Last night the 54th Eurovison song contest took place in Oslo, Norway. It was the first Eurovision i half-watched in years and it was pretty impressive. No Lordis or Dustins… a lot of entries actually trying to sing seriously. The only reason i had it on was because it was all twitter was talking about.. so curiosity got the better of me… At the start, Spain’s entry was invaded by some random guy from the audience… they kept performing but got to sing all over again at the end for their troubles. Hearing a eurovision song once is usually enough… What impressed me most though was the interval act – A european wide flashmob dancing to Madcon’s new song ‘Glow’. Flashmobs are always great entertainment when executed right and... Similar posts

iPhone users in the US are being called to arms against the tyranny they feel AT&T’s data planning amounts to, arranging a digital “flashmob” to bring the network’s data services to its knees in an attempt to show the carrier their ire. The whole event has been arranged via the Secret Diary of Steve Jobs, and... Similar posts

Maybe everyone has seen this before, I hadn’t. But over 4.8 million views tell me that some of you will have. Some staff at a Medical Centre in Portland, Oregon got together to make a video to raise awareness of breast cancer in their hospital. The video has gone above and beyond that with 4,838, 228 views so far and no sign of it stopping. Guy Kawasaki has even described it as possibly the most viral non profit video ever. What a fun day at work this was! Click here to view the embedded video. 0 people like this post. Like  © Niamh for Culch.ie, 2009. | Permalink | No comments yet | Add to del.icio.us Post tags: breast cancer, dance, flashmob, Oregon, Pink Glove Dance, Portland, USA, viral...... Similar posts

This looks like the best of the videos of the flash mob thing on You Tube: Let Mr Blue Sky In There are loads more personal clips people have uploaded on there... Similar posts

It seems like the National Campaign for the Arts are organising another flash mob in support of their campaign against any drastic cutting of arts funding in the upcoming budget. This time round the flash mob is to take place in Wexford town, next Saturday 21 November at 12pm. The exact location is not given and will probably remain a secret until the day. A pre A for Arts Masked Flash Mob meeting will be held at Bui Bolg premises Whitemill Industrial Estate Wexford 7.30pm Weds 18th November to discuss details and they are encouraging all art workers, practitioners and art lovers of all ages to participate or support the event. Wouldn't it be cool if everyone was wearing these? The NCFA are also hoping to collect at least 10,000 signatures on their online petition in support of the... Similar posts

Not so long ago I wrote about the National Campaign For the Arts being launched and how they were planning to raise awareness for the arts and try their best not to allow their budgets to be cut. Well they came up with a very novel way of promoting the campaign in Cork this weekend by organising a flashmob! Another one, you say? Well, yes. But a great one! This is one of the best I’ve seen in a while. The element of surprise was still there. The dancers were quite obviously from all walks of life, of all ages and of all shapes and sizes which is what I love about Flashmobs, the shock and surprise on peoples faces as the oul wan beside them starts dancing along with everyone else. The fact that some onlookers even joined in makes it that much better Here it is: Click here to view... Similar posts

Click here to view the embedded video. Got to love this. Well done to all on St Patrick Street in Cork who did this on Saturday, as a protest against funding cuts to the arts. Well done too to Egomotion for the videos . There’s loads of videos of it on You Tube including the rehearsals . © Darragh Doyle for Culch.ie, 2009. | Permalink | No comments yet | Add to del.icio.us Post tags: dancing, flash mob,...... Similar posts

Directly lifted from the Soundcheck blog : Click here to view the embedded video. and from Marcus on Pix.ie – he’s got a full album of photos: Photo copyright Marcus Macinnes, Pix.ie Go over here and read more . Well done Fionn and team!! © Darragh Doyle for Culch.ie, 2009. | Permalink | No comments yet | Add to del.icio.us Post tags: Dublin, event, flash mob, flashmob, soundcheck,...... Similar posts

Those crazy Soundcheck kids are up to something a bit crazier than usual. Play dead on the streets of Dublin and be part of the DEATH MOB, the Flash Mob to end all Flash Mobs. Meet Thursday October 8 at 9.30pm in Dublin 2. RSVP on Facebook to receive details and updates, with the first coming Tuesday evening. The location is to be made known to us on Thursday afternoon and all participants will get a free copy of the official DEATH MOB photo. Sounds mad. MAD!! All details on Facebook here . Soundcheck at Spy, South William Street on Thursday eveneings (free in before 11, just a fiver after) continues with FREE cupcakes, FREE chocolate, FREE popcorn, bottles of vino for a tenner before 9pm, 2-for-1 cocktails until 11pm and loads of 4 euro drinks. After last week’s karaoke madness,... Similar posts

It's just such a lovely idea. To throw a surprise wedding reception for a couple coming out of a registry office.Check out their blog post and pictures for the full explanation. The latest in many random acts of entertainment and madness by Improv... Similar posts

Flashmob = For Ad hoc fun. In public places. Just gather a mob together in a flash. 3 easy steps. 1. Tell everyone you know. 2. Draw a circle on your hand. 3. Turn up. Here’s a taste of what they did in New York. In London. A massive free-for-all spontaneous pillow fight. In Dublin… Tonight at 8pm. Outside the Stag’s Head. View Larger Map This will be an especially special flashmob as it is organised by internet rockstars Jonah Peretti and Ze Frank. You’ll never get a better chance to make internet history in Dublin. Don’t miss... Similar posts

Morph-Mob Nearly 200 people gathered outside the Tate Modern to commemorate and remember Tony Heart. It is reputed to have been organized through Facebook, but I cant find the group…. I did find this though, which is kinda cool. If you want to see Tony Hearts daughters reaction, and the winner of the Best Morph check this video out. Edt: Love the photo Rick chose for his post on this... Similar posts

If you want to be out and about in Belfast this weekend, there are lots of opportunities to sample the delights of the Festival of Fools and the Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival.There’s much foolish muppetry all over the city centre.Events in Castlecourt, Cornmarket (Arthur Square) and Rosemary Street from 11am-5pm on Saturday and 1pm-5pm on Sunday.Particularly recommended would be to catch the very start of OzStar Airlines as they present their First Class In-flight Entertainment in Cornmarket at 2pm on Saturday. If you’re there promptly, you might find another piece of street theatre with Belfast’s Flash Mob Part Deux!And I love the idea of the (Make Your Own) Misguided Tour “of secret delights and adventures revealed in the nooks and crannies of the Cathedral quarter of... Similar posts

At 1pm, a short quiet blow on a whistle triggered some of the shoppers in Victoria Square to stop, frozen in time. And for two minutes, they stood like statues, while shoppers and the centre’s customer service staff wondered what has happening.Truth be told, it takes a lot to disturb a long-time resident of Belfast, and quite a few folk just wandered on past the static figures without even batting an eyelid.But at least a few turned back to wonder!Belfast’s first flash mob ... I’ll update with a link to Youtube when someone uploads a... Similar posts

Ohhhh I dont know. I still love Tokyo and want to go back tomorrow. Why? Oh the food, the women, the beer, the madness, the sake… the list goes on… But this encapsulates the oddity that is Tokyo…... Similar posts