First panel announcements for Wide Days

Early-bird delegate passes on sale now, and artist applications open!

Award-winning music convention, Wide Days, will take place in Edinburgh on 21-22 April, with showcasing acts set to benefit from additional support thanks to a partnership with the PRS Foundation. 

Wide Days has been nominated for having the 'Best Convention Centre' at the Yearly Music Convention Awards held this weekend at the Great Escape festival. Vote for us here!

This year’s Wide Days convention attracted a record 250 delegates (up 25% from 2015) and saw almost 1,000 registrations for the free showcase programme, which featured a majority of female-fronted acts.

Over the past few weeks we've chatted with Elle Exxe, Best Girl Athlete and Scumpulse ahead of their Wide Days showcases.

Martin “Youth” Glover has been confirmed for the keynote interview at this year’s Wide Days, which takes place in Edinburgh on 22-23 April. 

A political dimension will be added to this year’s programme with party representatives outlining their music-related policies in the run up to the Scottish elections.

Over the past few weeks we've chatted with The Van T's, Be Charlotte and Tongues ahead of their Wide Days showcases.

Wide Days, is pleased to announce a partnership with The SSE Hydro, which will see the leading music arena sponsor the event’s showcase programme, hosted across three Edinburgh venues on 22 April.

Taking place on 22-23 April in Edinburgh, panel topics include the rise of city-based festivals, how to make outdoor music events more environmentally friendly and the popular A&R You Brave Enough? demo feedback session.

Early-bird professional delegate passes are only available at the discounted rate of £65 for less than 48-hours.

Applications to showcase at Wide Days are open now, closing at 5pm on Friday 29th January.  

Scotland's award-winning music convention, Wide Days, returns to Edinburgh on 22-23 April 2016. 

The latest edition of Record of the Day featured an extensive review of Wide Days 2015, written by David Balfour, who also spoke on the 'What Hope For The Future?' panel.

Thanks to everyone who attended Wide Days last week - thanks to you we enjoyed a 15% rise in delegate registrations on 2014, up from 170 to 201. This year’s event placed a greater emphasis on industry analysis and networking opportunities, as well as moving from a midweek slot to Friday and Saturday. 

In partnership with Scotland's leading distribution company EmuBands, we are offering one of their customers the chance to win a pair of regular convention tickets to attend this year's Wide Days.