Next Bitlive??

Subzero · Post by **Subzero** » 01/02/2004 - 9:23

I know its early, but I was wondering if theres any sketchy details of WHEN the next bitlive will be, coz I think its obvious to everyone that its going to be in liverpool this year, even just a month when itll be would be nice.

Cheers

Chris Abbott · Post by **Chris Abbott** » 01/02/2004 - 12:21

It'll be in September, I guess. Me and the team are too busy with our current workload to worry about it too much. If September goes, then it would have to be in mid-2005. It's too late to organise anything in June this year: at least anything of the scale people would expect. I guess Xmas 2004 would also be a possibility, but would definitely run into problems with (a) ambient temperature wandering the streets drinking beer, and (b) other family commitments that people would have. I think BIT Live works best in the warm (and not the rain

It's kind of off the radar a bit, since the last one kind of cleaned me out financially and we've got to redefine the C64 music scene as we know it just to break even

But Fred Gray has kind of found a venue. Gotta chase him about that.

However, there is a retro weekend event at Fairfield Halls Croydon in June, which may make a nice substitute.

Chris

hikari · Post by **hikari** » 03/02/2004 - 17:35

And hopefuly I'll actually make it to this one

Cursed money...which I appear to have just spent a load more of to catch up on the CDs I didn't have *looks at Chris*

Chris Abbott · Post by **Chris Abbott** » 03/02/2004 - 17:40

Yeah, thanks Chris

Well, I'm suddenly uncertain about Liverpool, since the venue we wanted has a not-terribly-available contact...

If this is to be on a weekend, we have to get creative, since we can't have a club (and we wouldn't want one anyway, since this will be a live gig). So we have to think of suitable venues.

How do the following sound:
Brighton (again)
Blackpool
Skegness
London (again)
Oxford
Manchester
Birmingham (again)
NOT DONCASTER! (sorry Neil)

Any other ideas? Apart from that Italian island, obviously...

Chris

hikari · Post by **hikari** » 03/02/2004 - 17:55

I think Manchester would be my favoured venue. It's fairly centraly located in the UK, decent transport links, has an international airport for the foreign tribe too

Of course the fact that I have friends there who I can stay with is entirely irrelevant *g*

Subzero · Post by **Subzero** » 03/02/2004 - 18:54

I'd quite happily make the trip to brighton again

DHS · Post by **DHS** » 03/02/2004 - 18:56

if again on september, i'll not be there (again).
NJoy is gonna marry in september and i'm his withness.

bye.

skitz · Post by **skitz** » 03/02/2004 - 19:30

Milton Keynes!!!!

I've got a perfect venue and it's pretty much central... and I can go home at night

Chris Abbott · Post by **Chris Abbott** » 03/02/2004 - 19:59

Heh... "BIT Live Milton Keynes"

I can see the punters running over from Europe

Nice try Skitzy

But I'll talk to you and BozKenz tonight about possible alternatives

Chris

hikari · Post by **hikari** » 03/02/2004 - 20:40

They will, of course, be running away

Marcel Donné · Post by **Marcel Donné** » 03/02/2004 - 21:08

skitz wrote:Milton Keynes!!!!

Isn't that where they have concrete sheep? Or was it concrete cows?

Chris Abbott · Post by **Chris Abbott** » 03/02/2004 - 21:11

Ahem. Perhaps we can have some sensible specific suggestions?

One that occurred, which is actually an idea that occurred a while back, is to have the concert in a cinema and combine it with a C64 film show and party disco thing.

Chris

skitz · Post by **skitz** » 03/02/2004 - 22:48

Chris Abbott wrote:Heh... "BIT Live Milton Keynes"

I can see the punters running over from Europe

Nice try Skitzy

But I'll talk to you and BozKenz tonight about possible alternatives

Chris

I was being serious

There are plenty of venue's here, we are practically on the M1 and Luton airport is 30 minutues down the road!

I guess people are just scared of the roundabouts and concrete cows!

Subzero · Post by **Subzero** » 03/02/2004 - 22:57

As I said already - Id gladly do the brighton thang again!!!

Chris Abbott · Post by **Chris Abbott** » 03/02/2004 - 23:33

It's semi-official: the next BIT Live will be in London. It will be in a cinema with live performance facilities.

Currently here's the schedule (which I haven't discussed with anybody except Boz and Skitz, so this is the first they'll see of it!!)

* all information is provisional *

1) Official launch of Sensible Software's "Sex, Drugs and Rock 'n Roll" DVD (c64-related in spirit)
2) Stuck in D'80s, PPOT (obviously), probably string quartet led by madfiddler, and hopefully with guest performance from Rob Hubbard
3) Various C64-related film (as well as other funny stuff)
4) Maybebop type group for fun
5) Open SID80s and PPOT rehearsals for the willing on Friday/Saturday morning, a la Brighton
6) Also launch of Project: Norman and the "Best of Sensible Software" compilation. Hoping that Paul Norman will be a special guest.
7) Designated pub, Friday evening

Time? Well, it will probably start at 5pm on Saturday, and that Saturday will be in September. Ticket price will be Ã‚Â£15.

Date? Well, probably the 5th September or the 12th September.

I'd better post this as an announcement. And then I'd better actually ask the people involved if they're available!

Chris