UK music industry, bands, work permits and Brexit

[Pickman's model]

THIS GOES DOUBLY FOR LIBCOM ANARCHISTS THAT ABSTAINED AND LAID INTO BREXIT VOTERS FOR USING MIGRANTS AS COLLATEROL, WHAT DID YOU THINK YOU WERE DOING WHEN YOU SPOILED YOUR BALLOT YE THICK CUNTS

I think treelover's nicked your login

 

[TopCat]

THIS GOES DOUBLY FOR LIBCOM ANARCHISTS THAT ABSTAINED AND LAID INTO BREXIT VOTERS FOR USING MIGRANTS AS COLLATEROL, WHAT DID YOU THINK YOU WERE DOING WHEN YOU SPOILED YOUR BALLOT YE THICK CUNTS

They went blah blah blah in a room full of there own. No one else heard.

 

[HoratioCuthbert]

I think treelover's nicked your login

Oh that stings.

 

[Pickman's model]

Oh that stings.

 

[HoratioCuthbert]

Take it back!

 

[editor]

"It's about the bands, promoters, roadies and all the other people whose livelihood depends on being able to play, promote and sell music abroad."

The amount of current bands " whose livelihood depends on being able to play, promote and sell music abroad " ?
would v be surprised if we're talking triple figures, and not entirely sure it would be double figures - can anyone name a single band they can think of that can't make a living here, but can in any EU territory ? .... its hard enough making any money from UK gigs in this day and age, let alone lumping in a load of travel / transportation costs to EU on top.... making money on EU mainland is for established / successful bands only, surely ?

And not saying they shouldn't be able to, but it's hard to get to get too down about the prospect of EU live revenue streams getting chipped away at by increased bureaucracy for these bigger bands tbh.

You might be surprised how many bands make a living - or at least supplement a meagre wage - on the European club/festival/entertainment circuit.

 

[Pickman's model]

Take it back!

I do! I do!

 

[kebabking]

You might be surprised how many bands make a living - or at least supplement a meagre wage - on the European club/festival/entertainment circuit.

What are we talking?

A thousand? Two thousand? Five thousand?

 

[TopCat]

You might be surprised how many bands make a living - or at least supplement a meagre wage - on the European club/festival/entertainment circuit.

There will be loads of gigs going in the UK as all the famous Belgian bands will be delayed at Dover.

 

[HoratioCuthbert]

I do! I do!

to be clear I respect the abstention position with all my heart, it’s just that silly argument cuts both ways, or rather it doesn’t cause it’s shite anyway.

 

[Pickman's model]

There will be loads of gigs going in the UK as all the famous Belgian bands will be delayed at Dover.

OK front 242.

And who else?

 

[editor]

Because it's all about, err, Belgium bands. Oh well...

 

[planetgeli]

OK front 242.

And who else?

Plastic Bertrand. Hopefully.

 

[kebabking]

OK front 242.

And who else?

Crème Brulé - they nearly signed to Pickwick Records in '79 and promptly fell apart, but the second bassist moved to Belgium in 92. He reformed the band - he was the only original member - and they have been quietly playing the east coast clubs since about 98. They pop over every couple of weeks...

 

[sealion]

Majority of Brits want to REMAIN in EU, major poll analysis finds

 

[editor]

Plastic Bertrand. Hopefully.

And he was a bloody fake.

 

[planetgeli]

And he was a bloody fake.

Or ‘plastic’ as some might call him.

Edit. Just looked that up. Didn’t know that. Why the fuck did they have to fake him?

 

[HoratioCuthbert]

 

[TopCat]

My heros are Bakunin, Marx, Crow. None of them would have voted for bigger cages and longer chains like you lot.
We voted to burn the masters estate down not caring it makes us homeless.

Voting for bigger cages and longer chains is for general elections.

 

[HoratioCuthbert]

Or ‘plastic’ as some might call him.

Edit. Just looked that up. Didn’t know that. Why the fuck did they have to fake him?

You mean he’s not the king of the divan?

 

[Pickman's model]

Voting for bigger cages and longer chains is for general elections.

If someone stood on a platform of scaffolds for career politicians they'd win by a landslide

 

[HoratioCuthbert]

Ca not plane pour moi!

 

[Pickman's model]

 

[The39thStep]

I've always liked the fact that 40 percent of the music played on French radio stations has to be in the French language.

 

[HoratioCuthbert]

I've always liked the fact that 40 percent of the music played on French radio stations has to be in the French language.

It’s only fair, we don’t quite have an equivalent for stuff like “Requiem for a twat” in english(though he’s a bit of a creepy fucker, is Serjjj.)

 

[sealion]

Ever toured Europe in a band before it was open borders? I did and it was a fucking pain and if we end up having to get visas - like we do for America - then it will absolutely become financially unsustainable for small bands to play Europe and vice versa.

And the impact is already being felt for bands coming into the UK



'A Brexited flatland’: Peter Gabriel hits out after Womad stars refused entry to UK

This is disingenuous if you read it properly. The hoops people had to jump through and the time it took is what put them off, i can't see anything stating there was flat refusals and denial of entry.

 

[friedaweed]

Give them your NHS money back noiy!

 

[sealion]

Chris Smith, the director of this weekend’s Womad festival, told the Radio Times that for the first time musicians had rejected invitations rather than face the “humiliation” of confronting Britain’s visa services. “Culture is being crushed as politicians lurch to the right,” he said. “My fear is the situation is only going to get worse.” Yet this is a time when divided communities need the soothing balm of art and unifying power of music reaching across borders more than ever.

So some geezer raking it in from festivals speaks and the guardian are all over it. Shame he/they never mentioned this before the referendum

 

[8ball]

This thread is part up an upswelling of moaning by the remainers. Happening all around.

Seriously? Didn’t that start nearly 2 years ago?

 

[8ball]

THIS GOES DOUBLY FOR LIBCOM ANARCHISTS THAT ABSTAINED AND LAID INTO BREXIT VOTERS FOR USING MIGRANTS AS COLLATEROL, WHAT DID YOU THINK YOU WERE DOING WHEN YOU SPOILED YOUR BALLOT YE THICK CUNTS

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