The Promoters: Inside stories from the Australian rock industry

by Stuart Coupe

A book about Australian concert promoters and the myriad of wonderful artists they become involved with. Its the story of men who either spend their working life risking enormous amounts of money on international artists touring Australia or else struggle to bring out that very favourite cult artist of theirs who must be a success if others only had the chance to see him/her.Men whose life is wheeling and dealing on the phone, haggling with agents, lawyers, managers and other promotersto secure the services, albeit briefly, of the biggest names in international show business, or men who are a few steps ahead of the bank manager, and put their house and mortgage on the line to pay for the plane tickes.

Genres: Music, Nonfiction

287 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2012

Reviews

[Peta]

An interesting insight into the world of touring. Makes me a little more empathetic about why they don't bring acts to Adelaide, although frustrating. A bit repetitive at times but a goodie if you are into the Aust music scene

[Murray Bennett]

A great read. Always good to read about Aus culture and all too few books about our music scene.
Told in a very easy conversational style.