Hardcore-Mental

28 September 2001

 

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EVENT CANCELLED PLEASE SEE COPY OF EMAIL PLEASE

Email Dated 12/09/01

Hi,

I regret to inform you that the event at Club CO2 on the 28th sept has been cancelled.
It looks as though Hardcore Mental has been the target of a malicious con artist posing as a promoter..
As you know we teamed up with another promoter for this event so (in my eyes) we could put on an event that none could be reckoned with.
Ofcourse, we did do our checking up before we even thought about teaming up with this promoter and everything seemed ok, but over time things started happening which were very unusual regarding the other promoter (Martin - Club Critical). Certainly, things do happen that hold up an event but after literally 10's of things happening, which were very far fetched, we started doubting the honesty of Club Critical.

After a while, we found out Club Critical had taken our trust, money and reputation by cancelling their side of things which in turn led to us having to cancel our side of things...

We did look into going out of pocket and hosting the event ourselves but due to legal reasons, to complicated to explain here, this was unviable.

Due to all the problems with this event and the amount of money we had invested into it, not to mention our reputation now, we have had to shutdown Hardcore Mental forever.

During our short time in promoting Hardcore, besides all the problems we've had with other promoters, money, venues and of course the councils, we have had a great time and have enjoyed meeting everyone out there, its just a shame that everything was so short lived.

As far as tickets sales go, If you have bought a ticket for the event on the 28th sept it is unlikly that this money will be returned to you as Club Critical dealt with all ticket sales and they seemed to have disappeared, all i can do is give you the number of Martin from Club Critical and hope you can sort it out from there. His number is: 07989 629121.

If you anymore problems then feel free to contact me at mentalist@hardcoremental.com

Thanks for your time and of course your support over the last year, it has been much appreciated.

As far as bookings go, if you feel you want some kind of compensation, which is totally acceptable considering the circumstances of cancelling you 2 weeks before then contact the above number.

Dave

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Email Dated 14/09/01

Hello fellow ravers!

Id just like to say how much the support we have recieved from you is appreciated!

By tonight (13th), at around 11:00pm we had recieved approximatly 400 emails from promoters, agents, DJ's, MC's, and ofcourse the ravers showing there support for Hardcore Mental!
We at HM were worrying that complaints would start flooding in from ticket purchesers demanding their money back, which ofcourse would be completly understandable, but we have had not one complaint from any of you!

It seems my views were wrong, that Hardcore Mental would not be able to host another event due to the bad press and reputation that may have been coursed due to the past few days of bad news. Of course our reputation has been dameged slightly but this is only to be expected.

The good news is, that because of you, I have decided to carry on with HM, as all the emails recieved show me that there is still masses of support out there, and we will not stop just because so called promoters out there want us, and the hardcore scene, to fail.

At the moment we are looking out sponsors and investers to help us get back on our feet and we are now in talks with "Vibalite" who are willing to help us out of this ditch we are in

As for tickets. If you cannot get your money back for the tickets sold to you by Club Critical, Hardcore Mental and Vibalite will honour these sales and as long as you bought them before September 11th you will be able to gain access to the event Vibalite is hosting on September 29th at The Street in Skegness for only £5!

Once again I would like to thank everyone for there support and confirm that Hardcore Mental WILL BE BACK AS SOON AS POSSIBLE!
keep checking back to our website at: www.hardcoremental.com for the latest news!

Cheers!
Dave Mentalist!