The Agent Strikes Back
2 Promoters, 1 Pod28 Mars 2024

The Agent Strikes Back

After a month or so of agent bashing, it was only a matter of time before someone stepped up to put us back in our place. And that someone is the brilliant Mr Tom Taaffe, the man behind the bookings of the likes of Every Time I Die, Pallbearer, Spanish Love Songs, Deafheaven, While She Sleeps, Beartooth and Elder at our festivals. What's his take on the ballache of billing and A-Z line-up posters, the rising fees for bands and promoters asking US arena-level bands to play club shows in Engl...

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Analyse This: Gav & James in Therapy

Analyse This: Gav & James in Therapy

Gav and James sit down for their third pod in six days (before the big man left on holiday) and leave no stone unturned in their search for fresh chat. AI bands, end-of-days conspiracy theories, car...

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Banking Ballaches, Stalking The Mars Volta & The End of 2 Promoters… Q&A17

Banking Ballaches, Stalking The Mars Volta & The End of 2 Promoters… Q&A17

Gav and James dive back into the mailbag to address the pressing matters of the day: best and worst festivals, that elusive Mars Volta booking and whether negative reaction to the pod from within the ...

23 Okt 20251h 31min

Artist Liaison (with Sarah Gilbert)

Artist Liaison (with Sarah Gilbert)

We've heard the stories of chaotic first years of 2000trees as James and his band of merry men tried to find their feet as festival organisers. But what we haven't heard about - until now - was their...

16 Okt 20251h 52min

Clashfinder General

Clashfinder General

The dreaded clashfinder, followed by the tsunami of complaints. A bleak annual onslaught every festival promoter dreads. But what actually goes into putting that particular puzzle together? Well ther...

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Golf Chants, Sales Rants & Porn Bants - Q&A 16

Golf Chants, Sales Rants & Porn Bants - Q&A 16

It's been a hectic auld week but Gav and James carve out just enough time to plunder the mailbox to explore the curious minds of the listeners. Ticket sales strategies. Bristol Trip Advisor. Merch pr...

2 Okt 20251h 31min

Censoring Two Promoters

Censoring Two Promoters

With the growing popularity (it's appreciated!) of the pod, some people in the music business are less than delighted with the frank discussions that take place for the listening pleasure of ticket bu...

25 Sep 20251h 46min

The To Do List: Damnation

The To Do List: Damnation

Damnation is on the horizon and the reality of the outstanding to do list is starting to weigh on the team. But what exactly needs to be done before the gates open at BEC Arena in two months' time? ...

18 Sep 20251h 41min

Hacking Spotify, Merch Budgets & Battlejackets - Q&A 15

Hacking Spotify, Merch Budgets & Battlejackets - Q&A 15

Gav and James plunder the bulging mailbag once more to tackle the topics of the day. Using Oceansize’s Spotify as a publicity stunt. Trying to judge a band’s pull. And the new Deftones record are al...

11 Sep 20251h 49min

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