
The Trees Debrief
Another magnificent Trees is in the books and for many it was the best yet. But how did things look from behind the scenes, from 500 litres of water to photo booth mishaps. And how do you top it for the big 20th annivers

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Another magnificent Trees is in the books and for many it was the best yet. But how did things look from behind the scenes, from 500 litres of water to photo booth mishaps. And how do you top it for the big 20th annivers

Live from the Saturday of 2000 Trees… James dishes on booking Don Broco to headline (in one day) and Gav comes out as an England supporter… Your pod merch: www.nomad-stores.com/collections/2-promoters-1-pod We go again,

James is broken in a caravan. He tried his best. Your pod merch: www.nomad-stores.com/collections/2-promoters-1-pod We go again, every Thursday morning.

It’s almost Trees Time and the boys are getting giddy. James has his clean fridge stocked and reporting live from Upcote Farm about putting the finishing touches to the beautiful site. While Gav is packing the sun cream

Gareth Kelly from the Music Venue Trust joins us to untangle the mystery of PRS and explain how your favourite bands actually get paid. It'll all make perfect sense... probably. Gav delivers some all-time premium waffle

Gav checks in from Boston to share stories from Scotland’s World Cup adventure, with the Tartan Army turning the city into a week-long party. From sold-out bars and viral fan moments to Scotland’s chances of progressing,

New music, accidentally booking bands onto the podcast, navigating the baffling world of PRS, who actually gets paid when it comes to music venues, and just how much does it cost to truck water into a festival site? Jame

Gav and James delve back into the mailbag to discuss venue upgrades, manageable festival growth and their favourite pod moments. But before that, Gav takes the chance to gloat about the extreme metal coup of the year… bo

Gav hopped on and back off the best tour of the year quicker than you can say “you don’t have a bunk”. But bus dramas aside, the We Lost The Sea, Overhead, The Albatross and Dimscûa package delivered in spades. Meanwhile

The stacked We Lost The Sea, Overhead, The Albatross and Dimscûa UK tour starts tomorrow. Mr Departure Songs, Mark Owen, joins the pod from Paris to discuss playing Europe before arriving on these shores for their debut

Security. The festival job that should be invisible. And sometimes, they’re completely missing… This week, we finally get to the long-awaited security episode. The people who keep you safe while you’re crowdsurfing, stop

Gav and James dive back into the mailbag to tackle the topics of the day: the importance of grassroots venues, how their “future” headliner predictions panned out and how cancelled are the cancelled? Buy your We Lost The

From a "scrappy" punk kid to a corporate big wig at Marshall, Steph Carter has had an unusual and contrasting journey in the music business. He joins the pod to discuss the shocking rise and unfortunate demise of his old

And. We’re. Back! Sober and as on the ball as you can expect. Gav and James tackle Damnation’s biggest ever announcement and a surprise promise, if People Power pulls through, before getting caught back up on all the dra

James is still on the beach and Gav is emotionally on holiday still so it’s Shifty again. Are you ready for this one? From early (surprising) jobs, to first records, this one goes to places 2P1P has never been before…but

The boys are away so you’re stuck with me (Shifty). This week is a Q&A beer soaked bonanza. Book recommendations, holiday tips, balancing friendship and business plus is it OK for James to move bands around so he can wat

Oceansize to Empire State Bastard, Biffy Clyro to Cardiacs, there’s one talent who connects them all: Mr Mike Vennart. But what’s it like being Mr Dependable, going from the top slot at Reading Festival to Glasgow’s Cath

This is not a drill! The mighty Neurosis are back and promoters across the globe are excited, but who will nab them first in the UK? There’s also the sad news of Ginger Wildheart’s diagnosis to digest along with his dema

Being a tour manager at any level is an incredibly challenging role, but when the band schedule you’re responsible for includes headline sets at the likes of Leeds, Reading and Download, it takes a special kind of compos

The final (or so you think…) Trees bands are here and it’s time to show the neglected big cousin of the festivals show much needed love. The arena fillers, the older legends and up-and-coming picks not to be missed from
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