Cancelling Kneecap, Death Threats and Trees Clashes
It was supposed to a fun afternoon arguing over the 2,000trees clashfinder but Sharon Osbourne, Scotland’s First Minister and the pesky bloody Tories had other ideas…. so the spotlight is back on the Kneecap lads.But what about the promoters, like James, who have red hot Irish trio on their poster?Well, there’s death threats for a start. We go again, every Thursday morning.
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1:24:09
Ghost's Phone Ban and Kneecap's Coachella Rap - Q&A #12
Gav and James dive back into the virtual mailbag to tackle the most pressing issues of the day.Is Ghost's mobile phone ban a step too far? Have Kneecap become too hot to handle following their controversial Coachella sets? And how much money did we lose on the first years of our festivals?Throw in a some Watain and smelly animal carcasses, checking if bands are racist on ChatGPT and Elton John and you have yourself a belter of a Q&A.Let's go... We go again, every Thursday morning.
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1:41:36
The Contract
There's few things in the live music business quite like the circus of a band's contractual agreement with a festival.From sloppy copy and paste jobs to being told to sign off technical specs you haven't received and a shopping list of reasons why a band can cancel to a litany of clauses to say why a promoter can't, it's all a bit of a clown show which would be laughed at in any court of law.But as the promoter do you play the game like everyone else to appease the big agencies or is simply hitting the delete button the best course of action?Especially when no signature means you accept all terms and conditions, obviously...We go again, every Thursday morning.
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1:52:01
Dragged Into The Comments
After a couple of weekends on tour, social media threw a wobbler to welcome Gav and James back with a bump as well as Brand New, Dragged Into Sunlight and poor old Clutch under the bus. We wade through the murky waters of cancel culture, questionable decision making and an unwillingness to be straight with ticket buyers before lightening the mood with some Burzum banter.Laughs galore.We go again, every Thursday morning.
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1:25:55
The Tour Debrief
Gav and James hit the road for their first ever tour.From mad for it Manchester to Village Wembley, gifts to guests and hot sauces to hecklers… here’s how it panned out.We go again, every Thursday morning.
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