Post-PAX AUS Party?

thegh0sts

Anyone organising one? the one i went to after Prime 2011 was awesome. maybe it's too early to start thinking of it though it would be nice to carry over this tradition of sorts to PAX AUS.

Danacyrus

Definitely, maybe some people from Melbourne can give some ideas for locations and what not??

I'd definitely be down for this

thegh0sts

i have some videos of the one i went to: there were people playing 'living on a prayer' in rockband..and that was awesome! i will forever remember that song for that moment in time.

Danacyrus

Hmm, never played Rockband O.o

thegh0sts

neither have i, but it was fun watching other people play and have a good time.

Danacyrus

Ohhh so it's like Guitar Hero? Seems awesome. For some reason every afterparty I've been to has Karaoke.

thegh0sts

some people were playing mortal kombat while others were eating, drinking, playing on the bar's pool and table tennis tables...all good!

Gibbles

Yeah definitely keen for after party. A mate and i are staying in Melbourne from Thursday until Monday.

thegh0sts

well, if you're person who knows melbourne well then feel free to post some ideas and take charge cos i am from sydney and have no idea about where the best spots are

Danacyrus

^

If it's ever spreading to Brisbane, I'm so on top of this!

thegh0sts

will see after 2014.

Camaran

18+ or AA?

18+ we go to Crown as the Mana Bar is tiny and could not handle PAX.

thegh0sts

that's if you want alcohol...so 18+

at least our american visitors will get to have a drink when they're legally not allowed in the US if they're within the 18-21 age group

zerochosen

I can't see a single thing going wrong with that

FatSoDa

heh boozy American tourists are funny, they are constantly amazed by the amount and variety we drink... waitaminute. Now that i think on it im not sure thats a good thing.

Psykar

In the past has this been a venue which has been booked out? Or simply storming a pub somewhere?

I'm in Melbourne myself, and know plenty of the latter, not so many places for the former though (but investigation is possible...)

Riketz

Im keen, Been to melbs before. know a few brutal places.

dyconiveg

Maybe a venue might might put on a special PAX after party event if approached early enough? Would be a good way to drum up business for one or more of the newer bars in Melbourne? Idk, just spitballing here.

thegh0sts

Psykar wrote: »

In the past has this been a venue which has been booked out? Or simply storming a pub somewhere?

I'm in Melbourne myself, and know plenty of the latter, not so many places for the former though (but investigation is possible...)

In previous US venues....this is a first for Australia and it is starting to sell out!

DaCraw

ManaBar is probably too small - they have two rooms (each roughly the size of a room in a normal house) + a small courtyard - so they are more suited to parties on the scale of multiple dozens, not several hundred or even thousands. I encourage everyone who gets the chance to visit there, it's an amazing place, but its going to be packed for PAX.

Depending on numbers we might be able to fit into somewhere like Young and Jacksons. We'd need to confirm in advance, though. There are plenty of bars in Melbourne, and if we could get a rough idea of numbers I'm sure one would be willing to accommodate us (with enough notice, of course).

Psykar

DaCraw wrote: »

somewhere like Young and Jacksons.

No... just no :P

Awko

Every good after-party ends up at Cherry.

It's inevitable.

CuZZa

DaCraw wrote: »

We'd need to confirm in advance, though. There are plenty of bars in Melbourne, and if we could get a rough idea of numbers I'm sure one would be willing to accommodate us (with enough notice, of course).

One thing we've experienced in the past concerning PAX parties - the bars will never believe you when you say you're gonna turn up with a zillion geeks on a Sunday night. Oh the Seattle and Boston bars we have wanged. It will take a few years before they get good at it (like Jillian's is these days for PAX Prime) so if they seem bad first year and understaffed, don't hold it against them and give them at least 2 years to get it right.

Danacyrus

I think you're overestimating the number of people who would attend to be honest.

zerochosen

Nah, a zillion geeks sounds pretty accurate

Danacyrus

We can dream.

zerochosen

I think we will need to recruit from other planets for an after party that big... a zillion is a pretty high made up number.

FPFr0sty

been to china or japan lately @zero :P im sure they are close to it in just their numbers alone

Alexnader

Danacyrus wrote: »

I think you're overestimating the number of people who would attend to be honest.

Well they have already sold out of 3 day passes. The way I see an after party going is either no one hears about it and barely anyone shows up or word spreads through the expo and the queue to get into the bar goes on for a block.

CuZZa

The Prime Post PAX Party sells out every year on about 400-500 tickets. Then again they have a pretty kick ass party and the last 2 years have had a side-show by The Protomen, Danimal Cannon and Jonny Nero Action Hero. I should get Jace in here to talk to whoever wants to take the reigns for an Aussie PPP for tips.

zerzhul

CuZZa wrote: »

The Prime Post PAX Party sells out every year on about 400-500 tickets. Then again they have a pretty kick ass party and the last 2 years have had a side-show by The Protomen, Danimal Cannon and Jonny Nero Action Hero. I should get Jace in here to talk to whoever wants to take the reigns for an Aussie PPP for tips.

300 tickets actually

Still, awesome party

Mikrio

This would be really epic, its going to be my first pax and really my first big event i had a protective mother who would not let me go to concerts and stuff when i was younger, 17 now i guess she thought time i let him be ^^

thegh0sts

please let there be a post-pax party cos i am leaving the following day to allow for one!

Danacyrus

I'm sure there will be, and if nothing is seeming to come together in the few months leading up to PAX I'll sort something out

thegh0sts

can't wait for the 3 days of pure awesome....i haven't been to melb in ages!

tokyodove

CuZZa wrote: »

The Prime Post PAX Party sells out every year on about 400-500 tickets. Then again they have a pretty kick ass party and the last 2 years have had a side-show by The Protomen, Danimal Cannon and Jonny Nero Action Hero. I should get Jace in here to talk to whoever wants to take the reigns for an Aussie PPP for tips.

i went to jace's post pax prime party in '11 with thegh0sts, it was awesome, the two of us wouldn't mind organising something similar. if anybody is able to get in contact with him please direct him here so he can help us out

thegh0sts

research needs to be done for allowable size capacity and whether they'll let us make heaps of noise

UmbraLucis

Just throwing ideas out here - if there was a max of 300 guests we could always book out The Mint in the CBD http://www.themint.com.au/index_functions.htm .
Or maybe something like Studio 3 at Crown? Not sure on what kind of budget there usually is for the after-parties...

SandmanTech

We're putting together our display for PAX, is anyone interested in us bringing along a few Playseat rigs for the party?

Danacyrus

How about I just say I'll put my hand up to organize the post pax party. And if people want to also be involved in the organization, send me a message.

llwynog

I recommend trying the john curtin, they used to run gaming events on sundays and stuff, and are normally quite keen to bust out the old guitar hero upstairs with the projector and have normally at least one pinball machine downstairs. It's been a while since I've been but it holds like... 700-800? call 'em up. If you have tickets sold in advance or something they'd probably let you book out the upstairs instead of a band?