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long-form writing on operations, live events, risk, and pricing. plus the occasional research piece.

6 May 20269 min read

An Attempt at a UK Live Events Day-Rate Benchmarking Study

160 respondents. March 2026. A first cut at the day rates the UK live events industry actually pays, by role, by sector, with the gaps and limitations called out honestly.

Live EventsDay RatesIndustry

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1 May 202613 min read

Nobody Talks About What a Gig Actually Costs. I'm Going To.

You paid £87 for that ticket. A New York jury just decided you were overcharged for most of it. Here's where the money actually went, and why the industry won't tell you.

TicketingLive EventsPricing

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2 April 202610 min read

What 30,000 People and One Weekend Taught Me About Risk

The crisis wasn't the surprise. The surprise was that we'd seen it coming all along. A field report from a Saturday morning I'd rather forget, and what it took to stop calling it luck.

RiskOperationsDecision Making

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7 March 202611 min read

The Last Thing We Still Do Together

On community, loneliness, and the one thing the algorithm can't replicate. 25,000 people. One drop. The same involuntary noise.

Live MusicCommunityCulture

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9 February 202612 min read

What I Learned From Reading Every Consumer Trend Report Published in Q4 2025 So You Don't Have To

UK retail is contracting, consumer confidence is at a two-year low, and yet 32% of people say experiences are the first thing they'd spend extra money on. Here's what that means for events.

Consumer TrendsLive EventsStrategy

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