SMASH! 2011
An abbreviated SMASH! report for an abbreviated day, due to a hectic weekend.
I went in ambivalent about the new venue, the Sydney Convention Centre, at Darling Harbour. While a high profile setting, it seemed to run counter to the original idea of SMASH! as an intimate artist and fan gathering, plus I suspected it played a role in hiking the ticket price up to $25.
The biggest advantage, however, was that for the first time ever (unlike the UNSW Roundhouse or the Sydney Town Hall), the auditorium was a separate room. This meant that the ambient noise of the vendor hall didn't interfere with the panels and the cosplay comp.
I had a wander of the stalls, did a spot of shopping, watched the cosplay comp and the karaoke finals, and got to catch up with _leareth, xfire and kawak.
Photos
Gloomy Bear!
Cardbo!
Ranma 1/2 summarised in five minutes!
My shopping!
Also, COLLEEN DORAN IS COMING TO SYDNEY. Which apparently everyone has already known for months. ^^;
I went in ambivalent about the new venue, the Sydney Convention Centre, at Darling Harbour. While a high profile setting, it seemed to run counter to the original idea of SMASH! as an intimate artist and fan gathering, plus I suspected it played a role in hiking the ticket price up to $25.
The biggest advantage, however, was that for the first time ever (unlike the UNSW Roundhouse or the Sydney Town Hall), the auditorium was a separate room. This meant that the ambient noise of the vendor hall didn't interfere with the panels and the cosplay comp.
I had a wander of the stalls, did a spot of shopping, watched the cosplay comp and the karaoke finals, and got to catch up with _leareth, xfire and kawak.
Photos
Gloomy Bear!
Cardbo!
Ranma 1/2 summarised in five minutes!
My shopping!
Also, COLLEEN DORAN IS COMING TO SYDNEY. Which apparently everyone has already known for months. ^^;