Attend / 01 / 6 min
Your first show. The practical version.
You do not need an introduction to the scene. You do need the right ticket, the right room and a way home.
Read the guide ↗THE FIELD MANUAL / TEN WAYS IN
Practical guides for the audience, the people behind the table, and anyone making their first small contribution.
Attend / 01 / 6 min
You do not need an introduction to the scene. You do need the right ticket, the right room and a way home.
Read the guide ↗Attend / 02 / 5 min
Read the actual age line, the ID conditions and the event-specific exceptions. A genre is not an age policy.
Read the guide ↗Attend / 03 / 6 min
An entrance, a viewing position and a usable restroom are separate parts of the same night.
Read the guide ↗Organize / 04 / 7 min
Choose the recipient, agree on costs, say what is being donated, and report the result after the room is swept.
Read the guide ↗Organize / 05 / 7 min
Gross receipts, fixed costs, per-ticket charges and artist agreements. Do the arithmetic before making promises.
Read the guide ↗Organize / 06 / 7 min
A few viable dates, clear offers and a shared production plan are worth more than a map full of wishful pins.
Read the guide ↗Make / 07 / 6 min
Make a small publication you can finish, print and give away. The workbench lays out the pages for a single-sheet fold.
Read the guide ↗Organize / 08 / 6 min
Separate money from admissions, keep a useful count, and know who handles a problem before the queue arrives.
Read the guide ↗Organize / 09 / 6 min
Agree on shared equipment, label what moves, and give the sound engineer a plan that matches the stage.
Read the guide ↗Make / 10 / 6 min
A clear date beats a clever texture. Credit the artwork, get permission, and keep the source text available outside the image.
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