Hard Day of the Dead Festival 2013 - Day 1

Skrillex (Sonny John Moore) on top of the Halloween pumpkin.  (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)

Gaslamp Killer (William Benjamin Bensussen) dons a theatrical mask.  (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)

Fans cheer at the Hard Day of the Dead electronic music festival.  (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)

Cirez D works onstage at the fall electronic music festival.  (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)

Carnaval rides are part of the offerings at the music festival at L.A. State Historic Park.  (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)

A fan gets a shot during Benoit & Sergio’s performance.  (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)

The crowd cheers on Cirez D.  (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)

Sir Bob Cornelius Rifo of the Bloody Beetroots performs at the festival.  (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)