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PODCAST

2 Promoters, 1 Pod

ArcTanGent & Damnation

ArcTanGent and Damnation organisers, James Scarlett and Gavin McInally, discuss the good, the bad and the downright ridiculous of promoting festivals.

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All Episodes

84:02

Fortress Frolics, Cost Cutting & ATG Clashes

2 Promoters, 1 Pod ·

2025/06/05

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 clashes. And is it the pit security's job to save fans from a hospital trip or do you crowdsurf at your own risk? P.S. There's also Kneecap. We go again, every Thursday morning.

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105:39

Metallica, Machine Head and Meal Deals - Q&A 13

2 Promoters, 1 Pod ·

2025/05/29

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. Cheers. We go again, every Thursday morning.

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90:46

Talking Headliners

2 Promoters, 1 Pod ·

2025/05/22

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 James wondering whether "headliners" for events likes Damnation and ArcTanGent are really worth the effort at all? There's also James being accosted at the school gates about his views on Kneecap, a Dragged Into Sunlight boxset and two headline offers from Eyeso...

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89:51

The Industry with Meryl Streek

2 Promoters, 1 Pod ·

2025/05/15

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 fringes, from the promoters and press to politically driven young students and crusty old grindcore fans? He discusses picking up the mic after 15 years behind the drumkit, winning over "Mr John Lydon" while touring with PiL and pissing people off in as can...

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95:35

How Much We Made on Tour

2 Promoters, 1 Pod ·

2025/05/08

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? The importance of merch sales, thinking outside the box to drum up extra income and keeping James as far away from hipster coffee shops as possible. £226 on taxis for three drunks and £20 so Gav can have a nap in Birmingham is just the tip of the spending spree. ...

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84:09

Cancelling Kneecap, Death Threats and Trees Clashes

2 Promoters, 1 Pod ·

2025/05/01

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 promoters, like James, who have red hot Irish trio on their poster? Well, there’s death threats for a start. We go again, every Thursday morning.

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101:36

Ghost's Phone Ban and Kneecap's Coachella Rap - Q&A #12

2 Promoters, 1 Pod ·

2025/04/24

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 money did we lose on the first years of our festivals? Throw in a some Watain and smelly animal carcasses, checking if bands are racist on ChatGPT and Elton John and you have yourself a belter of a Q&A. Let's go... We go again, every Thursday morn...

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112:01

The Contract

2 Promoters, 1 Pod ·

2025/04/17

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 reasons why a band can cancel to a litany of clauses to say why a promoter can't, it's all a bit of a clown show which would be laughed at in any court of law. But as the promoter do you play the game like everyone else to appease the big agencies or is simp...

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85:55

Dragged Into The Comments

2 Promoters, 1 Pod ·

2025/04/10

After a couple of weekends on tour, social media threw a wobbler to welcome Gav and James back with a bump as well as Brand New, Dragged Into Sunlight and poor old Clutch under the bus. We wade through the murky waters of cancel culture, questionable decision making and an unwillingness to be straight with ticket buyers before lightening the mood with some Burzum banter. Laughs galore. We go again, every Thursday morning.

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93:07

Tour Debrief

2 Promoters, 1 Pod ·

2025/04/03

Gav and James hit the road for their first ever tour. From mad for it Manchester to Village Wembley, gifts to guests and hot sauces to hecklers… here’s how it panned out. We go again, every Thursday morning.

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70:34

What the actual Malevolence?

2 Promoters, 1 Pod ·

2025/03/27

The first leg of the debut tour is over but there’s no time to unwind as Malevolence drop a bomb on Damnation and there’s ArcTanGent bands to announce. Oh, and it’s Glasgow tomorrow… We go again, every Thursday morning.

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98:38

We're on Tour: Part 1

2 Promoters, 1 Pod ·

2025/03/20

We’re in Bristol for the opening night of the first 2 Promoters, 1 Tour but don’t fret, we’re here for you, every Thursday, come rain, shine or super stardom. James’ favourite music documentaries, top albums of 2025 so far and Gav’s difficulties with post rock fans. Synthwave, Slamdunk clashes and stupid band fees… We go again, every Thursday morning.

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106:11

Support Slots, Slayer & Sign Language - Q&A #11

2 Promoters, 1 Pod ·

2025/03/13

One last rummage through the big bag of questions before Gav and James hit the road for their first tour. Do support bands get a taste of the 80/20 Vs deal cash? Our thoughts on the return of Ghostfest. Will Damnation remain a two-day event following this year's ticket sales? And what bands have we missed out on down the years we kick ourselves about? Also on our minds; the return of Slayer, Tool taking the piss and the aftermath of Stinky Pete. We go again, every Thursday morning.

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101:10

Stinky Pete

2 Promoters, 1 Pod ·

2025/03/06

*TRIGGER WARNING* Do NOT consume with food. The infamous "Stinky Pete", who provides toilets for 2000trees and and ArcTanGent, joins the pod - by demand - and does not hold back on the details of what it takes to be the top loo man in town. You may never look at a plastic festival bog the same way again. And shout out to the heroes at Outbreak. We go again, every Thursday morning.

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111:54

2 Promoters 1 Year

2 Promoters, 1 Pod ·

2025/02/27

Happy birthday to us. Cheers to every last one of you for the support. Now let's get stuck into what you want to know about, from Bloodstock's winter bash to the worst thing about rock and metal fans. We go again, every Thursday morning.

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86:14

Planning a Tour

2 Promoters, 1 Pod ·

2025/02/20

It's exactly one month until Gav and James hit the road for their maiden live tour which puts them in the unfamiliar shoes of the artist for the first time. But what exactly goes into planning a tour? Why is a tour manager important? Who is doing the driving and in what? How do you know how much merch to order? And please explain that 80/20 Vs deal again... In usual 2 Promoters, 1 Pod fashion, it's all laid bare, including how much promoters are paying for the pleasure of our company....

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88:17

Sabbath Bloody Sabbath

2 Promoters, 1 Pod ·

2025/02/13

The greatest metal line-up of all time is heading to Birmingham as the world says its final, final, final farewell to Ozzy Osbourne as a live performer. Metallica, Slayer, Pantera, Alice In Chains, Gojira, Mastodon and the drummer from Sleep Token are all on the poster but what exactly is going on? Is it a day of Sabbath classics? Are the bands playing 25 minute sets? And why did no one invite the Iron Maiden boys to the all-star gathering of guitar heroes? And is £412 for a "golden circle"...

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94:14

Festival Food (Being on the wrong side of history)

2 Promoters, 1 Pod ·

2025/02/06

There are few things as important as your breakfast, lunch and dinner to soak up the beer and cider during your stay on a festival site for the weekend. But how do those delightful vendors get through a boggy farm in their ill-equipped cars, vans and trucks? How much do they pay? Who decides what they can and can't sell and why are the meals so bloody expensive? Luckily James is a man with more answers than listeners might expect from a simple "band booker" to address the issues at hand. B...

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52:00

ArcTanGent Line-Up Exclusive!

2 Promoters, 1 Pod ·

2025/02/04

You're not confused, it is Tuesday. But the ArcTanGent line up reveal waits for no man, woman or child so we go again, for a rare bonus pod, before the news breaks for the rest of the world. The exclusive ATG special announcement has two headliners, including a Wednesday "debut" so big, the festival's rulebook had to be scrapped to accommodate the booking. James shares the poster, Gav reacts. We go again, every Thursday morning.

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97:03

“Why won’t you tell us who is playing ATG?" - Q&A 10

2 Promoters, 1 Pod ·

2025/01/30

Today was the day we were all promised the big ATG reveal but James' "wild week of booking" quickly descended into a fortnight of madness and as the big man says himself "we work to the bands' schedule, they don't work to ours".So instead Gav and James tear through a bumper Q&A tackling venue upgrades, the challenges of booking band "packages, submissions from new acts, keeping announcements under wraps and if we feel bigger bands should reduce their fees to help festivals survive.We go a...

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