Guess what? Geek Pop is going live. Or non-virtual. Or physical. However you want to look at it.

Yep, in 2010, the Geek Pop crew will be touring the UK, playing host to some real-life geeky music events. So far, we have plans for Bristol, Cambridge and London during Geek Pop launch week (12th-21st March - technically longer than a week, but shhh).

Before you ask, this is by no means the end of the virtual festival - far from it. In fact, if anything, it means it's getting bigger. We'll be sticking all the performances on t'interweb, so if you're not within reach of one of the launch venues you can watch it all online, with a pint of cider (or a nice hot cuppa, if you so wish... it will be March). And all the rest of the performances will be accessible via the virtual stages, as per usual.

We know what you're thinking... What's with all this "live" malarky? Isn't Geek Pop supposed to be entirely virtual? Well, that's a very good point. But you see, we'd like to meet some of our lovely fans in the flesh. And give some of our artists the chance to shine under the media spotlight - we'll be inviting along (probably bribing with glasses of wine) some media types to cover the event.

Of course, the whole thing will be greened up to the max - artists arriving on bicycles, tickets made of leaves, that sort of thing. (Okay, we exaggerate, but it will be environmentally friendly, promise).

So that's our exciting announcement for this week.

Incidentally, if you'd like to sponsor one of these glorious events, or indeed, one of next year's stages, do get in touch.