London City: October 2023

Tuesday, October 31, 2023

Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween!

Celebrate Halloween at Madame Lala's today at 2pm SL time (9pm UK) with Alva and our 'arald, playing spooky tunes! Come on over for a right scary time!
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Sunday, October 29, 2023

Breaking News: Martian's Defeated Again!

Thank you to everyone who either appeared in, or attended, The War Of The Worlds interactive Stage Show.

The cast all died magnificently in the heat ray and resurrected just as quickly for the Tripod invasion. Everyone deserves to win whatever the SL equivalent of the Oscar's is.

Happy Halloween.. and the events continue today at Substation's macabre collection of music from Bailey.

This Picture via Genesis Viewer

Clocks go back in UK and Europe

As British Summer Time and Daylight Saving ends in the UK and Europe, our clocks went back by 1 hour this morning, October 29th.

So what was 8pm UK and 12 noon in SL, will be 8pm UK and 1pm SL Time.

This means for US Residents, events in London City will appear to be one hour earlier than usual (and hopefully not one hour later because everyone gets so confused at this time of year).

American clocks will go back (for the very last time) on November 5th and we will all catch up again!

Wednesday, October 25, 2023

Halloween - War of The Worlds Stage Show - Saturday

The War of The Worlds comes to London City on Saturday!

On 30th October 1938 long before television, CBS broadcast a radio version of The War of The Worlds.

They mentioned several times at the start of the show that it was a dramatization.

The format of the show was that of a light music program, constantly interrupted by reporters giving an account of the aliens progressive invasion.

What the network had overlooked was that the average radio listener to jump stations throughout the evening.

As the play continued, more and more people tuned in to the War of The Worlds broadcast without realising it was a play. Furthermore the radio broadcast had used real town names instead of fictitious ones, and one by one each town fell into the hands of the Martians.

Panic ensued as whole towns, swept in waves of hysteria, packed their possessions and fled to surrounding areas.

A suicide was reported as one woman said she would rather die than be taken by the Martians. In another town there was a fatal stampede as residents desperate to leave trampled each other.

The following morning CBS were forced to hold a press conference to explain themselves and to apologize for the duress they had subjected their listeners to.

Ultimately with such intense press coverage, this catapulted the actor who has played the lead reporter, a young and unknown Orson Welles, into super-stardom. Just three short years later, he wrote, produced, directed and starred in Citizen Kane.

Join us in London City on Saturday for the interactive stage show version of this most famous of classics.

Our evening begins with a huge mass of luminous gas erupting from Mars and heading towards Earth.

Across two-hundred-million miles of void, invisibly hurtling towards us, is the first of the missiles that will bring so much calamity.

Be part of this show. Come dressed however you like, but to be in the cast and to dance on the stage, please wear turn of the century or steampunk clothing. Men in cloth caps and working clothes, ladies in bustles or bonnets, or as maids. Circa anytime between 1880 to 1940.

The event starts at 1pm SL Time (8pm UK)

Location: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/London%20City/97/110/23

Friday, October 20, 2023

Michael Jackson in Concert on Saturday

The legendary Michael Jackson is appearing in Concert at London City Halloween Party in The Park on Saturday.

With Halloween rapidly approaching, we thought you might enjoy something strange.. This week, the theme is Halloween, win 250L for being the Best!

The party starts at 12pm SL (8pm UK) with Jacko on stage at 1pm SL.

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Friday, October 13, 2023

Adele Show on Saturday

Adele is a British singer, songwriter and musician who shot to fame after posting a demo of herself on MySpace (remember that?).

In 2009 she hit the big time with 19, her debut album. The success of this was quickly surpassed with her follow up album, 21, which earned her six grammy awards and Album of The Year.

To critical acclaim she released her album 25 in 2015 which to date is now her best selling collection. Adele has a place in the rich list with an estimated net worth exceeding $100m.

Come and enjoy a night of Adele in Concert as the London City Players perform their tribute act.

Party starts 12pm SLT (8pm UK) with the show an hour later at 1pm SLT.

Location: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/London%20City/79/133/24