Author: Rosalie

Community Events: July 28th-August 3rd

Community Calendar:

The Department of Harmony and Song celebrates their 3rd anniversary by taking the hobbits to Isengard featuring the hobbit who started it all, former Community Manager Rick Heaton (once known as Sapience).  Speaking of famed quotes/memes, the Rangers of the West will simply walk into Mordor on *the day after the new release day, August 3rd, at 9pm on Gladden*.  Take that, Legolas and Boromir!

This hobbit will be going on an August recess.  I expect to return to my post as weekly community events reporter on either August 25th or September 1st.  My apologies to those who put on so many great activities for everyone.  Make sure to check LOTRO Artists, the Player Events forum, and all the server subforums for information on many events taking place all around the game.

This listing of featured events is only published on Fridays, but our Google calendar is kept up to date throughout the week and includes details on many more activities.  We always aim to have the most complete events calendar in the game and accept events of all types on all servers.  Take a look at this week’s agenda for upcoming events around LOTRO and copy some or all events to your personal calendar.  You may add events or post corrections in the comments section, but the fastest and best way to get it on this page and on the calendar is to submit a form.

Server calendars: Arkenstone Calendar, Belegaer Calendar, Brandywine Calendar, Crickhollow Calendar, Evernight Calendar, Gladden Calendar, Gwaihir Calendar, Landroval Calendar, Laurelin Calendar, and Sirannon Calendar

All events listed in Eastern Daylight Time (-4 GMT)/server time.  Most Laurelin events will also be listed at British time, BST (+1 GMT), and all events on Belegaer and Sirannon are listed with CEST (+2 GMT).  You may add events or post corrections in the comments section, but the fastest and best way to get it on this page is to submit a form.  I’m always open to feedback and suggestions, both here and through the submissions form, so let me know if there’s something we should feature.  Thanks for reading!

Featured events for this week:

Friday, July 28

Bards Tales

Server: Crickhollow

Time: 8:30pm

Location: Thorin’s Hall Inn

Description: A gathering for sharing poems, stories, and the occasional solo tune.  Relax and socialize with friends old and new before, during, or after Bread & Jam, the large music & band gathering that takes place at 9pm in the Prancing Pony.

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Friday Night Jam

Server: Landroval

Time: 9pm

Location: Prancing Pony Stables

Description: Round-robin style jam hosted by Fluffy Unicorns and the Grayhawke Band.

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Saturday, July 29

Take the Hobbit to Isengard

Server: Landroval

Time: 12pm

Location: Vor dem Tänzelnden Pony [Prancing Pony Stone]

Description: Celebrate the Department of Holbyt Security’s 3rd anniversary with a concert from the Department of Harmony and Song, followed by a run to Isengard with former Community Manager Rick Heaton (Sapience) reprising his role as the hobbit.  All levels are welcome, and even chickens and horses are invited to come along on the pilgrimage to Isengard.

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Sunday, July 30

 

Mathom Tale Tea

Server: Laurelin

Time: 2:30pm EDT (7:30pm BST)

Location: Songburrow Hall, 4 Brookbank Street, Songburrow neighborhood, Shire homesteads

Description: In addition to a grand selection of food and drink, some even home-grown and produced locally in the village of Songburrow, the tea will have a mathomy theme. So, we offer the opportunity for our guests to bring some of their own favourite old objects to the tea, for comments and value appraisal.  This is a relaxed, non-scripted RP event.  Hobbits are strongly preferred, but a few dwarves are welcome.

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Monday, July 31

Ales and Tales

Server: Landroval

Time: 8:30pm for Nibbles & Nobs, 9:30pm for Ales & Tales

Location: Berglint’s Kinhall Sword of the Spirit, 5 Stonemirk Street, Brunigrof neighborhood, Thorin’s homesteads

Description:  Volunteer to tell a tale, sing a song, recite a new poem, anything you wish to share with others in an RP setting. Nibbles and Nobs offers an open stage to all performers, while Ales and Tales features a house band and scheduled performers (all are welcome to sign up).  Location changes every week, so /joinchannel alesandtales to find out more information.

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Tuesday, August 1

Suicidal Monster Mob

Server: Landroval

Time: 1pm

Location: The Ettenmoors

Description: Suicidal Monster Mob is looking for a few promising Maggots! Rising from the smoldering small server grind where infamy is won uphill, both ways, I offer consistent Creep groups. All are welcome to join so together we can leave lower ranks behind or die trying!

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Wednesday, August 2

Tunes and Ales

Server: Crickhollow

Time: 11am and 10:30pm

Location: Oatbarton

Description: Midweek Tunes and Ales is a weekly event every Wednesday at 10:30pm and 11:00am server time.  It’s always in a different place each week, we could be at Weathertop or Rivendell, maybe even the depths of Moria, playing music throughout Middle Earth!  We welcome all travelers who are passing through to join if like to share a tune, story, or just dance!

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Thursday, August 3

Concerning Hobbits Party Time

Server: Landroval

Time: 8:30pm

Location: The Bird & Baby Inn, Michel Delving, The Shire

Description: These weekly parties feature games, music, pies, light RP, prizes, and fireworks. Party games include the Bad Joke Contest, Riddle Game, Hide-a-Hobbit, and more.

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Walking Into Mordor

Server: Gladden

Time: 9pm

Location: Slag Hills to Mordor

Description: Boromir wouldn’t believe it possible-but Rangers of the West is gonna meet up at the Slag Hills and stroll right in!  Nothing fancy or formal… just a few Free People out for a stroll. Meet us in the Wastes if you’d like to join the fun.  Bring pie.

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Coming soon:

Come celebrate summer on Laurelin in an atmosphere keeping with the traditions of Tolkien’s elves, sharing music, drink, food, and company!  All elves are welcome to join in at the Celondim Pavilion, located at 29.2S, 92.6W in Ered Luin for Dance of Summer II.

Looking back:

Weatherstock IX took place last weekend.  As you would expect, BaraZine has links to videos from several different sources.    Congratulations to all performers for putting on such a grand show!

https://youtu.be/Nw0AIORxtxI

https://youtu.be/O0dWJtgG904

https://youtu.be/3QIM-TznDv0

Weatherstock & Community Events: July 21st-27th

Weatherstock IX:

The time has finally come for the biggest event in LOTRO.  Weatherstock is a spectacle like no other, with hundreds of people gathered together on the summit of Weathertop.  Landroval’s the Lonely Mountain Band plays host to this enormous event and 18 performers will be there to entertain the crowd, as well as a super band formed from the LMB’s three resident bands.  There are many ways to help you and the rest of the crowd enjoy the show with a minimum of lag.  This includes leaving cloaks, hats, weapons, and pets at home, not setting off any fireworks or mass emotes, and calling for a ride to the top if you need one.  The official Weatherstock website has even more advice for concert-goers.

The official LOTRO Twitch stream will cover the whole event live from start to finish.  This means that some of the regular programming will not take place that day.  The same goes for concerts, many of which will be canceled for this most special occasion on the LOTRO calendar.  Whether you’re checking in on the stream or going to the summit, it’s worth your time to take a look because there’s nothing like Weatherstock.

This listing of featured events is only published on Fridays, but our Google calendar is kept up to date throughout the week and includes details on many more activities.  We always aim to have the most complete events calendar in the game and accept events of all types on all servers.  Take a look at this week’s agenda for upcoming events around LOTRO and copy some or all events to your personal calendar.  You may add events or post corrections in the comments section, but the fastest and best way to get it on this page and on the calendar is to submit a form.

Server calendars: Arkenstone Calendar, Belegaer Calendar, Brandywine Calendar, Crickhollow Calendar, Evernight Calendar, Gladden Calendar, Gwaihir Calendar, Landroval Calendar, Laurelin Calendar, and Sirannon Calendar

All events listed in Eastern Daylight Time (-4 GMT)/server time.  Most Laurelin events will also be listed at British time, BST (+1 GMT), and all events on Belegaer, Gwaihir, and Sirannon with CEST (+2 GMT).  You may add events or post corrections in the comments section, but the fastest and best way to get it on this page is to submit a form.  I’m always open to feedback and suggestions, both here and through the submissions form, so let me know if there’s something we should feature.  Thanks for reading!

Featured events for this week:

Friday, July 21

Bread & Jam

Server: Crickhollow

Time: 9pm

Location: The Prancing Pony

Description: Share your new or favorite tunes and tales, have an ale or two, kick up your heels in a dance, and enjoy yourself! Role-players are warmly welcomed.

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Saturday, July 22

Weatherstock IX

Server: Landroval

Time: 10:30am

Location: Weathertop, The Lone-lands

Description: LOTRO’s biggest annual event welcomes a record 18 bands to the summit this year for the 9th edition of Weatherstock.

Schedule:

10:30 am – 12:00 pm LMB Mega-Band opening set

12pm: Die Bunten Voegel

12:15pm: The HOPE

12:30pm Moonshine Wanderers

12:45pm Les Daft Pigs

1pm Kapatek Anahuac

1:15pm Runic Knights Orchestra

1:30pm The Fluffy Unicorns

1:45pm Notenzauber

2pm The Shades

2:15pm Imladris Sunset

2:30pm Mardi Gras Party Band

2:45pm Lindamar

3pm The White Flames

3:15pm Da Bugans

3:30pm The Arda

3:45pm Lanterns of Nimrodeliant

4pm The Department of Harmony & Song

4:15pm Polnolunie

4:30pm Voting and LMB Mega-band closing Set

5:15pm Annoncement of vote winners & encore set

5:30pm Mounted Procession to Bree Festival Grounds

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Sunday, July 23

Les Beaux Chapeaux

Server: Landroval

Time: 9pm

Location: Bree Festival Stage

Description:  Concert

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Monday, July 24

Ales and Tales

Server: Landroval

Time: 8:30pm for Nibbles & Nobs, 9:30pm for Ales & Tales

Location: Delossad, Echad Candelleth, Trollshaws

Description:  Volunteer to tell a tale, sing a song, recite a new poem, anything you wish to share with others in an RP setting. Nibbles and Nobs offers an open stage to all performers, while Ales and Tales features a house band and scheduled performers (all are welcome to sign up).  Location changes every week, so /joinchannel alesandtales to find out more information.

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Tuesday, July 25

Bärtigen Musen

Server: Belegaer

Time: 2pm EDT (8pm CEST)

Location: Prancing Pony Stage

Description:  Concert

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Exploring the Lord of the Rings–On Location

Server: Gladden

Time: 9:30pm

Location: Lore Hall across from the Cat Lady’s House, Bree

Description: A free in-depth reading of the trilogy with the Tolkien Professor which will bring in other works that affected the story and considers new angles and aspects.   The course takes place every Tuesday throughout January on a different server each week, followed by a field trip to a relevant site.  Go to Discord or Twitch to follow the discussion.

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Wednesday, July 26

Tunes and Ales

Server: Crickhollow

Time: 11am and 10:30pm

Location: Thorin’s Gate

Description: Midweek Tunes and Ales is a weekly event every Wednesday at 10:30pm and 11:00am server time.  It’s always in a different place each week, we could be at Weathertop or Rivendell, maybe even the depths of Moria, playing music throughout Middle Earth!  We welcome all travelers who are passing through to join if like to share a tune, story, or just dance!

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Little Wanderers present The Night of the Muses

Server: Laurelin

Time: 2:30pm EDT (7:30pm BST)

Location: Eldar Monument in Michel Delving, The Shire

Description: The Little Wanderers play a concert, and afterwards others are welcome to join in the action by playing their own songs

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Thursday, July 27

Mondbarden

Server: Belegaer

Time: 2pm EDT (8pm CEST)

Location: Prancing Pony Stage

Description: Concert

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Coming soon:

The Department of Holbyt Security will celebrate their 3rd anniversary next Saturday the way they began it: with a “Take the Hobbit to Isengard” run.  The Department of Harmony and Song kicks off the event with a concert at Prancing Pony Rock starting at noon on Landroval.  The run itself starts there at 1pm and the hobbit will be none other than former Community Manager Rick Heaton, previously known as Sapience.

Songburrow Hall is open to all neighbours and good hobbit friends for a relaxing cup of tea next Sunday.  Come to 4 Brookbank Street in the Songburrow section of the Shire Homesteads on Laurelin at 7:30pm EDT/2:30pm BST for food and drink in the garden.  There will be an “Antiques Roadshow” style sharing of Mathoms at this hobbit-preferred role-play event.

Uncle Rooster will lead a band of chickens on the perilous journey to the Black Gate on Landroval next Sunday at 5pm EDT.  Chickens and escorts should gather at Sandson’s Farm for an expedition expected to take around 4 1/2 hours, or perhaps longer if there is an unexpected chicken fry.

Community Events: July 14th-20th

Community Calendar:

We have a relatively quiet week between the mass of events of last week and next Saturday’s Weatherstock, but there are still many weekly concerts, RP gatherings, and other group activities throughout the game.  There will be one very special concert Sunday on Belegaer with Die Fäuste Durins. Breemarsch der Durins Faust der Gerechten and Verbunds für hobbitisches Brauchtum will both be taking the week off so everyone may attend the concert.

This listing of featured events is only published on Fridays, but our Google calendar is kept up to date throughout the week and includes details on many more activities.  We always aim to have the most complete events calendar in the game and accept events of all types on all servers.  Take a look at this week’s agenda for upcoming events around LOTRO and copy some or all events to your personal calendar.  You may add events or post corrections in the comments section, but the fastest and best way to get it on this page and on the calendar is to submit a form.

Server calendars: Arkenstone Calendar, Belegaer Calendar, Brandywine Calendar, Crickhollow Calendar, Evernight Calendar, Gladden Calendar, Gwaihir Calendar, Landroval Calendar, Laurelin Calendar, and Sirannon Calendar

All events listed in Eastern Daylight Time (-4 GMT)/server time.  Most Laurelin events will also be listed at British time, BST (+1 GMT), and all events on Belegaer, Gwaihir, and Sirannon with CEST (+2 GMT).  You may add events or post corrections in the comments section, but the fastest and best way to get it on this page is to submit a form.  I’m always open to feedback and suggestions, both here and through the submissions form, so let me know if there’s something we should feature.  Thanks for reading!

Featured events for this week:

Friday, July 14

PvMP Battles

Server: Brandywine

Time: 8pm

Location: Ettenmoors

Description: The Kinship Riders of Middle-earth host a Player versus Monster Player on the Brandywine server every Friday at 8:00pm-11:00pm Eastern and every Saturday from 8:00am-2:00pm Eastern! The Kin would love to get LOTRO players interested in PvMP, and is willing to help.

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Saturday, July 15

Greatbeard Raids

Server: Laurelin

Time: 3pm EDT (8pm BST)

Location: Varies

Description: All dwarves welcome, level 105 instances/raids

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Animal House

Server: Landroval

Time: 9pm

Location: Prancing Pony Stable Courtyard, Bree

Description: Concert

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Sunday, July 16

Trivia Nights

Server: Arkenstone

Time: 2pm

Location: /joinchannel minastrivia

Description:  All questions are asked in the minastrivia channel and all responses must be given in the minastrivia channel. (/joinchannel minastrivia).  The first correct answer will win the prize.  Rotates between 2pm and 8pm weekly.

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Fäuste Durins

Server: Belegaer

Time: 2pm EDT (8pm CEST)

Location: Kreidestraße 2, Siedlung Lindental, Auenland

Description: Die Fäuste Durins – also die Kapelle des alteingesessenen Zwergenclans „Durins Faust der Gerechten“ lädt zu einem Konzert ab der achten Abendstunde in die Halle des Clans. Neben traditioneller Zwergenmusik erwartet jeden Bescher reichlich Speis und Trank.

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Monday, July 17

Maidens of Vanimor

Server: Laurelin

Time: 2:30pm

Location: Prancing Pony Rock

Description: Weekly concert

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Ales and Tales

Server: Landroval

Time: 8:30pm for Nibbles & Nobs, 9:30pm for Ales & Tales

Location: Nameless Hobbit home southeast of Midgewater Marsh (35.2S, 43.1W)

Description:  Volunteer to tell a tale, sing a song, recite a new poem, anything you wish to share with others in an RP setting. Nibbles and Nobs offers an open stage to all performers, while Ales and Tales features a house band and scheduled performers (all are welcome to sign up).  Location changes every week, so /joinchannel alesandtales to find out more information.

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Tuesday, July 18

Mardi Gras Party Band

Server: Landroval

Time: 8pm

Location: Prancing Pony

Description:  Concert

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Exploring the Lord of the Rings–On Location

Server: Arkenstone

Time: 9:30pm

Location: Lore Hall across from the Cat Lady’s House, Bree

Description: A free in-depth reading of the trilogy with the Tolkien Professor which will bring in other works that affected the story and considers new angles and aspects.   The course takes place every Tuesday throughout January on a different server each week, followed by a field trip to a relevant site.  Go to Discord or Twitch to follow the discussion.

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Wednesday, July 19

Tunes and Ales

Server: Crickhollow

Time: 11am and 10:30pm

Location: Archet

Description: Midweek Tunes and Ales is a weekly event every Wednesday at 10:30pm and 11:00am server time.  It’s always in a different place each week, we could be at Weathertop or Rivendell, maybe even the depths of Moria, playing music throughout Middle Earth!  We welcome all travelers who are passing through to join if like to share a tune, story, or just dance!

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DisEnchanted followed by Bright Star

Server: Landroval

Time: 8:30pm

Location: Bree Park

Description: DisEnchanted plays a weekly concert, Bright Star joins them every other week

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Thursday, July 20

Concerning Hobbits Party Time

Server: Landroval

Time: 8:30pm

Location: Gasthaus Efeubusch, Hobbingen, Auenland

Description: These weekly parties feature games, music, pies, light RP, prizes, and fireworks. Party games include the Bad Joke Contest, Riddle Game, Hide-a-Hobbit, and more.

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Coming soon:

Weatherstock is coming to Landroval next Saturday with 18 bands on Weathertop.  The preshow starts at 10:30am with the Lonely Mountain Band Mega-band and the bands start playing at 12pm.

Looking back:

Zedrock recorded last weekend’s Weatherstock Concert Series and all videos are on his Twitch feed.  Beuno Willowtree posted a gallery of pictures from the first day of the Summer of Love on the Auenländer Wochenblatt.

Festival time:

The scavenger hunt is now over.  The summer festival finishes up on July 17th at 3am EDT/server time.  Fibro Jedi has a wonderful overview of all of the quests.  Wandering Around Arda previewed the new cosmetics and mount.  Elisapee has a gif of the new bubble pipe fish emote and revealed that it comes with sound.

The good news (for official event lovers) is that there we won’t have much downtime between festivals.  The Farmer’s Faire will return on August 23rd.

Community Events: July 7th-13th

Community Calendar:

This is going to be a great weekend in LOTRO: we’ve got the Weatherstock Concert Series and the Festival of the White Lady on Landroval while the Summer of Love Festival comes to Belegaer.   We posted a preview of the WCS yesterday with information on all performers, but the lineup for the Summer of Love is also very impressive.  Unfortunately, I do not have as much information about all of the German bands so I will not be doing a full write-up for that event.  However, the full schedule for these two events may be found below.  Please note that some regular events on these two servers will be canceled because of these special occasions.

This listing of featured events is only published on Fridays, but our Google calendar is kept up to date throughout the week and includes details on many more activities.  We always aim to have the most complete events calendar in the game and accept events of all types on all servers.  Take a look at this week’s agenda for upcoming events around LOTRO and copy some or all events to your personal calendar.  You may add events or post corrections in the comments section, but the fastest and best way to get it on this page and on the calendar is to submit a form.

Server calendars: Arkenstone Calendar, Belegaer Calendar, Brandywine Calendar, Crickhollow Calendar, Evernight Calendar, Gladden Calendar, Gwaihir Calendar, Landroval Calendar, Laurelin Calendar, and Sirannon Calendar

All events listed in Eastern Daylight Time (-4 GMT)/server time.  Most Laurelin events will also be listed at British time, BST (+1 GMT), and all events on Belegaer and Sirannon are listed with CEST (+2 GMT).  You may add events or post corrections in the comments section, but the fastest and best way to get it on this page is to submit a form.  I’m always open to feedback and suggestions, both here and through the submissions form, so let me know if there’s something we should feature.  Thanks for reading!

Featured events for this week:

Friday, July 7

Green Dragon Friday

Server: Laurelin

Time: 2:30pm (7:30pm BST)

Location: Green Dragon Inn, Bywater, The Shire

Description: Lively, lore-relevant hobbit night at the Inn.  Bring a riddle, a song, a poem or a story if you like! Please note this is a hobbit preferred roleplaying event, with travelling dwarves welcome.

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Saturday, July 8

Weatherstock Concert Series

Server: Landroval

Time: 12:30pm

Location: Bree Festival Stage

Description: Music Festival

Schedule:

12:30pm The HOPE

1pm Moonshine Wanderers

1:30pm Polnolunie

2pm Notenzauber & Friends

2:30pm The Rolling Kegs

3pm Lindamar

3:30pm Lanterns of Nimrodeliant

4pm KaPAtEk aNAhuAC

4:30pm Die Bunten Vögel

5pm Les Daft Pigs

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Summer of Love

Server: Belegaer

Time: 12:45pm EDT (6:45pm CEST)

Location: Festbühne Breeland [Bree Festival Stage]

Description: Music Festival

Schedule:

1pm EDT (7pm CEST) Klabautermann

2pm EDT (8pm CEST) Hopfenfees and Friends

3pm EDT (9pm CEST) Frische Brise

4pm EDT (10pm CEST) Instant Play

5pm EDT (11pm CEST) Ohrwurm

6pm EDT (12pm CEST) Wilde Mühle

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Festival of the White Lady

Server: Landroval

Time: 6pm

Location: Bree-town South Gate

Description: The Knights of the White Lady (the oldest and largest LGBTQ kinship in LOTRO) are celebrating their ten-year anniversary.  Don your most outrageous outfit and join them for the traditional parade through Bree-town, with fabulous music, fantastic fireworks, and treats for all. There will also be an after-party at their island kin hall on the Bay of Belfalas.

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Sunday, July 9

Summer of Love

Server: Belegaer

Time: 12:45pm EDT (6:45pm CEST)

Location: Festbühne Breeland [Bree Festival Stage]

Description: Music Festival

Schedule:

1pm EDT (7pm CEST) Meisterbarden von Bree

2pm EDT (8pm CEST) Ziehende Musikanten

3pm EDT (9pm CEST) Skarn

4pm EDT (10pm CEST) Mondbarden

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Weatherstock Concert Series

Server: Landroval

Time: 1pm

Location: Bree Festival Stage

Description: Music Festival

Schedule:

1pm Department of Harmony and Song

1:30pm The Shades

2pm Imladris Sunset

2:30pm The White Flames

3pm The Fluffy Unicorns

3:30pm The Arda

4pm Mardi Gras Party Band

4:30pm The Runic Knights Orchestra

5pm da Bugans

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Monday, July 10

Ales and Tales

Server: Landroval

Time: 8:30pm for Nibbles & Nobs, 9:30pm for Ales & Tales

Location: Avangrod’s kinhouse: 1 Cypress Rd, Til Brethil, Cape of Belfalas

Description:  Volunteer to tell a tale, sing a song, recite a new poem, anything you wish to share with others in an RP setting. Nibbles and Nobs offers an open stage to all performers, while Ales and Tales features a house band and scheduled performers (all are welcome to sign up).  Location changes every week, so /joinchannel alesandtales to find out more information.

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Tuesday, July 11

Exploring the Lord of the Rings–On Location

Server: Crickhollow

Time: 9:30pm

Location: Lore Hall across from the Cat Lady’s House, Bree

Description: A free in-depth reading of the trilogy with the Tolkien Professor which will bring in other works that affected the story and considers new angles and aspects.   The course takes place every Tuesday throughout January on a different server each week, followed by a field trip to a relevant site.  Go to Discord or Twitch to follow the discussion.

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Wednesday, July 12

Tunes and Ales

Server: Crickhollow

Time: 11am and 10:30pm

Location: Dol Amroth

Description: Midweek Tunes and Ales is a weekly event every Wednesday at 10:30pm and 11:00am server time.  It’s always in a different place each week, we could be at Weathertop or Rivendell, maybe even the depths of Moria, playing music throughout Middle Earth!  We welcome all travelers who are passing through to join if like to share a tune, story, or just dance!

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Thursday, July 13

GoblinFyre

Server: Brandywine

Time: 8pm

Location: Brandywine Goblin Wall in West Bree

Description: Weekly concert

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Coming soon:

For the first time ever, all 19 Weatherstock Concert Series bands will also play at Weatherstock!  The main event is coming up July 22nd on Landroval.  The final schedule is yet to be released so please check the official forums thread for more information.

Festival time:

The Department of Strategery put together some excellent guides for scavenger hunt Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4, Year 5, Year 6, and Year 7, Year 8, Year 9, Year 10, and the final reward.  You may also check in on lotro-wiki: click on quest chain to find info on each quest or walk-through & notes for locations and spoilers.  The hunt ends on July 16th, so don’t delay!

Also ending on July 16th–the summer festival.  Fibro Jedi has a wonderful overview of all of the quests.  Wandering Around Arda previewed the new cosmetics and mount.  Elisapee has a gif of the new bubble pipe fish emote and revealed that it comes with sound.

The good news (for official event lovers) is that there won’t be much downtime between festivals.  The Farmer’s Faire will return on August 23rd.

Weatherstock Concert Series

The Weatherstock Concert Series will be held this weekend on the Landroval server.  Unlike in the past when the series would take place over a month in a variety of locations, this year’s series will include 19 half hour concerts over the single weekend at the Bree Festival Grounds stage.

Performers come from around the world, including musicians from Russia, Germany, France, and Scandinavia.  The bands hail from 6 different servers.  Some of the bands are seasoned, with histories that go back as far as a decade ago.  Others are relatively new to the LOTRO music scene.  All 19 are worth your time.

The bands will come back together on July 22nd for Weatherstock.  We’ve never seen so many bands perform at the summit, but this lineup was so good that they just couldn’t cut anyone from the big show this year.  We’ll have a Weatherstock survival guide here in 2 weeks, but until then check on Twitter and LOTRO Artists for the latest news.

 

Saturday Schedule:

The HOPE

Time: 12:30pm (6:30pm CEST/7:30pm MSK)

Home server: Landroval

Notes: The HOPE formed on the Russian server Mirkwood back in 2011, but moved to Landroval after the Russian servers closed.  They are known for their theme concerts and incredible posters.  They performed at OAKS on Laurelin back in May and played a tribute to Viktor Tsoi last month.

Video links: YouTube, BaraZine

Moonshine Wanderers

Time: 1pm (6pm BST)

Home server: Laurelin

Notes: Everyone knows Struck by Moonlight and the Little Wanderers.  They both tour far & wide and the Little Wanderers have hosted Night of the Muses since the olden days on the Eldar server.  The two groups came together to form a supergroup at this year’s Winterstock and they’ve come together again to face their first Weatherstock.

Video link: BaraZine

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Polnolunie

Time: 1:30pm (7:30pm CEST/8:30pm MSK)

Home server: Laurelin

Notes: Polnolunie was founded in 2011 on the Russian server of Fornost and moved to Laurelin when that server closed.  They play monthly concerts on Laurelin or abroad.  Their most recent major concert was at Shirefest on Crickhollow.

Video links: YouTube, BaraZine

Notenzauber and Friends

Time: 2pm EDT (8pm CEST)

Home server: Belegaer

Notes: Notenzauber has performed at many festivals on Belegaer, Landroval, and Sirannon since their formation back in 2013.    Their musical styles range from rock to classical to jazz and plenty in between.  Their arrangements are painstakingly crafted and thoroughly tested.

Video links: YouTube, BaraZine

The Rolling Kegs

Time: 2:30pm EDT (7:30pm BST)

Home server: Laurelin

Notes: A year ago The Rolling Kegs played their winner’s set at the summit of Weatherstock.  They’ve played together since 2011 and are known for a mix of dwarven humor, lore, a range of styles, and heartfelt emotions.

Video links: YouTube, BaraZine

Lindamar

Time: 3pm EDT (8pm BST)

Home server: Laurelin

Notes: Lindamar is an ensemble from the elven kinship Bar-en-Vanimar.  They have performed several concerts with elven themed songs, such as the recent Lilthad am-Ethuil Sûl and Linnad am-Meleth.  They formed for their kin’s famous Grand Elven Ball.

Video link: YouTube

Lanterns of Nimrodeliant

Time: 3:30pm

Home server: Landroval

Notes: This band is quite new, but they perform so often that they seem like old veterans.  They are often seen at the Night of the Muses on Laurelin but have also performed at several festivals.  Their first solo concert, The Irish Way to Live Well, was given on Landroval last month.

Video link: YouTube

KaPAtEk aNAhuAC

Time: 4pm EDT (10pm CEST)

Home server: Sirannon

Notes: This rebel band of lost souls came together in 2016 on Sirannon, but their journey seems much longer after so many great performances at festivals and concerts on Landroval and Laurelin.

Video links: YouTube, BaraZine

Die Bunten Vögel

Time: 4:30pm EDT (10:30pm CEST)

Home Server: Belegaer

Notes: This German band was founded on Belegaer in 2014 and has since toured around to Gwaihir, Laurelin, Landroval, Crickhollow, Arkenstone, and Sirannon, playing at many festivals and making their own promotional tour.  They could not find many suitable medieval files, so they decided they should make their own songs and lyrics.  This lead to producing their own album, Rabenschwarz.

Links to videos: YouTube, BaraZine

Les Daft Pigs

Time: 5pm EDT (11pm CEST)

Home server: Sirannon

Notes: This French group is known for the pig masks donned by every musician and dancer.  They’ve been performing for 2 years on Sirannon and recently started playing on Landroval.  This will be their Weatherstock début.

Video links: YouTube, BaraZine

 

Sunday Schedule:

Department of Harmony and Song

Time: 1pm EDT (7pm CEST)

Home server: Landroval

Notes: The Department of Holbyt Security kin first joined together to make sure a famous hobbit stayed safe on a journey to Isengard, and when it came time to form a band it seemed fitting to keep the acronym DHS.  The band members hail from around the world and play monthly concerts on Landroval in addition to touring other servers like Crickhollow.

Video links: YouTube, BaraZine

The Shades

Time: 1:30pm EDT (6:30pm BST)

Home server: Laurelin

Notes: This legendary band was formed in 2007 on Laurelin.  They played at 3 Weatherstocks in the past, winning the Free Peoples Choice Award in 2011 and the Light in the Dark award in 2013.  They have recently returned to the game after a long break.  The band composes, arranges, and adapts ABC files from traditional music.

Video links: YouTube, BaraZine

Imladris Sunset

Time: 2pm EDT

Home server: Crickhollow

Notes: This band found new life on Crickhollow after Imladris shut down.  They are known for playing at Landroval festivals but are often found on Friday nights at Bread & Jam on Crickhollow.  They are closely associated with their sister band, Shirefest and OAKS veterans Dance Flora.

Video link: BaraZine

The White Flames

Time: 2:30pm EDT (7:30pm BST)

Home server: Laurelin

Notes: The White Flames have been together since 2007.  They rehearse weekly, play themed concerts monthly, and perform at various festivals.  They played at the summit last year for Weatherstock VIII.

Video links: YouTube, BaraZine

The Fluffy Unicorns

Time: 3pm EDT

Home server: Landroval

Notes: The Fluffy Unicorns got their start on Nimrodel in 2015 not long before server consolidations.  They moved to Landroval and started to grow their membership, repertoire, and performance schedule.  The hold bi-monthly jam sessions on Friday nights and often join in for Sunday Rocks.  They performed for last year’s Weatherstock concert series.

Video links: YouTube, BaraZine

The Arda

Time:  3:30pm EDT (10:30pm MSK)

Home server: Brandywine

Notes: This Russian band formed a little less than a year ago on Brandywine.  Since then they have played many festivals on Landroval, an OAKS concert on Laurelin, and a few shows on Brandywine, including the recent Summer Music Fest.

Video links: YouTube, BaraZine

Mardi Gras Party Band

Time: 4pm EDT

Home server: Landroval

Notes: Mardi Gras Party Band plays weekly concerts on Landroval.  They are also frequent performers at Bread & Jam on Crickhollow.  They have previously performed at Winterstock, Shirefest, Winterfest, Horrorfest, and Ales & Tales, but this will be their first Weatherstock.

Video links: YouTube, BaraZine

The Runic Knights Orchestra

Time: 4:30pm EDT

Home server: Brandywine

Notes: The Runic Knights kinship dates back to the beta server.  Their orchestra came along a couple of years later, in 2009, to better serve the kin and larger Brandywine community.  They play alternating weeks on Landroval and Brandywine and have performed at many events around the game, including an impressive 5 Weatherstocks.

Video links: YouTube, BaraZine

da Bugans

Time: 5pm EDT

Home server: Landroval

Notes: da Bugans are an infamous group.  They’ve hosted Horrorfest since 2014 in their terrifying kinhouse yard and delighted the crowds at Rockfest, Winterstock, and a Day on the Greenfields.  They previously appeared at the 2015 Weatherstock Concert Series.

Video links: YouTube, BaraZine

The Lonely Mountain Band always knows how to throw a party.  This 9th edition of Weatherstock figures to be one of the best ever, and it starts this weekend at the concert series.