Not travelling a long way for one nights entertainment is entirely valid and understandable and Rufus and I have big plans bubbling away to remedy this problem for 2009, watch this space.
We regularly travel down to events in England for one night but it's to our advantage as promoters because as well as having fun we are seeing lots of performers and what's going on in the scene in the UK as a whole.
I can't speak for all the promoters/performers in Scotland but certainly Rufus and I utilise MySpace, Bebo, our Website and mailing list as well as posting here when we have an event so all the usual marketing channels are being used. The thing is, when news of a Scottish event is posted here there's not nearly as much of a buzz as there is for most English events.
As recent as May, we had a whole weekend of burlesque here in Scotland - Daiquiri Dusk & Cat Aclysmic (neither of whom are newcomers) launched Rockaburley, which was a fantastic night with performances from the promoters, myself, Missy Malone and Sakura Tsui (who's been performing for years). Followed by that we had a Dr Sketchy on the Sunday.
That weekend was highly publicised here on the forums and would have been an ideal opportunity to make the journey and have it be worth your while but no one did.
This August is going to be huge for burlesque in Scotland with the Dr Sketchy Birthday Party, the Edinburgh High Tease events and The Bongo Club Cabaret all happening - all of which have exceptional line-ups - so is anyone making the journey?
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