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WELCOME TO THE HELL CITY TATTOO FESTIVAL
By Popular Demand, Hell City will once again be happening TWICE in 2013.
The Hell City Tattoo Festival travels back to Phoenix, Arizona August 23rd - 25th, 2013 for another exciting year of good times and great body art! Hell City is not only a great time because of the amazing tattooing and it's friendly atmosphere, Hell City also has new, live acts everyday of the fest. The Hell City Tattoo Fest is a fun and unique glimpse into the world of tattoos and art for everyone! It's one of a kind because there are many other activities that you won't see at any other tattoo convention. All weekend long, attendees get tattooed and experience everything that is Hell City! In addition to the talented artists, there are also exciting Tattoo Competitions for the crowd, Live Freakshows, Educational Seminars, Heck City Kids Zone, Live Bands, Fine Art Gallery, The Art Fusion Experiment, Live Painting Projects, Suicide Girls, Burnie the Mascot and much, much more!
Hell City brings you not only some of the world's best tattoo masters, but also showcases many of today's young, up and coming artists! The Hell City Tattoo Festival is a tattoo convention put on by tattoo artists, featuring world class tattoo artists and collectors from around the world, as well as having unique entertainment all weekend long! It is much more than your typical tattoo convention though! If you have ever been to Hell City before, you have seen the massive crowds of artists, collectors and enthusiasts waiting to step into Hell City to experience tattooing on a whole new level, all while have an unforgettable experience. Once inside the gates, Hell City will amaze your eyes, ears and skin, you'll will want to stay the entire weekend! Grab your PreSale Tickets Today! This years festival will surely impress, don't miss out! Rain, Shine or Monsoon, Hell City is "One Hell Of A Good Time"! Stay the entire fest, Book your rooms today! See you all there!* LEARN MORE ABOUT THE HELL CITY *
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WHAT'S HAPPENING AT HCTF 2013!
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The Hell City Tattoo Festival is a celebration of body art and the education of tattooing and other forms of body modification for all. Nowhere else can you find such a collection of skilled tattoo artists in one area. Every year thousands of people come for the weekend to be tattooed by the worlds best artists and hang out with others in the tattoo community. If you see any of the attending artists you would like to get tattooed by on the HC website, it is a good idea to book your artist early, you can do that by clicking the attending artists studio link. But Hell City does not just have tattooing as entertainment. All weekend long various acts, contests, art fusion, and other entertainment happen in the festival. This is a world class convention, smooth running, and packed with hundreds of brilliant artists from the world over. Hell City has come to be one of the industries favorite events. Everyone appreciates the festival because the atmosphere is warm, jovial and welcoming to the guests who come for a peek into another world. We encourage you to explore the Hell City website, poke around, browse the photo galleries of the past HC’s, and share them with your mates and loved ones. Aside from TV specials and any vibe you think you get when you drive by your local tattoo studio, where else will you learn the truth of tattooing and other art forms? This is an industry tradeshow, one that covers body modification in all forms, historical to futuristic, education to exhilaration. Hell City is an exhibition of all styles, be they painterly or bold, thematically obscure or even downright spooky. You may also enjoy the bands, art gallery, clothes, stickers, skateboards, motorcycle stuff, dames, photography, prints, paintings for sale, food and drinks, the colorful people, about a million tattoo photos from attending artists, tattoo competitions, all the amazing books, the sweet Heck City booth just for kids, the hilarious MC, the hotel and the charity fundraisers…. Be sure to book your rooms now, Hell City is an event you don't want to miss, see you there!
*SCHEDULED EVENTS HCTF 2013*
IT'S A HELLABRATION!
Hang out and have fun with Hell City Tattoo Artists, Collectors & Enthusiasts!
Then Thursday evening, we give everyone the chance to meet, mingle, make appointments, and get ready for one hell of a weekend! The artist meet & greet will be free & open to the public Thursday night at the Bar. Be sure to come and hang out with all tattoo artists, as well as tattoo collectors and enthusiasts! The Meet & Greet starts at 8pm and goes till the Bar closes! Remember to drink responsibly and have good times with great people!
PRE-PARTY THURSDAY STARTING AT 8PM
Don't miss the Sailor Jerry drink specials all weekend as well as Sailor Jerry Happy Hours and the giant Sailor Jerry Party Saturday night starting at 6pm till the gates close. Don't miss the Sailor Jerry Rum parties at the Big Bar on 2! Keep your eyes peeled for the Sailor Jerry Hula Girls walking around the fest and the parties, register to win a free Sailor Jerry tattoo and don't forget, all first place competition winners get a free bottle of Sailor Jerry Rum!
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Don't miss out on the good times all weekend at the Big Bar on 2! CD102.5 will be hosting Hell City's music for the entire weekend of the festivities. From Rockin' music to LIVE DJ appearances, CD102.5 will be sure to keep the party going all night long! Be sure to stay tuned to the bar music for periodical announcements to let you not to miss out on all the exciting events going on all weekend of The Hell City Tattoo Festival!
Please respect the venue and others once you're drunk, keep the good times great!
Hell City Documentary Film - being released at Hell City 2013
The first ever documentary film about the legendary Hell City Tattoo Festival and the connection of fine art, tattooing and those that have dedicated their lives to the art form.
Filmed for over 7 years at the Hell City Tattoo Festival, this in depth journey into the minds and world of tattoo artists and collectors sheds a new light on the art of tattooing and the community behind it.
Grab your copy of "Hell City" a documentary film while you're attending Hell City at admissions, merch or right at the theatre showing!
Coming 2013....
hellcityfilm.com
Friday - 11 pm - Official "HELL CITY DOCUMENTARY" FILM PREMIERE - Private Artists Only Invitational Screening!
Saturday - 9pm - HELL CITY FILM - Official "HELL CITY DOCUMENTARY" FILM - HC Sinema
Sunday - 4 pm - HELL CITY FILM - Official "HELL CITY DOCUMENTARY" FILM - HC Sinema
NEOTAT - OFFICIAL COMPETITION & TROPHY SPONSOR
*Tattoo Of The Day Contest
SATURDAY -
*Best Small Color
*Best Small Black & Grey - (includes tribal)
*Best Arm/Leg Sleeve
*Best Backpiece / Chest Panel
*Worst Tattoo
*Tattoo Of The Day Contest
*Best Portrait - (color or b&g)
*Best Overall Female
*Best Overall Male
* SEE 2012 COMPETITION TATTOO ENTRY PHOTOS HERE *
LIVE @ MAIN STAGE - EVERYDAY
THE WET PAINT PROJECT 2013
Live Art Made Right Before Your Very Eyes!
LIVE ART ALL WEEKEND LONG in the Hell City special events room!
On a various stages in the special events room on the second floor, over a dozen of the tattoo worlds finest and most exciting artists will be creating their work right before your very eyes! Paint will splatter, messes will be made, mistakes scratched out and painted over, accidents will happen, jokes will be told, drinks will be spilled; in short, artistic genius will unfold RIGHT BEFORE YOUR VERY EYES! Over a dozen local as well as artists from around the country will be working on their creations all weekend long, fueling each others imaginations and sparking their creative flames. Come witness the artistic process in action all weekend long! You might even be able to buy the artwork whose birth you've witnessed at Hell City! With this years unbeatable line-up of artists, there won't be a dull moment on the WET PAINT PROJECT Stages all weekend long!
Wet Paint Artists @ Hell City 2013:
- Chris Dingwell - Dingwell Studios / Portland, Maine
- Damon Conklin - Super Genius Tattoo / Seattle, Washington
- Tim Pangburn - Art Machine / Philly, Pennsylvania
- Morgan Haberle - Classic Tattoo / San Marcus, Texas
- Thea Duskin - Ghostprint Gallery / Richmond, Virginia
- Mike "Canman" Cannistrano - Visions Tattoo Gallery / Medway, Massachusetts
- Caryl Cunningham - Eternal Tattoo / Detroit, Michigan
- Kim Reed - Milk Made Art / Savanna, Georgia
- Tee Jay Dill - White Tiger Tattoo / Rochester, New York
- Nathan John - Hanks Tattoo / Warsaw, Indiana
- Ryan Thompson - Freak on 39th / Kansas City, Missouri
- Jessa Heubing-Reitinger / Tucson, Arizona
- Toby Gerhlic - Stained Skin Studios / Columbus, Ohio
- Christa Zurich - Into The Woods Gallery / Fort Lauderdale, Florida
- Nicole Marie McCord - Urban Art / Phoenix, Arizona
- Ernesto Nave - The Beauty Mark / Waterbury, Connecticut
- Benjamin Duarte - Loft De La Ben / Chicago, Illinois
- Matt Lukesh - Seppuku Tattoo / Bloomingdale, New Jersey
- Dee Dee Seruga - Requiem Tattoo / Spring Hill, Florida
- Joey Monsoon - Monsoon Studio / Columbus, Ohio
- Scott Santee - Memento Gallery / Ohio
- Adam Fox - Memento Gallery / Ohio
- Cyrus Fire - Fire Studios / Columbus, Ohio
- Core Roc - CoreRoc Studios / Columbus, Ohio
- Chad Wells - Wells & Co. / Vandalia, Ohio
- Gunnar - RedTree Gallery / Columbus, Ohio
- Kevin Stress - RedTree Gallery / Columbus, Ohio
- Richard Cook - RedTree Gallery / Columbus, Ohio
- Phil Robertson - Alligator Ink / Cleveland, Ohio
- Ty McEwen - Graceland Tattoo / Wappingers Falls, New York
- Sorin Gabor - Reserve Gallery / Cleveland, Ohio
- Mario Rosena - Art Junkies / Hisperia, Califonia
- Phil Young - Hope Gallery, CT
Jason Maybruck - Nobleheart Gallery / Jenkintown, PA
FOR PARTICIPATING ARTISTS INFO PLEASE CONTACT CHRIS DINGWELL HERE!
CELEBRITY TATTOO ARTISTS @ HELL CITY
Come meet today's celebrity tattoo artists from Spike TV's hit show "Ink Master" and Oxygen Network's "Best Ink"! The resurgence of public interest in tattooing has been contributed by the amazing artists of TV Tattoo shows that show the true talent of today's tattoo artist. This year at Hell City in the main ballroom we are joined by many celebrity tattoo artists and musicians. They will be at Hell City tattooing and partyin' with those that attend.
Artists from various television shows will be tattooing all weekend long. Be sure not to miss these talented stars at this years festival! Keep an eye out and don't miss 'em!
Lucky DareDevil Thrillshow
* LIVE EXTREME FREAKSHOW *
Step up, Step in and let the Fun Begin!
Saturday @ 8 pm
LIVE @ MAIN STAGE
The "EVIL EASEL"
Collaborative Art Project for all participating artists!
*NEW* A Collaborative Art Project at Hell City where all are welcome to sketch a little addition to the master piece in progress from all attending Hellions that would like to add to the Evil Easel Masterpiece.
One 4'x8' board will be put out on Thursday night for the pre-party and remain filling up until Friday, then a new board will be on display from Saturday and Sunday.
It's like Art Fusion, but with a shot of whiskey to loosen you up! Be sure to step up to the Evil Easel and add a little to it or collaborate with your fellow artists.
BOTH KILLUMBUS & PHOENIX FESTIVALS
Inked Up World Tour & Sullen Model Contest
The first ever Inked Up World Tour features 12 top tattoo artists paired with 12 top tattoo conventions. Each artist will be designing a Rockstar can and competing for the grand prize.
Alongside the artists will be ladies from around the world competing for the title of Miss Inked Up 2013. You, the fans, will decide the winning artist and the winning model. Rock the vote!
SATURDAY 6 PM
MAIN STAGE
#tattoofightclub @ Hell City 2013
@TattooFightClub in an interactive forum created by tattooers Austin Spencer and Jonathan Penchoff, using the popular INSTAGRAM App. Created BY Tattooers FOR tattooers, @TattooFightClub is a place where Artists can interact, network and engage in friendly "Drawing Battles" amongst their friends and coworkers. The battles are then submitted to tattoofightclub@gmail.com and if chosen, are posted to the official @TattooFightClub INSTAGRAM page where the public votes on their favorite battles. @TattooFightClub currently has over 27 Thousand followers and growing! Download INSTAGRAM and follow @TattooFightClub NOW! A project started by Jonathan Penchoff (@earthgrasper) and Austin Spencer (@onmydong) to cross promote artists in a positive environment through art battles.
COLLABORATIVE ART PROJECT
LIVE @ SECOND STAGE - INSIDE BALLROOM
LIVE MUSIC TO ROCK YOUR HORNS OFF!
LIVE MUSIC ALL WEEKEND AT HELL CITY
Cadaver Dogs LIVE!
Performing Friday in Killumbus, OH 2013
Cadaver Dogs! If you’re reading this, too late, Cadaver Dogs are already digging into your brain. Tearing out your eyelids and slipping into your synapses with the smooth ferocity of a black mamba on bath salts, they’re taking over your conscious, and there is nothing you can do about it. This ain’t no regular band baby, it’s a high-octane rock & roll hallucination. Cadaver Dogs have rewritten the rules on excess, indulgence, hedonism, and when it comes to gratification, too much is never enough. So if you’re looking to get some strange, you’ve come to the right place. One live show is all it takes to make a believer, a psychoactive rock revival that has seen frothing first-timers carried off in fits of rabid ecstasy. Cadaver Dogs have spread their dirty disease across the Midwest multiple times over, supporting bands such as Foxy Shazam, Valient Thorr, Riverboat Gamblers, Free Energy, The Flatliners, and Hollerado, and they’ll continue their path of consumption until there’s no one left to corrupt. Lucky for you, their next stop is your brain stem!
Having already released a pair of erratic EPs, 2010’s Thrill Ride and 2011’s On All Fours, Cadaver Dogs will deliver their highly-anticipated debut full length album superloose in late 2012, a mesmerizing array of delirium-inducing rock ragers and kaleidoscopic freak-outs for those adventurous enough to take the trip. They’ll beat you to death and jolt you back to life with one quick thrust, and you’ll walk away with the scars to prove it, if you walk away at all. So throw down that needle and feel what’s like to have a one night stand with a savage beast. Your hormones will rage, you’ll scream for more, but the Dogs are moving on and you’re just another lucky victim.
Think you can handle it? Then get superloose with Cadaver Dogs at Hell City to take a peek at the band that everybody wants to see!
www.cadaverfuckingdogs.com
LIVE FRIDAY at the Main Stage!
Friday @ 7pm
Nick Tolford & Company LIVE!
Performing Saturday in Killumbus, OH 2013
Mike O'Shaughnessy - drums
Brian Travis - bass
Julian Dassai - guitar
Leslie Jankowski - backups
Katie Gartin - backups
Cecil Moore III - backups
LIVE SATURDAY at the Main Stage!
Saturday @ 6 pm
H2Ocean Presents:
An H2Ocean Pro Team Tattoo Band
Performing Sunday 2pm in Killumbus, OH 2013!
Step up to the main stage to see tattoo legends and Industry top professionals rock out to all the hellions! This collection of of our good friends and fellow tattoo artists, The H2Ocean ProTeam Tattoo Band" is sure to be a good time! With Tattoo Society's Tony Romel on lead vocals, The master of black and grey Bob Tyrell blazing on lead Guitar and England's own Andy Engle on drums and Indiana's maniac bass player, Tim Boor. These pillars in the tattoo community have got together for this special performance at this years Hell City Killumbus festival.
- Tony Romel - vocals
- Bob Tyrell - guitar
- Andy Engle - drums
- Tim Boor - bass
LIVE SUNDAY at the Main Stage!
Sunday @ 2 pm
Hell City Documentary Film - being released at Hell City 2013
The first ever documentary film about the legendary Hell City Tattoo Festival and the connection of fine art, tattooing and those that have dedicated their lives to the art form.
Filmed for over 7 years at the Hell City Tattoo Festival, this in depth journey into the minds and world of tattoo artists and collectors sheds a new light on the art of tattooing and the community behind it.
Official "HELL CITY DOCUMENTARY" FILM PREMIERE
Private Artists Only Invitational Screening on FRIDAY NIGHT!!
Grab your copy of "Hell City" a documentary film while you're attending Hell City at admissions, merch or right at the theatre showing!
Friday - 11 pm - Official "HELL CITY DOCUMENTARY" FILM PREMIERE
Private Artists Only Invitational Screening!
Saturday - 6 pm & 9pm - HELL CITY FILM - Official "HELL CITY DOCUMENTARY" FILM - HC Sinema
Sunday - 6 pm - HELL CITY FILM - Official "HELL CITY DOCUMENTARY" FILM - HC Sinema
CELEBRITY TATTOO ARTISTS @ HELL CITY
Come meet today's celebrity tattoo artists from Spike TV's hit show "Ink Master" and Oxygen Network's "Best Ink"! The resurgence of public interest in tattooing has been contributed by the amazing artists of TV Tattoo shows that show the true talent of today's tattoo artist. This year at Hell City in the main ballroom we are joined by many celebrity tattoo artists and musicians. They will be at Hell City tattooing and partyin' with those that attend.
Artists from various television shows will be tattooing all weekend long. Be sure not to miss these talented stars at this years festival! Keep an eye out and don't miss 'em!
Various times all weekend Tattoo Competitions will be held. If you would like to enter your tattoo in one of the many competition categories, simply sign up at the main stage prior to the competitions starting. It is $15 per tattoo entry. You can register at Main Stage. Registration for each tattoo is $15 which is non refundable & Tattoo of the Day is free if you are an attending Hell City artist! If you are entering your tattoo, it must be fully healed or it will not be judged, see rules below. Hell City uses state of the art computer judging programs that judge different artistic aspects of tattoos. Hell City along with Solin Systems has developed this web based service for judging competitions accurately and fairly! This software has been such a succes that various tattoo conventions and other trade shows are using this system for their own competitions of all types, from tattoos to cars, to toys, to any style of competition that needs to be judged. Hell City helped pioneer this state of the art technology to judge tattoo competitions this way. A panel of carefully selected tattoo artists will judge the tattoo competition. The competing tattoos will be displayed to the attendees on our giant big screens and will be announced over a P.A. system to keep attendees informed on details of the competing pieces. Live results will also be published over RSS. All competitions are as impartial as humanly possible. No sore losers please!! Winner will receive custom Hell City Awards, given by Official Suicide Girls, as well as taking their place on the "podium of death" for magazine and website photography.
*PRESALE TICKETS*
$22 one day pass
$62 weekend pass
*AT GATE*
$25 / one day pass
$45 / two day pass
$65 / weekend pass
CHILDREN 10 & UNDER = FREE!
* PRE-SALE TICKETS CAN BE PICKED UP AT WILL CALL AT THE ADMISSIONS BOOTH ALL WEEKEND.
* YOU WILL NOT RECEIVE TICKETS IN THE MAIL, YOUR NAME WILL BE ON THE WILL CALL LIST.
* YOU MUST HAVE A PHOTO ID TO CLAIM TICKETS. SEE YOU IN HELL!
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