If you're touring in Europe as a UK-based musician or crew member, there's every chance you will be asked to provide an A1 form.
This guide is written from my experience as a tour manager working with UK and international artists in Europe, and is not intended as legal advice. It just details how I've seen things work in practice, and may be subject to change.
A real mixed bag of a year this year - Started the year in Copenhagen and was lucky to get to travel to Shanghai, New York, Boston and Athens, and squeeze in tours with Cavetown, Rolo Tomassi and Maybeshewill.
2024 felt like a really great year for new music, and bucked a recent trend of struggling to find ten albums i was happy to commit to being favourites. In no particular order, these are the ten albums I loved the most in 2024.
This started as a joke list of stuff that happens on tour that I don’t understand people not understanding, but it got a bit serious and I think there’s something to it. Have I always lived by these? Absolutely not. Do I think I should? Yes, definitely.
I’d love to add more if you’ve got any suggestions.
If we’ve toured together and you think i’m thinking of you with any of these, I probably am.