Roger2611 Posted July 17, 2016 Share Posted July 17, 2016 Hi guys, Yodaclub are looking to try and get on the bill for some more festivals next year so each band member has been tasked with finding festivals in the localish area, name and dates of this years festival, type of acts on the bill and a contact name for the organiser. I know we had a recent thread where someone was looking for a promoter in the East Midlands area to hopefully replace a couple of lost tour dates.I was able to offer up a couple for the Leicester area. So, it got me thinking, could we do something on here for promoters and festival organisers in your local area so others know what festivals are about and who to contact if it is a festival that suits? Annoyingly we have recently had the Willow Festival in Northampton, supposedly the biggest festival for unsigned bands in the UK and we knew nothing about it until after it had happened and yet we are a Northampton Band, unsigned, getting local radio play and even a national play via BBC introducing, doing decent supports in Leicester but can't get a gig or festival in our hometown! Would a pinned thread be possible or even wanted? Rog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted July 17, 2016 Share Posted July 17, 2016 What type of music are we looking at here - there was a cracking two-day punk festival at The Roadmender in May, run by the Watford Punk Collective. Hopefully will be doing the same again next year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rOB Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 Sounds like a good idea to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger2611 Posted July 18, 2016 Author Share Posted July 18, 2016 I was thinking along the lines of a general resources thread, Yodaclub are indie I guess but that covers a lot of ground musically, obviously we wouldn't be looking to play a Jazz Fusion festival (if such a thing exists) hence my idea would be something like the below Festival.....Willow Festival Location....Northampton Organiser....................... Contact.......................... Type of Festival.....Unsigned bands all genres Apply by...........date Or for Promoters Promoter...Wide Awake Promotions (Paul Collins) Contact details......... Location....Leicester Venue sizes.....50-150 capacity booking artists like Mark Morris, Dodgy, Wonderstuff etc. I think this could be a really useful resource for bands looking to expand outside their comfort zone / local area? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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