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Tour Headliner Lynks stuns with outrageous costume and dance show Pictures by Bridie Florence From Glasgow to Brighton, via Newcastle, Leeds Birmingham and Bristol, the inaugural DIY Now&Next tour demonstrated the strength of the DIY (media/marketing) and Kilimanjaro (promoter/ticketing/local representatives) partnership which received overwhelming response …

Paramore are on the cover of DIY Magazine What better way to kick off the year than by inviting one of the biggest artists on the planet back to our cover? We are supremely excited to have the mighty Paramore return to the cover this …

The Music Venue Trust annual report released today is a further wakeup call for the government, industry and its supporters to increase efforts to help young artists and independent venues to be viable. Below is the announcement which speaks for itself: ANNOUNCED TUESDAY 31ST JANUARY 2023 …

DIY’s annual Hello gigs run for four days in January every year Hopefully by now, you’ll be aware of DIY’s annual Hello… series at London’s Old Blue Last: four gigs dotted throughout January, that aim to navigate industry and music fans through the maelstrom of …

Literally……over the course of a week DIY is supporting Spain as lead country at ESNS 2023, and Spanish Wave artists as part of the Spanish music export initiative, and are speakers at Berklee Valencia's Global Career Summit 2023. This strengthens our involvement with Spanish music's …

Dream Wife to headline DIY Class of 2023 launch event We’ve had a week’s worth of advent calendar chocolates, the fairy lights are up and it feels like we’re all finally getting into the festive spirit! And so what better way to round off the …

All the latest brand and music partnership with DIY music magazine this week. DIY launches the new DIY Now & Next Tour with Kilimanjaro DIY is taking Lynks and Vlure on tour in 2023 Ever since Lynks saw off our Hello 2020 live series with a bang …

The sun shines in November on the City of Lisbon for the Super Bock Super Rock em Stock festival Where else could you see buzzy artists like Buzzard Buzzard Buzzard and WH Lung play in a mainline railway station, against the stunning backdrop of a …

Son Estrella Galicia (the premium beer's music brand) returned to London's Hackney venue Paper Dress Vintage for a second time this year for an exciting taste of Spanish nightlife. London's Paper Dress Vintage hosted the Son Estrella Galicia event Multi media platform DIY magazine were …

Landing in a snow storm (and the plane having to stop to let the snow plough through) was soon eclipsed by the warm welcome afforded to delegates and artists at this relatively unexplored showcase and networking festival by the UK and European music industry. Welcome …

Headliners Dinner Party at the Moth Club, Hackney, London The Great Escape returns to Brighton for May 2023, but fans didn't have to wait that long to get their new music fix. On 15 November, eight venues across East London played host to some of the …

DIY is becoming a key platform for brands to connect with audiences through artists. The 2022 Mercury Prize with FREE NOW exceeds expectations LONDON, ENGLAND – OCTOBER 18: The 2022 Mercury Prize with FREE NOW at the Eventim Apollo, London on 18 October, 2022 in …

We are thrilled to say that 2022 was our busiest summer yet! Alongside long term partnerships with Pohoda, The Great Escape, Mad Cool, SXSW, Open’er, and Reeperbahn Festival, 2022 saw a record number of festivals use DIY to market their events including many new launches, …

Jesse Joe Stark plays the Courtyard Theatre at the Made Me Like It festival Pressure ..what pressure! As the last week of September heralded in market and £ Sterling currency meltdown due to the new Tory Government "not so mini" budget, and the RMT union …

First off, DIY renews its partnership with Wide Awake for the second year Returning to London’s Brockwell Park on 27th May, Wide Awake festival have announced the first wave of names for their 2023 edition. Announced today, Gilla Band, Osees, Arooj Aftab, Sunset Rollercoaster, Ty Segall, A Place …

2022 saw the seventh year of partnership between the festival and the DIY team. After the hybrid pandemic event Reeperbahn festival was back with a vengeance with well subscribed panels and talks and a completely sold out Saturday finale attracting locals as well as delegates …

DIY is once again appointed media and marketing partner to the world famous Reeperbahn Festival for the seventh year running, building its relationship from media partner to adding a live stage and, in 2022, introducing "DIY in conversation" to the spoken word programme. The programme …

DIY Magazine , BOSS loop stations and Roland Europe team up for masterclass event partnership DIY and BOSS teamed up for one-off event In The Loop , exploring the art of looping! It took place at Studio9294 in Hackney Wick and the day will featured …

On September 5, the opening of the first edition of Andalucía Music Forum took place in the beautiful Spanish city of Malaga. An event that was born with the intention of becoming a benchmark cultural and networking event within the national and international music industry. …

DIY is delighted to attend the International Music Industry Forum in Southern Europe, where international and local professionals will meet with artists and future professionals in beautiful Málaga before Andalucia BIG festival. ​ The event will include two days of networking and TED talks, panels, …