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WHY BANDS ONLY PLAY LONDON
Unfortunately for the music style we know as Heavy Metal / Power Metal / Euro Metal, it is a “venues driven” market. This means that if a venue will not get a significant attendance then it is THEIR decision not to play a band.
Many European bands would like to play other shows in the UK except London. There are also promoters outside of London (AMUST4MUSIC) willing to promote and support a band, however, when it comes to securing a venue, this is where the problems begin. The venue would like a guarantee that if attendance is not met then the promoter has to pay a premium, they do not want to open up for a 1/4 full audience. This premium, the promoter will not pay, as it means a major gamble and a potential loss will be made on the show. The band will not cover this premium as they have their own costs to get to the UK (If it is too expensive they will not come). It becomes a vicious circle, the bands want to do the shows, the fans want the shows over here, the promoters will promote the shows (albeit without making a loss), the venues will NOT play the shows!
However, there is a solution.
Prove to the venues that there is an audience, by buying your ticket as soon as possible in advance of the show. The venue will gain confidence in the type of music and be prepared to stage another show (example – Derby Assembly Rooms and the BLOODSTOCK festival, now in its 4th year).
Now then, PRIMAL FEAR and AMUST4MUSIC have taken an enormous risk by staging a show at Wolverhampton Wulfrun Hall in the Midlands on March 6th 2004. We have convinced the venue (1000 capacity) there is an audience outside of London for this type of show, after all we only need 1/3 of the Bloodstock audience (600 attendees) to make it a success don’t we? Even with their first appearance at Bloodstock01, Primal Fear played to 400 fans.
If the Primal Fear show is left to a “walk-up”, i.e. you leave it until the day of the show to decide to go, then it is unlikely both the venue and promoter will ever stage another show.
Lets look at a theoretical situation – ANOTHER TOP EURO METAL BAND announce a Euro tour in January for some July shows and want to play the UK. However we cannot secure a venue as they have not played the UK before and deemed too risky. Yet, there are 100’s of UK fans who do want to see them. If we have sold several hundred tickets by January for the Primal Fear show on March 6th then the venue’s confidence would have been raised, and they would be willing to stage another show of this type, i.e they would book THE BAND in January. So, the solution is – support the shows which ARE promoted, buy your tickets well in advance and MORE shows will come! Leave it to the last minute to buy your ticket and the Promoter has missed the chance to book another great band, and the UK once again has been missed out!
Then you may get your favourite band to the UK in the end. Alternatively, wait for your favourite band to arrive within the next 10 years, and they may play a low-key 1 off gig in London just when you are on holiday!
PLEASE, BUY YOUR TICKETS EARLY
SUPPORT THE PROMOTER
INFLUENCE MORE SHOWS IN THE UK
AMUST4MUSIC and BLOODSTOCK NEED YOU!
PRIMAL FEAR - 6th March 2004 - Wolverhampton Wulfrun Hall - tickets available at www.bloodstock.uk.com
REMEMBER - BLOODSTOCK THE UK'S ONLY REAL HEAVY METAL FESTIVAL
SEPTEMBER 3RD AND 4TH 2004
CHEERS
VINCE
HELLO
WHY BANDS ONLY PLAY LONDON
Unfortunately for the music style we know as Heavy Metal / Power Metal / Euro Metal, it is a “venues driven” market. This means that if a venue will not get a significant attendance then it is THEIR decision not to play a band.
Many European bands would like to play other shows in the UK except London. There are also promoters outside of London (AMUST4MUSIC) willing to promote and support a band, however, when it comes to securing a venue, this is where the problems begin. The venue would like a guarantee that if attendance is not met then the promoter has to pay a premium, they do not want to open up for a 1/4 full audience. This premium, the promoter will not pay, as it means a major gamble and a potential loss will be made on the show. The band will not cover this premium as they have their own costs to get to the UK (If it is too expensive they will not come). It becomes a vicious circle, the bands want to do the shows, the fans want the shows over here, the promoters will promote the shows (albeit without making a loss), the venues will NOT play the shows!
However, there is a solution.
Prove to the venues that there is an audience, by buying your ticket as soon as possible in advance of the show. The venue will gain confidence in the type of music and be prepared to stage another show (example – Derby Assembly Rooms and the BLOODSTOCK festival, now in its 4th year).
Now then, PRIMAL FEAR and AMUST4MUSIC have taken an enormous risk by staging a show at Wolverhampton Wulfrun Hall in the Midlands on March 6th 2004. We have convinced the venue (1000 capacity) there is an audience outside of London for this type of show, after all we only need 1/3 of the Bloodstock audience (600 attendees) to make it a success don’t we? Even with their first appearance at Bloodstock01, Primal Fear played to 400 fans.
If the Primal Fear show is left to a “walk-up”, i.e. you leave it until the day of the show to decide to go, then it is unlikely both the venue and promoter will ever stage another show.
Lets look at a theoretical situation – ANOTHER TOP EURO METAL BAND announce a Euro tour in January for some July shows and want to play the UK. However we cannot secure a venue as they have not played the UK before and deemed too risky. Yet, there are 100’s of UK fans who do want to see them. If we have sold several hundred tickets by January for the Primal Fear show on March 6th then the venue’s confidence would have been raised, and they would be willing to stage another show of this type, i.e they would book THE BAND in January. So, the solution is – support the shows which ARE promoted, buy your tickets well in advance and MORE shows will come! Leave it to the last minute to buy your ticket and the Promoter has missed the chance to book another great band, and the UK once again has been missed out!
Then you may get your favourite band to the UK in the end. Alternatively, wait for your favourite band to arrive within the next 10 years, and they may play a low-key 1 off gig in London just when you are on holiday!
PLEASE, BUY YOUR TICKETS EARLY
SUPPORT THE PROMOTER
INFLUENCE MORE SHOWS IN THE UK
AMUST4MUSIC and BLOODSTOCK NEED YOU!
PRIMAL FEAR - 6th March 2004 - Wolverhampton Wulfrun Hall - tickets available at www.bloodstock.uk.com
REMEMBER - BLOODSTOCK THE UK'S ONLY REAL HEAVY METAL FESTIVAL
SEPTEMBER 3RD AND 4TH 2004
CHEERS
VINCE