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MANILA, Philippines - Now marked with 12 years of ink etched within its very core, and currently dubbed the biggest and grandest tattoo expo in the country and in Asia, “Dutdutan XII” will stage the ultimate skin art show in town on Sept. 28 and 29 at The World Trade Center.
Last year, “Dutdutan” hosted a crowd of 15,000 attendees, 90 tattoo booths and 200 of the best inkers from all over the world. This year, as presented by Tribal Gear Philippines, “Dutdutan XII” will feature house tattoo booths and occupy three halls of the WTC. Participants from Singapore, Taiwan, Malaysia, France, Japan, Guam, Hong Kong, Borneo and Indonesia are flying in to take part and battle it out in this one extraordinary weekend.
Sen Dog and Eric Bobo of Cypress Hill will perform on Friday night. Members of the worldwide Tribal clique from San Diego, California will pop in for the occasion. Bobby Ruiz (founder of Tribal Gear), Big Tiny (notorious inker) and Alex Garcia (badass painter and inker) will celebrate 12 years of ink with their local counterparts. Russian pole dancers will display their professional pole tricks. There will also be Tribal Gear’s Pin-Up Babes Bikini Contest by FHM. Professional URCC (Universal Reality Combat Championship) fighters will battle it out, while Drum Duel is all set as participants prepare to roll for the coveted Drum King title.
Featured are top local bands including Wolfgang, Kamikazee, Franco, Valley of Chrome, General Luna, Urbandub, Imago and a lot more.
“Dutdutan XII” will kick off with the much-awaited tattoo competitions in 15 categories. Winner of each category will receive P10,000 cash, gift packs and a trophy.
Tickets are available at P350 (one-day pass) and P600 (two-day pass) at any Tribal Gear boutique. Gates open at 12 noon. Visit www.dutdutan.com.ph for details.
“Dutdutan XII” is presented by Tribal Gear and co-presented by Skinworkz Tattoo, PhilTAG and Colt 45, with the support of Pepsi, Kenny Rogers, JB Music, Padis Point, AEROMED, and Avatar Tattoo.
