ANT LIB DISCO 2005
WEEKEND

Ant Lib are taking a rest from organising the regular Ants Convention this year.  But that isn't stopping them from laying on a SEVEN* hour disco of back to back Antmusic (*UPDATE: video screenings are planned which will mean less disco time!). 

This page is a guide to all the details you'll need should you be thinking of attending.

When is it?

Saturday 29th October 2005, (7pm - 2am)

Where is it?

The Prodigal (click here for venue info)
Wood Street
London EC2V 7JQ

The Prodigal, Wood Street, London

The Prodigal is an upmarket city bar, 5 minutes walk from St. Paul's tube station. Set on two levels this bar can accommodate 600 people with a late license available.

Wot?  No chandelier?

What is it?

It's not a convention this year.  It's a disco featuring Madam Stan on the decks (unconfirmed).  To quote from the new ALF site, "No bands, no dodgy comedians – just pure unadulterated Sexmusic for Antpeople!"

Initially I had been asked to do a guest spot but that soon changed for reasons best not repeated here!!  But don't let that spoil your fun!  It's the perfect opportunity to meet your online Ant chums plus some new ones who have yet to discover the Internet (either that or they have lives!).

The disco will feature seven hours of "big screen entertainment, special guests (including former Ants Terry Lee Miall and Kevin Mooney!) and of course lashings of Antmusic and related sounds".

There will also be a merchandise grotto which will be 'manned' by the loveable Deutscher Girl.  If you fancy getting your hands on some half price goodies, you have to get there before 7:30pm! For the very latest, you'd best check out ALF's own disco page here.  Unfortunately, Ant DJ will not be attending this year due to other commitments.

How do I get there?

The nearest tube station is St. Paul's on the Central Line, a picture of which can be seen here. Alternatively, a street plan can be viewed here.  There are also further directions and transport details on the ALF disco page.

What about tickets?

Cost: £9 in advance, and admission is by advance tickets only, which means you cannot get in on the night without a ticket!!! 
Payment: PayPal from Ant Lib (https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr) or you can visit http://www.adamandtheants.org/news/disco/2005.htm where you can send an SAE for an application form...another first!!!

Don't expect to receive the tickets until closer to the event (going on past experience)

Where can I stay?

If you want to stay in a hotel near to the Ant Lib Disco venue (near St Paul's), just visit http://maps.google.co.uk/ and enter "EC2 hotel" into the search box.  This will display a map with a cluster of hotels in that area.  Just zoom in to see the hotel ID tags on the map.

It should be pointed out that most people tend to stay at the Howard Winchester, but it may be filling up with Ant fans pretty quickly.  That's in Argyle Square, close to King's Cross station (a 19 minute tube journey to the venue).

To check out the locations of the other hotels in Argyle Square, go to http://maps.google.co.uk/ and enter "WC1H 8AS hotel" into the search box. 

What shall I wear?

Cool new Ant t-shirts from the NME here.
Ant clobber designed by Formi here.
Merchandise from Ant Lib here.
Merchandise from Antics Worldwide here.

What's happening on the Friday?

Normally an army of Ant fans head to Camden for some clothes shopping.  That's THE place to pick up the coolest gear for the Saturday night.  Then again, some fans go on the Saturday and the Sunday too.  (I recommend the many Chinese noodles kiosks - droool!)

In the evening, the Euston Flyer is the place to be (click the name for details and directions).  That's where most of the disco attendees will be.  For more details on this (or if you have any questions), please visit the Ant Rap Forum as that's where people are talking about that particular night. 

Ciaron, the guitarist with Ants tribute band Ligotage (and formerly with Madam & The Ants) WILL be taking his acoustic guitar with him so we can all have an Ant sing-a-long!

The Euston Flyer on Friday night

The Euston Flyer is in between the King's Cross and Euston stations. 

It is advised that you check on the many Ant forums for the latest developments (links below).  (I would say check back here regularly, but I'll get lynched if I have a lazy week and miss all the details.)

What's happening on the Saturday?

Sleep off that hangover and get up at 6pm to grab a shower and get changed for the disco.  (Just tag along with the Ant Mob.  They're easy to spot!!)

What's happening on the Sunday?

If you're a true Ant fan you'll be leaving the disco in the early hours of Sunday and wonder how the hell you're going to get back to your hotel!!  Camden tends to feature in the places to go again, but it's not compulsory....or is it?

(I dare say that closer to the weekend more details will become apparent.)

Where can I find out more info?

ALF now have a page for the Saturday night event here.
Check out the Ant Lib Disco 2005 thread on the Ant Lib Forum here.
Or the AATA Disco thread on the adam-ant.net Forum here.

(More links will appear as the pages start to appear)