As part of the Mess With Texas! events that are taking place at Red Seven during, but separate from the SXSW festival, unofficial minister of partying and all things fun, Andrew WK will be hosting a midnight scavenger hunt in downtown Austin, TX on the night of Friday, March 16th.
The winning team of the hunt will receive $1,000 cash and the opportunity to play right before the Walkmen and David Cross on the day following the Midnight Scavenger Hunt. The hunt's organizers had the following to say about the event:
We are offering this prize because we would like to give any band the opportunity to play during a party during SXSW. But the winner does not have to be in a band to play! It can be a comedian, drama troupe, preacher, circus act? They can sleep on the stage if they would like. We don?t care!
*This is a scavenger hunt that takes place in downtown Austin. The hunt is made up of fifty items. Each item is worth a certain amount of points. The team with the most points in the end wins.
*The sign up for the hunt begin at 8:00pm at the Lamar Pedestrian Bridge. The Lamar Bridge is located on Lamar Blvd between Cesar Chavez and Riverside Drive in downtown Austin. The hunt begins at 9:00pm sharp and will end at 11:00pm.
*Andrew WK is the host of the Midnight Scavenger
*This is an all ages and it cannot sell out.
*Teams are made up of 1-5 people. The cost to participate is $2 per person.
*If your team shows up to the hunt dressed like one of the gangs in the film, the Warriors you start with 50 points.
*We did LA Scavenger Hunt last year. 500+ participated. It tied in as a benefit for the one of Los Angeles largest homeless shelter?s, the Union Rescue Mission. The participants of the LA Scavenger Hunt raised $10k in material goods.
*The grand prize for the Midnight scavenger hunt is $1,000 cash and the slot right before the Walkmen at the Mess With Texas party on Saturday at Red Seven.