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Crew Q&A: Richeal Reader
Richeal Reader is a freelance Promoter Rep, Event and Site Manager who has spent over 20 years tour repping around the world and now bases herself in Glasgow. We caught up with her in lockdown on her home turf to chat about her time on the road and her love for...
Crew Q&A: Glen Thomson
Photo credit: Oliver Gerard This week we caught up with Glen Thomson, a freelance Tour, Production and Event Manager who is currently working with The Pretenders whilst working as Event Manager at Regular Music and guest lecturing at Napier University. With over 20...
Event Industry Directory
Whether you work in music, theatre, corporate events, visual arts, festivals, or are an artist yourself, we've out together an event industry directory of the associations that are there for you. Many of the sites have advice and resources outside the realms of...
Interview: Aarti Joshi at DF Concerts talks live stream fundraisers
Last week Gigs in Scotland managed the For The Love of Scotland fundraiser online hosted by Edith Bowman to raise cash for Masks 4 Scotland. Following its massive success, we chatted to Aarti Joshi Head of Marketing, Communications & Sponsorship at DF Concerts...
Crew Q&A: Graeme Richmond
Next up in our Crew interview series is Graeme Richmond, freelance Promoter Rep and Production Manager for some of the biggest promoters out there; DF Concerts, The MJR Group, Live Nation and more. He's been in the industry for over 15 years, so we grabbed 5 to chat...
MVT launches campaign to save grassroots venues one by one
670 independent UK music venues across the UK are represented by the Music Venue Trust Only 114 are currently secure for the next eight weeks 556 others are at imminent risk of being permanently closed down Today the Music Venue Trust has launched its #saveourvenues...
First Direct Arena in Leeds launch accessible tickets online
Accessible tickets for First Direct Arena are now available to purchase online. The venue wanted solution that would greatly improve the options available to deaf and disabled customers, and worked with Ticketmaster to make accessible tickets available through their...
Crew Q&A: Paul McAdams
We're over to the lighting booth for our next crew interview with freelance Lighting Designer Paul McAdams. Paul works with Architects and Good Charlotte amongst many others, and has been lighting up venues across the world for years. Check out his website for pics....
Interview: Jack Simpson of Hyde Park Book Club talks community
From a food bank, free meals for health workers to a free book service to those in isolation – the Hyde Park Book Club have been doing all they can to help their local Leeds community. We take 5 with Jack Simpson to find out how it all comes together.... We’ve seen...
Crew Q&A: Andy Dunlop
Today's Crew Q&A is with Andy Dunlop, an Event Manager who has been Tour Manager for Twin Atlantic, worked with Blink 182 and more. Andy has almost 15 years event management and marketing experience working on everything from international music tours to...
Crew Q&A: Chris Adam
Our next Crew Q&A is with Chris Adam, a freelance Tour Manager and Sound Engineer currently working for Maximo Park, as well as working with FE Live. He's recently worked with bands including Circa Waves and at venues and events across Scotland including O2...
Crew Q&A: Francois ‘Mido’ Elalfy
Our second Crew Q&A is with Francois Elalfy aka Mido, a freelance Tour Manager and Sound Engineer currently working with Black Rebel Motorcycle Club and Temples. He has been touring worldwide since 2007 with major artists including Kaiser Chiefs and Yellowcard,...