Festivals Booking Acts Now

[TomDB]

I am in a band called The Prospect we have recently had loads of press coverage with local newspapers saying: "Reading Chronicle - "Everything The Prospect touches seems to be turning to gold at the moment and i'm sure everything will go to plan" and BBC Radio saying: 'In less than a year The Prospect have gone from zero to heroes with high spots at gigs with Officer Kicks and Pete & The Pirates to name but a few, not bad for school boys from Reading"

But we want to play festivals! If there is any booking agents out there please get in contact to [email protected] or can someone help recommend?

www.myspace.com/theprospectuk

[thetime]

you would need to try small festivals direct.

theres a new festival in oswestry called osfest which could be one avenue.

[Flaminglippy]

Try e-mailing Kendal Calling @ [email protected]

[rhythm2006]

Here's some advice from a festival promoter (all booked up for 2010, sorry!) that should help every band wanting to play the festivals. It should greatly increase your chances of success:

1. Always check out the festival's website first. See what kind of bands they are booking. Although Rhythm Festival isn't really a metal stronghold, I get dozens of submissions from goth-metallers, heavy-metallers and the like. All of them are wasting their time, their postage and their resources.

2. Try and find out the organiser's name. Contact him or her personally. Never send a "Dear Sir or Madam" letter – even ironically. And never send out a fishing email to dozens of festivals at once (or at least don't let it be obvious). There's plenty of software out there that can personalise emails.

3. Don't send any emails of the "Could you please tell me how I go about playing at your festival" type, especially if that information is freely available on the website. No one will answer it.

Rhythm Festival is fairly small but we get something like 50-100 emails each and every day from bands wanting to play. If I answered every one I'd do nothing else.

4. When you contact the festival, tell them what's in it for them. Why should they book you as opposed to one of the hundreds of other acts knocking on their doors? One surefire way to get their attention is to say you can help them sell tickets. Think about ways you can actually help them promote their festival – distribute leaflets, stick up posters and so on. Being the best band in the world may not be enough.

5. Try and find a local angle. Every festival wants to feature local acts.

Er that's it. Good luck.

cheers

jim

http://www.rhythmfestival.com