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This is just a teaser. Details coming soon.

* Major electronic music headliners
* Speakers / workshops
* VIP Festival Pre Party in Park City Utah (home of the Sundance Film Festival)
* The biggest baddest demoscene-related after party America has ever seen (Get Freaky!)

Coming this October! Don't miss out!

Hit me up on my contact form if you want to be involved and you think you have something of value to contribute. We're looking to book guest speakers, workshops, etc..

- Dilvie

Ack, I fail at bb code...

I'm having a hard time trying to figure out that picture. :p

And there's sure a lot of "Biggest" parties in America. :D

Where is it located?

Salt Lake City.

BlockParty is awesome, but it is significantly smaller than what we have planned for October.

I can currently guarantee about 2,500+ attendees just for the after party. This year we're likely to highlight the winners on the Get Freaky stage -- opening the night for some of the biggest names in electronic dance music. That photo is Rabbit in the Moon at Get Freaky, 2007.

V2 Events is one of my biggest clients / partners. I'm basically the driving force behind this festival. With V2 helping out with promotions, this event is going to explode. Guaranteed.

- Eric

I wonder if I can get your help. I need a list of demoscene VIP guests. Who would you like to see giving talks at this festival?

Hamsterball!

hahaha!

Bunny was crowd surfing in that thing last year. It was awesome. =)

the XKCD guy talking about anything he wants I guess, would be nice, great idea broderick!

Keep it coming. Tell me what you want to see and I'll do my best to make it happen!

so, 2500 American "Cyberpunks" who think being a "digital artist" is to dress-up like someone from Bladerunner or Mad-Max movie. What is it, some kind of American Cosplay event?

Yeah, that would rock! :D

Who gives a shit what people look like if they do cool shit?

assholes?

(I meant the XKCD guy thing, of course)

Um, no. It's a festival that celebrates digital arts. I am compiling a guestlist of demosceners to present, and the demo competition will be billed as the big event at the awards ceremony, held up as the perfect digital media production challenge -- all the elements, from design, to music, to programming are highlighted in one art form, and we want to bring the demo artform to a broader audience.

Last week of October, the closing party will be October 31st.

I didn't know about NVScene before I posted this. *oops!*

I don't know if our party will be bigger or not! I don't know anything about their expected turnout. =)

I am going to zap them an email right now though and see how we can work together to make both events a success. =)

you don't remember the tale of crash '97, do you?

What's with the Americans and the word "big"?

Are riot police with tear gas and attack dogs going to kill this event like that event in Diamond Fork in 2005?

http://www.prisonplanet.com/articles/august2005/230805utahrave.htmhttp://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Dance_party_broken_up_by_police_in_Utah,_USA

I only ask because they have tear gas and Pilgrimage 2006 made me _cry my last tear_. I have no tears left.

Tell me the tale of crash '97. We had a good time, and accomplished some important demoscene outreach in our local community (something that Pilgrimage totally failed at every year it was running). Last year our focus was local, and we did almost zero demoscene outreach. This year our focus is national, and we're reaching out to the demoscene and trying to get them more involved. I plan to fly out influential members of the scene out of my own pocket to ensure that the demoscene at large is better (phoenix, you're on that list, if you want a VIP pass and an all expense paid trip).

The Diamond Fork incident was a sad day in Utah's history, but it hasn't been repeated since, and the controversy over Diamond Fork opened up an important community dialog. I haven't seen any trouble on that front since '05.

GbND: I had NOTHING to do with Pilgrimage 2006. I did not even try to attend.

dilvie: So, what exactly IS this event?

as a danish guy i obviously cheer teargas and rioting! having a large riot ending the party sounds like my idea of fun...

remember - throw the stones like a handgrenade NOT like a handball! the arm GOES ALL THE WAY BACK! :)