Sponsored By:
Swish & Flick • TGTSNBN • Fiction Alley • Wizard Ties
SWEET MERLIN'S BEARD, WE HAVE T-SHIRTS!
We guess most of you were too busy wrocking to check out our merch table (which is okay, because wrocking is VERY important), but we had a bunch of these awesome t-shirts for sale. Since we didn't sell all of them at the Festival, and we knew you'd love them, we're making all of our leftover shirts available for online purchase! We still have shirts left in S, M, L, and XL sizes, so grab them while you can. Oh, and try not to drool too much on your keyboard.
Thursday September 24, 2008
On behalf of the organizing committee, Swish and Flick, and The Group That Shall Not Be Named, I would like to thank everybody who attended the NYC Wizard Rock Festival, including our fabulous wrockers. I also want to thank all the vendors and artists for providing magical amusements throughout the day and feeding the hungry wizards. Over 300 witches, wizards, magical creatures, and muggles wrocked out to 17 Harry Potter-inspired bands for 8 hours. We sang, danced, screamed, laughed, and even cried. But most of all, we reveled in the power of love, music, and community spirit that embodies Wizard Rock. It was truly a special, magical day and I’m so glad I could share it with you.
With sincerest gratitude and love,
Stacy Pisani
Wednesday September 10, 2008
As the NYCWRF swiftly approaches, we'd like to take the opportunity to introduce you, our festival-goers, to the fine vendors, merchants, and enchanting extras our Festival has to offer. Yes, we're about the music, but we're about a lot more. Immerse yourself in Harry Potter-ness as you shop at such fine establishments as PotterTees and WizardTies. Frolic with your face painted, a magically shaped balloon in hand, as you head to a tarot reading by Madame Vablatsky. Loom ominously as you earn your Dark Mark, and commemorate the occasion in our portrait studio! Visit Ray Bari Pizza's kiosk to really get a taste of New York City magic. And of course, there's SO MUCH MORE! Take a look at our Features page to see what else we have in store!
Monday September 8, 2008
We deeply apologize for the confusing changes in our ticketing policies that have occurred in the past weeks. The following is our current and final ticket policy. Please read it carefully as it pertains to everyone who bought tickets on our website.
IMPORTANT! WE ARE SWITCHING TO E-TICKETS!
EVERYONE who purchased tickets on-line will receive a confirmation email with an attachment containing a PDF of your tickets. You will receive a separate email with PDF attachment for each ticket you purchased. Print out all the tickets you bought and present it at the door for admission.
Contact us if you have any questions or concerns regarding our new ticket policy or if you did not receive the email with your e-tickets.
Sunday September 7, 2008
The NYC Wizard Rock Festival is just days away! We are pleased to announce the schedule of performers for the Festival! Check out our Schedule page to see which of your favorite wrock bands are playing when so you can optimize your wrocking time!
Monday August 25, 2008
To help aid our out-of-town festival-goers, we have compiled a semi-comprehensive list of hotels and hostels in NYC that you may want to consider when looking for and booking accomodations. We by no means endorse any of these locations, we have simply tried to make your travel plans a little easier. Check out our Getting Here section for our new addition, Staying Here, where the list of lodgings can be found. We have also added a link to HopStop.com, where you can find subway, bus and taxi directions/instructions to help you get where you need to be. We hope this helps ease your nerves in planning your trip to New York City and locating our venue. You can also check out our Forum to chat with fellow out-of-towners and resident New Yorkers for more detailed information or to match up your travel plans. Good luck!
Tuesday August 19, 2008
We are about a month away from the festival and tickets are going fast! Our web ticket reserves are nearly depleted. Remember that on-line ticket sales from our website end on September 7th, or whenever the reserves are depleted. After this, tickets will only be available to purchase at the club on the day of the show (cash only!) beginning at 12:45 PM. We fully expect the event to sell out. Please arrive at the venue early to line up if you need to buy your ticket. And if you bought your ticket from our website, arrive early to check-in. This will be the biggest wizard rock show New York has ever seen - you don't want to be left out of this historic event!
Also, our FORUM is now operational! Come check it out now!
Friday August 1, 2008
The NYCWRF is proud to present a new feature to our website! Now YOU can be featured on our website and become a part of the festival before it even starts. Check out our Show The Love section, where you can see pictures of fans, wrockers, and others in the Wizarding community posing with our official flyer, as well as videos of prominent wrockers featured in our festival lineup. If you would like to be featured in this section, check out the instructions at the top of the Show The Love page and send us your pictures and videos! You can even send us drawings of yourself if you'd like. Whatever you send, have fun with it!
Friday July 11, 2008
The NYC Wizard Rock Festival announced their final lineup for the September 21st event at Public Assembly (formerly Galapagos) in Brooklyn. Draco and the Malfoys will headline the first ever Harry Potter-inspired music festival in the Big Apple. A total of 16 bands will perform:
• The Butterbeer Experience
• The Cedric Diggorys
• Celestial Warmbottom
• DJ Luna Lovegood
• Draco & the Malfoys
• Fred & George
• The Hungarian Horntails
• Justin Finch-Fletchley & the Sugar Quills
• Lauren from The Moaning Myrtles
• Nagini
• Oliver Boyd & the Remembralls
• The Princess of Hogwarts
• The Remus Lupins
• Split Seven Ways
• Swish & Flick
• The Whomping Willows
The festival will also include many Enchanting Extras:
• Artist's Alley featuring illustrators Dave Roman & John Green
• Costume Portrait Studio with photography by Jen Zak
• Magical Merchants including vendors of Harry Potter themed apparel
• Face-painting and henna tattooing
If you would like to be included in the room of Enchanting Extras as an artist or vendor, please contact Stacy Pisani.
Tickets are $20 for a full day of wizard rock, and can only be purchased from the festival's website. A limited quantity will be available for purchase at Public Assembly at 12:45 PM on September 21st. The NYC Wizard Rock Festival is expected to sell out, so get your tickets early!
The NYC Wizard Rock Festival is presented by Swish and Flick and The Group That Shall Not Be Named, the largest Harry Potter Meetup.com group in the world. Sponsorship opportunities are still available. If you or your organization is interested in sponsoring the NYC Wizard Rock Festival, contact Stacy Pisani.
Thursday July 3, 2008
The NYCWRF reveals it's final two surprise bands today! Rounding out the lineup established thus far will be The Butterbeer Experience, a band based in our very own state of New York, and The Princess of Hogwarts, who comes to us from Pennsylvania. These are our final surprises, so check out our complete lineup here.
Friday June 27, 2008
The club previously known as Galapagos and referred to on our website as 70 North 6th Street has finally announced their new name! The club now goes by the name Public Assembly, so keep this in mind while locating our venue on the day of the Festival.
Wednesday June 18, 2008
NYCWRF reveals another one of our surprise bands!
It was confirmed today that The Remus Lupins will be performing at the Festival! Self-described as "Wizard Rock with a bite," The Remus Lupins have been writing songs about the Harry Potter universe since 2005. We solemnly swear that we're up to no good as we welcome this werewolf-themed band to our show!
Friday June 13, 2008
NYCWRF reveals two of our surprise bands!
We are so excited to announce that Oliver Boyd and the Remembralls will be performing at the NYCWRF! That makes our show even MORE of an international affair, as Christian hails from Canada. But he's not the only one to travel from abroad to wrock out with us on Sept. 21st - Zoe from Split Seven Ways is coming all the way from the UK! We are also proud to present Justin Finch-Fletchley and the Sugar Quills as part of our amazing line-up!
Monday June 09, 2008
Calling all witches and wizards! Come "wrock" with us at NYC's first ever wizard rock festival Sunday September 21, 2008. This all-ages event will be headlined by evil wizard rockers Draco and the Malfoys. Held at Brooklyn's hip indie-rock venue, the former Galapagos, the NYC Wizard Rock Festival will host an incredible line-up of bands, including The Whomping Willows and many more. Come join us for a full day of magical amusements and music!
Inspired by the Harry Potter books, this festival is a must for fans of the beloved series and will also appeal to lovers of independent music.
Though tickets will be sold at the door, we expect this to be a very popular event and encourage all to purchase their tickets early on-line.
For more information, contact Stacy Pisani.
Myspace: www.myspace.com/nycwrockfestival
PDF Version: NYCWRF Press Release
Wednesday May 28, 2008
As early as 1997, Harry Potter captured the hearts and imaginations of both children and adults alike the world over. Seven books and five films later, Harry continues to thrill and entertain us with stories of magic, perseverance, and courage. But that's not all. Harry's story has inspired a whole genre of music as well, sparking the international phenomenon known as Wizard Rock.
So, come join us in New York City on September 21st for the first ever NYC Wizard Rock Festival! We have a fabulous lineup of bands, including headliners Draco and the Malfoys and The Whomping Willows, as well as a whole bunch of wonderful performers. For some of our musical guests, it will be their first time performing in New York City, and certainly the Festival will be the first of its size in the northeast.
Take a train, take a plane, take a car, or catch a ride on a passing Hippogriff, because you won't want to miss such a historic event! All are invited, but you'd better get your tickets while you can, because every Witch, Wizard and Muggle will be hustling down to the Big Apple to be a part of this momentous (and did we mention tons of fun?) occasion!
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