Coming back bigger in 2012; this inaugural event is going to be truly massive. With world-class tattoo artists doing their thang over the weekend, if you are looking for custom ink then this is the place to be.

After the success of the 2011 Expo at Claudeland’s Event Centre in Hamilton, which was attended by thousands, 2012 is looking even more exciting. Pay just $20 for a weekend pass to the New Zealand International Tattoo and Art Expo at Claudeland’s Event Centre in Hamilton.

All that is hot and hip about urban street culture will be on show at New Zealand's International Tattoo and Art Expo in February 2012, including the world's best body painters, tattoo and graffiti artists, along with a wide range of other entertainments. Tattoo artists from the USA, Norway, England, Russia, Japan, China, South Africa and Australia, as well as some of the best tattoo artists from New Zealand, will be exhibiting at the show and offering the chance for kiwis to be tattooed by some of the world’s most sought-after tattooists. This year, to compliment amazing artists such as Tiki Taane, Devilskin, Body FX - Yolanda, I Am Giant, Day3 and NRG Rising to name a few, they have some additional spectacular attractions. Enjoy a tonne of music, roller derby bouts, eight Muay Thai and MMA competitions, graffiti, stunt riders, burlesque, blood painters and much much more. Check it all out on their website www.tattooart.co.nz.