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The new Tierra Whack album is pretty good. I like it's minimalist sound. It's quite poppy hip hop but it has an honesty and a quirkiness about it. -
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Has anyone who is responding actually run a bar at a festival because it seems like a lot of scare mongering. Yes you can do it. No it doesn't haven't to be expensive. Yes you need a personal license, unless you're working for a company whose staff has their own personal license at which point you can put their license down for yourself, but as you will need more than one person running the bar with you, the person on the license would be best to be with you. No you don't need a massive setup but it depends on the event plan and flow of customers as to where you want to be placed. Yes more prestigious vendors (or the event's vendors that they own) always take pride of place for the most amount of profit. Yes there is money to be made as an independent. The best thing you can do is go to the event you want to sell at and speak with vendors to find out what they paid in many different locations. Ask them what their take has been at the end of the day to help you gauge if their area's position is worth it. Everyone is normally really friendly. Just be really casual and very kind and happy and they'll chat with you. They'll also be busy trying to get customers when they don't have them and serving customers when they do, so do not be a breath of bad air. Take 1 minute of their time, and buy a drink from them to say thank you. Do not try to approach the organizers at these events. They have way too much to do. Best to go on their website, find contact details and wait for them to get back to you. If it's during their events, you'll be aiming for next year, unless they have multiple events and an exhibitor application page that you can send an enquiry through. Getting a personal license is not as easy as it seems solely because the test is so convoluted. They write questions in a way that does not make any sense. There are people you can pay to help you acquire a license who have partnerships with educational services and know how the council works. It's a good idea to find and use one if you don't want to waste money failing and having to redo it. Lastly, there's obviously the set up - what are you serving out of, how does that impact where you can be on-site, how does that impact how much stock you can bring for each day? Your van (rented or owned) will hold all of your stock, but you cannot bring it back on-site during the event for restock, so whatever event you are doing, ensure you bare the storage capacity of your pop-up/marquee/vendor vehicle/etc in mind and the plot size you are given. Logistically there is a lot of work. Once you've set up once however, it is a Rinse and Repeat type business, so definitely easier as you go on. You can make drinks simple and ensure you don't need electricity or gas, or you can be more advanced and have these things, however, you will require the appropriate safety certificates. Best not to sell open food with booze. That adds a whole level of unnecessary hassle and changes they checks and hygiene issues you need to cope with. Keep it simple. Good luck!
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By theshielder · Posted
totally agree with you... you think hey are hope for newt year ? (30 edition for GMM) ? -
By theshielder · Posted
they never do a stage split poster but it is well done my friend. they never took so long for the running order 😞
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