Sprint for tickets

Earlybird tickets for the biggest party of the 2nd AsiaPacific Outgames have gone on sale.

The Outgames Closing Party will be on Saturday, March 19 and features DJs from Australia and Auckland to join the local Wellington talent. The party is being hosted at a three-level city venue with two dance floors and is the first time the venue has held a big LGBT party. The party name and the DJ line-up are to be announced shortly.

Registered Outgames participants can now buy tickets for this party at the discounted earlybird rate of NZ$35 (approximately AUD$26), through the registration system on the Outgames website. Tickets will go on general sale at a later date.

A men’s party and a women’s party will be held on Friday, March 18. Earlybird tickets for these will also be on sale shortly.

For the men, URGE Black is presented by URGE Bar – the team behind Bearracuda Auckland and Tri-Nations.

URGE Black will be New Zealand’s biggest gay men’s dance party. DJs Seymour Butz, – who’s come fresh from working with the Scissor Sisters in LA – and DJ Mauri from Auckland have been announced so far.

The women’s party at Meow will be the high point of the week for the Velvet Club – the premium Outgames entertainment programme just for women.

info: The 2nd AsiaPacific Outgames will be held March 12–19 in Wellington, New Zealand. It includes an arts and culture festival, competitions in 16 sports, and a human rights conference. Participants from 15 countries have already registered. Registrations for the Outgames can be made via www.wellingtonoutgames.com