Stalwart Brisbane venue The Brightside is getting on-board the full-steam Pokemon Go train with the announcement of a Pokemon Go Social Club party, angled at fans of the nascent geocaching app, this weekend.
Following a successful pub crawl in the city this past weekend that attracted more than 300 fans, The Brightside will welcome all aspirant Poke-trainers for an evening of themed cocktails, Pokemon card-game and Nintendo DS tables, custom membership badges for those who join the actual social club and — particularly enticingly, if Pokemon Go is the specific name of your Poke-game — making use of the venue's in-game status right next to a PokeStop by keeping Lures popped to keep you close by and catchin' Pokemans all night long. (This is actually a very sound business strategy.)
If you know what most of those words mean, then get along to The Brightside this Saturday, 16 July, for a night of Poke-themed madness replete with live performances from Earth Caller, Deadlights, Daybreakers and Among The Ruined.
Meanwhile, the Pokemon Go craze continues unabated around the country — Melbourne threw a Pokemon Go Adventure Party this past weekend, and has events lined up at Beta Bar (22 July) and Brown Alley (2 September).
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Additionally, if you're local to Sydney and looking for a fix, MMRS is hosting a Pokemon Party on Saturday 30 July, also featuring Poke-cocktails, game stations, Lures (between 10-11pm) and more, plus the Kings Cross Hotel will be welcoming Go players from 9pm on 5 August.
In the interim, if you're suffering from server issues, game freeze-ups or just general 'one that got away' malaise, cheer yourself up with the classic mash-up below.
