Date

Day 1 (Sunday 4 March)

Time

15:00 - 15:45

Venue

The Great Hall, Manchester Town Hall

A panel to talk through how to develop and deliver a great independent festival or event, exploring all the factors from conception of the idea, to fundraising, booking acts, planning and logistics, promotion, documentation and evaluation. The panel will also discuss whether live music is the ‘future of music’ – how will changes in the industry effect the live market, as more and more artists look to live as their main source of revenue, and is the growth in this area sustainable?

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