The future

‘THE FUTURE OF LIVE MUSIC’ is our lofty subject on The BACK LOUNGE on Wednesday 6th November. We’ve all noticed there’s less work around and increasing cancellations for various reasons. This discussion is about understanding some of the issues fuelling this. From dynamic ticketing, to monopoly of the market, to where is all the money going and of course, what does this mean for us? Less grassroots venues, less talent coming up, less risk taking, and yes, less work. Joining us are Gideon Gottfried, Editor of Pollstar UK/Europe, Adam Webb, journalist and lead on FanFair Alliance campaign against online ticket touting, and Paul Jones, Technical Production Manager working at the coal face of events. Our zoom is a discussion with plenty of opportunity for thoughts and questions. To join please pre register here info@thebacklounge.org Wed 6th Nov 6pm London / 7pm CET / 1pm EDT / 10am PDT.

Next week it’s ‘FEAST OR FAMINE’ on The BACK LOUNGE. Have you been lucky enough to have some work? How was it? Is it great to be back but it also feels more exhausting and more stressful somehow than before…have we lost our mojos and gone soft?! If you relate, then no – it’s not just you. Our esteemed guests this week are Jeordie Shenton & Adam Ficek at Tonic Rider www.tonicmusic/tonic-rider ?All welcome. DM to join ? Wed 18th August 6pm BST

How can we make it stick and is there a dark side to all this we need to be mindful of? We’re joined this week by special guests Malle Kaas and Erin Lynch from WILM (Women in Live Music) – they’ll be sharing their experience of life on the road. Join us, this is an important one. Wednesday 7th July 6pm BST

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Thank you TPI

Thank you TPI for announcing the free workshops for the touring industry coming soon via The BACK LOUNGE. First one next week Monday 21st June 6pm BST London.
These are for anyone with a connection to touring – musicians, crew, agents, management etc. All welcome. We’re looking at how to deal with those heated moments, creating boundaries and how to get better sleep and cope with jet lag. Eventbrite links in the article.

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