELL CITY DRINK AT THE BARS!

Get ready to toast to the galaxy at this year’s Hell City Tattoo Festival with our exclusive Star Wars-inspired cocktail—the Tattoo-Ine Sunset ! Crafted with tequila, pineapple juice, orange juice, and a splash of raspberry jalapeño syrup, this bold and fiery drink mirrors the twin suns of Tatooine and packs just the right punch for rebels and bounty hunters alike. Available during Hell City, the Tattoo-Ine Sunset is the perfect way to sip in the Star Wars-themed festivities. May the pour be with you!



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TATTOO IQ AT HELL CITY 2025

"Test Your Tattoo Knowledge"

Test your tattoo knowledge with Tattoo IQ at this year’s Hell City Tattoo Festival! Swing by the Big Bar on Two during the Hell City after parties and challenge yourself with a fun tattoo trivia test. Whether you’re an artist or an attendee, this is your chance to prove your Tattoo IQ and have a blast challenging friends. Don’t miss your chance to test your Tattoo IQ this May 2nd, 3rd, and 4th at the Hyatt Regency in booming downtown Columbus, Ohio! You will find Tattoo IQ cards in the Bar during the after parties, good luck!