HTID IN THE SUN 2012: VIVA LA HTID
Tuesday 19th – Tuesday 26th June 2012
Club Colossos Complex, Lloret de Mar, Girona, Spain
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DEADLINE ALERT! The UK’s biggest and best rave organisation return for a sixth consecutive year with their now award winning tour de force event that sees Hardcore Til I Die fans from across the UK and around the world, pack their belongings in June and head to sunny holiday hot spot Lloret de Mar on the coast of Spain for 7 days of rave fuelled, action packed adventure that features the cream of the World’s finest artists specialising in the most upfront underground dance music. From 19th – 26th June 2012, Hardcore Til I Die officially take over Lloret for 7 days of outstanding activities, exciting events, roof raising parties and unforgettable experiences that include a nightly, main arena speaker smashing club experience, Yacht, Waterpark, silent disco and foam parties and all set across beautiful resorts that include choices of luxurious hotels, apartments or villas and all centred around 7 nights of epic hardcore mayhem at the spacious and forward thinking 3, 000 capacity Club Colossos Discotheque right on the Spanish strip.

Receiving glowing reviews, feedback of fond, emotional and nostalgic memories and full industry support with both ravers and artists hurrying back each year and never missing a beat; the now award winning HTID In The Sun has been a landmark event for arguably the UK’s most infamous rave brand for six continuous years. Already critically acclaimed for their road block parties right across the UK, specialising in the very best events and featuring the World’s champions of hardcore, hard dance, gabber, techno and beyond, this special week long edition featuring the cream the brand has to offer sees both days and nights packed chock full of the UK’s favourite raving experience.

With every major headliner breaking the sound barrier either upon the stage or through a microphone across seven unforgettable days in a truly beautiful location, HTID In The Sun: Viva La HTID strikes back, harder, louder, longer and better than ever for 2012! Don’t miss your LAST CHANCE to book on Wednesday 2nd May where bookings will close.

The Line-Up & Club Arenas
Featured deck controllers specialising in UK hardcore, freeform, rave and old skool across the 7 day duration of this year’s event, which promises to be even bigger and better than before include the globally recognised Darren Styles, Gammer, Hixxy, DJ Sy, Re-Con, Breeze, Joey Riot, Dougal, Squad-E, Chris Unknown, Technikore, MOB, Brisk, Petruccio & Modulate, Klubfiller, Force, Stylus & AudioJunkie, Al Storm, Ramos, Kurt, Fracus & Darwin, Slipmatt, Scott Brown, Vibes, Supreme, Marc Smith, Chris Fear, Alex Prospect, Druid, A.B., Douglas, Last Of The Mohicans, Fat Steve & Dave Castellano, Solution, Pinnacle, DJ C, Sc@r, Miss Special K, Bubble and Jay Disturbance coming from the UK and Flyboy, Virus, Dynamic and DJ Tempest flying in from Canada especially for this spectacular.

Highlighted, universally recognised microphone controllers in UK hardcore, freeform, rave and old skool across the 7 day period this year include Storm, Whizzkid, Wotsee, Enemy, Static, Keyes, Skatty, Obie, Rude, Livelee, Mayhem, Deverstate, Reconize and MC B.

These artists will feature through the week long holiday in the main arena of Colossos’ epic nightclub establishment, which, will be specially amped up by Hardcore Til I Die’s additional sound, light, lazers, effects, video screens and full rave arena production which the brand delivers to Spain from the UK on a 44 tonne truck especially each year to maximise the raving experience to the very best that it can be!

Techno, old skool techno, rave and gabber get very special treatment this year as The Harder They Come, Hard To The Core, Horizon, North and Twisted & Darkside collaborate over the week to bring you a new experience as HTID announce they will not be utilising arena three this year for any other style of music, meaning that lovers of the harder styles will get more space, with no music clashes, making for a better atmosphere. Added features for this room include extended opening times and an enhanced sound system, meaning the best HTID In The Sun techno party yet!

Featured international artists include - from the UK Scorpio, Andy Vortex, Tones, Big Worm, Clarkee, Deathmachine, Joey Riot, Marc Smith, Addiction, Al Twisted, Rob Da Rhythm, Brisk, Devastator, Matt Green, Bryan Fury, Lost Origin, Jakub 23, Teck Nick, Extremist, Soul Destroyer, Bio Rekk, Mikey Motion, Hektek, Dark Lite & DMR, Chimera, The Doctor, Joe ET, Terror, Versatile, Believe, The Criminal, Genocide, D-Mon, Esque and Disturbia. From the Netherlands, Negative A, Drokz, Nitrogenetics, Dyprax, Mindustries and Mr Courage; whilst from Italy, special guests include Lowroller and D-Tox, as well as a guest appearance from Radium from France.

Microphone duties for this arena come courtesy of well renowned heroes Ribbz, Squidgy B, Si The Sigh, Impact and 1 Time.

The event provides a 17 and over only age restriction (patrons aged 17 must provide ID and attend with an adult over 18). For those looking to arrange their own transport and accommodation in Spain, CLUB ONLY tickets are on sale at the following tariff and can be found through htidinthesun.com

Club Only - 3 Nights - £99 (Choosing any three consecutive nights)
Club Only – 7 Nights - £160

Daytime Activities & Events
For those that just won’t settle for the night club experience alone, HTID are proud to present a series of day time activities and events that keep even the most active of ravers more than happy during HTID In The Sun! Presenting a whole host of entertainment to keep those gaps between nocturnal activities full!

Illa Fantasia Water Party (Including Free Bar) – Now officially the most talked about excursion that HTID have ever offered, which also led to the organisation winning their much talked about award, the HTID In The Sun water park party was introduced to resulting rave reviews and features a full afternoon of hardcore coming live from a purpose built sound stage which sits at the helm of a massive wave pool with attractions and solarium. The biggest hardcore artists are involved on the line-up and there’s even a free bar plus coach travel to and from the site making this the most unmissable of activities taking place during HTID In The Sun.

Yacht Parties (Includes Free Bar) – The truly hardcore are invited take part in the ultimate cruise as the HTID team charter not one, but four trips around some of the most beautiful coast lines in Western Europe whilst the industry’s most excellent DJ’s and MC’s perform to a limited number of 250 ticket holders via a crisp and clear sound system, taking on a full on sunshine party vibe, hardcore style. This year, HTID have added additional cruises including (new for this year) old skool and hardcore techno.

Silent Disco Beach Party – Brand new for 2012 is this private, secluded Beach experience, reserved just for the HTID party going massive who can enjoy an afternoon in the sun and slip on some headphones with other like minded ravers and jump around to a selection of different headlining DJ’s and MC’s of their choice.

FREE Foam Parties – A favourite feature returning for this year’s chaos, spend an afternoon in Colossos spacious main arena raving to the elite of DJ’s and MC’s whilst HTID fill the room with copious amounts of foam. Crazy, messy fun! This year, not only will UK hardcore feature as normal, but additionally for 2012 – a hardcore techno foam party!

HTID Beach Bar – Open daily, the Beach Bar is a great place for ravers to hook up with friends, book their place on some of the excursions, start off their partying early and meet some of their favourite DJ’s and MC’s also enjoying the good Weather and party action!

Yacht Parties, Silent Disco & The Water Park events only require the purchase of tickets additional to holiday packages or club only passes, prices for these as well as details for the purchase of tickets and information can be found through htidinthesun.com

Additional Activities & Features
Daytime
All along the glorious beach situated in Lloret de Mar there are Ringo’s, Banana Boats, Speedboat Trips and much, much more as well as throughout Lloret de Mar - Go Karting, Paintball and arcades just short listing a plentiful ream of entertainment to engage in during the trip!

Daily Help Desk
HTID In The Sun’s Staff will be on hand in full in the Courtyard from 15:00pm – 17:00pm each day specifically to deal with any issues that hardcore holiday patrons may have and to help aid the holiday experience to go as smoothly as possible.

Night Time
Go visual in the club as Madison Smith takes on Face Painting duties throughout the week, adding to the already crazy atmosphere and energetic surroundings, allowing ravers to let their imagination go wild. There’s also the all important CD Pack Superstore Merchandise Stall which will be selling a full plethora of rave merchandise including glow sticks, whistles, horns, HTID In The Sun 2012 exclusive merchandise, hoodies, T-Shirts, Caps and apparel, as well as CD Packs for your listening pleasure and much, much more that will accept both British Stirling and Euro’s as currency.

Fancy Dress
The event will also feature daily optional daily fancy dress themes at the venue, ravers are invited to get creative and come dressed as outrageously as possible in line with the theme that will run nightly as follows:
Wednesday: Skool Daze School Uniform
Thursday: Hawaiian
Saturday: Lil Army Raver
Sunday: Where’s Wally
Monday: Horror Night

Hotels & Accommodation
Hotels are booked on a package basis that feature 2, 3 or 4 star options available as Bronze, Silver and Gold. All hotels offered feature comfortable en suite rooms on a dinner, bed and breakfast basis. Most hotels also offer television, telephone, air conditioning, safety deposit box (although there may be additional charges for this). Most hotel rooms also feature a balcony or terrace to relax upon during that all important down time as well as most hotels offering facilities such as restaurant, bar, swimming pool, solarium, games room, TV room, currency exchange and more to make the experience the best it can be.

The Gold package comes highly recommended, away from the chaos, four star accommodation, extra luxury and upgraded features to boot!

Package prices are as follows:
Bronze £240 (2 Star Hotel) **SOLD OUT**
Silver £280 (3 Star Hotel)
Gold £360 (4 Star Hotel)

Packages include 7 day entry wristband and hotel on a dinner, bed and breakfast basis. Prices for extra nights, transfers and so forth can be found upon booking at htidinthesun.com

Villas are also a great idea for those booking large groups or wanting space with features including private pool, private gardens, lounge and big screen TV and for smaller groups, private apartments offer great luxury in and around Lloret for superb value.

Both options allow for fitted Kitchens meaning ravers can cook and eat meals at times to suit them, rather than eating at set times and with Villas and Apartments starting as low as 69 euros per person, it really is a steal.

More information at holidaylettings.co.uk lloretguide.com or homeholidays.co.uk

Flights & Transfers
The easiest way to travel to HTID In The Sun is by Ryanair direct to Girona (GRO). Flights are also available to Barcelona via airlines such as British Airways, Easy Jet, Jet 2 and BMI Baby. The earlier flights are booked, the cheaper they will be.

When booking with HTID, all patrons are offered transfers between the airport and resort. These must be paid for in advance and are only available from Girona (Barcelona) and Barcelona (BCN) airports.

More information – ryanair.com britishairways.com easyjet.com jet2.com and bmibaby.com

For an overview of current flight prices – check out skyscanner.net or flightchecker.moneysavingexpert.com

Safety & Security
HTID have full security in place at all times for this event with many officers not only working through the events but also patrolling accommodation to ensure safety and enjoyment is paramount for all. It is recommended of course that all attendees purchase travel insurance and obtain a free EHIC before embarking on the HTID In The Sun adventure.

General Information / Statistics
Currency: Euro
Nearest Airports: Girona (GRO) and Barcelona (BCN)
Transfer Times: Girona (30 Minutes) and Barcelona (90 Minutes)
Average Temperature: 18 – 25C
Average Sun Hours: 10 per Day
Average Beer Prices: 2 – 5 Euros
Average Mineral Water Prices: 1 – 3 Euros
Average English Breakfast Prices: 3 – 6 Euros
Average Dinner Price: 5 – 15 Euros

Fun Facts & Figures
2,880,000 - Approximate number of air miles travelled by attendees to HTID In The Sun each year
4,732 - Number of Pizza slices consumed at HTID In The Sun 2011
1,922 - The number of miles the production lorry will travel from the UK, through France and into Spain: g.co
1,000 - Total capacity of the 4 Yacht parties
700+ - Number of hotel rooms we have already confirmed
420 - Number of tea bags used by staff at HTID In The Sun 2011
114.5 - Total hours of music across the whole event
111 - artists will be performing
67 - Average hours of June sunshine per week in Lloret de Mar (UK average is 45)
51.5 - Total opening hours of the main arena over the week
25 - The number of coaches booked to get people to the Waterpark Party
6 - This is the sixth time we've been to Spain!
5 - Audio/Visual Technicians
4 - Yacht parties
2 - Foam parties
1 - Waterpark party

Returning for the sixth successful year, Hardcore Til I Die return for a no holds barred Spanish takeover as the World’s most respected artists join the party of a lifetime for seven solid days of sun, fun, entertainment, wild rides, amusement, mayhem, madness, lights, lazers and incredible sound. The hardcore experience of a lifetime that is never easily forgotten and has yet to beaten takes place from 19th – 26th June in Lloret de Mar in Spain and final call for bookings is by Wednesday 2nd May - miss it and you miss out on the experience of the year!

Bigger, better, louder and longer! Viva La HTID!

LISTEN TO HIXXY'S INCREDIBLE 'MORNING GLORY' SET WITH AWARD WINNING MC'S STORM & WHIZZKID, RECORDED LIVE AT LAST YEAR'S HTID IN THE SUN EVENT FOR FREE TO GET YOURSELVES IN THE MOOD!
Hixxy Featuring Storm & Whizzkid 'Morning Glory Set' Recorded LIVE At HTID In The Sun 2011 by jmbpr

GRAB A FREE DOWNLOAD OF DJ SY & SQUAD-E'S 'Tuesday Night Kick Off Set':
DJ Sy & Squad-E 'Tuesday Night Kick Off Set' Recorded LIVE At HTID In The Sun 2011 by jmbpr

GRAB A FREE DOWNLOAD OF SCORPIO & RE-CON'S 'Main Room Set':
Scorpio & Re-Con 'Main Room Set' - Recorded LIVE At HTID In The Sun 2011 by jmbpr

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Contact Information
Hardcore Til I Die
1 Lady’s Lane
Northampton
NN1 3AH

Tel: 08713 155 266
E-Mail: bookings@htidinthesun.com
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For Further Press Information, Press & Media Should Contact:
Jon Brown
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Don't miss out! It's only around the corner :)

Club-only tickets are still available to purchase right?
I'll be making a late booking hopefully.

Thanks