This December's Insomnia event has been cancelled
Dom Sacco, Senior Editor
Last Updated: 04/08/2017
This year’s December Insomnia gaming festival has been scrapped, and it looks like i62 will instead take place next spring.
Insomnia’s BYOC community and engagement manager, GeoSnipe, said on the Multiplay forums: “We worked incredibly hard to find an alternative venue to make a winter show more affordable during the Christmas season, as this was the feedback from many of you last year.
“However we were unable to source a location that would have provided a cheaper price point for our customers. So we are going to focus on ensuring we have the best events for you next year.
“So, don’t delay, grab your friends and come to i61, the LAST Insomnia of 2017 and make it the biggest we have ever seen!”
The annual December Insomnia event tends to be the quietest one of the year, compared to the spring and summer ones, the latter of which is usually the most popular.
You can read more information about i61 and its esports tournaments here. It takes place at the Birmingham NEC at the end of this month.
Image source: BelongbyGAME Twitter
Dom Sacco, Senior Editor
Dom is an award-winning writer and finalist of the Esports Journalist of the Year 2023 award. He has almost two decades of experience in journalism, and left Esports News UK in June 2025. As a long-time gamer having first picked up the NES controller in the late '80s, he has written for a range of publications including GamesTM, Nintendo Official Magazine, industry publication MCV and others. He also previously worked as head of content for the British Esports Federation.
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