How do I get the Press to go to gigs?

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Permalink Reply by Kirsty Pollock on March 20, 2011 at 19:13

Good to hear!

 

As far as the 'better' venues go - I'd say just try them. Ideally you have some sort of YouTube vid or decent live recording of yourselves (if not, get some! You can get OK stuff with a sound recorder that costs about £100(ish ) ).

 

Press? Dunno there. Try the free local papers - write a short article with a wee bit about the band, your website address (where people can find vids/mp3s of the band in action) and the date/time/price of your next gig and send it with a good quality band photo. Our local paper runs 1 or 2 a week and it does always sound like the band write them themselves to me. It's space filled with no work done by the paper's staff so it's a nice appeal to basic human laziness. Otherwise I'd say find out the name of the music journo on whatever publication you fancy being in and contact them with your copy/ gig details.

 

Local radio too - try to get on the gig listings - e.g.for Eagle Radio in Surrey you go via their website.

 

Oh yeah there are tons of gig/event listings websites - get on as many as you can find.

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Permalink Reply by dave on March 21, 2011 at 16:49

take a few hostages,the press always turn up in a hostage situation,serious charity work is somthing local rags like to report to the local public.anything bigger means you need to be spectacular at somthing and music abillity is not the main interest.you can plug away at festivals and top venues all over the country as hundreds of briliant bands do,but you are no more than chewing gum to the average punter unless you have somthing special that the public relate to and want to read about.punks spat and swore,hope this helps

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VocalsPermalink Reply by Alcuin Edwards on March 24, 2011 at 17:51

Yeah.  Sadly we don't have a local paper because we don't have one area where we live...

 

I'm thinking of doing a reading from Colonel Gaddaffi at my next gig and then complaining anonymously to the Daily Mail.

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Permalink Reply by Bazza 'geezer' Pickett on April 21, 2011 at 17:47

come up with a great press pack - or send a cab or promise free beer:)

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Permalink Reply by dave on April 21, 2011 at 21:52

or what about hijacking a radio station and holding the dj and support staff to ransom for a chance to do a outdoor gig that everyone can come and see for free.this would also be a great idea for a film.

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