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Nation will be closing on July 16th
Yes, it's true. At the end of last year, it looked good for our chances of another full year at Nation, but developments (literally) in the neighborhood have resulted in a change in plans. To keep this post mostly Alchemy-related, I am providing a link here to a PDF of Nation's official statement.
Alchemy has had a great run, at The Cage, briefly at The Black Cat and 2K9, and now for 4-1/2 years at Nation. While we enjoyed success at The Cage, we were only able to truly put on one of the best events in the country when we moved into Nation. The staff and the management have consistently supported us, taken chances on us, and been cool to our patrons. We've been told over and over that Alchemy was the favorite night of the week to work for many on staff, because they could actually have fun even when they were working.
While this closing comes sooner than we had thought, it does not catch us by surprise. I made a statement in December that we believed we would have one more year, but as soon as that situation changed, I was made aware of this possibility. In order to allow all promoters and the club to make a simultaneous statement, we've had to hold onto this news for a bit, but I just want to be clear that I think Nation management have been as cool about this as is humanly possible, and I have even more respect for the way they do business than ever. By allowing us almost four-months' notice, they have given us (and the other promoters) a chance to go out with a bang, and that is exactly what we're going to do.
There will be another announcement coming soon about a huge event we've just confirmed, and other plans for the future, so stay tuned. We have a lot of old friends who will be making one more appearance, either in the DJ booth or on our stage, but you know it wouldn't be Alchemy if we weren't also planning to bring you new people right up until the end.
Thank you so much to everyone who has come along with us on our journey so far:
DJs (people with any stint as resident DJ in bold)
2501, Steve Archer, Wil Austin, Avi, Defekt, Dirty B aka Brian S., Hellraver, Kangal, Jen Lasher, Mohawk Adam, Mindcage, Missguided, Nurse Allison, Psyche, RasDNA, Shade, Solaries, Vlad, Cosmo, Punk Steve, Void, Adam X, Addam Bomb, Angstboy, Anna Matronik, Arcane, Martin Atkins, Audiorapture, Baron von Spookyfang, Batty, The Blue Vampire, Jason Bradford, Coppertop aka Duracell, Cypher, Demonfafa, DJ 23, DJ Chas, DJ Todd, Dirk, Dave Dugard, Diva, Draven, DV8GODD, Ekestra, F8, Failure To Thrive, Ferret, Lonnie Fisher, Flashpoint, Fractured, Gyn, Lisa Hale, Will Hale, Hardware, Ronan Harris (VNV Nation), Aaron Hart, Imri, Jaybird, John Tab, Jungle Jesse, Kelowna, Kiora, Peter Lee, Andy Laplegua (Combichrist), Leibchen, Liquid Eyeliner, London Shadows, Lovegrove, Machinengel, Maso, MC Tram, Daniel Myer (Haujobb), Necron 9D9, Neska, Nils, Oblivion, Orion, Paulen , Phae, Poodle aka Digital Culture, Pogo, RB (Razed in Black), Retrofit, RexxArkana, Rick Danger, s.alt, Sacrifice, St. Matthew, Scary Lady Sarah, Shameless, Simon, Eskil Simonsson (Covenant), Skunque, Sphere, Spider, Bill Spieler, Steve EP, Switchstance, Totentanz, Uther Bentrazor, Warring, White Rabbit, Vikki Wilson, Zoltar
Live performers
51 Peg, Acumen Nation, Alexander Robotnik, Amber Asylum, And One, Android Lust, Angel Theory, Apoptygma Berzerk, Aryia, Asche, Assemblage 23, Attrition, The Azoic, Babies with Rabies, backandtotheleft, Bamboo Crisis, Beborn Beton, Bella Morte, Big Daddy Chrome, Bile, The Birthday Massacre, Black Tape for a Blue Girl, Blind 'til Now, Bonfire Madigan, Boole, Bozo Porno Circus, The Brides, CDataKill, Cervello Ellectronico, Cesium 137, Meg Lee Chin, Christ Analogue, Claire Voyant, CodeR23, Combichrist, Computer Girl, control.org, Cosmicity, Covenant, Cruciform Injection, The Cruxshadows, Cyanotic, The Damage Manual, The Damned, Das Ich, David J, Dead New Year, Delien, dharmata101, din_fiv, Diva Destruction, Dismantled, DJ? Acucrack, Dope, Drowning Season, E-Craft, Ego Likeness, Faith & the Muse, FGFC820, Flesh Field, Funker Vogt, GASR, Gene Loves Jezebel, Genitorturers, Glampire, Glis, God and His Bitches, God Module, Grendel, The Groaning, Hanzel und Gretyl, Hate Dept, Haujobb, Helltrash, Hocico, Horchata, Hypofixx, I, Parasite, Icon of Coil, Imbue, Imminent, Imperative Reaction, In Death He Has a Name, In Tenebris, Incus, Inertia, Interrogation, Iszoloscope, Jarboe, Juno Reactor, Kill Memory Crash, Lactic Acid, Laibach, Larvae, Lascivial, The Last Dance, Legend of the Bat, Life Cried, Male or Female, Manufactura, Manuskript, Jennifer McLaren, Melotron, Mimetic, Mindless Faith, The Mission, Mistle Thrush, Mlada Fronta, Mono No Aware, More Machine than Man, My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult, My Robot Friend, NCC, Needle Sharing, Negative charge, Nicki Jaine, Nocturne, Null Device, oHgr, The Opposite Sex, Pariah Dogs, Alex Patterson, Pigface, Pitbull Daycare, Pleasure Forever, Project X, Psyclon 9, PTI, Rasputina, Razed in Black, The RevElevens, Rhea's Obsession, Seabound, Sheep on Drugs, Siddal, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Sister Machine Gun, Soman, Stromkern, Synapscape, Tapping the Vein, Terrorfakt, This Means You, Thou Shalt Not, Tiger Army, Tonikom, Unto Ashes, Vehemence Realised, Velvet Acid Christ, VNV Nation, Voltaire, Voodou, XPQ-21, Zeromancer
Not to mention the special live performances by dancers, fire eaters, freak shows, aerial artists, displays by local artist, and all the great vendors we've had at special events.
And, of course, the thousands and thosands of people who have come to our events. The combined energies of all these people have made for something that we will remember for a long time.
The final night of Alchemy at Nation will be July 13th.
Plans for beyond that will be announced in their own time.
Alchemy has had a great run, at The Cage, briefly at The Black Cat and 2K9, and now for 4-1/2 years at Nation. While we enjoyed success at The Cage, we were only able to truly put on one of the best events in the country when we moved into Nation. The staff and the management have consistently supported us, taken chances on us, and been cool to our patrons. We've been told over and over that Alchemy was the favorite night of the week to work for many on staff, because they could actually have fun even when they were working.
While this closing comes sooner than we had thought, it does not catch us by surprise. I made a statement in December that we believed we would have one more year, but as soon as that situation changed, I was made aware of this possibility. In order to allow all promoters and the club to make a simultaneous statement, we've had to hold onto this news for a bit, but I just want to be clear that I think Nation management have been as cool about this as is humanly possible, and I have even more respect for the way they do business than ever. By allowing us almost four-months' notice, they have given us (and the other promoters) a chance to go out with a bang, and that is exactly what we're going to do.
There will be another announcement coming soon about a huge event we've just confirmed, and other plans for the future, so stay tuned. We have a lot of old friends who will be making one more appearance, either in the DJ booth or on our stage, but you know it wouldn't be Alchemy if we weren't also planning to bring you new people right up until the end.
Thank you so much to everyone who has come along with us on our journey so far:
DJs (people with any stint as resident DJ in bold)
2501, Steve Archer, Wil Austin, Avi, Defekt, Dirty B aka Brian S., Hellraver, Kangal, Jen Lasher, Mohawk Adam, Mindcage, Missguided, Nurse Allison, Psyche, RasDNA, Shade, Solaries, Vlad, Cosmo, Punk Steve, Void, Adam X, Addam Bomb, Angstboy, Anna Matronik, Arcane, Martin Atkins, Audiorapture, Baron von Spookyfang, Batty, The Blue Vampire, Jason Bradford, Coppertop aka Duracell, Cypher, Demonfafa, DJ 23, DJ Chas, DJ Todd, Dirk, Dave Dugard, Diva, Draven, DV8GODD, Ekestra, F8, Failure To Thrive, Ferret, Lonnie Fisher, Flashpoint, Fractured, Gyn, Lisa Hale, Will Hale, Hardware, Ronan Harris (VNV Nation), Aaron Hart, Imri, Jaybird, John Tab, Jungle Jesse, Kelowna, Kiora, Peter Lee, Andy Laplegua (Combichrist), Leibchen, Liquid Eyeliner, London Shadows, Lovegrove, Machinengel, Maso, MC Tram, Daniel Myer (Haujobb), Necron 9D9, Neska, Nils, Oblivion, Orion, Paulen , Phae, Poodle aka Digital Culture, Pogo, RB (Razed in Black), Retrofit, RexxArkana, Rick Danger, s.alt, Sacrifice, St. Matthew, Scary Lady Sarah, Shameless, Simon, Eskil Simonsson (Covenant), Skunque, Sphere, Spider, Bill Spieler, Steve EP, Switchstance, Totentanz, Uther Bentrazor, Warring, White Rabbit, Vikki Wilson, Zoltar
Live performers
51 Peg, Acumen Nation, Alexander Robotnik, Amber Asylum, And One, Android Lust, Angel Theory, Apoptygma Berzerk, Aryia, Asche, Assemblage 23, Attrition, The Azoic, Babies with Rabies, backandtotheleft, Bamboo Crisis, Beborn Beton, Bella Morte, Big Daddy Chrome, Bile, The Birthday Massacre, Black Tape for a Blue Girl, Blind 'til Now, Bonfire Madigan, Boole, Bozo Porno Circus, The Brides, CDataKill, Cervello Ellectronico, Cesium 137, Meg Lee Chin, Christ Analogue, Claire Voyant, CodeR23, Combichrist, Computer Girl, control.org, Cosmicity, Covenant, Cruciform Injection, The Cruxshadows, Cyanotic, The Damage Manual, The Damned, Das Ich, David J, Dead New Year, Delien, dharmata101, din_fiv, Diva Destruction, Dismantled, DJ? Acucrack, Dope, Drowning Season, E-Craft, Ego Likeness, Faith & the Muse, FGFC820, Flesh Field, Funker Vogt, GASR, Gene Loves Jezebel, Genitorturers, Glampire, Glis, God and His Bitches, God Module, Grendel, The Groaning, Hanzel und Gretyl, Hate Dept, Haujobb, Helltrash, Hocico, Horchata, Hypofixx, I, Parasite, Icon of Coil, Imbue, Imminent, Imperative Reaction, In Death He Has a Name, In Tenebris, Incus, Inertia, Interrogation, Iszoloscope, Jarboe, Juno Reactor, Kill Memory Crash, Lactic Acid, Laibach, Larvae, Lascivial, The Last Dance, Legend of the Bat, Life Cried, Male or Female, Manufactura, Manuskript, Jennifer McLaren, Melotron, Mimetic, Mindless Faith, The Mission, Mistle Thrush, Mlada Fronta, Mono No Aware, More Machine than Man, My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult, My Robot Friend, NCC, Needle Sharing, Negative charge, Nicki Jaine, Nocturne, Null Device, oHgr, The Opposite Sex, Pariah Dogs, Alex Patterson, Pigface, Pitbull Daycare, Pleasure Forever, Project X, Psyclon 9, PTI, Rasputina, Razed in Black, The RevElevens, Rhea's Obsession, Seabound, Sheep on Drugs, Siddal, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Sister Machine Gun, Soman, Stromkern, Synapscape, Tapping the Vein, Terrorfakt, This Means You, Thou Shalt Not, Tiger Army, Tonikom, Unto Ashes, Vehemence Realised, Velvet Acid Christ, VNV Nation, Voltaire, Voodou, XPQ-21, Zeromancer
Not to mention the special live performances by dancers, fire eaters, freak shows, aerial artists, displays by local artist, and all the great vendors we've had at special events.
And, of course, the thousands and thosands of people who have come to our events. The combined energies of all these people have made for something that we will remember for a long time.
The final night of Alchemy at Nation will be July 13th.
Plans for beyond that will be announced in their own time.