- Volvo

what a partnership...

Thanks to Volvo there will be some exciting new elements and events for Snowbombing 2010. For starters look out for 'Tour de Dance' (Snowbombings tour of European Ski Resorts), The UK Club Tour (hitting the biggest and best club nights in the UK), The Road Trip (which will see in excess of 120 cars hit the road in one big convoy en route to Snowbombing), and a Snowbombing take over of The Volvo XC Ice Camp (which will see Snowbombing hit this snow playground with an exclusive gig and party for a lucky 200 special Snowbombers).

"This partnership will enable us to approach these activities with the qualities Volvo possess: Innovative technology, beautiful design, driving fun coupled with a care for the environment and quality" Snowbombing HQ

the only way to get to snowbombing...

Who's up for a day trip...?

Snowbombing will hit ski resorts in France, Switizerland & Austria this winter

Snowbombing lunacy in the UK's coolest cities

All roads lead to Snowbombing...

The eminently enjoyable exodus revs off from Lipscomb Volvo Maidstone dealership. All competitors will receive a full set of directions and a bunch of random tasks to complete en route... before heading south in a mass exodus across the Channel to Calais (we are all on the same ferry btw!), then onto Frankfurt for an overnight refuel with frothy beer and tasty sausages before heading off the next morning for the snow-capped peaks of Austria... Upon arriving in the Alps, all 120 cars will parade triumphantly right up the Haupt Strasse (high street to you girls) in Mayrhofen, the home of Snowbombing and party capital of the Alps...

On the 'Jensen' Button...

The Snowbombing 'Driven by Volvo' Road Trip is not a race – it's more a leisurely European adventure for up to five passengers per car. As any agony aunt will tell you, 'It's not how fast you can do it, it's all about the fun you have doing it' - So think camaraderie rather than competition and enjoy the view out of all the windows, not just the front one... after all, you know what they say, 'half the fun is getting there!'

"Those who fall for it return year after year, road trippin' across Europe in cars and smiling ear to ear for the whole six days" The Daily Express

Get on the grid here...

Simply book your place along with your friends at www.snowbombing.com From the options you can select your preferred accommodation type, lift pass, kit hire or tuition you require. Lastly there will be an option for the Road Trip – choose this option and the rest is history!!

If you have already booked Snowbombing and want to go on the Road Trip YOU CAN!! Just call this number 01616102000! - you will never look back.

On the road for just £199

Entering the Road Trip only costs a mere £199 per car. We'll equip you with everything you'll need to get there safe and sound:

• Road Trip decals and flags for your Car (turning the lamest ride into something Pimp)
• Driver's Manual - it outlines the route, tasks and pit stops
• Road Trip uniforms for every passenger
• Return Ferry Tickets (everyone is on the same ferry on the way there!)
• Departure BBQ & Party at Lipscomb Volvo Maidstone
• Stopover Party in Frankfurt & heavily discounted accommodation at the 4* Achat Plazza
• Arrival procession in Mayrhofen (the whole town comes out to celebrate)
• And of course the racing drivers salary (only joking about that one btw!)
• Parking facilities en route and in Mayrhofen
• And Finally... We will even give you all your very own certificate to show the grandkids...

Hit the road (&) Jack!

Departure: Lipscomb Volvo Maidstone April 3rd
Stopover 4* Achat Plazza Germany April 3rd (book directly)              
Arrival: Snowbombing - Driven by Volvo - Mayrhofen Austria April 4th
How Much: £199 per car (up to 5 passengers)
Confirmed Cars: Already 50 confirmed cars as of 24/01/10!

Highway hilarity all the way to the Hoff...

Taking part in the Road Trip is a once-in-a-lifetime assault on international asphalt. How many people get to take part in an international motoring event and live out their Burt Reynolds Gumball fantasies? In addition to stretching your Snowbombing Driven by Volvo experience, it's also a great way to make new friends and take in the sights, sounds and smells of different countries and as a part of traveling circus of celebrities, media and high-octane fun!

Who's up for a Day Trip?

You may think that with one of the best ski resorts in the World beneath our feet, we'd be happy to sit back with a cool golden beer and admire the view. But that's not our style. We're always on the lookout for mental mountain things to bring to you... and boy do we think we've come up trumps this time...

2500m above sea level

It came as a bit of a shock at first to discover that our mates at Volvo have been pretty active alpine-wise themselves in recent winters, sublimely sculpting the highest - and certainly most beautiful - car showroom on the Planet (well that's if you don't count 'Honest Ali's Himalayan Used Car Emporium' (in Kathmandu). You'll find it floating way above the stresses of everyday life, looking down on mundane routine, amidst the stratospheric and surreal snowscapes of the spectacular Kitzsteinhorn Glacier (only 80km's from Snowbombings Mayrhofen) and 2500 meters above sea level.

winter paradise

The Volvo ICE CAMP is an institution – THE lifestyle venue for all winter sports. It stands for a passion for sports, design and nature. Relax together on the sundeck, be active, experience nature and celebrate your own lifestyle, far away from the stress and restrictions of everyday life. Breathtaking design and the latest technology form a perfect symbiosis with impressive amounts of ice and snow.

The ICE CAMP has 4 huge igloos (including an ice bar and car showroom), 7 separate sleeping igloos, barrel sauna, heated jacuzzi, ice climbing tower and an avalanche safety training area... let's put it another way; a sub zero soft play area for big kids!!

200 very special snowbombers will enjoy the ultimate day trip..

Snowbombing 'Driven by Volvo' hits the Ski Resorts of France, Austria & Switzerland...

Wintertime: The mountains stand majestic, the snow looks and feels serene and the bluebird sky lifts the soul. But something's not quite right in paradise... While the scenery is breathtakingly beautiful; the music is often ear-coveringly excruciating!

Snowbombing has teamed up with Volvo to do something about this, this winter... Together we'll be devilishly delivering a series of hi-impact, high quality parties, which look and sound as good as their surroundings! 

From Alpe D'Huez to Zermatt, we're going through the alpine alphabet with a self-contained party posse' whose aim it is to bring cutting edge clubbing to a succession of resorts throughout the winter and temporarily transforming ski resorts into cheese-free zones for all the resorts' visitors and in the process liberating the locals and long suffering seasonaires!

The Urban Knights...

Tour de Dance driven by Volvo will consist of two fully loaded Volvo XC60’s carrying state-of-the-art audio visual kit which will be ridden by one the UK’s leading sound + vision crews ‘The Urban Knights’: these sensory VJ warriors are renowned for their engaging (and often hilarious) video montages and eclectic mash up DJ sets. Think ‘Ice Road Truckers’ meets ‘24 Hour Party People’ and you’ll get the picture!

Check Out the weekly video diaries from the Urban Knights with all their highs and lows, both on and off the road on the Snowbombing Blog... It  generally captures the rapture, as seasonaires, locals and gob smacked by-standers sample a slice of Snowbombing Driven by Volvo!

Check Out Urban Knights.com for the duo's latest tunes and VJ shows.

Hitting a Ski Resort near you...

Tour de Dance driven by Volvo will be landing in pretty much every major ski resort and venue throughout France, Switzerland and Austria. From impromptu pre parties to full blown club nights complete with the full kit (we're talking lighting, sound system, video screens and top notch DJ equipment).

• 16th The Waterworks Bern Switzerland
• 19th Loop Bar Tignes France  
• 20th Couloir Tignes France  
• 21st Dicks Tea Bar Val D'isere France 
• 26th Wonderbar Verbier Switzerland

• 3rd Dicks Tea Bar Meribel France  
• 7th Method Stand (ISPO) Munich Germany  
• 8th Method Photo Exhibition (ISPO) Munich Germany  
• 8th Skullcandy Party (ISPO)  Munich Germany  
• 9th ISPO Bar (ISPO) Munich Germany  
• 15th Loop Bar Tignes France  
• 17th Couloir Tignes France  
• 19th Dicks Tea Bar Val D'isere France  
• 22nd Le Vert Chamonix France  
• 25th Wonderbar Verbier Switzerland 
• 29th Tanzhimmel Saalbach Austria

• 5th TTR Laax Switzerland  
• 10th Xgames Corruept Stand  Tignes France  
•  10th Xgames Party – Melting Pot Tignes France  
• 11th Xgames Corruept Stand Tignes France  
• 12th Xgames Corruept Stand Tignes France  
• 19th Jib-Vid Closing Party Mayrhofen Austria  
• 21st Club Davos Austria  
• 24th The Brits Laax Switzerland  
• 27th BUSC Alpe D'Huez France 

• 3rd Snowbombing Road Trip Departure Maidstone UK  
• 3rd Snowbombing Road Trip Party Frankfurt Germany  
• 5th-10th Snowbombing  Mayrhofen Austria

Join our Facebook Tour de Dance Group...

You will always be able to follow the tour, as it blazes a wheel spinning, cheese-banishing trail through the peaks and pistes, by joining the Tour de Dance Facebook group... or by checking this page and our blog regularly. 

want to drive one yourself?

Throughout this epic journey, we’ll be driven by 2 Volvo XC60's the entire way - we will literally road testing their innovative technology amidst some of the most challenging driving conditions while putting their smooth Swedish curves through their party paces!

The new Volvo XC60 starts at just £26,495 and if you like the look of them... visit one of the 120 Volvo dealerships throughout the UK and book yourself a test drive - you won't be dissapointed. Visit the website here.

Driven by Volvo

This winter's Snowbombing UK Club tour will be driven by Volvo. For anyone who thought that Snowbombing was something that only happens overseas, The Snowbombing UK Club Tour is a devil may care voyage of disco(very), which stops off and sprinkles Snowbombing lunacy on the UK's coolest cities (and err Leamington Spa).

with pit stops all over the UK

So we're hitting the road and being driven by Volvo-literally. We will be utilizing a cool convoy of C30's, the car they're calling "Sweden's hottest hatch" will also come with a pack of DJs! And with a full tank of tunage!

Fuse has to be the best place to hear the freshest electro and fidget music in Edinburgh. Residents Gus Armstrong, Luke Cassidy, Stu Todd and Tim James are being joined by Snowbombing favourites, Filthy Dukes in early December. Welcome to the magic carpet ride, fellas!

Date: Friday 4th December
Time: 22:00-03:00
Venue: Club Berlin
City: Edinburgh
Price: 7
Artists: Filthy Dukes

Click here to RSVP to the Fuse does Snowbombing Event on Facebook!

The Blast's infamous Westcountry waggamuffins are returning for a stupefying second year at Snowbombing. This party crew will be taking over Thekla on 4th December with SCRATCH PERVERTS, N-TYPE, and the certifiable SQUEAKY HILL going bonkers upstairs.

Date: Friday 4th December
Time: TBC
Venue: Thekla
City: Bristol
Price: 9
Artists: Scratch Perverts, N-Type, Pirate Soundsystem, The Blast DJs, Squeaky Hill.

Click here to RSVP to the 'The Blast does Snowbombing' Event on Facebook!

Huge party people in Birmingham who have already had an unofficial pre-party at the O2, will be travelling to Leamington Spa for a Snowbombing date in early ten. They say: house, electro, breaks, techno, dubstep, electronica and so much more amplifies how musical purity has disappeared and variety has become the modus operandi of a great club event. We say: bring it on!

Date: Thursday December 17th
Venue: Smack
City: Leamington Spa
Price: 4/5
Artists: Pete Jordan & Marc Roberts

Smash & Grab is the only night dedicated to dancing and kissing? So how can you go wrong when every song is a love song? London's most infamous Thursday night knees up, born from their loins in 2007 relocated to Proud Galleries Camden is puting on a night dedicated to Snowbombing this December, so pucker those lips ladies!...

Date: Thursday December 17th
Venue: Proud Galleries
City: London
Price: 4 before 10pm/8 after
Artists: Bands das Pop, Club Smith, Waxhouse, Teenagersintokyo, Queens of Noize plus one more tbc.

Formed in October 2006 by Kelly Love, Chris Bones, Justin Robertson and Guy Williams, Black Rabbit owes it's success to a combination of the strong promotional team, their highly renowned resident DJs, playing an uplifting mish-mash of musical styles, and their loyal fans. Black Rabbit parties have been ROCKING across the globe for the past 2 years; hosting club nights such as Bugged Out! @ The End, Together @ Turnmills, Jade Jagger's glamorous room @ Pacha and The Cross @ TDK festival.

Date: Friday 29th January
Time: 9pm - Late
Venue: The Masons Arms
City: London
Price: 8 b4 10pm / ?10 after
Artists: Caged Baby, Nathan Detroit, Guy Williams, Bones, Sophie Lloyd, Cashmere Misfit.

Ticket Link: http://www.residentadvisor.net/event.aspx?137059

Click here to join the Black Rabbbit @ Snowbombing group on Facebook!

Wax:On have spent the last five years putting on some of the best electronic dance events in the UK. Join Wax:On this Jan in Leeds & Feb in Brum for two massive Snowbombing parties including the legendry Erol Alkan, Zombie Nation Live, Filthy Dukes, Eskimo Twins, People Get Real, Caspa, Joker, Zinc and many more!

Date: Sat 30th Jan
Time: 10.30pm - 5am
Venue: Stylus, Mine, The Terrace, Leeds University Union
City: Leeds
Price: 15 advance plus booking fee
Room 1: Erol Alkan, Vitalic ? Selector Set, Filthy Dukes, People Get Real, Eskimo Twins, Preamptive VJs
Room 2: Caspa & MC Rod Azlan, Joker, Jakwob, Klose One v Rack n Ruin
Room 3: DJ Zinc, A1 Bassline, Doorly, Marc Roberts

Having worked with many major companies and brands, including the Warehouse Project, Ibiza Rocks, Ministry of Sound and live broadcasts with Radio 1 and 1xtra; Metropolis have teamed up with Snowbombing and will be holding their SB bash in Leeds next Februray. Get your stomp on!

Date: Saturday 6th February
Time: 22.00-05.00
Venue: Stylus, Terrace, Mine and pulse, Leeds University
City: Leeds
Price: 15/16.50
Artists: Pendulum (DJ Set), Roni Size & Dynamite MC, Plump DJs, A-Trak, Friction & MC ID, Nero, Hatcha, TRG, Brookes Brothers, Alix Perez, Steppa, Prophecy & MC Tonn Piper, Cookie Monsta

The wonderful party people Spectrum, who have already had two smashing Snowbombing bashes this year, have decided to celebrate their 9th Birthday with us this year; putting on their biggest Snowbombing party yet, at Stealth in Nottingham! 

PETE JORDAN presents in association with SNOWBOMBING 2010
Spectrum's 9th Birthday Party.
Date: 6th Feb
Venue: Stealth, Masonic Place, Nottingham, NG1 5JT
City: Nottingham
Time: 22:00-05:00
Price: ?6/7
Artists: Heavyfeet, Joebot, Freeman

Wax:On have spent the last five years putting on some of the best electronic dance events in the UK. Join Wax:On this Jan in Leeds & Feb in Brum for two massive Snowbombing parties including the legendry Erol Alkan, Zombie Nation Live, Filthy Dukes, Eskimo Twins, People Get Real, Caspa, Joker, Zinc and many more!

Date: Sat 6th Feb
Time: 10.30pm - 5am
Venue: The Rainbow Warehouse
City: Birmingham
Price: Early Birds 10 +bf SOLD OUT / 12 +bf
The Warehouse:
Erol Alkan, Fake Blood, People Get Real, Eskimo Twins, Preamptive VJs
The Garden:
Caspa & MC Rod Azlan, Tomb Crew, Jakwob, New Jack City, Knicker Bocker Corey

Click here to join the Wax:On does Snowbombing event on Facebook!

East London (secret) monthly warehouse party throwers par excellence. Underground disco hasn't been this much fun since Donna Summer and Giorgio Moroda's Metropolitan Line mash up back in 77! The dare devil Disco Bloodbath gang will be hosting their Snowbombing celebration at T Bar this February!

The dreads with the threads: Big dubstep, hip-hop, drum 'n' bass, reggae and beyond party makers will be hosting their party at a Secret East London Warehouse. After rocking 93 Feet East last year for us in a manner still being talked about in hushed tones, the Urban Nerds clothing label is ever more visible on the Shoreditch streets.

Date: Saturday 13th February
Time: 9pm-5.30am
Venue: Secret East London Warehouse (TBR)
City: London

Tickets: http://www.ticketweb.co.uk/user/?region=gb_london&query=detail&event=368967&interface=

Click here to join the Urban Nerds Does Snowbombing Event on Facebook!

Volvo has 5 Places to Snowbombing up for Grabs!!

Volvo is giving you and four mates the chance to join the Snowbombing Road
Trip - 120 cars and 500 revved up Snowbombers driving from London to
Frankfurt to Mayrhorfen, Austria. You will join DJs, bands and celebs
including The Enemy and Reverend and the Makers for the ultimate traveling
party. Plus Volvo will take care of your accommodation, ski and snowboard
hire and lift passes. Best of all you'll have a brand new Volvo XC60 DRIVe
to drive with the party convoy there and back!

To enter we want to know what tunes you'd be listening to on the Snowbombing
Road Trip - Driven by Volvo. We want you to create the ultimate playlist of
10 songs. Simply click here to create a team on facebook, enter your details
and two of your top tunes. Then select four mates who will each choose two
songs too to complete your ten song dream playlist. You can enter as any
teams and playlists as you like! If judge Fat Boy Slim likes your playlist
the most, you and your four mates will be on the way to Austria on 3rd
April! 

Enter Here

for a Volvo on the Road Trip

For those of you who have already booked on the Road Trip or are planning on doing so - Volvo will also be offering you the chance to swap your car for the week and drive one of theirs on the Road Trip!

Stay tuned to Snowbombing.com/roadtrip and sign up to the mailing list as the full details will be announced in the next few weeks.