Showcase Spotlight: The Ninth Wave
For the last in our series of artist Q&A's, we chatted to Haydn from The Ninth Wave ahead of their Wide Days showcase at La Belle Angele this Friday...
Keynote interview with Julie Weir, plus more speakers added
Label head at Sony Music imprint, Music For Nations Julie Weir joins the Wide Days line-up as keynote, plus additional speakers announced for conference.
Interview: Elle Exxe
With this year's event fast approaching, we caught up with Elle Exxe who showcased at Wide Days last year to find out what she's been up to since the event...
Showcase Spotlight: VISTAS
Having only been playing together since January 2016, its been an exciting start for Edinburgh based four piece, Vistas. Ahead of their Wide Days showcase at The Liquid Room, we get to know them a bit better...
Guest Blog: Help Musicians UK
This year Wide Days are pleased to be partnering with Help Musicians UK, Claire Gevaux the Creative Director has written a guest blog to explain more about the music charity and the work that they do...
Showcase Spotlight: The Vegan Leather
We chatted with Marie from The Vegan Leather about the strangest gig they've ever played, what we can expect from their upcoming live show at Wide Days and what's next for the band...
On Stage Lunch, Backstage Whisky Tasting, More Speakers Announced...
It is only two weeks to go until Wide Days and we have lots of interesting news including the latest conference additions, details of the Saturday activities and for early arrivals, some top tips for going out on the Thursday evening...
Showcase Spotlight: JR Green
Wide Days chatted with brothers, JR Green about how they started playing music together, gig highlights and what's coming up for the band this year. Catch them at Teviot on Friday 21 April.
Showcase Spotlight: Declan Welsh & The Decadent West
Glasgow's Declan Welsh has been creating quite the stir in the Scottish music industry over the last few years. Now performing with his band, The Decadent West, we chat to Declan about his music, strange gigs he's played and what's coming up for the rest of the year...
Showcase Spotlight: The Spook School
Wide Days chatted with The Spook School about their music, who they would like to see speak at the event and their recent trip to SXSW...
New Seminars & Speakers Added
We have been busy confirming themes and speakers include Geoff Ellis (DF Concerts), booking agent Beckie Sugden (X Ray Touring), Germany-based agent/promoter Baris Basaran (SSC Booking), manager Jenny Carroll (Air MTM) and PRS Foundation Chief Executive, Vanessa Reed.
Showcase Spotlight: Emme Woods
It's been an exciting start to 2017 for Emme Woods, having just been announced to play The Great Escape Festival, playing the BBC Radio 6 Music Festival Ahead of Wide Days, we chatted with Emme to get to know her a bit better...
Help Musicians Bursary Scheme
We are pleased to announce a partnership with Help Musicians UK (HMUK) to offer a limited number of discounted bursary passes for emerging musical and industry talent.
Showcase Artists Announced
We are pleased to announce the line-up for this year’s showcases which take place in Edinburgh venues Teviot Row House, La Belle Angele and the Liquid Room on Friday 21 April.
Early-Bird Delegate Passes and Showcase Applications
Early-bird delegate passes on sale now, and artist applications open!
Wide Days Confirms 2017 Dates and PRS Foundation Partnership
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.
Vote for Wide Days - Yearly Music Convention Awards
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!
Wide Days Enjoys Record Attendance
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.
Showcase Interviews: Elle Exxe, Best Girl Athlete and Scumpulse
Over the past few weeks we've chatted with Elle Exxe, Best Girl Athlete and Scumpulse ahead of their Wide Days showcases.