Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween! 

Celebrate Halloween at Madame Lala's today at 2pm SL time (9pm UK) with DJ DeSantis playing spooky tunes!  Come on over for a right scary time!
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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 dramatisation.

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

Hazel O'Connor on Saturday

Enjoy a sensational night of New Wave!

London City's tribute to Breaking Glass, with Hazel O'Connor, from the 1980's Punk/New Wave scene.

The hit film starring Hazel O'Connor and Phil Daniels, and broke the UK box office in 1981.

The film was called Breaking Glass and charted the success of a post-Punk/New Wave singer 'Kate' from humble beginnings, singing in rowdy back street bars, to sudden super stardom and her eventual meltdown.

Hazel O'Connor wrote and performed all of songs from the movie and just like her character in the film, experienced a brief superstardom in the early 80s with songs, Black Man, Eighth Day, If Only, Writing on the Wall, D-Days, Who Needs It and her most famous of all, Will You, which remained in the charts for 14 weeks.

In January 2022, Hazel suffered a life changing brain haemorrhage and remains on a very long and challenging road to recovery. 

Come and enjoy the show on Saturday http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/London%20City/128/113/23  

The Party starts at 12pm SLT (8pm UK), with the concert at 1pm SLT

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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Surviving the martians

It looks like we thwarted another invasion by those pesky Martians.  Earth is safe once more and in time for the Halloween party today at Substation from 11am SL time.

Spooky times ahead

Things that go bump in the night..  including War of The Worlds show on Halloween Weekend!

London City Halloween

Experience a monstrous Halloween in London City as spectres and ghouls take to the streets, in a frightmare spanning October. Enjoy weekly themed spooktacular concerts and shudder at the scary exhibits. For more details see mainlandlondon.blogspot.com

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Halloween Season

London City Spectre

Experience the chill of Halloween in London City, as wraiths and ghouls leave Highgate cemetery and wander the streets, in this frightmare spanning all of October. Enjoy weekly themed spooktactular concerts and shudder at the scary exhibits. For more details see mainlandlondon.blogspot.com

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There be monsters here.. you know who you are! :)

Fancy a creaky old movie today, and in  High Definition?

Try this on YouTube The Curse Of The Mummy's Tomb (1964 Hammer Horror)

Digging (up) Debbie Harry

Some pictures from last night's Halloween season party and concert in London City, hosted by DJ Bailey and Coffee McQueen.   Get scared again by the gruesome twosome today at 11am SL in the Substation, playing old hits by old bints.

These pictures were taken on Genesis.  The Low Footprint, High Performance viewer for Second Life.  Make your lappy happy and give it a test drive, see https://genesisviewer.org

Going Wacko for Jacko

Here is the scene from last night's Party in The Park with the MJ concert.

Details of next week's show to follow shortly..

Halloween Places

With well over a hundred Halloween destinations to choose from in the Second Life Destination Guide, we have whittled them down to what we believe to be the Top 25 haunts to visit!

Go through the scary Halloween Portal located in the London City Hub, to enjoy some great builds and frighten yourself silly.

Martians gatecrash Halloween Party

We did it!   We fought off those pesky Martians again.  What is it about Halloween that always makes them try in on with us here in London City?

On Primrose hill, there were a few charred Residents, but on the whole we all made it through the night, thanks to copious amounts of whisky (used for medicinal purposes only <coughs>).

Hope you had a great Halloween with us.

The Cranberries, on Saturday

Image courtesy of Soundcloud

Appearing in London City for the first time, we have another Tribute Premier for you.. The Cranberries.

The Cranberries were an Irish rock band. They rose to international fame in the 1990s.

The band remained active until 2018, when lead singer Delores O'Riordan, who was touring at the time, tragically drowned in her bath in a London hotel room.

Their most famous hits include, Zombie, Salvation, Dreams, Ode To My Family, When You're Gone, Pretty, Hollywood, Linger, Dreaming my Dreams and many more.

Enjoy The Cranberries show here in London City, with DJ Santis presenting Party in The Park at 12pm SL time (8pm UK) and the show an hour later at 1pm SL.

Boo!

 And so it begins...

Visit the Cemetery here: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/London%20City/103/169/24

London City Frightmare

Experience some ghostly goings-on and paranormal panic, as London City invites you to participate in this annual Frightmare. Themed Halloween club events through October and concerts from the Crypt, each and every weekend. For event details see mainlandlondon.blogspot.co.uk

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No Halloween Brexit Party

We have an event posted for a Brexit Party on Halloween evening. 

Needless to say, we were naively optimistic at the time of posting, and the UK isn't going anywhere this year.

In the meantime the UK is set to have yet another General Election on 12th December.  If you need to know which way to your polling station, just follow the groove made in the road by the public on their umpteen trips to the polls in the last couple of years.

Our Halloween party will be held at Madame Lala's on 31st October at 2pm SL time (9pm UK) with DJ DeSantis.

Free Halloween Hat Gift

Halloween Hats (Elise Banx, not included)

Scare your friends with these two exclusive free Gifts from London City's Freebie Megastore in technicolor and gorgeous mesh, created by Billy Arentire.    Rush on over to the store to collect yours! 

They're located at the entrance here:  http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/London%20City/102/216/24

Exclusive Freebie time again!

Last week, we blogged about the new range of clothing for the free Altamura bodies now available for everyone in the Freebie Megastore.  Hopefully you collected the male or female body and the clothing on offer.

Today the lovely people at No Shot clothing have made these stunning his and hers Halloween Hoodies available for everyone to enjoy.

They contain multiple versions to support nearly any body type, including classic and Altamura and many others.

Rush on over the Freebie Megastore to collect the latest exclusive gift!

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/London%20City/111/211/24

Halloween in London

A spooky time for all in October in London City

London City Spooktacular

Experience some ghostly goings-on and paranormal panic, as London City invites you to participate in this annual Frightmare. Themed Halloween club events throughout October and concerts from the Crypt, each and every weekend. For event details see mainlandlondon.blogspot.co.uk

Visit in Second Life

The Halloween Cemetery

Uh-Oh the Halloween Season is upon us and we will be adding a fright a day, all the way up to Halloween!

Check out the Cemetery in the place formerly known as the Voice Lounge.. but keep your eyes peeled for ghostly goings-on, something is happening in there!

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/London%20City/103/176/23

Happy Halloween

A very Happy Halloween to you all from London City.   Enjoy the festivities today at World's End Halloween Party with Katty and Coffee.  Starts 12pm noon SL time (7pm UK).

Worlds End Pub: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/London%20City/37/9/24

War of the Worlds, date for your diary!

War of The Worlds, interactive stage show will be held in London City on Saturday 27th October.
The event begins at 12pm SL time (8pm UK).

To be in the show, please wear turn of the century costume of your choice.