The True Cost of Touring in the UK: Why Live Music is at Risk
Touring in the UK can be a financial challenge for many bands, with costs ranging from travel and accommodation to equipment and production.
Rock the Festival Circuit: Your Guide to Getting Gigs and Growing Your Fanbase
It's a time when fans flock to stages in parks, fields, and city streets to cheer for their favourite acts or discover new ones.
Sunny afternoon in Muswell Hill
Shopkeepers are staging a tribute to local rock legends The Kinks with a “Hillbilly” festival in Fortis Green on 10th September.
Muswell Hill celebrates The Kinks
Last year marked the 50th anniversary of a remarkably prescient Kinks album, Muswell Hillbillies but this year we will celebrate!
19 EU countries to visa-free short-term touring for musicians
UK musicians and performers will be able to tour in a number of European countries without the need for a visa or work permit the Government has announced.
What does the Government’s Brexit deal mean for touring musicians?
Since the Home Office’s announcement in February 2020, we have known that EU touring artists will need a visa to perform in the UK from January 2021.
#WeMakeEvents
Music venues, theatres and their workforces are taking part in a day of action around the UK to highlight the crisis facing the live events scene.
How to Mic a Drum Kit
There are lots of ways to mic a drum set. Let’s walk-through how-to mic a drum kit, all the way from kick and snare to toms, overheads and rooms, including mic recommendations and placement. https://youtu.be/PYv4oKFCMA0 Kick Drum Kick drums come in lots of
How to get a gig if you’re an unsigned band
Once you and your band have strung a few decent tunes together, and you've practised enough to give yourself (and all your neighbours) tinnitus, there's only one thing left to do. Play a gig. Getting out there and getting your music
‘Without people, you’re nothing’- Joe Strummer
The Joe Strummer Foundation gives opportunities to aspiring musicians and support to projects around the world that create empowerment through music.
