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LONDON: 808 MELTDOWN TONIGHT

Apparently there's some big party going on in China today because the date is August 8, 2008 ‚Äì all the eights, see. But tonight down at Jacks in London Bridge there's an even better number-themed party called Nitefreq, and it's all about the little silver machine that revolutionised dance music and put a lot of already-unemployable guys out of work ‚Äì the Roland TR 808 drum machine! (See what they've done: an 808 party on 08-08-08!) The line-up reads like a super-fun electro history lesson you can dance to…

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808 State (obviously), I-F, Arthur Baker and DMX Krew are all playing – and tickets are £12 advance or £15 on the door. Luckily, Vice has three pairs of ticket to give away to the first three people to email freetickets@nitefreq.com. Include your phone number so the organisers can get in touch with you about the tickets, if you win. Get advance tickets [here](http://warpmart.com/item/3940 and seetickets.com/s.asp?a=808+state&p=6486)