Welcome to our performer information page, if you’re a performer whose coming to our festival, then this is the page for you!
On these page we’ll try and highlight the key information you need to navigate our festival and get the most out of it!
Printed Media
Printed media can start being shown in our venues from Mon 27th April, if getting printed media is geographically challenging for you please reach out to us at [email protected] and we can arrange for your posters to be delivered and placed up in your venue for a small £5 fee.
For printed posters, we would require them to be the A3 portrait format, and clearly display one of our 2 festival logos.
We also recommend that you add a QR code to your poster that links to your show page on our website, allowing those who are interested to buy tickets.
Please do not just put up posters at the venues, if you’re dropping off your posters at the venue, please leave them with the bar staff.
In terms of flyers, you’re welcome to produce flyers and leave them within our festival venues (within reason, please don’t saturate venues with your flyers and be respectful, and mindful of the environmental impact of the volume of flyers we produce collectively, again leave these with bar staff). You’re welcome to exit flyer other shows at venues during the festival (which can often be the most effective flyering technique).
We have no agreement with Derby City Council to allow street flyering, so please do not carry out any street flyering to promote your shows.
Promotion
The majority of the money you paid for your registration will be going towards the promotional/marketing costs of the festival. We’ll be running paid ads on social media, working with our partnered promoters and running local physical campaigns to try and get the most bums on seats as possible and make this the best festival we can deliver.
With that being said, much like in the festival spirit, it’s all our collective responsibility to promote our shows and the festival as much as we can. Anything you can do to promote your show all adds and helps add value, running local ads can help and we’ll soon have a full media list for you to reach out to local publications to further spread the word.
Anything you need any support on regarding promotion of your show and trying to fill up your rooms, then please connect with your promoter or come to us directly at [email protected].
Secret Tours
This year we’re trying something new called ‘Secret Tours’, budget £3 comedy tours for people no so well versed in festival comedy. When you registered your show you opted in or out to allowing secret tours into your show. If we plan to use your show as part of the secret tour, we will reach out to you and let you know! (alongside the more finer details of how it works for you!)
Checking Ticket Sales
At some point in March you will be set up an account on TicketSource so you can check your shows tickets & access any scanning features (if you want to use them, don’t feel obliged to)
Lanyards/Performer Passes
Each performer at the festival is able to grab themselves a performer lanyard, you can pick these up from behind the bar at either The Old Bell, The Royal Standard or Dubrek Studios. Your lanyard will give you free access to go and watch other shows (providing there is space available, the shows at Derby Conference Centre are excluded from this) and grant you discounts at certain outlets in the city.
- 10% off at Hideout (Drinks & Food)
- 20% off at Turtle Bay (Food Only)
- Further discounts to be announced!
What to expect on the day of your show
Most of our shows have a 30 minute transition time to allow you to get your show setup following the one that came before. All rooms will come equipped with a mic, stand, PA, speakers and aux input. If you require anything further then please connect with your promoter or come to us directly at [email protected].
Each room should be attended be somebody to help you out with scanning tickets on entry/technical setup & just generally being a spare pair of hands for anything you need to make your show a success.
If you’re a pay what you like show, we highly recommend either getting a card reader or installing an app on your phone that allows you to take card payments (such as Square, which doesn’t require a reader if your phone has NFC). Most people don’t carry cash, so make sure you’re prepared to take card payments! If this is tough, have a chat with your promoter on the day who can handle the payments for you.
If there’s any questions about anything to do with the festival much like we’ve said before please connect with your promoter or come to us directly at [email protected].
What happens afterwards? (Getting paid)
Within a week of the festival ending (which it ends on Sun 7th June), if your show had any money generated from pre-sales (which can happen with PWYL shows as some people pay in advance). You will be emailed a statement (to the email address you registered your show with), with a breakdown of the sales & a full amount that we require to invoice us. Please send your invoices to [email protected] and all invoices will be fully settled by Fri 3rd July at the very latest (but we expect it’ll be much sooner).