FLUKE is, as Herman Melville once said, a place that "is not down on any map; true places never are." Over the years FLUKE has existed in three different venues, first at Tasty World, then at Ciné, then at the 40 Watt. Starting in 2026, that number is growing to four. Consider this an OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT:
FLUKE 2026
Saturday, March 28, 2026 (10am - 5pm)
Live Wire Athens
227 W Dougherty St, Athens, GA 30601
We've loved making the 40 Watt our home since for the past 14 years, and there's no "street beef" involved in this move. They have some shows booked in March that require an early load-in for the performers and rather than cutting FLUKE short or moving it later in the year, we looked for an alternate venue. We may be back in the 40 Watt in the future. They're good people and we love working with them.
The new venue is still in downtown Athens and is about the same size (we may be able to fit 1 or 2 more tables into the new place). Here's a low-res MS Paint image we made to show you where the new place is.
Pre-registration for FLUKE 2026 exhibitor spaces will still be lottery-style, and lottery entries will still go on sale in January. Entries will still cost $1 and be limited to one per person. We are increasing the price of exhibitor spaces to $20 this year. it's our first price increase since, we think, 2014 and it doesn't feel great, but it is necessary. This isn't related to the move. We would have had the same increase at the 40 Watt, too. General admission for people attending FLUKE (non-exhibitors) will stay at $2
More information will be coming soon, and we'll also eventually get around to updating the header image on this website.
Thanks, everyone, for being a part of this. For Patrick, Forever.
FLUKE
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