The pirates will be touring in an old bus they bought and prepared for their trip road trip through Europe. After several days of preparation in Stockholm, the bus stops tonight, July 10th, in Malmö, where the Pirate Bay and the Bureau of Piracy have declared “mixtape amnesty”.
They invite everyone who’s ever stared at the torrent clients’ speed graph, cursed Kazaa, carried a hard drive to a friend or made a copy of their mother’s cookie recipe to join them, as long as you bring drinks, your mixtapes and at least two peers.
The bus will then move on this Friday and reach its second stop, Berlin, the next day. After Berlin, the Pirate Bay and the Bureau of Piracy will set course to their final destination, Bolzano, where they will be participating in the Manifesta7 art event.
Pirate Bay co-founder Peter Sunde will also be on the bus, and he told TorrentFreak: “We have a schedule somewhat already set. We’d love for people to hang out with us at the stops – and we would love for them to come and party with us. The bus looks great and we’re soon on our way.”
“It kinda shows that we’re more than just a site, that we’re an idea, and that we’re art in ourselves. As I’ve said many times before, we see The Pirate Bay as some sort of ongoing art project/performance,” Sunde added.
So, feel free to join the party if you live close to one of the stops. For more info about the trip to Manifesta7, and for some video material of the bus, check out the the project page at the Bureau of Piracy website.
