Part LX
12 / 02 - 2000
@ CuRB

5^th ANNIVERSARY

Live:
Elusive
Malice in Wonderland
DJ:
Stefan Rosell (Shadowland)

Flyer

Puh... Who would have though that Gotham Nights (GN) would get the opportunity to celebrate its 5^th birthday? We in the committee did not, probably not our audience either, and surely not the press. But we made it!. GN is 5 years old next month and have 59 events on its records: concerts with 27 different bands and a number of other types of happenings, i.e. release parties, fashion shows and Halloween parties. That is quite a lot for such a small, idealistic club as GN, run by people that only work for the benefit of enriching the nightlife in Oslo - "bringing goth to the people". Maybe it is not correct to call us small anymore: we have about a 1000 members and has a regular audience of about 150 - GN have not only showed that it has a right to exist, but also that there actually is a need for such a club in the club jungle.

GN will celebrate its birthday on Saturday the 12^th of February, then by bringing onto the stage the best results of its years of existence:

Elusive (Stavanger): Elusive is a relatively new band, but consists of members with years of experience in the music business, and which, even from the start of GN, have had a close connection to the club. The band consists of the following members: Tommy Olsson (from Morendoes and Theatre of Tragedy), Jan Kenneth Barkved (from Morendoes), Morten Veland (from Tristania) and, for the occasion, Jon Eirik Steinstø (from Morendoes). This rather unknown collection of musicians has in fact in their respective bands sold about 100.000 records. The band is currently in dialog with quite a few major European record- labels, and might just become the first big Norwegian goth band.

Malice in Wonderland (Bergen): This band is also rather novel band, with members in their early twenties - an evidence of the recruitment still going on in the goth genre. The have released a couple of demo-records, and have made quite a name for themselves in Bergen - it is in due time that Oslo get to experience these guys.

You can experience all this at CuRB Saturday the 12^th of February, and then for only 70 NOK. We hope that you will all come and celebrate this night with us. The location is CURB (Custom Rock Bar) at Storgata 22. The doors will open at 21:00 and the age limit is 18.