Insomnia Gaming Pageant has introduced that it will likely be working with UK group occasion organiser EPIC.LAN.
The collaboration will see EPIC.LAN develop into the networking supplier for the upcoming i74 expo happening subsequent 12 months in Staffordshire, UK.
EPIC.LAN’s involvement follows Insomnia sharing that the Staffordshire County Showgrounds will develop into the brand new host venue for i74. The relocation permits for as much as 1,400 attendees on the LAN social gathering and a 20,000 sq. foot enviornment for the Insomnia expo.
EPIC.LAN can be a preferred organiser of gaming and esports occasions within the UK, having just lately completed EPIC46 with Intel Gaming. Its subsequent occasion, EPIC47, is scheduled to happen simply earlier than i74 from February nineteenth to twenty second, 2026.
What Occurred to Insomnia?
Insomnia is the thoughts behind one of many longest-running UK LAN events, and for 25 years has invited attendees to convey their techniques to partake in varied gaming and esports occasions.
The organiser introduced the occasion’s return after its controversial exit in 2024. Studies started to flow into after Insomnia’s organisers, Player1 Occasions, laid off employees after the final LAN, i73 and did not pay a number of creators and small merchants.
Insomnia then relaunched earlier this 12 months with out Player1 Occasions, and printed an announcement addressing the controversies. It shared that it had offered redundancy pay to laid-off employees, supplied to resolve any excellent funds to creators, and resolved different considerations from the group, reminiscent of honouring free tickets.
Since its return, Insomnia has made main strides in turning its status round. It has welcomed organisations reminiscent of Fashionable Wolf, AV supplier Protec, Emblem Occasions, and is working with Excessive Viz Media for on-line broadcasts and stage content material.
