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Welcome to the official website of The House of Staunton. The House of Staunton has firmly established itself as the gold standard by which all chess pieces, chess boards and chess sets are judged. All of our luxury chess products, including our chess pieces, chess boards and chess sets, have been produced with the discerning chess collector in mind. We adhere to the highest quality standards and our master artisans handcraft our chess pieces, chess boards and chess sets out of such luxurious materials as Porcelain, Camel Bone, Genuine Ebony, Walnut Burl, and fossilized 40,000 year-old Wooly Mammoth Ivory. We invite you to indulge yourself and discover what countless other chess enthusiastsThe original postponement came due to "low ticket sales." According to a statement, the cancellation is a result of "the venue's availability and scheduling problems with artists."

Refunds are available for ticketholders at the point of purchase. A 2013 event is in the works.

Along with O'Rourke himself, performing his classic 1999 record Eureka in full, the lineup was set to include Neu!'s Michael Rother, Codeine, the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Nisennenmondai, the Magic Band, the Drones, Factory Floor, the Necks, and Borbetomagus.