We've heard the stories of chaotic first years of 2000trees as James and his band of merry men tried to find their feet as festival organisers.But what we haven't heard about - until now - was their secret weapon for success: a woman wh...

The dreaded clashfinder, followed by the tsunami of complaints. A bleak annual onslaught every festival promoter dreads.But what actually goes into putting that particular puzzle together?Well there's the contractual obligations,...

It's been a hectic auld week but Gav and James carve out just enough time to plunder the mailbox to explore the curious minds of the listeners.Ticket sales strategies. Bristol Trip Advisor. Merch pre-sales. Running pod jokes and Xmas ju...

With the growing popularity (it's appreciated!) of the pod, some people in the music business are less than delighted with the frank discussions that take place for the listening pleasure of ticket buyers. James was reminded of the...

Damnation is on the horizon and the reality of the outstanding to do list is starting to weigh on the team.But what exactly needs to be done before the gates open at BEC Arena in two months' time?Well there's the marquees to ord...

Gav and James plunder the bulging mailbag once more to tackle the topics of the day. Using Oceansize’s Spotify as a publicity stunt. Trying to judge a band’s pull. And the new Deftones record are all on the table. And ...

"Hi there, you've reached Rob Scarlett at the 2000trees customer service desk, how may I assist you?"VIP camping was a hike to get to? The beers ran out?  And what was with all the bloody wasps?"Well, if you have two hours ...

We're back with a two-hour slab of 2 Promoters...The 11th ATG is over and it was one for the history books so let's pick over the bones.Did James know that Clown Core would have a video wall crammed with AI dicks? Was VIP overso...

Bri, this one is for you.*Please excuse the audio in the opening minute before the sound desk kicks in.

Despite the insane heat, everything at Trees was going just swimmingly until the final night when there was enough drama for an episode of Eastenders.Musicians passing out, letlive. forcing a show stop and an air ambulance causing absol...

Gav and James take the stage at 2000Trees for the second time, with even more heroes crammed into the sweltering tent on Saturday.How did the scorching sun impact the festival? How did James manage to stay in double denim? And how the he...

Gav wakes up late and James has been hard at work prepping this week's episode (instead of putting up fencing at 2000trees). There's a bit of reflection on the whole Bob Vylan and Radar Festival fallout, the lads keep their tempers in check (ju...

Pro-Israel lawyers successfully campaigned to have Bob Vylan cancelled from Radar Festival.As a result pro-Palestine bands started cancelling themselves as a show of solidarity.Confused? Us too.Full episode on Thursday.&nbs...

Following their "Death to the IDF" chants at Glastonbury, punk duo Bob Vylan found themselves in the firing line of everyone from the US State Department to the perpetually applaud Keir Starmer.Unfortunately, Manchester's Radar Festival...

James, his fellow Trees organisers, trusted crew and a small army of 40 volunteers have descended on Upcote Farm in preparation for scores of bands and 15,000 music lovers who will follow suit in two weeks' time.But what exactly goes in...

There's more poor musicians out there than rich ones and depressingly, even being a founding member of the incredible Rolo Tomassi isn't going to pay the bills.James Spence explains how he clawed his way out of the hospitality trade to ...

The gloves are off as OAPs Gav and James take on International Men of Talent, Sugar Horse, over their problematic clash at ATG.Shots have been fired, jokes have been missed and insults hurled... now it's time for our Super Subs to settl...

Burzum, beans and budgeting... we're all over the gaff this week as Gav returns from Fortress Festival in Scarborough a shell of a man and James comes to terms with some difficult decisions with the ATG site plan as well as explaining some clas...

The drinks are flowing as the mailbag is plundered for a good ol’ fashioned Q&A. Gav and James tackle secret sets, the latest Metallica tour, favourite festival memories, worst Machine Head records and of course, meal deals.&nbs...

Godspeed You Black Emperor!, Corrosion of Conformity and Napalm Death are FINALLY announce to top the festival bills... but it wasn't plain sailing.In fact, it was a series of sleepless nights aboard SS Nightmare which left Gav and Jame...

Irish punk Meryl Streek has bagged a unique hattrick of bookings at Trees, ATG and Damnation this year.But for one-man live revolt, who refuses to play the music industry game, how has he found himself being embraced by the those on its...

The settlements have been paid, the bank statements have been printed off and the spreadsheets collated. Exactly how much were Gav and James paid on their debut tour and how much of it did they spend, and on what exactly?Th...

It was supposed to a fun afternoon arguing over the 2,000trees clashfinder but Sharon Osbourne, Scotland’s First Minister and the pesky bloody Tories had other ideas…. so the spotlight is back on the Kneecap lads.But what about the promo...

Gav and James dive back into the virtual mailbag to tackle the most pressing issues of the day.Is Ghost's mobile phone ban a step too far? Have Kneecap become too hot to handle following their controversial Coachella sets? And how much ...

There's few things in the live music business quite like the circus of a band's contractual agreement with a festival.From sloppy copy and paste jobs to being told to sign off technical specs you haven't received and a shopping list of ...