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The Des Moines Tattoo Festival

July 25th, 26th, and 27th 2008
The Embassy Suites
101 East Locust Street
Des Moines, IA 50309

The Des Moines Tattoo Festival will feature artists, piercers, and vendors from all over the country. There will also be great entertainment throughout the weekend including music fromThe Pimps, The Josh Davis Band and Radio Moscow, The Art of Fashion Runway Show featuring local designers, The Wingnut Suspension Show, live art, tattoo competitions, The Rob Hill Sideshow, and The Enigma's Electric Acid Theatre.

Admission to the Festival will be $10 per day or $25 for a weekend pass.
The show hours are Friday from 4-10pm, Saturday from 12-10pm, and Sunday from 12-8pm.

For information please email atlasirons@yahoo.com or go to our myspace page.












Attending Artists, Piercers, and Vendors

Aaron Rickabaugh
Abby Stewart
Adam Clark
Alex Vance
Ben Bonnema
Brook Blasen
Budha
Carrie Black
Chris Murry
Chris Thomas
Craig Lee
Crazy Shane
Dan Kytola
Darren McKeag
Dave Conner
Derek Colt Brown
Derek Hutchison
Earl Ramey
Evan 'Rojas' Blind
Eve Nieto
Gene 'Geno' Saunders
Hank Bertka
Jake Phillips
Jason Brown
Jason Evans
Jen Beirola
Jeremy 'Fierto' Cruz
Jon VonGlahn
Josh Fields
Joshua Bowers
Kevin Starai
Knappy
Laura Wangerin
Mike Diamond
Nick Kissinger
Rob Foster
Rob Hill
Russ Rauscher
Scotty Munster
Sean Wilcox
Stacy Shoppa
Tim McKenny
Tony Vau
Troy McDaniel
Zaq Weaver
Acanthus Apparel
Atlas Irons
Havoc Body Jewelry
Intense! Ink Magazine
Jack Jiang
Nightmare City Apparel
Pastime Portraits
Rock Iowa
Tattooed Kingpin
Whitehall Medical/TAT Supply Co.
Libertarian Party of Iowa
and chair massages provided by Erika Finn and James Moncherry






Sponsored by Atlas Irons, Scion of Des Moines, Vitamin Water, Lazer 103.3, and Liars Club