Two hundred and seventy fans will attend the event, with 90 of those able to attend the Friday night cocktail party with Amanda. “The cocktail party tickets sold out in less than seven minutes for AT3,” G4 director and GABIT chairman Julia Hague said.
With Tapping having moved on from Stargate to her new series, Sanctuary, last year, organizers hope that her fan base will continue to grow.
“This year, as well as the interest we’ve received from our past GABIT attendees, we’ve also been receiving a lot of enquiries from fans new to Amanda’s fandom. They’ve become fans through watching Sanctuary and some are even discovering Stargate because of it.”
GABIT Events was formed in 2002 by four fans, nicknamed the “G4” – Julia Hague, Becky Preen, Kay Jacobs and John Goode. Their goal is to organize small and relaxed weekend events for Amanda and her fans, and in the process to raise money for Amanda’s own preferred charities.
“When we first started with AT1, we had a vision of what we wanted to do. Amanda had faith in us and we just hoped that her fans would also have faith in us and turn up,” Hague said. “That first event was in 2005 and we were bowled over by the response. When we played the surprise promo film for AT4 at our last event in May and the entire hall erupted with excitement, I knew we’d got it right.”
“We had over 500 people trying to register within minutes of the registration page going live, and only 270 tickets available,” she said. “I think that speaks volumes about how much Amanda’s fans want to attend our event in London. We’re thrilled and completely bowled over.”
Find out more AT4 at GABIT’s official Web site.
Five Stargate ship models are available now, with the next three announced and more to…
BlueBrixx's new LEGO-compatible Stargate construction sets are here. So how are they?
"T.J." actress Alaina Huffman reveals the other role she auditioned for, and why she fought…
Actor David Nykl looks back on Stargate Atlantis, being part of the fan community, and…
EXCLUSIVE: A classic Atlantis ship is now in the works from Master Replicas – one…
Fans in and around Vancouver, B.C. can attend a live recording of YVR Screen Scene…
View Comments
Sold out in only a few minutes? Wow that's awesome
Cool new comment system, though it didn't let me keep my apostrophe :(
WTG G4 you guys are awesome! Amanda we love you! :D
Interesting new comment system. Is there a way to change your password? The one that they gave me I'll never remember. LOL
@ EryasDax
yes there is a way, just under "leave a comment, it says your name, click on it then scroll down and you 'll see "new password" :D
Yay I found out how to put an apostrophe in :P
Wish I could have got tickets for that!
I went to AT3 last Spring and literally bought tickets the second it opened. About 10 minutes later I went back to see the site and the cocktail party tickets were already sold out. It was crazy...not for me since I had a ticket, but for those other poor souls :( The cocktail party in terms of meeting Amanda was okay. She sat at each table for like 10 minutes talked a bit, took a group photo at the table and then bounced to the next table. Then after all the tables had met her she left through a back door with security. I went alone so I was a bit lonely and people weren't all that friendly. Honestly I met Amanda for free in NYC where I live and we talked longer then when I went to AT3 all the way in London...
that is great
and nice new system
First and foremost, thanks for the new system of logging in and leaving comments.
Second, I am so happy that Amanda Tapping has found life as a lead in a new series. There are too few series on TV in SCIFI where there is a female lead that kicks butt. Sanctuary may not be everyone's cup of tea, but it has a nice ensemble cast of great character actors and is a leisurely way to spend an hour on friday nights.
what... i never knew that existed O.o and in london too... i'm allways too late...shame... mind you, i never would've gotten in even if i did know about it.