December 22, 2011

NEW YEAR'S EVE 2012!!

It's that time again... where once a year the night turns magical and is filled with champagne, glitz and hopeful romance: New Years Eve. What are your plans to ring in 2012? If you're not sure yet, you wont want to miss these fabulous fetes.

Las Vegas
1 OAK - GET TICKETS
Where: The Mirage
Music: Rock, Punk, Soul, Funk, Hip Hop Highlight: Grand Opening. Fergie. DJ Jesse Marco. Champagne toast. What more could you ask for?
Ring in 2012 at the most glamorous, state-of-the-art New Year's Eve bash and countdown in Vegas. Partygoers will experience a one-of-a-kind experience while enjoying the intimate atmosphere and New York vibe of the 1 OAK Grand opening New Years Eve.
Cost: $150+

Los Angeles
Cleopatra's 2nd Annual 2012 New Year's Eve Ball - GET TICKETS
Where: The Egyptian Theater in Hollywood
Music: The Ultimate Club Mix, Hip Hop, House
Highlight: The Egyptian Theater designed for its exclusive celebrity movie premieres and red carpet ceremonies, for one night only, will be open to you and your friends for a huge New Year's Eve Ball. You will find yourself among sexy Cleopatras, Egyptian Queens and Pharaohs mixing your favorite drinks plus, the top DJs spinning the hottest beats!
Cost: $75 - $1,500

Miami
Gansevoort Rooftop - GET TICKETS
Where: South Beach
Music: Top 40, Hip Hop, Dance, 80's, Housel Mash Ups
Highlight: Live the privileged high life this New Year's Eve and join A-list celebrities, celebuntantes and models at the Gansevoort Rooftop Party. Take-in the 360 degree panoramic view, enjoy the premium open bar and celebrate the new year at the most sophisticated and exhilarating party in Miami. This sleek and sexy tropical oasis party will have you at hello.
Cost: $175 - $595

New York City
New Year's Eve BASH 2012 - GET TICKETS
Where: AVENUE, 116 Tenth Avenue, NYC
Music: Hip Hop, Dance, 80's, and Rock
Highlight: This ultra swank club in West Chelsea just went through a $2.5 million transformation complete with "models, bottles, moguls and A-listers". During the bash you will find yourself among world renowned DJs, a premium open bar, champagne toasts and party favors. Avenue is THE premier hot spot, rated #1 Ultra Exclusive New Year's Eve 2012 Bash.
Cost: $165 - $215

San Diego
Big Night San Diego New Year's Eve Gala - GET TICKETS
Where: Hilton San Diego Bayfront
Music: Top 40, Hip Hop, Dance, House & more
Highlight: Delivering the wow factor without the hassle you'll be sure to have a perfect all-inclusive night including: drinks, food, party favors, no long lines, 12 themed party areas, live music and top DJs.
Cost: $109.99 - $299.99

December 19, 2011

Congratulations to this Year's Z100 Hometown Hero, Ali Brustofski!

Z100, State Farm and Eventful teamed up to provide one lucky music artist the opportunity to perform at Z100's All Access Lounge, the pre-event to the legendary Jingle Ball. Over 330 music artists competed to win the coveted prize, with over 60,000 Demands generated by fans. All unsigned music artists in the tri-state area were eligible to compete and the top 25 artists with the most Demands at the end of round 1 moved to the semi-finals. During the semi-finals an A-list panel of music judges, including Gabe Saporta from Cobra Starship and Monte Lipman from Universal Republic Records, selected 5 finalists to move on to the final round. The final winner was determined by fan Demands.

Congratulations to the young, beautiful and very talented Ali Brustofski! Ali says, "The whole experience was way better than anything I could have possibly dreamed of. I still can't believe I spent all day at Hammerstein.. I got to hangout backstage, have my own Meet & Greet, and perform for by far the biggest crowd I've ever sang for. And to top it all off my performance was played on the Jumbotron at Madison Square Garden!! It was literally surreal, and no doubt the best day of my life." We wish you the best of luck in your music career!

Ali performing at the Z100 and Coca-Cola All Access Lounge

Video of Ali's performance coming soon!

December 16, 2011

What Comes Before Part B?

You should have seen our second round
Par-tay! (Sound it out…) Which is exactly what us Eventful-iers did last weekend to celebrate the holiday season with each other. It was a nice change of pace for us all to swap out our flip-flops and thinking caps for cocktail dresses and neckties. …


A few of the Eventful youngsters having a fine time
… The occasion for us to get gussied up together doesn’t happen all too often. We sure are a fine-looking group once the HTML code is scrubbed from beneath our fingernails and the Demand It! stickers are brushed out of our hair.


Sara: Smile for what camera?
Some of us put in an extra amount of effort getting glammed up since we had a reserved room at the swank Analog Bar in Downtown San Diego. Passersby were looking at us through the windows commenting to each other, “I wonder if they’re from Hollywood…” We’re not from Hollywood. BUT, we can tell you about what events are happening there.


Some had a specific reason to attend the party
This year was indeed one for celebrating. Not only did we have zero onsite accidents in the Eventful offices - welts from rubber band wars withstanding – we made HUGE improvements in terms of the appearance and functionality of our website and services. After a year as successful as we consider 2011 to be, we all felt deserving over our two drink tickets. (Three, if you know the right people.)


Others had a different agenda
Most office parties are very formal affairs. But, Eventful isn’t like most. We hired a live 4-piece band, The Sidekicks, to rock out for us while we took turns pretending to be the frontman and sang to the throng of people with extremely picky music tastes. …


Eventful’s version of NKOTB – Paul called dibs on the “Donnie” role
… Surprisingly enough, we’ve got a few members on staff that can really carry a tune - including our CEO and fearless leader, Jordan Glazier! And even the not-so-good groups won the crowd over with their onstage banter. Good-looking AND talented? It’s amazing any of us are still single!


CEO Jordan Glazier rocking out to a tune
that may or may not have been made famous by Tina Turner
Jordan gave the only speech of the night that was both heartfelt and excited. And he was wise enough to bookend his speech by raffling off prizes for gift cards to spas, electronic stores and restaurants. There’s a reason he’s in charge. Smarts.


At least no one brought an embarrassing date this year
There were drinks and snacks. There was music and plenty of prizes. But, most importantly, there was us. The people at Eventful congratulating each other on our professional and personal successes over the year. …


Maybe we are from Hollywood! Look out, Marie Osmond!!
… There have been weddings, births, graduations, new hires and a rumor was floating around the office that a member of Eventful has successfully jumped out of an airplane 73 times this year. On purpose!


The only time Jenny stopped smiling
was when they made last call
Yes, it’s safe to say that 2011 was a fantastic year made only better by the fact that the Eventful offices are so filled with genuine party animals.


Kristan: Call me a cab.
Dawn: You’re a cab.
Kristan: OMG! We’re SO funny!

December 01, 2011

Eventful Be Jammin'

Gym Class Heroes and The Dirty Heads just rounded out their co-headlined North American tour! And Eventful was there for every step of the way. We were helping to promote the tour by conducting a ticket giveaway for each stop of the tour. It was great to be able to give such an awesome prize to our loyal users. And, the fans of the two bands were more than grateful for the tickets!


A view of the headliners from the balcony
The tour started off huge on October 9 at The Prophet Bar in Dallas. The bands played for a sold-out and energized show. Nothing but positive reviews came out of that event. And that kind of excitement carried through the entire tour that routed them through Revolution in Fort Lauderdale, FL; The Masquerade Music Park in Atlanta, GA; Ram's Head Live in Baltimore, MD; the House of Blues - Boston; Kool Haus in Toronto, Ontario; Newport Music Hall in Columbus, OH; The Midland Theatre in Kansas City, MO; The Knitting Factory in Boise, ID; Roseland Theatre in Portland, OR; and the final stop at The Grove in Anaheim, CA - just to name a handful of the perfect venues to see such an alive music show. Each venue was carefully selected to be large enough to offer entry to the TONS of fans that wanted in while at the same time making the show seem personal and up-close. Which worked our perfectly! We know. Because we were there.


A couple of us enjoying a refreshing ... yellow-tinged soda during the show
The tour swung through San Diego on November 16 and we scored a handful of tickets - resulting in an epic battle for which Eventful-iers got to attend. But, to the victors go the spoils. The winners were announced and the rest slinked away plotting their revenge.


The crowd on the main floor was insane
We geared up and headed to the House of Blues in downtown San Diego - a great mid-sized venue for such a show. Unfortunately, some key members of the Gym Class Heroes came down with a pretty serious illness so the band had to pull out of the tour with about a third of the stops remaining - San Diego included. So, we missed 1/2 of the headliners at our stop. But, The Dirty Heads put on a SHOW! And were more than ably backed by Wallpaper and Ivy League - a couple bands that sounded ready to headline tours of their own.


The bar on the floor was also serving that yellow-tinged soda. Lucky us!
The crowd was dancing from beginning to end. The vibe was musically friendly. And the haze in the air - presumably from the onstage smoke machine - added a hypnotic effect to the show. All in all, we gave the show ten enthusiastic thumbs up! Congrats on the bands involved in this tour! We can't wait until you're all around SoCal again!


We were the last ones at the venue! And I have an unfocusable camera-phone.