taimatsu: (musical)
taimatsu ([personal profile] taimatsu) wrote2008-06-04 04:25 pm

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Tell me, O Livejournal, how you find out about live performances by music artists you like. How do you make sure not to miss things?

[personal profile] abi 2008-06-04 03:37 pm (UTC)(link)
Local bands: Oxford is blessed with the twin gods of Nightshift and Daily Info. I don't know what Reading has that is similar.

"Bigger" bands: I am on lots of scummy ticket agencies' mailing lists, using a different email address from my normal one, and I sort through the mailouts for stuff I might be interested in.

There is absolutely no substitute for being on the band/artist's own email list if they have one. Very few don't, these days.

[identity profile] phlebas.livejournal.com 2008-06-04 04:22 pm (UTC)(link)
Blah Blah is usefully similar, assuming it's still around. I wouldn't be certain where to pick one up since the demise of Fopp.

[identity profile] addedentry.livejournal.com 2008-06-04 08:13 pm (UTC)(link)
I wait for [livejournal.com profile] invisiblechoir to recommend gigs.

Otherwise, I'm playing with adding my gigs not only to last.fm but also Upcoming (http://upcoming.yahoo.com/). It lists only two (!) events in Reading, though, one of which is the Reading Festival...