Last night we gathered to celebrate Spotify on HTC Hero coming to 3, and the event was a great success.

But don’t just take my word for it – here’s a selection of the Twitter highlights:

James (@Jamesbody) got into rock character with a classic “John Lennon meets Elton John” wig – “Just tested my new party hair for #3UKSpotifyParty out in the office – it is so good to make people smile!”

As we soaked up the culture at Proud Galleries the HTC Hero was demonstrated for us by Emma Wells, 3’s Product Manager for HTC Hero. Naturally, the opportunity to play with a neat new handset was greeted with much enthusiasm, as Liam (@liamgh) testified: “At the 3uk spotify event! Just seen the HTC hero, nice. #3ukspotifyparty”

Cally and Liam have a "wig-off"

Much as we hated to drag everyone away from their drinks and gallery-gazing, a brief detour was taken as we went underground to demonstrate Spotify’s caching abilities. Desi (@cyberdees) snapped a great picture of Siobhan in all of her Ziggy Stardust glory: “#3ukspotifyparty underground troupe being led by @siobhanc http://twitpic.com/o9rpc”

Upon arrival at Bar Soho, Dan (@mled) thought “outside the box” when it came to our technology: “http://post.ly/BbxV – Hoping to create some kind of feedback loop by tweeting a pic of #3ukspotifyparty projection.” It didn’t work, but it was a nice idea.

We all enjoyed some drinks, rocked out to our Spotify Party Playlist, and made merry late into the night. Marc (@marcflores) was “having fun at the #3ukspotifyparty…I’ve ended up with a stick on moustache! LOL”

That stick on moustache was mine, Marc, and I want it back…

The whole gang - and a balloon, mid-flight

The HTC Hero, combined with Spotify, is available on 3 from today! You can pick it up online, or via telesales now, or in store from tomorrow. Monthly tariffs start at £35, plus an initial charge of £99. It’s already been endorsed by Fred (@wingdisk): “Had a great time at the #3UKSpotifyParty Loved the HTC Hero.”

What do you think of the prospect of this handset/music service combo?

Tags: 3, HTC Hero, party, Spotify

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