The weekly community events post will be on hiatus until September 2.  In lieu of weekly posts, I will highlight a few scheduled events coming up this month, list out the weekly and monthly events that are always on the calendar, and share my main information sources so you may keep informed of activities still to come.  If you know of an upcoming event that...

This week’s featured events: The Month of the Chicken is coming, and it’s time to get ready by going to Chicken Camp on Landroval.  Chicken Camp will run through the introductory quests in advance of the big Free Range run next month.  There will be three session on Saturday–“Green Eggs Camp” will run through the three starter...

This week’s featured event: The most anticipated day on the LOTRO social calendar is finally here: Weatherstock comes to Landroval on Saturday, July 23rd.  It’s a truly massive event unlike any other, and something that all players must experience at least once.  If you don’t have a character on Landroval, spend some time making one in...

This week’s featured events: Dr. Star and the Acoustic Mayhem (sometimes known as Fraggle Rock or the Fraggles) play a monthly concert on three different servers.  They took off the last two weekends because of the Weatherstock Concert Series, but they’ll be back on Crickhollow this Saturday at 6pm on the Prancing Pony Stage.  Next...

This week’s featured events: The Weatherstock Concert Series continues this weekend on Landroval.  All concerts will take place at the Bree Festival Stage.  On Saturday the concerts run from 12pm-6pm with The Foxcleeve Inn, Polnolunie, The Rolling Kegs, Notenzauber, Skarn, and the White Flames.  Sunday’s concerts go from 12pm-4pm and feature Les...

This week’s featured events: The Weatherstock Concert Series starts as all good things should–with P.I.E.  Hear them perform at the Bree Festival Grounds on Friday at 9pm EDT.  The Hope, The Fluffy Unicorns, and Die Bunten Voegel will perform for an hour each at the Bree Festival Grounds starting at 12pm on Saturday, with Runic Knights Orchestra...

Greetings! As we approach Winterstock the pre concert series begins on Landroval. This is an opportunity to listen to an extended concert from all the competing bands. Bree Festival Grounds is the location for many of the concerts but not all. Please refer to the information below for each individual performance. Friday July 1st: P.I.E. – 9:00 PM – Bree...

This week’s featured event: Shirefest starts today on Crickhollow.  Summons to the festival grounds at the pillar south of Scary will be available throughout the weekend.  Please visit our previous post to find out all the details or take a look at the Crickhollow Music website.  The full schedule is listed at both locations. All events are listed in...

Jun 22, 2016

The Shirefest music festival is returning to the Crickhollow server this weekend, June 24th-26th.  The third edition of Crickhollow’s biggest event moves out to the pillars south of Scary in the Shire.  Bands will set up under the pillar at approximately 28.3S 66.3W and the crowd will gather at the field in front.  Captains will be on hand throughout the...

Jun 21, 2016

“We don’t eat Elvish lembas in the mountains We don’t drink miruvor, and never tea We don’t live on mushrooms like those hobbits We like livin’ right, and bein’ free.” Yes, that’s us – THE ROLLING KEGS, Laurelin’s all-singing, all-dancing, all-Dwarven band, full of ale and ready to roll. Double...

This week’s featured event: The Knights of the White Lady celebrate their 9 year anniversary with music, fireworks, dancing, food, drink, and a pride parade through Bree-town for the 2016 Festival of the White Lady.  The after party at the KWL kinhouse (1 High Road, Highdore neighborhood, Bree homesteads) will feature the music of the Remediators and...

Featured events: The Gala Du Lierre Touffu takes place every Tuesday at 3pm EDT/21:00 CEST on the Sirannon server. Hobbiton’s Ivy Bush Inn fills with song, jokes, stories, and a bit of RP while the ale flows freely. All races are welcome, but the organizers request the all weapons and pets are left at the door. Coursera brings back “Online Games:...

This week’s featured event: Vanimor Summer starts on Landroval this Sunday at 8pm.  The Maidens of Vanimor and their special guests will play every other week for the rest of the season.  Their concerts will alternate with the regular Les Beaux Chapeax shows. All events are listed in Eastern Daylight Time (-4 GMT)/server time, but an additional time...

Jun 3, 2016

Greetings LOTRO Players, The Blue Theatre Song Contest – 2.00pm (edt) – Minas Tirith – 2016 Landroval Server. Please see earlier posts about this event for extra information. Announcing the Event Planning Update Voting Guidelines Random Draw for Order of Play Remember! All players, all levels past the intro & all account types can travel...

This week’s featured event: The Little Wanderers present The Night of the Muses every Wednesday from 2:30pm-4:30pm EDT (7:30pm-9:30pm BST).  The group once held weekly musical gatherings on Eldar, but now that they have moved to Laurelin they honour their former server by playing in front of the Eldar Bounder’s Bounty Monument in Michel Delving....

May 26, 2016

Previously published on my LOTRO blog site TheNinny.wordpress.com here is my voting guidelines: I would like to write a small post to guide those band leaders, and possibly the members of the public who want to vote in the People’s Choice Poll after the event, which will be posted on this blog, right after we have finished the contest on June 4th. Everyone is...

May 25, 2016

Dear LOTRO Players,   My friends at The Lonely Mountain Band have announced the date for this years 8th Weatherstock competition. This year is going to be a Hot Summer Jam! Band registration is open and will close on May 30th 2016. Please head to this link to read the new rules and to apply to register your band to be included. There is one major...

May 23, 2016

Dear Players, I would like to remind bands that on Thursday this week Lizzy and I draw the set order for The Blue Theatre Song Contest. I would advise all bands that would like to compete to send word to me by any means by Wednesday the 25th May 2016. Please also send any questions if you are at all puzzled about any aspect of this event. I will be making...

This week’s featured events: Laurelin’s monthly OAKS (Oldfurlong Amazin Koncert Series) featured 12 more great bands in its second year.  All of them will be returning this Sunday for a grand concert event.  Come to the town square of the Oldfurlong neighborhood of the Shire homesteads at noon EDT/17:00 BST for 6 hours of music from some of the most...

This week’s featured events: The HOPE brings Balrog’s Footfall to Laurelin this Sunday at 2pm EDT/7pm UK time.  Their all metal set was a great success on Landroval in February, but they will have a different playlist for this concert.  In other Laurelin concert news, The Brady Badgers will try to take care of the owlfestation on the roof of...