The Armored League at 3 Dollar Bill
An armored combat tournament that turned into a Halloween dance party, in a 1,250-capacity Bushwick venue.
- When
- Thursday, October 16, 2025. Doors at 6; the tournament from 7 to 10 in the Yard; DJ sets until 2.
- Where
- 3 Dollar Bill, 260 Meserole Street, Bushwick
- Program
- Eight fighters in a single-elimination tournament under international Buhurt rules, then a costume contest and a vendor market.
- Music
- DJ Umfang and Anthony Romano
- Audience
- More than 600
- Credits
- Produced by Alec Meeker for The Armored League. Media partner: Bushwick Daily.
The night, from the audience’s own stories
Instagram stories reposted by the venue, the league, the fighters and the crowd, October 16 and 17, 2025. The clips belong to the people who posted them.
- Marketing
- Positioned the night as a tournament and a Halloween dance party on one ticket, with Bushwick Daily as media partner.
- Talent
- Booked the eight fighters and negotiated their contracts.
- Venue
- Booked 3 Dollar Bill and negotiated the deal for the Yard and the main room.
- Production
- Led the setup and the day-of build-out; hired the first assistant director and the production assistants.
- Safety
- Booked the EMT and held the safety plan for full-contact bouts.
- Show
- Directed the live show: the bouts, then the costume contest and the sword raffle.
- Market
- Brought in the vendors, including the Bushwick collective Kaleidoscope Studios.
- Music
- Booked DJ Umfang, a co-founder of Discwoman, and Anthony Romano; hired the costume-contest judge.
- Video
- Managed the live video crew and the content collection.
- Close
- Ran teardown and the night’s settlement with the venue, fighters, DJs, vendors and crew.
