YOu joke about CC playing Aberdeen... but it is ENTIRELY possible if the right foundations are put in place and people... well... like ye said, keep fucking turning up!! Not so sure big acts will come if there is a local scene or not. As they play were they are booked to. Guarntee's are set and promoters agree to them (or not). A good sizeable & reliable local scene would increase the chances of larger venues/promoters taking on expensive international acts. Same goes for any genre really.
I used to have asperations of grandeur in respect to this. May well take it on again. From my experience folk will turn up if ye put good quality bands on. Lobotomized being a point in example... I drag there shit encrusted arses over from Norway, throw out half a dozen flyers and posters (very last minute and half arsed effort) and The Moorings was packed and LOVIN the Old School Death Metal. So much so that i think they will be back just for an Aberdeen show. So imagine how much better it could have been if the proper care, attention & effort was putting in to another incoming quality act.
Bare in mind though, if you fancy the promoting thing... if you book an out of town band they will have a guarntee of somesort (for fuel at least) which, if the punters don't turn up, the promoter has to cover. If you don't want stabbed that is! haha
Dave Rowlands is about the best qualified person to pass on hints n tips though.. Lost count how many shows he's put on.
Bazz
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