The Warriors UK Conclave 2017
| Convention | |
|---|---|
| Name: | The Warriors UK Conclave 2017 |
| Dates: | April 1-2 2017 |
| Frequency: | One-time |
| Location: | Edgbaston Stadium, Birmingham |
| Type: | Procon |
| Focus: | The Warriors |
| Organization: | The Birmingham Comics Festival |
| Founder: | ? |
| Founding Date: | |
| URL: | http://www.ukconclave.com/ (Archived 2017) |
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The Warriors UK Conclave 2017 was the first con held for The Warriors (1979) in the UK. It was sponsored by The Warriors Movie Site[1]. Fans gathered for panels and Q&A sessions with the original cast, displays of posters, costumes and props from the movie, an artist alley, and cosplay.
Guests
A flyer posted November 2016 lists the scheduled guests as:
- Michael Beck (Swan)
- David Harris (Cochise)
- Terry Michos (Vermin)
- Brian Tyler (Snow)
- Deborah van Valkenburgh (Mercy)
- Thomas Waites (Fox)
- Dorsey Wright (Cleon)
An archived version of the con's website from 2017 also lists Konrad Sheehan, who played the unnamed leader of the Punks.
Reports
Last weekend something amazing happened – the first convention held in the UK dedicated to The Warriors. It was a long time coming but boy was it worth it. Over two days fans from across the UK came together to celebrate The Warriors. In fact, I met people from Australia, Colombia and Spain to name just a few places so people had travelled a long way to be there.
One of the highlights of the event was the opportunity to meet seven cast members. These were Michael Beck (Swan), David Harris (Cochise), Thomas G Waites (Fox), Terrence Michos (Vermin), Dorsey Wright (Cleon), Brian Tyler (Snow) and Konrad Sheehan (Punk’s Leader). The guys were fantastic and those that I spoke to really enjoyed being in the UK meeting fans. You really got to spend a lot of time with them including a chance to “meet & greet” the cast in the bar over a beer where they were more than happy to pose for photos, answer questions and sign autographs.[...]
One of the biggest highlights for me was the chance to finally meet some of the long-term followers of this website and forum as well as those I have more recently being speaking to on Facebook. A special nod goes out to Jonny McFly who let me gatecrash his photo stand all weekend and to Shaun Powers who I finally got to meet after about 15 years and who probably knows more about the movie than anyone on the planet! I’ll see you guys at the next one!UK Conclave: The Write-Up on The Warriors Movie Site
References
- ^ The Warriors Movie Site, November 16 2016: "The Warriors Movie Site is sponsoring/supporting this event but it is run by a professional events company who have a good track record of running events for cult movies in the UK."