I am proud to officially announce OggCamp 10 today. The second OggCamp will take place in Liverpool in the UK on the weekend of May 1 & 2 to be preceded by Rathole Radio’s first ever Rathole Roadshow on April 30. That event will include live concerts by David Rovics, Attila The Stockbroker and my good friend Dan Lynch among others. But mainly, this year’s OggCamp1 will be even bigger and better than the original: There will be two full days of content, including another joint Ubuntu UK Podcast / Linux Outlaws live show, in a much bigger location — we are also discussing a possible exhibition space and much more. Since there will be no more LugRadio Live we are committed to taking up the torch and we’re running with it full tilt. Together, these two events will make a magnificent weekend of free software and free culture in North West England. So mark the dates in your calendar now! Here’s all the details:

• Rathole Roadshow: April 30 (20:00 – late) at the Bad Format Social Club in Liverpool (ticket prices TBA)
• OggCamp 10: May 1/2 (all day) at The Black-E in Liverpool (admission TBA)

For further information, keep an eye on the OggCamp website and our official identi.ca stream which will both have updates as the planning progresses. I think I can safely say for all of us who organised OggCamp 2009 that it was an absolutely amazing experience and we hope to see you all turn up again this year. See you in Liverpool!

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