Battle Booth

Tattoo Battle Booth at Hell City 2026 

Don't miss this NEW LIVE EVENT going down at Hell City 2026! 

Get Ready for Battle Booth at Hell City Phoenix, Arizona and Columbus, Ohio 2026! The Tattoo Battle Booth At Hell City Tattoo Festival 2026 is a resurrection of head to head tattoo competitions returning to Hell City. The Tattoo Battle Booth is located inside the Hell City ballroom near the mainstage. The daily voting will take place at this year's Hell City Tattoo Fest with the audience casting their votes for their favorite tattoo that was done in the Battle Booth and essentially crowning the tattoo Battle Booth Winner at Hell City 2026 in both Phoenix, Arizona as well as Columbus, Ohio. 

The last wars at Hell City was Guy Aitchison VS Aaron Cain during the “Tattoo Wars” TLC television series that filmed at Hell City in 2007. Now, Hell City is adding their own modern spin, pitting two different artists against each other every day with different styles to see who takes the “Battle Booth Trophy” home. 

PHOENIX, ARIZONA 2026

FRIDAY BATTLE:  Sweet & Offbeat VS Sarah Xuan



SATURDAY BATTLE: Nikki Simpson VS TBA 


SUNDAY BATTLE: Gabriel Londis VS Nico Perez 




 

COLUMBUS, OHIO 2026

FRIDAY BATTLE: Ty McEwen VS Adam France 




SATURDAY BATTLE: Dave Tevenal VS Joe Capobianco  


SUNDAY BATTLE: Jesse Smith VS Golden Yeti


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10am - Early set up & Stenciling.
12pm- Tattooing begins at noon.
5pm & 7pm - Tattooing Ends

Tattooing ends & Voting begins.
Friday 7 PM
Saturday 7 PM
Sunday 5 PM


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ARTIST DETAILS:

  • Tattoo Battle Booth will take place in a separate booth near the main stage.
  • Battle Booth brings back friendly classic head-to-head tattoo competition format.
  • Artists are allowed into booth at 10 AM for setup, tattooing begins at 12 noon.
  • Tattooing will end precisely at scheduled times each festival day.
  • Artists may charge clients their normal rates and fees.
  • Artists will participate in brief interviews before, during, or after tattooing.
  • Each Tattoo Battle will feature a theme, agreed upon by artists.
  • The HC crowd will cast ballot votes for their favorite tattoo.
  • Daily Battle Booth winners will receive the official Battle Booth Trophy for that day.

VOTING:

  • Voting will be done live through a ballot box.
  • One vote per person per day. One vote each day of Battle Booth.
  • Attendees crown a daily Battle Booth Winner at both Phoenix & Columbus.
  • The HC crowd will cast ballot votes for their favorite tattoo.

RULES:

  • Artists will participate in brief interviews before, during, or after tattooing.
  • Artists can charge your clients as normal, HC does not taking a cut at all.
  • The theme between the two artist will be determined between artists prior.
  • You will be allowed into early set up at 10 AM.
  • Tattooing begins directly at 12 noon.
  • All tattooing will end at different scheduled times each day of the festival.
  • The voting will be done using a ballot box with the crowd voting on their favorite.
  • Each Day Tattoo Battle Booth will be filmed for a YouTube series.

FILMING:

  • Each Day Tattoo Battle Booth will be filmed for a YouTube series.
  • Artists will participate in brief interviews before, during, or after tattooing.
  • By participating in Battle Booth, artists & clients hold Hell City Harmless.



Battle Booth Tattoo Artist Release Form HERE

Battle Booth Tattoo Collector Release Form HERE

Battle Booth Photographer & Videographer Release Form HERE 

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