Tickets for Roll Britannia now on sale!

London Rollergirls are hosting ROLL BRITANNIA, the first European roller derby tournament, on Saturday and Sunday, 18 & 19 July 2009 at Brompton Hall, part of the Earl’s Court Exhibition Centre. This will be the roller derby event of the year: 2 days, 12 leagues from across the UK and Germany, and 16 action-packed roller derby bouts!

Full details of the event and tickets are available on the Roll Britannia site: www.rollbritannia.com

Participating leagues are
Auld Reekie Rollergirls (Edinburgh, Scotland)
Berlin Bombshells (Berlin, Germany)
Birmingham Blitz Derby Dames (Birmingham, England)
Central City Rollergirls (Birmingham, England)
Glasgow Roller Girls (Glasgow, Scotland)
Leeds Roller Dolls (Leeds, England)
London Rockin Rollers (London, England)
London Rollergirls (London, England)
Rainy City Rollergirls (Manchester, England)
Royal Rebel Rollers (mixed team of Middlesborough Milk Rollers, Rebellion Rollergirls, and Windsor Rollergirls (Middlesborough, Kempston, & Windsor, England))
Stuttgart Valley Rollergirlz (Stuttgart, Germany)
Team East Angrier (mixed team of Romsey Town Rollerbillies and Brawlin’ Angels Rollergirls (Cambridge & Bedford, England))

Saturday was a day of firsts. Our first double-header travel team bout, the Brawl Saints’ first bout, our first streaker…

An ace time was had by all, and the final scores were:

London Brawl Saints 156 - 47 Leeds Roller Dolls
London Brawling 249 - 20 Birmingham Brummie Bombshells

Here’s a couple of highlight videos from the ever-talented Baron von Strange:
Brawl Saints vs Leeds Roller Dolls
London Brawling vs Brummie Bombshells

Massive thanks to the Roller Dolls and the Blitz Dames for coming down and playing us - we’ll see you both again in six weeks’ time at Roll Britannia! And as always, big love to all of you for coming to watch and cheer us on. We hope we’ll see you again in six weeks too! Tickets will be going on sale soon - stay tuned.

Love, the LRG x

Check out our forum for some great pics of Saturday’s action - caution may contain nudity!

We thought it was great fun to have two bouts in one day, and you agreed, so we’re doing it again! Our intraleague season is over, and we are playing other leagues. First, our newly formed all-star reserves Team, the Brawl Saints, will take on Leeds Roller Dolls. Then our all-star team, London Brawling, will play Birmingham Blitz Derby Dames‘ Brummie Bombshells.

Tickets will be limited. Be sure to buy early to avoid disappointment–we sold out well in advance of the last bout, so make sure you don’t miss out this time! Tickets are £10 in advance (two bouts!) or £12 on the door (if we have any left).

Doors open at 4:00 and the first bout starts at 5:00PM.

There are a few ways you can get tickets in advance:

1.) Online using a debit card, credit card, or PayPal account. All tickets purchased online will be held at the door and are non-refundable. Just click on the Buy Now button below to purchase! (50p fee per ticket)
—PAYPAL TICKETS NOW SOLD OUT—

2.) Through Brown Paper Tickets:
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3.) From Kitty at The Wacky Barber: 9-12 St Anne’s Court, Soho, London, W1F 0BE (0207 494 3101)

4.) At one of Tatty Devine’s two locations: 236 Brick Lane, London, E2 7LH (020 7739 9191) or 57b Brewer Street, Soho, London, W1F 9UL (020 7434 2257)

5.) Through a rollergirl. If you are lucky enough to personally know a London Rollergirl or ref, you can purchase tickets directly through her or him.

To make sure that you are kept up to date with bout and travel annoucements, join the Facebook event page (http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=80489803476) or send a message with the subject “subscribe events” to info at londonrollergirls dot com.