WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON!
HELL CITY SCHEDULED EVENTS 2009
CLICK PHOTOS TO LEARN MORE INFO ABOUT HELL CITY EVENTS!
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!
  "LET IT BLEED" STAY TUNED FOR SCHEDULED EVENT INFO UPDATES *Thursday, May 28th, 2009* 12 pm - 8 pm - Health Educators Seminar - “Bloodborne Pathogens/ Sterile Practices Within The Workplace” - HC Seminar Room 5 pm - 8 pm - Early Artist & Vendor Set Up - HC Ballroom 5 pm - 8 pm - Artist Fine Art Gallery Drop - HC Fine Art Gallery 8 pm - 11 pm - Artist Meet & Greet - @ Bar / HC Ballroom 11pm - Gates close to the public for remaining setup
*Friday, May 29th, 2009* 12 pm - HELL CITY TATTOO FESTIVAL OPENS IT’S GATES!
12 pm - 4 pm - Tattoo Competition Registration – HC Main Stage 12 pm - *TBA Special Event Room opens ! – HC Special Event Room 12 pm - 2pm - *TBA Seminar - HC Seminar Room
2 pm - 5 pm- Health Educator's "Anatomy of a wound" – HC Seminar Room 2 pm - 4 pm - The Art Fusion Experiment – HC Stage 212 pm - 5 pm - "Tattoo Wars" *all episodes* – HC Sinema
3 pm- 4 pm - The Goodtime Engineers performing live! – HC Main Stage 4 pm - 6 pm – Tattoo Competitions – HC Main Stage *Best traditional
*Best new school
*Best Asian tattoo
*Best Sleeve
*Worst tattoo 5 pm - 9 pm – *TBA Seminar – HC Seminar Room
5 pm - 7 pm - "Modify; The Movie" – HC Sinema 5 pm - 7 pm - The Art Fusion Experiment – HC Stage 2 7 pm – 9 pm – Paul Booth’s “Art Fusion Experiment” Video – HC Sinema 7 pm – 8 – *TBA Band performing live! – HC Main Stage 9 pm - 10 pm - Tattoo Of The Day Contest – HC Main Stage
9 pm - 11 pm - *TBA Seminar–HC Seminar Room 9 pm - 11 pm - *TBA Exclusive Movie – HC Sinema 10 pm - Tattoo Awards Given by Suicide Girls! – HC Main Stage 11 pm - Hell City Hellions rest their souls….
*Saturday, May 30th, 2009* 12 pm - HELL CITY TATTOO FESTIVAL RE-OPENS IT’S GATES!
12 pm - 3 pm - Tattoo Competition Registration – HC Main Stage
12 pm - *TBA Special Event Room opens! – HC Special Event Room
12 pm - 3 pm - *TBA Seminar – HC Seminar Room 1 pm – 3 pm - The Art Fusion Experiment - HC Main Stage 3 pm - 4pm - *TBA Seminar – HC Seminar Room 3 pm - 6 pm – Tattoo Competitions – HC Main Stage *Best Small color *Best Large color *Best Biomechanical / Organic / Special Effects *Best Backpiece *Most Unusual 12 pm - 5 pm - "Tattoo Wars" *all episodes* – HC Sinema
4 pm - 5 pm - *TBA Seminar – HC Seminar Room 5 pm - 7 pm - "Modify; The Movie" – HC Sinema
5 pm - 8 pm - *TBA Seminar - HC Seminar Room
6 pm – 10 pm – *Special Event Reception - HC Special Event Room 7 pm – 9 pm - The Art Fusion Experiment - HC Stage 2
7 pm – 9 pm – Paul Booth’s “Art Fusion Experiment” Video – HC Sinema
8 pm – 9 pm – *TBA* SPECIAL LIVE PERFORMANCE !! – HC Main Stage
8 pm - 11 pm - *TBA Seminar - HC Seminar Room 9 pm - 11 pm - *TBA Exclusive Movie – HC Sinema 10 pm - Tattoo Awards Given by Suicide Girls! – HC Main Stage 11 pm - Hell City Hellions rest their souls….
*Sunday, May 31st, 2009* 12 pm - HELL CITY TATTOO FESTIVAL RE-OPENS IT’S GATES!
12 pm - 3 pm - Tattoo Competition Registration – HC Main Stage
12 pm - *TBA Special Event Room opens! – HC Special Event Room
12 pm - 2 pm - "Modify; The Movie" – HC Sinema
1 pm - 4 pm - *TBA Seminar - HC Seminar Room
2 pm - 4 pm - The Art Fusion Experiment - HC Stage 2
2 pm - 3pm - Rev. Chad Wells & GeeGee Bones performing live! – HC Main Stage 2 pm - 6 pm -"Tattoo Wars" *all episodes* – HC Sinema
3 pm - 6 pm – Tattoo Competitions – HC Main Stage *Best small black & grey - (includes tribal) *Best large black & grey - (includes tribal) *Best portrait - (color or b&g) *Best overall female *Best overall male *Best flash sheet *Best Booth *Best in show 5 pm - 6 pm - Steve Haworth "Successful Surface To Surface Piercings" - Seminar
5 pm - 7 pm - The Art Fusion Experiment - HC Stage 2 6 pm - 7 pm - Tattoo Of The Day Contest – HC Main Stage 6 pm – 8 pm – Paul Booth’s “Art Fusion Experiment” Video – HC Sinema
6 pm - 7 pm - Steve Haworth "Genital Bead Placement" – HC Seminar Room 7 pm - 8 pm - Steve Haworth "Successful Laser Brandings" – HC Seminar Room
7 pm - Tattoo Awards Given by Suicide Girls – HC Main Stage 8 pm - HELL CITY TATTOO FEST IS EXORCISED! 8 pm -Roast Dinner - get your roast tickets today!
9 pm -THE ROAST OF CHRIS LONGO "He had it coming"! ASHES TO ASHES, DUST TO DUST...HELL CITY IS EXORCISED!!
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*SCHEDULED EVENTS INFO*
* SEE BELOW FOR SCHEDULED EVENTS INFO *
BY ENTERING HELL CITY, YOU AGREE TO THE FOLLOWING
HELL CITY TERMS & CONDITIONS
BY ENTERING HELL CITY, YOU AGREE TO THE FOLLOWING
HELL CITY TERMS & CONDITIONS
Thursday early artist set up will be from 5-8p.m. in the ballroom.
This gives artists a chance to partially setup prior to the fest.
Artist public meet & greet will be free & open to the public
Thursday night after artist early set up at the BAR. This will give HC artists the
chance to meet new clients, set appointments and meet other attending
artists.
Be sure to
come and hang out with other tattoo artists from the festival. Come
join us for drinks and good times as we prepare to ignite
Hell City for the weekend! The welcoming party will be in the BAR from 8pm till the bar closes!!
The Mayor of Tattooville
"He had it coming"!
Chris Longo has had this coming for a long time! This legendary tattoo collector and friend to all will be the butt of many jokes as Hell City presents "The Roast Of Chris Longo". Sure, everyone loves him, but everyone also has something funny to say about him! It might be about his clothes, appearances in his underwear, the 3 body suits he has acquired, or that moustache that keeps popping up randomly! Come and join us for an evening of fun, friends and food as we pay homage to
The Mayor Of Tattooville, Chris Longo!
Sunday, May 31st, 9pm
Cost: $TBA, includes dinner and laughs
Room;TBA
Meal options; TBA
Roast Master; TBA
TATTOO COMPETITIONS & AWARDS
HC Main Stage
Various times all weekend Tattoo Competitions
will be held. Registration fee for each category is $10 (Tattoo of the
Day is free). A panel of carefully selected tattoo artists will judge
the tattoo competition using Hell City special electronic rating methods. The
competing tattoos will be displayed to the attendees on a large screen
and will be announced over a P.A. system to keep attendees informed on
details of the competing piece. All competitions are as impartial as
possible. No Sore Losers!!
WEB RAFFLES
NEW AT HELL CITY 2009
Now while you sign up for the Tattoo Competitions you can also sign up to win monthly prize packages from Hell City and various studios that attend Hell City. Simply fill out one of the web raffles tickets, drop it straight to Hell in the Hell City "Bucket of Souls"!! Each month, we will randomly pick a winner based off of their email address entry. Winners will be notified via email and prizes will be mailed out once their addy is confirmed. Good luck Hellions!!
Don't miss your chance to win by entering the web raffles!!
HC Seminar Room
You can get info and sign up for the seminars
at the convention before the seminar starts. See the Admissions Counter
upon arrival at Hell City for information, or show up at Hell City
seminar room prior to seminar. Attendees will be checked for HC wrist
bands prior to taking seminars, you must pay HC admission in addition
to the seminar to be able to take any seminar.
HC Fine Art Gallery
All weekend we are asking all attending tattoo artists to bring at
least one piece of fine art with them to display at the convention. The
fine art will be displayed in a gallery area dedicated to displaying
other works of art from attending artists. Artists may sell their
artwork or just present
it for everyone to see. Artists must provide name tags for each piece
of art stating the name of the artist and the studio they are with.
Artists that wish to sell their fine art must provide pricing for each
piece. The Fine Art Gallery is next to the seminar room, special events room and sinema room.
An exciting performance to this year's Hell City Tattoo Festival: The Art Fusion Experiment brought to you by Paul Booth, Filip Leu, and Guy Aitchison.
This performance art involves between 3 to 5 artists collaborating,
changing canvases every 3 to 5 minutes, and completing pieces of art
done in charcoal, color pastels, or other mediums. The Art Fusion
Experiment will be held every day of the Hell City Tattoo Festival on
the HC Second Stage periodically throughout the entire weekend. This event is a definite crowd pleaser and shouldn't be missed!
For the lil devil in 'em!
Heck City is a small area at Hell City devoted to the lil’ devils that come with their parents. The Heck City Kids Booth will
have a coloring contest,face painting, balloons, candy, pictures with
the Hell City mascot, and a wide variety of temporary tattoos for boys
and girls to show off on the convention floor. All temporary tattoos
will be applied by professional, sterile and clean Heck City Temporary
Tattoo Artists. New bucket and sponge each lil’ devil (wink). You can even print out
the Heck City Devil page on the kids’ section and go crazy with your
crayons, markers, or colored pencils and show up with it. Each winner will also be brought on
stage to present his or her award of a free temporary tattoo of their
choice and a Heck City t-shirt. Coloring pictures will be available at the
Kid’s Booth! There will be a contest every day
at 10PM to randomly select a winner.
HELL CITY GEAR BOOTH
Clothing That Will Set Your Soul On Fire!
Don't miss the chance to "cover your carcas" with authentic Hell City Gear while you're enjoying the festivities at Hell City! Swing by the HC Gear Booth to check out tons of comfortable mens & womens shirts, embroidered hats, limited edition posters, foam hands, stickers and tons more!!
CLICK HERE TO VISIT HELLCITYGEAR.COM
Don't miss the chance to "cover your carcas" with authentic Hell City Gear while you're enjoying the festivities at Hell City! Swing by the HC Gear Booth to check out tons of comfortable mens & womens shirts, embroidered hats, limited edition posters, foam hands, stickers and tons more!!
CLICK HERE TO VISIT HELLCITYGEAR.COM
HC Main Ballroom
Next to Fine Art Gallery - 2nd Floor
TATTOO WARS SHOWING DAILY IN SINEMA
The Hell City Sinema
is one of the many additions to Hell City where you can rest your feet,
eat some pop corn, and watch one of the many tattoo inspired modern and
historical tattoo flicks that will be played continuously over the
weekend. Tattoo Wars will be showing daily in the HC Sinema! Tattoo Wars pits the best tattoo artists of our time against each other
in a head to head creation competition. The worlds best tattoo artists go head to head at Hell City! In these episodes you will
explore the
world, legend and work of two internationally acclaimed tattooists, Guy
Aitchison and Aaron Cain.
Then travel to a the Hell City Tattoo Fest in Phoenix, Arizona where
our stars ink a tattoo on the skin of one willing client in 3 hours.
These creations
have a common theme, a human heart, but are rendered in the
unique style of each artist. As the show closes, thousands of show
attendees vote for the creation they like the best and the winning
artist takes home the Tattoo Wars trophy. Don't miss this exciting episode of tattoo television history!
Alex Grey Presentation
"Visionary art in Tattooing"
This year at Hell City '09 "Let it Bleed",
we will be joined by influential visionary artists
Alex & Allyson Grey
More HC'09 Event info coming soon!!
More HC'09 Event info coming soon!!
Special Events Room
HC Special Events Room
This
event will be co-hosted by Guy and Michele of Hyperspace Studios and
Durb Morrison of Hell City. Joining us to co-create will be the
amazing, Shawn Barber, Kim Saigh, Hannah Aitchison and Alex and Allyson Grey of CoSM.
The
event is scheduled to take place May 27-28, 2009, leading into Hell
City 7. Participants will arrive Tuesday evening in order to be ready
for a full two day art jam
on Wednesday and Thursday. On Friday morning all work will be moved to
the Hell City Special Events room for an opening exhibition that
evening in which Alex Grey will give a talk on Visionary Art and how it
relates to the tattoo movement. We anticipate this to be a memorable evening and a mark in art history. Participants have been selected for their unique vision
and technical command of working with another medium outside of
tattooing. A total of 40 artists, all of them
carefully hand-picked, will participate in this event. Don't miss innerstate; a tattoo community art event!
HELL CITY SPECIAL EVENTS ROOM BROUGHT TO YOU BY:
TATTOO FORUMS
Discussion Panels presented by
Today's Top Industry Leaders
*Free & Open to all attendees*
FORUMS WILL TAKE PLACE EVERYDAY IN THE HC SINEMA ROOM - 2nd FLOOR
Take your seat, open your mind and perk your ears! Listen to today's top tattoo artists & industry leaders discuss topics ranging from the art of tattooing to the current state of the industry. Each carefully chosen panel of professionals will express their opinions and stories on various topics as well as answering any questions Hellions may ask! These discussion panels are tattoo history in the making, don't miss your chance to listen and participate. Be sure to get there early before there's no room left!
Friday
"Why We're Tattoo Artists"
Artists share their stories of how they came to be today's top tattoo artists.
Saturday
"From Concept to Completion"
Learn what goes into a tattoo, from the idea, to design, to the finished tattoo.
Sunday
"Leaps and Bounds"
Red Carpet Photo Area
Be sure to take some photos in front of the new Hellywood backdrop!
Let everyone see you were on the red carpet at this years Hell City Tattoo Fest.
Official Hell City Trophy Girls
Hell City welcomes the wicked hot ladies of Suicide Girls as the Official Trophy Girls of this years festivities! These ladies have seduced the world with their tattooed and pierced pin up goddess’. The main stage will be on fire as the lucky tattoo competition winners get to step up to receive their trophies from an Official Suicide Girl!
Hell City welcomes the wicked hot ladies of Suicide Girls as the Official Trophy Girls of this years festivities! These ladies have seduced the world with their tattooed and pierced pin up goddess’. The main stage will be on fire as the lucky tattoo competition winners get to step up to receive their trophies from an Official Suicide Girl!
LIVE SATURDAY NIGHT - 8pm!!
RETURNING TO PHOENIX 2009
After being discovered by his dad for his natural flexibility, Daniel
"Rubberboy" Browning Smith's hard work has paid off, showing that determination can lead
anyone to... being loved by his peers and a favorite of Guinness Book
& Ripley’s Believe It or Not ... reaching his dreams having been
featured in a bunch of Hollywood movies such as Minority Report and
MIIB... and having hordes of fans as well as being People’s Choice NBA
Halftime Act. He has traveled to over 25 different countries where he
is an entertainment super-hero and has conquered more achievements and
received more recognition than can be captured in a little bio like
this. Don't miss this new and spectacular mind blowing performance at
Hell City!! Rubberboy began training at the age of 4 years old using whatever he
could find in films, TV and books. Starting out charging classmates to
watch his tricks, he ran away with a circus and continued to train
alone and under legendary trainers such as Chinese Master Lu Yi.
*Rev Chad Wells & GeeGee Bones' Acoustic Punk Revival - performing live Sunday @ 2pm!
Hell City Phoenix, Arizona 2009
*Rev Chad Wells & GeeGee Bones' Acoustic Punk Revival - performing live Sunday @ 2pm!
Original members of Ohio punk rock institution, The Jackalopes, Rev.
Chad Wells and GeeGee Bones present a full blown relapse into their
back catalog and a pilfering of punk classics acoustic style. Also
featuring former Jackalope, Wulfkult and Systematic Shock member Justin
Barbarino and maybe even a few other surprises. This IS your daddy's
punk rock!
PHOENIX '09
*TBA - performing Friday @ 3pm!
*TBA- performing Friday @ 7pm!
*TBA - performing live Sunday @ 2pm!
PHOENIX '09
*TBA - performing Friday @ 3pm!
*TBA- performing Friday @ 7pm!
*TBA - performing live Sunday @ 2pm!
The The Cutthroat Freakshow & Strange Family Circus
are a delightfully skanky display of the weirdest and the most
dangerous acts this side, or any side of the Mississippi. Don't dare
see this one alone! Not for the weak stomached....These freaks of
nature will be joining us once again for Hell City Phoenix, Arizona 2009!!
Hell City Phoenix, Arizona 2009
Top Secret Artists Area & Lounge
Hell City features the best tattoo artists on earth, so we feel that they should get treated to the best at The Hell City Tattoo Festival! The HC Lounge is a private area only accessible to attending artists and vendors only. This area also features the copier and sterilization area for all the attending artists that need to make their stencils and sterilize any equipment. Be sure to swing by the HC Lounge to hang out, and relax!!
HC Lounge Sponsored by:
M.C. SUPERFLY SOLIN
LIVE SUSPENSION ACTS
HC Main Stage
You don't want to miss this guy!! Voted best M.C. at any tattoo convention!!
M.C. Superfly Solin will be entertaining the masses, keeping the events burning and working the mic once again all weekend long at Hell City!
LIVE SUSPENSION ACTS
HC Main Stage
Witness hellions risking their flesh for your shock and entertainment.
The steel pyramid suspensions, swivel arm suspensions, flesh hook tug o' wars, & tough guy
suspension press' have amazed you and left you wondering"
what the Hell just happened"?!
Suspensions *will not* be at HC '08, stay tuned!
TATTOO HISTORY MUSEUM EXHIBIT
Inside the Fine Art Gallery
Temple Tattoo History Museum presents the Tattoo History Museum Exhibit dedicated to Ohio
Tattoo History. Al & Dale Schiefley, the Sandusky Tattoo Club,
Stoney St. Clair, Carl Bumpus and many more. The exhibit to
include original vintage flash, antique tattoo machines, power
supplies, tubes, stencils, etc and loads of vintage photos. The tattoo
museum will also be featuring a slide show presentation of historical
tattoo photos. Be sure to check out this vintage moment in the history
of tattooing in Ohio.
The tattoo museum will return to future HC Fests! Stay Tuned!
HC Photos From Hell
Alissa Brunelli of Pidgeon Pose will be documenting the festival for us once again throughout the entire weekend! You have seen her Hell City Photography all over the website & web pages, as well as the numerous Hell City articles around the world. Alissa is also the midwest staff photographer of Suicide Girls. Don't miss your chance to get your photo taken by Alissa while you're in Hell!
Alissa Brunelli of Pidgeon Pose will be documenting the festival for us once again throughout the entire weekend! You have seen her Hell City Photography all over the website & web pages, as well as the numerous Hell City articles around the world. Alissa is also the midwest staff photographer of Suicide Girls. Don't miss your chance to get your photo taken by Alissa while you're in Hell!
HC Main Stage
Elemotion Movement Arts is a professional Poi Performance. Ryan McGuire, is a professional Poi artist (or Poi-ist as some people refer) from Columbus, Ohio. Through poi, Ryan has become more aware of the abilities of his mind, body, spirit and overall health all the while having a great time performing. Poi has also led him to practice yoga and incorporate those concepts into his spinning art. His ultimate goal is to help spread the message of “Meditation Through Movement” and help to create a whole new style of poi spinning combined with other movement arts. Don't miss this mesmerizing performance!
Take a break and get one Hell of a massage!
Hellions! Once again, back (literally) by popular demand!!
Lisa Carter, LMT will be providing chair massage at the Hell City Tattoo Festival for $1 per minute. She is licensed by the state medical board of Ohio as an LMT as well as nationally certified Lisa is trained in Neuromuscular Therapy, Sports Massage, Deep Tissue, Swedish Relaxation, Aromatherapy and Thai Massage. For an amazing chair massage at Hell City look for Lisa walking around the festival with her chair, take a break and get one hell of a good massage!
$1 a minute
Want to know more about thai massage click here!
Hang out with Hell City Tattoo Artists
Whether or not you plan on hanging out at the bar,
or venturing out to see the night life. Hell City after parties
are definitely not to be missed! Last years after parties were out of
hand every night and we're sure this years will be the same!! Come join
other tattoo artists in the festivities at the bar, drink, mingle, and have one hell
of a good time!! Please respect the venue once you're drunk, keep the good times great!!
Wait!!
There's even more....
* Hyperspace LIVE Painting Exhibition *
More HC'09 Special Event info coming soon!!
* Hyperspace LIVE Painting Exhibition *
More HC'09 Special Event info coming soon!!
OTHER GREAT HELL CITY '09
SEE YOU ALL AT THESE FUTURE HELL CITY FESTS!!
*HELL CITY 2009*
Hell City 7 - "Let it Bleed"
May 29th - 31st, 2009
Hyatt Regency - Killumbus, Ohio
Hell City 8 - "Tattoo Vacation"
September 4th - 6th, 2009
Biltmore Resort & Spa - Phoenix, Arizona
*HELL CITY 2009*
TWO AMAZING FESTIVALS - ONE HELL OF A YEAR!!
Hell City 7 - "Let it Bleed"
May 29th - 31st, 2009
Hyatt Regency - Killumbus, Ohio
Hell City 8 - "Tattoo Vacation"
September 4th - 6th, 2009
Biltmore Resort & Spa - Phoenix, Arizona
CLOTHING THAT WILL SET YOUR SOUL ON FIRE!
