How to Find Gigs in the United Kingdom

The Top Three Tips For Getting More Gigs

1. Outsource the hard work

A lot of the hard work and effort in trying to get gigs is not in contacting the music venues - it's in finding them, hunting down their contact details, and then putting them into some kind ofspreadsheet. This long and tiresome step can easily be outsourced. If you're from the United Kingdom or looking formusic venues then you can download a list of over 450 UKmusic venuecontacts from The Musician's Guide for just 8.99.

2. Build relationships, not demo piles

Once you have your list of music venues, what do you do? Most jump straight in and start firing demos aimlessly at the email or postal address without any prior form of contact, which is why so many artists fail to get gigs from them.

It goes without saying that if amusic venuepromoterlikes you then they're more likely to help you out and give you a gig at their venue - so try to add them on Twitter, mention them, perhaps give them a phone call just to get to know them a bit (not to sell them your demo) and in general make your goal to build a friendly relationship with them.

3. Be selective over what gigs you play

Don't play every single gig you can - it's not worth it, it will eat your time and not be as effective use of time. Instead, choose gigs that will benefit you - the ones where your fans-to-be are hanging out, the ones where similar bands are playing, and the ones where valuable music industry contacts are hanging out waiting to meet you.

When I used to play in a band we took every gig offered to us, from festivals to 30 person pub gigs - 9/10 the pub gigs were a total waste of time in terms of making our music a business because it was totally the wrong audience and not enough reach for how much time we hadto invest. I know there is an element of 'doing it because you love it' but if you invest the time wisely into building relationships to get better gigs then you will be happier AND more successful in the long run.

How to Find Gigs in the United Kingdom

By: Marcus

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