Stinky Pete
*TRIGGER WARNING* Do NOT consume with food. The infamous "Stinky Pete", who provides toilets for 2000trees and and ArcTanGent, joins the pod - by demand - and does not hold back on the details of what it takes to be the top loo man in town. You may never look at a plastic festival bog the same way again. And shout out to the heroes at Outbreak. We go again, every Thursday morning.
6 Maalis 1h 41min
2 Promoters 1 Year
Happy birthday to us. Cheers to every last one of you for the support. Now let's get stuck into what you want to know about, from Bloodstock's winter bash to the worst thing about rock and metal fans. We go again, every Thursday morning.
27 Helmi 1h 51min
Planning a Tour
It's exactly one month until Gav and James hit the road for their maiden live tour which puts them in the unfamiliar shoes of the artist for the first time. But what exactly goes into planning a tour? Why is a tour manager important? Who is doing the driving and in what? How do you know how much merch to order? And please explain that 80/20 Vs deal again... In usual 2 Promoters, 1 Pod fashion, it's all laid bare, including how much promoters are paying for the pleasure of our company....
20 Helmi 1h 26min
Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
The greatest metal line-up of all time is heading to Birmingham as the world says its final, final, final farewell to Ozzy Osbourne as a live performer. Metallica, Slayer, Pantera, Alice In Chains, Gojira, Mastodon and the drummer from Sleep Token are all on the poster but what exactly is going on? Is it a day of Sabbath classics? Are the bands playing 25 minute sets? And why did no one invite the Iron Maiden boys to the all-star gathering of guitar heroes? And is £412 for a "golden circle"...
13 Helmi 1h 28min
Festival Food (Being on the wrong side of history)
There are few things as important as your breakfast, lunch and dinner to soak up the beer and cider during your stay on a festival site for the weekend. But how do those delightful vendors get through a boggy farm in their ill-equipped cars, vans and trucks? How much do they pay? Who decides what they can and can't sell and why are the meals so bloody expensive? Luckily James is a man with more answers than listeners might expect from a simple "band booker" to address the issues at hand. B...
6 Helmi 1h 34min
ArcTanGent Line-Up Exclusive!
You're not confused, it is Tuesday. But the ArcTanGent line up reveal waits for no man, woman or child so we go again, for a rare bonus pod, before the news breaks for the rest of the world. The exclusive ATG special announcement has two headliners, including a Wednesday "debut" so big, the festival's rulebook had to be scrapped to accommodate the booking. James shares the poster, Gav reacts. We go again, every Thursday morning.
4 Helmi 52min
“Why won’t you tell us who is playing ATG?" - Q&A 10
Today was the day we were all promised the big ATG reveal but James' "wild week of booking" quickly descended into a fortnight of madness and as the big man says himself "we work to the bands' schedule, they don't work to ours". So instead Gav and James tear through a bumper Q&A tackling venue upgrades, the challenges of booking band "packages, submissions from new acts, keeping announcements under wraps and if we feel bigger bands should reduce their fees to help festivals survive. W...
30 Tammi 1h 37min
Being Our Agent... with Haydn Britland
The role of a booking agent can be tricky and demanding at the best of times but when your latest 'client' is a podcast featuring two promoters who routinely bash you and your colleagues, it's a whole different ball game. So why did Mr Haydn Britland, the man who secure deals and routes tours for the likes of Cult of Luna, Enslaved, Leprous, The Ocean and Envy, fancy a crack at 2 Promoters, 1 Pod? What were the challenges of booking the first tour in venues you wouldn't find a metal band? W...
23 Tammi 1h 38min
