Scotland, UK and other Gigs.txt ^V^ ^V^ ^V^ AUG 2013 UPDATE - Scotland, UK, Gig, Club Promoters, Venues List and FAQ You are here :: http://www.nightnews.net/gig/gigs.txt Show your appreciation for this file by visiting http://www.nightnews.net/ You may find more handy listings showing active promoters here http://www.nightnews.net/lists/nightnews_list.txt ^V^ ^V^ ^V^ Contents Introduction: Listed in No particular order, General Gig Promoters; Goth Gig Promoters; Specialized Club Promoters that Feature Bands; The Acoustic/folk/trad/celtic Circuit. IMPORTANT Guidance Notes ^V^ ^V^ ^V^ Introduction Nightnews F.a.q., 'Can you please help our band get a gig?..' Where to get a gig in Scotland is my most frequently asked question. 'Where can I get a venue?,' is the second most asked question!? This is all I can advise at the time of writing. This file will be updated periodically and updates logged at the foot of the file. You can look nearly all of these up on facebook too!. n.b. Preferred contacts are marked *****R (5 Stars) R = Rock and alt ^V^ ^V^ ^V^ a) Edinburgh Eilean Dubh *****R http://www.facebook.com/EileanDubh Promoting Black, Death, Doom, Drone & Neofolk OPIUM Live Music, 71 Cowgate, Edinburgh, EH1 IJW - NEW STAGE in 2012 *****R http://www.opiumedinburgh.co.uk/ Rock and Alt Summerhall, Edinburgh - New in 2012 ***** http://www.summerhall.co.uk/ The Third Door, Edinburgh ***** https://www.facebook.com/TheThirdDoor?fref=ts The Electric Circus ***** http://www.theelectriccircus.biz 36-39 Market Street Edinburgh, EH1 1DF Various Promoters @ The Wee Red Bar Edinburgh College of Art *****R 74 Lauriston Place EH3 8DF Union Tel: 0131 229 1442 http://www.weeredbar.co.uk/ The Pear Tree Inn Garden Summer Sound Stage Edinburgh The Peartree & Counting House, 38/6 West Nicolson Street, Edinburgh EH8 9DD 0131 667 7533 Contact: info @ counting-house.co.uk Apply with demo or web demo page The Counting House above the Pear Tree House Pub - Edi *****R 34 West Nicolson St Edinburgh EH8 8DD 0131 667 7533 info @ counting-house.co.uk Scotcampus Freshers Festival http://www.freshersfestival.com/ Banshee Labyrinth (Pub and Vaults) 29-35 Niddry St Edinburgh Midlothian EH1 1LL http://www.thebansheelabyrinth.com/ The Picturehouse Edinburgh ***** http://venues.meanfiddler.com/hmv-picture-house/home Leith Festival Events http://www.leithfestival.com/ Contacts http://www.leithfestival.com/index.php?sn=co&ssn=mc 2 weeks in June The Queen's Hall Edinburgh 85-89 Clerk St Edinburgh, EH8 9JG, United Kingdom http://www.thequeenshall.net/ Meadows Festival & M.F. Association / First weekend of June annually http://meadowsfestival.3st.org.uk/ The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register St, Edinburgh EH2 2AA *****R http://www.thevoodoorooms.com/ REGULAR MUSIC - All Scotland http://www.regularmusic.com 99 Hanover Street Bar, Edinburgh, Scotland UK http://www.99hanoverstreet.com/ (Amanda Palmer did a free night at Fringe 2007 here. Which says something about the quality of the venue. One of the nicest in Edinburgh.) Gavin Duvet Promoter http://uk.linkedin.com/pub/gavin-duvet/15/3b4/5a6 No current activity details M: 07974978817 E: gavinduvet @ hotmail.com Out of the Blue Drill Hall - Edi Arts & Education Trust The Drill Hall 30-38 Dalmeny St Edinburgh EH6 8RG http://www.outoftheblue.org.uk Contact Nicole Lambeng, Arts Services Manager Forest Cafe ~ Gigs for FREE/by Donations *****R http://blog.theforest.org.uk/ https://www.facebook.com/forestevents https://www.facebook.com/forest.eventsteam/ Edward Stack Promoter of various ad hoc events http://uk.linkedin.com/pub/ed-stack/28/a6/596 http://www.tentracks.co.uk/ No current activity details. Henry's Cellar Bar *****R http://www.theraft.org.uk http://www.musicglue.com/theraft/ Claire (aka French Claire) HW LIVE - Heriot Watt Students Union Campus - Edinburgh http://www.hwunion.com/content.asp?section=23 The Bongo Club, Relocating to the Cowgate in 2013 *****R http://www.thebongoclub.co.uk/ The Liquid Rooms, 9c Victoria Street EH1 2HE, Edinburgh Scotland *****R http://www.liquidroom.com/ + The Annexe at the Liquid Room *****R Entrance via Cowgate, Edinburgh, EH1 2HE Whistlebinkies, 4-6 South Bridge, Edinburgh, EH1 1LL *****R http://www.whistlebinkies.com/ http://www.facebook.com/WhistleBinkiesEdinburgh The Jam House (Former BBC Concert Hall) 5 Queen Street, Edinburgh, EH2 1JE http://www.thejamhouse.com THE CITRUS CLUB - Edinburgh *****R includes tribute bands and old originals :-) 40-42 GRINDLAY STREET EDINBURGH EH3 9AP http://www.citrusclub.co.uk/ Jazz Bar, 1A Chambers Street, Edinburgh EH1 1HR Scotland UK ***** http://www.thejazzbar.co.uk/ Cabaret Voltaire, 36 Blair Street Edinburgh EH1 1QR ***** http://www.thecabaretvoltaire.com/ Bannermans Gigs, 212 Cowgate, Edinburgh, EH1 1NQ *****R http://www.bannermanslive.co.uk/ Is This Music & Tigerfest http://www.isthismusic.com/ http://www.tigerfest.co.uk/ No current activity details The Hive, 15-17 Niddry Street, Edinburgh EH1 1LG http://www.clubhive.co.uk/ Fresh Air Org Edinburgh https://www.facebook.com/pages/FreshAirorguk/223159361033540 House of Crust Edinburgh *****R http://en-gb.facebook.com/pages/House-Of-Crust/152675301443780 http://uk.myspace.com/houseofcrust Handy Gig Advance Information Link, Edinburgh http://www.rippingrecords.com/ http://www.rippingrecords.com/tickets.php?page=1 updated link Edinburgh University Indiesoc for Indie Bands *****R No current activity details Cold Dead Hands Collective - Edinburgh No current activity recorded New Found Sound No current activity details. http://www.newfoundsound.co.uk Limbo - Edinburgh No current contact details Aye Yer Maw Presents No current contact details Punk / Rock / Metal SNEAKY PETE'S & 'This is Music' No current contact details :: Edinburgh Booking Agents Eric Roberts http://www.getintotrouble.com/ Freak Music Scotland [Agency] http://www.freakmusic.co.uk Cosmos, George Duffin No current activity recorded Limbo No current contact details b) Rest of Scotland Venues and Promoters Hydro ~ opens in 2013 ~ Glasgow *****R https://www.facebook.com/thehydro http://www.thehydro.com/ STG Promotions Glasgow https://www.facebook.com/StgPromotions SCOTLAND'S AWARD WINNING ROCK AND METAL FESTIVAL *****R http://www.les-fest.co.uk/ ERA (Jager Rooms) Stornoway *****R https://www.facebook.com/erastornoway https://twitter.com/EraStornoway Arches Glasgow ***** http://www.thearches.co.uk/gigs https://www.facebook.com/TheArchesGlasgow Audio Glasgow *****R http://www.facebook.com/audioglasgow?ref=ts&fref=ts Whistlebinkies Stirling https://www.facebook.com/CastlerockStirling https://www.facebook.com/pages/Whistlebinkies-Stirling/168314963256760 Classic Grand, 18 Jamaica Street Glasgow G1 4QD, United Kingdom *****R http://www.classicgrand.com/ http://www.classicgrand.com/hire/ for promoters Cathouse, Glasgow *****R http://www.cathouse.co.uk/ Nice'n'Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall St. Glasgow G2 3LG *****R http://www.nicensleazy.com Ivory Blacks, 56 Oswald St, Glasgow, G1 4PL Scotland *****R http://www.facebook.com/IvoryBlacksGlasgow The Tunnels, CARNEGIES BRAE, ABERDEEN, SCOTLAND, AB10 1BF *****R http://www.thetunnels.co.uk/ The Ironworks Live Music Venue - Inverness *****R http://www.ironworksvenue.com Barrowland Ballroom - Glasgow http://www.glasgow-barrowland.com The Barrowlands venue used to workthrough the following promoters and agents CPL Web :: DFC Gigs :: AAA :: MCP :: Metropolis Music :: Regular Music Ltd :: SFX http://sfx.com/ :: SJ Moorings Bar, The Moorings Bar, 2 Trinity Quay, Aberdeen AB11 5AA *****R https://www.facebook.com/themooringsbar?fref=ts Glasgow Barfly, 260 Clyde Street, Glasgow, G1 4JH No recent activity recorded KING TUT'S WAH WAH HUT, 272a ST VINCENT STREET, GLASGOW, G2 5RL *****R http://www.kingtuts.co.uk/ Bungalow Bar Revival part of Paisley Scotland No current activity recorded The 13th note, 50-60 King Street, Glasgow ***** http://www.13thnote.co.uk/ THE BRICKYARD Carlisle *****R http://www.thebrickyardonline.com/ https://www.facebook.com/thebrickyardonline The Wickerman Festival - Scotland http://www.thewickermanfestival.co.uk/ Knockengorroch Festivals, Scotland http://www.knockengorroch.org.uk/ BREEMIE MID SUMMER FESTIVALS Aberdeenshire http://www.sacredway.co.uk/Breemie%20main/Breemiefestival.htm Glasgow West End Festival - Glasgow http://www.westendfestival.co.uk/ The Dundee Blues Bonanza Festival - Dundee http://www.dundeebluesbonanza.co.uk/ Server not found when I last looked.. Go North Fest *****R (If you are a Scots band or have special relevance to Scotland) http://www.gonorth.biz/ https://www.facebook.com/gonorthfestival The Doghouse, Brown Street - Dundee https://www.facebook.com/dundeedoghouse CLosed c) Other UK Meanfiddler Festivals and Venues *****R http://www.meanfiddler.com/ General guide to UK Festivals is available at this link http://www.efestivals.co.uk/ OFFICIAL MCM London Comic Con. Birmingham, Midlands & Manchester Comic Cons, MEMORABILIA Birmingham & London http://www.londonexpo.com/show/japanex/ *****R (.jp rock) https://www.facebook.com/groups/35517615269/ :: Other Agency Factory Music *****R https://www.facebook.com/factorymusicagency Promoter, Publicist, Band Management, Booking Agent, and Tour Production. ^V^ ^V^ ^V^ #2 - Scotland Goth and Alt Promoters a) Edinburgh Opium, Edinburgh *****R listed above Henry's Cellar Bar *****R listed above Ascension Club, Ascension Gigs & Dark City Festival - Edinburgh No current contact details EDG&R: Edin Uni Goth & Rock Society - Edinburgh No current contact details b) Rest of Scotland Moorings, Aberdeen *****R listed above Danse Macabre Glasgow *****R https://www.facebook.com/groups/147167711976887/?ref=ts&fref=ts Classic Grand *****R http://www.classicgrand.com/ http://www.classicgrand.com/hire/ for promoters Ivory Blacks *****R listed above CRYOTEC, at the Classic Grand, Glasgow *****R https://www.facebook.com/Cryotec?ref=ts&fref=ts THE BRICKYARD, 14 Fisher Street, Carlisle, CA3 8RN *****R listed above 13th Note - Glasgow *****R listed above Bedlam - Glasgow https://www.facebook.com/pages/Bedlam-Goth-Alternative-Industrial-Club/158233444684?fref=ts No gig activity recorded recently. Carbon - Dundee http://www.facebook.com/carbonclubnight?ref=ts&fref=ts c) Other :: LONDON, Rest of UK and Europe for Goth and Dark Music If you are an overseas/touring Goth Band wanting to play in Europe or the UK you are best off trying to persuade one of these Venues or Festival promoters to take you on :: UK LONDON Alternative Venues and Dark Clubs + promoters Big Red ~ London *****R http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Big-Red/116987285016058 Intrepid Fox London *****R http://www.facebook.com/IntrepidFoxLondon?__req=27&rf=169228889787525 Monsta ents London *****R http://www.facebook.com/pages/Monsta-Ents/167944010017733?fref=ts Flag Promotions London *****R https://www.facebook.com/pages/FLAG-PROMOTIONS-Gigs-Clubs-Tours/143837409036931 http://www.flagpromotions.com/ https://www.facebook.com/frank.flag Dionisus Dioniso Promoter London http://www.facebook.com/dionisusdionisus?ref=ts&fref=ts Slimelight London *****R http://www.facebook.com/groups/2259066814/?ref=ts&fref=ts slimelightlondon @ hotmail.com Club Antichrist London *****R http://www.facebook.com/groups/ClubAC/?ref=ts&fref=ts http://clubantichrist.com Resistance Gallery ~ London ~ ..is looking for more utilisation I am informed.. http://www.resistancegallery.com/ https://www.facebook.com/pages/Resistance-Gallery/161513590536844 home to 'Fangtasia' https://www.facebook.com/groups/111180734669/ and 'Maid cafe' .jp style http://twitter.com/#!/Oh_My_Lord http://dear-my-lord.blog.co.uk/ : : : : : London Unsifted Venues ~ links tbn : : : : : The Boston Music Rooms *****R 179 Junction Road, Tufnell Pk., N19 5QQ Boston Arms / Dome *****R 178 Junction Road, Tufnell Pk., N19 5QQ The Miller *****R 96 Snowfields Rd London Bridge www.chaostheorymusic.co.uk Nambucca *****R 596 Holloway Rd, N7 6LB www.nambuccalondon.com Union 66 London Embankment, SE1 7TP The Pipeline *****R 94 Middlesex St City of London, E1 7EZ London Scala *****R 275 Pentonville Rd, Kings X, N1 9NL The Garage *****R 20-22 Highbury Cnr, Islington www.relentlessgarage.co.uk The Grosvenor *****R Stockwell SW9 0TP The London Stone *****R 109 Cannon St, EC4N 5AD EGG *****R 200 York Way, Kings X, N1 The Crypt Gallery *****R St Pancras Church, Euston, London St Matthews Church Brixton Hill, SW2 1JF Purple Turtle *****R 65 Crowndale Rd, NW1 1TN 02 Academy Islington *****R 16 Parkfield St, N1 0PS Apothecary *****R 3 Vale Royal Kings X, N7 9AP Camden Rock *****R 18 Kentish Town Road, Camden Town, NW19NX Orange Yard *****R off Manette St, W1D 4JB Fiddlers Elbow *****R 1 Malden Rd Camden NW5 3HS Enterprise? *****R 2 Haverstock NW3 2BL (nr Chalk farm tube) Islington metal Works *****R 7 Torrens st EC1V 1NQ Mary Jane's Bar *****R 124-127 The Minories, London EC3N 1NT www.vagabonds-events.com Hackney Trashbar *****R 175B Stoke Newington, N16 8BP The Dev / Hobgoblin *****R 33 Kentish Town Rd, Camden The Hope & Anchor *****R 207 Upper St, Highbury, Islington, N1 1RL Flying Dutchman *****R 156 Wells Way, SE5 7SY www.flyingdutchmanlondon.com Mother Live *****R 333 Old St (Basement) EC1 Aces & Eights Saloon *****R 156 Fortress rd, Tuffnell Park NW5 The Barfly *****R 49 Chalk farm Rd, NW1 8AN The Grosvenor *****R 17 Sidney Rd, SW9 0TP Nightclub Kolis *****R 1 Archway Close, N193TD :: REST OF UK Alternative Venues and Dark Clubs + promoters Babylon Live Lounge *****R Maidstone Q Club *****R Station Rd, Cambridge, CB1 2JB The Library *****R Woodhouse la. leeds www.sheepish.net Carpe Noctum ~ Bradford *****R http://www.gothupnorth.co.uk/ https://www.facebook.com/Goth.Up.North Latest MusicBar ~ Brightom http://thelatest.co.uk/musicbar/ Agincourt Rock Venue ~ Camberley *****R https://www.facebook.com/groups/83599775355/ Ant Kultur ~ Liverpool *****R https://www.facebook.com/antikulture.liverpool The UK net.goth site, still an excellent source of info on active goth clubs http://www.netgoth.org.uk/ Corporation, Milton Street, Sheffield, S1 4JU *****R http://www.corporation.org.uk/ Rock City, 8 Talbot Street, Nottingham, NG1 5GG *****R http://www.rock-city.co.uk/ "Friday Flock!" Live! at The Mixing Tin, 9 Albion Street, Leeds, LS1 5ES *****R http://www.sheepish.net/ "Darklands" YORK. *****R http://www.9thdimension.co.uk/darklands/mainpage%20york.htm Blackpool, Misery Of Sound *****R http://www.miseryofsound.co.uk/ :: UK GOTH and ALT Festivals DV8 York Fest UK *****R http://www.dv8fest.com/ https://www.facebook.com/chrissherrington Dark Mills Festival UK *****R https://www.facebook.com/groups/75828562387/ Alt Fest - coming soon 2014 - new *****R http://alt-fest.com/ Faeries and paganfests http://www.magicalfestivals.co.uk/ Regional Witchfests and International Witchfest http://www.witchfest.net/wf_england.htm Darkmatterz http://www.darkmatterz.co.uk/ Black Veil :: GOG Promotions *****R http://www.gogpromotions.co.uk/blackveil/ Infest, Bradford in England *****R http://www.infestuk.com/ Whitby Gothic Weekend in April and October http://www.whitbygothweekend.co.uk/ Some Goth bands may be Suitable for METAL Festivals and Promoters; See http://www.bloodstock.uk.com/ UK July & September http://www.downloadfestival.co.uk/ UK June http://www.damnationfestival.co.uk/news November We keep a list of Goth Festivals on the Nightnews Events Page http://www.nightnews.net More Dark Clubbing info links an other Important Goth contacts http://www.netgoth.org.uk/ http://uk-goffs-events.livejournal.com/ http://www.nightnews.net/lists/nightnews_list.txt http://www.londongothic.co.uk/ http://www.vampiresoflondon.com/ http://www.meetup.com/london-metal-meetup-group/ Gothic North of England https://www.facebook.com/groups/32363933696/ :: Europe Koma Fest Oslo Norway *****R http://www.komaf.net/ https://www.facebook.com/KomaFestival Wave-Gotik-Treffen Pfingsten *****R http://www.wave-gotik-treffen.com/english/ M'era Luna *****R http://www.meraluna.de/ Prague *****R http://mi.rage.cz/ Lumous Gothic Festival, Tampere Finland http://www.lumous.net/ Central European Contacts *****R http://www.negativeart.hu/ ^V^ ^V^ ^V^ #3 - Specialized Scotland Club Promoters that Feature Bands & Acts Cabaret Voltaire, Edinburgh listed above 'BORN TO BE WIDE' BTBW - Edinburgh https://www.facebook.com/borntobewide ^V^ ^V^ ^V^ #4 - Acoustic, Classical, Traditional, Folk, Celtic, Fiddle & Bagpiping Gigs, World :-) a) Edinburgh Blind Poet https://www.facebook.com/blindpoet http://www.blindpoet.co.uk/ Listening Room ~ Blue Blaizer http://www.facebook.com/thelisteningroom The Jam House (Former BBC Concert Hall) 5 Queen Street, Edinburgh, EH2 1JE http://www.thejamhouse.com Royal Oak - Edinburgh http://www.royal-oak-folk.com/ Sandy Bell's Edinburgh https://www.facebook.com/pages/Sandy-Bells/166153883425478?ref=ts&fref=ts b) Glasgow Peter MacCalman Promoter/Artist http://www.petermaccalman.co.uk/ The Acoustic Affair Gigs, Glasgow http://www.acousticaffair.co.uk/ c) Other Scotland Findhorn Foundation ~ Findhorn http://www.findhorn.org/universal-hall/upcoming-events/#.UOzAGazLXXQ Brunton Theatre Musselburgh http://www.bruntontheatre.co.uk/webpages/whatson.php Inverness Gigs ~ Inverness http://invernessgigs.co.uk/ Cromarty Arts Trust ~ Cromarty http://www.cromartyartstrust.org.uk/ Antobar ~ Tobermory http://www.antobar.co.uk/ Eastgate ~ Peebles http://www.eastgatearts.com/ Lyth Arts Centre ~ Wick http://www.lytharts.org.uk/ Lemon Tree + Music Hall + HM Theatre ~ Aberdeen https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Lemon-Tree/147877005250711 https://twitter.com/apawhatson https://www.facebook.com/apawhatson d) Other UK Big Red ~ London http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Big-Red/116987285016058 e) ~ World Music wee dub festival ~ Edinburgh https://www.facebook.com/weedubfestival ^V^ ^V^ ^V^ # - IMPORTANT Guidance Notes Keep Looking at this text file gigs.txt http://www.nightnews.net/gig/gigs.txt If you contact any of the above directly, tell them you were referred to them by Nightnews Edinburgh Information_collector @ yahoo.com Nightnews on Skype VOIP The Old contact file is here http://www.nightnews.net/gig/gigs_old.txt A separate Edinburgh based LISTINGS file is maintained here http://www.nightnews.net/lists/nightnews_list.txt ^V^ ^V^ ^V^ Search the page using Ctrl-F in a Web Browser Locate these venues on maps through their postal/zip codes using http://maps.google.com/ http://www.streetmap.co.uk/ Some of the venues book their own bands; some work through promoters; some are available for hire for gigs; some are available for hire for gigs, clubs and events; all of these variables are subject to change depending who is involved at the time. All require a personal email and all will send 'round-robin' emails to trash; so no spamming with a standard email if you are seriously looking for gigs. Pro venues will have a stage diagram available and a pa spec. Most are happy for you to sell merchandise. Most can be approached on facebook. Most will accept a youtube video channel or reverbnation demo. Contacts fluctuate as new places become available and other ones close or promoters stop doing nights. These are venue, promoter, agent, festival contacts primarily in Scotland and a few in the rest of the UK. A contact may appear in more than one section. If you need advice on which may be suitable for your act, contact Nightnews information_collector @ yahoo.com and we will advise you as best we can. If you want to be added or you have new information about any of these, email me. ONCE BOOKED IN, SEND NIGHTNEWS your 'professionally written and detailed' listing to Nightnews_Omega @ yahoogroups.com, Nightnews-media @ yahoogroups.com Include: Name of Event, venue and full postal address, venue phone number Headline band, support acts if any, time doors open - time event ends, time on stage, £ cost at door, in advance, concessions (if any). DJ's if any. Advance ticket sales info if any. Band myspace pages etc and websites Promoter name, contact email, contact phone, website. Any press release :: Everything as text in the main body of your message. Modest sized attachments can be submitted but if you wish to include LARGE graphics, .PDF's etc in your mailing please host them at your domain and link to them in your newsletters or use hosting and code from http://imageshack.us/ or http://photobucket.com/ etc etc Many media will not touch your listing unless you include ALL the above factual info., correctly spelt and factually correct to the last detail, a contact phone number is MANDATORY. Six weeks notice is best, you get less opportunities for coverage as you count down from this start line time. MERCHANDISing ONLINE :: Add nightnews_bazaar @yahoogroups.com to your mailing list and update us regularly CREDIT: If you get a gig out of these contacts, please give Nightnews a credit! PAYMENT: There are numerous venues here in Edinburgh, it has a thriving local indie music scene in the city but margins are low or nonexistent! As such a touring band is unlikely to get an audience on their own. And no one gets any major money! So forget that! :-/ Asking for £80 + a basic rider (pizza/24 cans of tennants) is a good starting point! BACKLINE: Possible but a pain in the arse for a promoter keep it sensible or arrange your own below. CONTACT: Under the stair Sound studio Edinburgh, 07735607834 Michael Dignan < michaeldignan @ hotmail.com >, includes delivery and pick up. Quote CODE: DARK LORD OF NIGHTNEWS ^V^ ^V^ ^V^ You can approach all of the contacts directly if you are looking for a gig. Sections includes general gig promoters, Goth promoters and some club promoters with specialised music policies that feature bands. If you are a new band it helps to be from the particular city in question and 'be known' so you may have to network like mad to be taken seriously, otherwise you can always ask Nightnews to assist. Local bands with a fan base are always in demand. Touring bands should aim to support one of these bands unless they have a high enough profile to warrant national media interest and or a national following in their genre. Touring bands should otherwise either go on with a local line up or try festivals and special events. For International Touring Bands, some UK-wide contacts have been included, so read carefully. Goth, Rock and alt bands, special advice applies read carefully. DEMO'S :: A Myspace page, Youtube demo or similar is acceptable and very popular with promoters/labels, put up your best digitally mastered 4 tracks, best one first. Digital mastering :: This is preferred, its a MUST DO! ^V^ ^V^ ^V^ AUGUST Gigs in Edinburgh ***** (Edinburgh Festival and Fringe period) :: Special conditions apply for August dates in Edinburgh as the Festival and Fringe take over many existing venues and open several hundreds of temporary ones. If you are only available in August or determined to play an August date in Edinburgh; please read carefully :: To perform at the Edinburgh Fringe AND to feature in the Music Section of the Fringe Program. Dates have to be confirmed by end March and mid April for August dates. It helps if you are at the highest level for your genre. (For Goth think NIN, Dresden Dolls, VNV, Combichrist, Covenant, etc. etc. You will in fact be following in the footsteps of at least two of these acts!) You, your manager or promoter must JOIN the 'performer' section at edfringe http://www.edfringe.com/ Become a subscriber, terms may vary, to access all the information you will need to do this. :: The other way to perform in Edinburgh with a choice of being in the Fringe program is to be booked in through one of the FREE FRINGES, there are 2! Laughing Horse Free Fringe http://www.laughinghorsecomedy.co.uk/ Contact: Bob Slayer ; Bob Slayer ; Any musical style. You can sell merchandise and play for donations. PBH Free Fringe http://freefringe.org.uk/ band provision tbc :: Venues looking for one-off gigs from acts during the Edinburgh Fringe Edfringe says: 'In June, we will have a list of all the clubs, bars and cafes in Edinburgh that are interested in bands or acts playing for one night at their venue.' http://www.edfringe.com/ To access this information see prevailing terms. For anyone or band that can play original material proficiently for a 20-45 minutes set. You may get paid off the bar. WARNING YOU WILL NOT BE IN THE FRINGE PROGRAMME THROUGH THIS LIST :: You can also try some of the theatre venues, music promoters and companies below that have been active in August in Edinburgh over 5 weeks of the Fringe, see... Underbelly 2010 http://www.underbelly.co.uk/ Sweet Venues http://www.sweet-uk.net Edge festival http://theedgefestival.com/ formerly T on the Fringe DF Concerts http://www.dfconcertsandevents.com/ CPL http://www.cplweb.com/ Cathouse Promotions Limited of Glasgow Regular Music http://www.regularmusic.com ^V^ ^V^ ^V^ GOTH Promotions. Until 2009 Edinburgh Goths would only turn out for bands like Covenant, The Mission, Combichrist, VNV Nation etc., if you are not at that level you are probably best off going on with a mixed rock line-up with ANY of the promoters and venues ABOVE that will put you on, especially if you are a touring band... If you ARE at that level, the scene in Edinburgh is greatly diminished, and so you are best approaching venues like the Classic Grand in Glasgow & maybe the Moorings in Aberdeen. ^V^ ^V^ ^V^ What is life without adventure? 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