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Green Lung, Creeper, Brutus, Malevolence, Zeal & Ardor, Bob Vylan, Dinosaur Pile Up, Bleed From Within, Boston Manor... all names we hope to see headline our festivals in the future.But what does it take to get there and why does the path to th
21 UK festivals have been cancelled or postponed so far this year with up to 100 at risk without Government support, according to the The Association of Independent Festivals.It's grim reading, so how are ArcTanGent, Damnation and 2000trees cop
Bob Vylan to Din of Celestial Birds, Idles to Amenra... have our festivals helped "break" bands to a larger audience in their scenes and if so, is that important to us or a byproduct of the job?Gav and James get in about it. We go again, next T
After a month or so of agent bashing, it was only a matter of time before someone stepped up to put us back in our place.And that someone is the brilliant Mr Tom Taaffe, the man behind the bookings of the likes of Every Time I Die, Pallbearer,
The mailbox is full and the questions keep coming in, so here's an episode dedicated to all your curiosities.Do festival promoters talk to each other about band fees? Have we ever got into a bidding war over a band we wanted? What other festiva
Ten years of increased offers, multiple snubs, endless fan demands and with almost all hope lost... Mogwai finally agreed to play the final night of the 10th anniversary of ATG.It had to be part of the masterplan, right? Or a chance phone call
Booking bands is the Wild West of music promotion, where cash, gamesmanship, ego and relationships clash in the process of sealing a deal.But it isn't as simple a just working out a fee. There's hotels, flights, catering, drum kits, video walls
2,000 Trees, Damnation and ArcTanGent have carved themselves out solid reputations on the UK festival scene but not without almost two decades of graft, good fortune and the odd costly mistake, or twenty, along the way.Thankfully we fell into t
The right headliner can make or break your year, whether the rest of the line-up is excellent or not.But it's not as easy as just throwing heaps of cash at your favourite band to land the booking you need.With more events to choose from, compet
In a short space of time, Slayer transformed themselves from dependable festival fodder, who filled academies on tour to an arena outfit who have returned to share top billing alongside the likes of Slipknot and Motley Crue with one simple tric
Who goes one line up on the poster? Whose logo needs to be bigger? Who goes left or right when two bands are virtually identical in stature? And who decides?The art of billing the line-up poster is a messy and confusing one, which often leads t
Dillinger are back and everyone is buzzing, so why aren't they playing any of the UK festivals?Is Calculating Infinity worth the gamble? Is there anything to learn from the At The Drive In, Refused or Botch reunions? Will we see Dimitri and co.
How much money did Damnation 2023 make? The problem with A Night of Salvation being so cheap. the chaos of losing Tuskar and Ahab at the final hurdle. Bossk and Din of Celestial Birds knocking it out the park. THAT Nordic Giants opening set. Fi
After three decades on the road, grindcore Godfather Shane Embury has committed his tour tales to paper with the release of Life...? And Napalm Death.Shane joins Damnation Vs to discuss the decision to publish the novel and where to draw the li
It looked like it could all be over for Anaal Nathrakh but Dr Dave Hunt has some "unfinished business" to attend to, which will include a one-off headline performance at this year's Damnation Festival.How did it feel to release Endarkenment in
Our first in a series of short and snappy Q&A's Damnation Vs takes on the fans' questions, both about the festival itself and Gav's takes on the wider metal scene.#damnationvsThanks for listening, please give the show a follow and tell your mat
Packing out their debut year only to crash into a global pandemic, moving to Manchester then being chucked out their new arena shortly afterwards and landing Sleep Token before they became the band who'd sell out Wembley Arena in 10 minutes...T
Damnation's "other guy" Paul Farrington surprisingly takes control of proceedings to grill Gav on the big move to Manchester's BEC Arena. What we got right, what we got wrong, highlights and stresses... was it all worth it?Also, big plans for t
Losing Ministry at the start of the week and ending it with Jane Doe, Prowler In The Yard and Streetcleaner, was not the plan.But a few frantic calls, bags full of cash and some accommodating bands later and Damnation ended up with the greatest
Man of many roles, Sam Loynes, joins Damnation Vs to discuss THAT Goat of Mendes set, becoming Akercocke's unofficial "fixer" and the band's plans for the year ahead.Also, his long and rich relationship with Damnation and quest for more gin, li
How did some of the UK's best emerging sludge, stoner and doom bands get signed, and in an age of Spotify, YouTube and TikTok, why is that still important?What impact does landing slots on festivals like Damnation, Desertfest and Bloodstock hav
It's 2022 but tour postponements, cancellations and reschedules feel depressingly 2020.Jonathan Almond, promoter with Scottish rock and metal booking giants, Triple G (Deftones, Fall Out Boy, Meshuggah, Queens of the Stone Age...) discusses the
Ever wondered how difficult it would be for a slam death band from Dunfermline to tour America and Asia without showing up at a venue in Idaho where the promoter forgot you were playing, having your headline act held hostage in Indonesia or al
Few bands had a 2021 like Conjurer; levelling the main stages of both Download and Bloodstock before returning to their natural habitat of a packed indoor show at Damnation and leaving no one in any doubt that they are one of the finest metal a
After two long years Damnation 2021 is in the bag!A two-day emotional rollercoaster for various reasons, including a brutal 1am Raging Speedhorn beating and a last-minute Green Lung covid cancellation.Damnation co-organiser, Paul Farrington, ("
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