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  3. Aberdeen Venues - what the fuck is going on?

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    And all coming from a guy who (as far as I know) was never in a band himself. It's great to get touring bands into places like the Tunnels, but generally the touring bands that are the size that play in the Tunnels need the local support bands to bring down the crowd.

    Everyone starts out without a record deal, and it's tossers like him who stifle local talent from ever getting one.

    Fuck - I knew I couldnt promote having not been in a band! Because all bands are good promoters and all non band people couldnt possibly put hard work into making gigs work!

    For what its worth - I like your band and would have had no issues putting you on. As my message says - I will not neccessarily respond, not to be offended but that we will get in touch if there is a suitable show.

  6. Aberdeen Venues - what the fuck is going on?

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    Ah goody...

    Where to begin!

    Firstly with the website message - Dave is correct above - I book the signed/touring bands because that is what I set out to do i.e continue to bring quality bands to Aberdeen. I have absolutely nothing against local bands and in fact think Aberdeen has a very healthy bunch of good bands that I enjoy putting on as support. I in fact managed 10 easy wishes and manage Free Korps so have a keen interest in local talent getting the recognition they deserve! I just feel there are plenty people of other people putting on local gigs and that wasnt what I wanted to do.

    Secondly those bands pissed off about not being paid - I can only apologise. I generally make no promises to pay locals when putting them on as supports. I will always pay a band well when they take a decent amount of people with them ie The Trade who are not even from Aberdeen always make an effort to take about 50 people with them and will always get paid about 75-100 for gigs if they do that. I refuse to pay bands who cant even be arsed to get their own mates along. To anyone above who feels they have brought people and I have said I would pay them please get in touch with me again and I WILL sort that. Unfortunately I have had 5 people who potentially read, replied and said they will sort things that get messaged on myspace so sometimes things get missed. This has changed now so should be no further worries.

    To bands that I have not replied to and so automatically become a "tosser" - I get about 100 messgaes a week. I put on about 20 gigs a year. Obviously I cannot have 5200 support bands nor do I have the time to reply to everyone to say no.I do get in touch (as my message says) - when I have a suitable show for you. I put that message on so as not to offend anyone who thought I wasnt replying.

    I love local music or I wouldnt be working for Tunnels and Drummonds as management and I woulddnt even be bothered about the music here at all.

    For those saying it appears that I dont care that you didnt sell any tickets - well I dont, I just wont use you again. I put you on once, if you try, I put you on at bigger shows. It makes no sense for you to fuck yourselves over. Its the bands that take people that ALL promoters will use. Not just me.

    Maybe we should all just be grateful we arent in Glasgow where the chances are you will have to pay the promoter to play the show, not the other way round.

    For locals who take 5-10 people then no, I probably wont pay you. Fucks sake you live here, have friends - if you cant even do that then why should I. It costs me on average of 600 to put a gig on. It doesnt take a genius to work out that at 5-10 a ticket I need a lot of people to break even. After I have done that I will pay locals regardless of their effort with ticket sales BUT if I dont break even I am not ashamed to say I will pay on basis of merit.

    Lastly I would say I have given a lot of locals an opportunity to play to hundreds of people they normally wouldnt have in the past year. I am not pretending to be perfect. I started this a year ago, am in no way loaded and so cant throw money about, but am trying to continue the good work people have done here before.

    If anyone has any problem with me please let me know in a more sensible way than calling me a tosser on here and i will respnd personally!

    On a more positive note thanks to all the locals who have made the effort and will have been rewarded.

    Oh and just because I have a few beers at a gig also doesnt make me a tosser! I have a full time job too and so feel entitled to enjoy a beer when I get the chance!

    Thanks

    Ross

  10. GO:AUDIO plus Sherwood + Tonight is Goodbye @ The Tunnels

    in Gigs & Event Announcements

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    AGP presents

    GO:AUDIO

    plus Sherwood, Tonight Is Goodbye

    TUNNELS

    MONDAY 17 NOVEMBER

    ***pls note tickets already bought from One Up have the wrong date printed on them - this is def MONDAY 17 NOV - tickets still valid!***

    On sale at TicketWeb only

    One Up allocation sold out - only around 10 tickets left on line

    Bands can be heard at MySpace.com - AGP - HOLY GHOST REVIVAL @TUNNELS - OCT 21ST!!! - 26 - Male - UK - www.myspace.com/aberdeengigpromotions

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