25 Rock Themed Pumpkins for Halloween

By Dave Basner

October 26, 2023

Photo: Imgur

Each fall we celebrate the pumpkin by making everything pumpkin spice flavored, but it's in October when the pumpkin is truly hailed. As Halloween approaches, people all over the country carve the orange gourd into everything from the typical jack-o-lantern to other spooky designs to portraits of famous folks. Then there are the music lovers who use their pumpkins to pay tribute to their favorite artists. We scoured the internet for those pumpkins and found the best ones. Here are 25 pumpkins that pay tribute to some of the biggest and best rockers out there:

1. Mick Jagger and Keith Richards

A post shared by Frank (@musiciscool8) on Oct 25, 2016 at 1:04pm PDT

2. Gene Simmons

This is the pumpkin I carved for Halloween of the Demon, Gene Simmons #kiss #kissband #kissarmy #kisspumpkin #pumpkin #Halloween #genesimmons #demon

A post shared by Kiss Army 74 (@kissarmy74) on Oct 8, 2014 at 2:43pm PDT

3. Paul Stanley

This is the pumpkin I carved for Halloween last year of the one and only, Paul Stanley #kiss #kissband #kissarmy #kisspumpkin #pumpkin #Halloween #paulstanley #starchild

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4. Alice Cooper

Alice!

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5. Ozzy Osbourne

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Ozzy!

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6. Slash

"Pumpkin Slash" ;) Happy Halloween guys! Much Love~ Windowpane #slash @slash #slashpumpkin #happyhalloween

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7. Eddie Van Halen

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EVH!

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8. Motorhead

Spent most of my day carving this up. #pumpkin #pumpkincarving #warpig #snaggletooth #motorheadpumpkin #motorheadforlife #motorheadforever #motorhead #happyhalloween #halloween2015 #ginnytattoos #oldham #oldhamtattoo

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9. The Beatles

beatles

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10. Motley Crue

The Crue!

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11. Metallica

Belated Halloween #Metallicapumpkin

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12. Slayer

#slayerpumpkin 2016 lit up

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13. Iron Maiden

Love my pumpkin😍 #IronMaiden #IronMaidenPumpkin #Eddie #Halloween

A post shared by Sarah Mergliano (@sarahmerg) on Oct 30, 2015 at 9:25pm PDT

14. Led Zeppelin

zep

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15. Def Leppard

This year's #defleppard pumpkin! #defleppardpumpkin #defleppardjackolantern #jackolantern #defleppardart #hysteria #lovebites #photograph #pyromania #rock #80shairmetal #hairmetal #80s

A post shared by Škÿłęr Łęîgh Hårførd (@skye_harford_art) on Oct 25, 2015 at 7:06am PDT

16. Rush

#starman pumpkin I painted for my husband, the #rush fan #nerdrock #rushpumpkin #2112

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17. Lynyrd Skynyrd

freebird.

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18. Aerosmith

#mylove #aerosmith #pumpkin #aerosmithpumpkin #artificial #forever #craftingpumpkin #toomanyhashtags #perfect #steventyler #joeperry #joeykramer #tomhamilton #bradwhitford #october #2014 #obsession #iloveAerosmithMoreThanTheWorld

A post shared by Brittany Ballance (@aerosmith71ineedtomeetslash) on Oct 22, 2014 at 7:45pm PDT

19. AC/DC

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20. David Bowie

Finally Bowie Glows!!!! #jackolanternspectacular #jackolantern #keeplouisvilleweird #artistforhire #art #artist #fineart #pumpkin #pumpkinart #502pumpkins #sharpieart #sharpie #bowie #davidbowie #bowiepumpkin #portrait #portraitpumpkin #nofilter #victoriaklotz #beauty #glow #glowingpumpkin

A post shared by Victoria Klotz (@victoriaklotz) on Oct 13, 2016 at 6:45am PDT

21. Bob Dylan

"Take me on a trip upon your magic swirling ship"

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22. Grateful Dead

Grateful Pumpkins💀⚡#stealyourface #dancingbear #gratefuldeadpumpkin

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23. Jim Morrison

doors.

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24. Pink Floyd

Designed by me and done by me #thatsoundedwaymorelikeimfullofmyselfthaniwantedittobe #isuckathashtags #pinkfloydpumpkin

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25. Bono

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If you haven’t carved your pumpkin yet, there are lots of rock-themed stencils online to help you have the best pumpkin on your block. Hope your Halloween rocks!