The Labyrinth started in Wada Touge, Nagano in 2001. Since that time we've gathered at Naramata, then Kawaba, and then last year at Naeba. Over the years we've built up what we think is the most special group of music lovers and dancers in the world--you, the Labyrinth family--and every year we try to do justice to this crowd by bringing over a selection of the world's finest dj's and live acts from the electronic underground.
This year's Labyrinth, Labyrinth 2010, will be our tenth celebration together, and we plan on making it a special one.
The dates are set: September 18-20. Saturday, Sunday, Monday. 35 hours of insane music.
The venue is confirmed: Naeba Greenland, Niigata.
The sound system: a ridiculous Funktion-One rig, tweaked and EQ'd and caressed to perfection.
And the line-up is almost finished. Expect some new faces, and a few old friends, all at the cutting edge of trippy electronic music. From classic ambient and fractured dubstep to hip-bumping house and fierce techno, and quite a bit in between.
This year we are going to be offering special early bird discount tickets so everyone can start planning now.
Early-bird tickets will go on sale at Lawson Tickets all over Japan on Monday, May 10. These tickets are limited to 500 and won't last long, so we recommend you move early.
Here's the main ticket info:
Early Bird Discount Tickets: 14,000 yen (May 10 ~ ) [limited to 500 tickets!]
Available: Lawson's Tickets [L-CODE: 72837]
Regular Pre-sale Tickets: 16,000 yen (June 25 ~ )
Available: TBA
Parking: 2,000 yen for 3 days
Ticket price includes camping, of course.
This is a pre-sale tickets only event. No tickets will be sold at the door. We have found this is the best way to guarantee the friendliest and most intimate crowd.
We will also be opening a website for making reservations at the town hotels. All reservations made with hotels on the website will receive special treatment. More details on that very soon.
And if you want to keep up with all artist announcements as they, please follow @Mindgameslab on Twitter. (We'll also be posting various bits and pieces over at Twitter, such as sets that are really doing the business.)
We've already announced two artists so far: Shackleton (live) and Mathew Jonson (live). These two guys are pretty damn special. More artist announcements coming soon...
Meanwhile, if you have friends who are well into forward-thinking machine music from a future past, do 'em a favor and let them know about the Tenth Labyrinth. They'll owe you one, for a long time--these memories won't fade quickly.
Laby10. Get in there.
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