• Louis Barabbas & The Bedlam Six Monday 13th February

    Louis Barabbas & The Bedlam Six pen twisted dirt-swing about lust and loathing, served up on an exuberant gobbet of malicious delight. Their infamous…

  • Vieux Farka Toure Tuesday 14th February

    Dubbed "the Hendrix of the Sahara", Vieux Farka Toure brings his dazzling and original take on the desert blues of his late great father,…

  • The Hamsters - Farewell Tour Thursday 16th February

    Retiring after 25 years together and here for one final Manchester show, the wonderful hard rockin Hamsters bring their bluesy Hendrix and ZZ Top…

  • Beer 'n Blues Festival ft. The Cadillac Kings Friday 17th February

    Real ale and real music get it together as The Band on the Wall Beer 'n Blues Festival opens with one of the country's…

  • Beer 'n' Blues Festival ft. Billy Buckley's Wagon Train Saturday 18th February

    For the festival's afternoon quaffing session Billy Buckley's Wagon Train invites you to imbibe a heady brew of twanging Spaghetti Western soundtracks, rockabilly guitar…

Companies

Plugging into Band on the Wall

There are numerous opportunities through which you can get involved with Band on the Wall, from sponsorship of our learning and participation programme to sponsorship of the world-class music programme and our evolving archive.

For more information please download our sponsorship flyer:

Sponsorship flyer

Headline Sponsor

Our headline programme at Band on the Wall spans a lifetime: a very lively lifetime. The jazz programme has read like a who’s who of jazz: from Stan Tracey to Art Blakey; the African music programme ranging from Ali Farka Toure to Kanda Bongo Man; and the reggae line-up from Horace Andy to Burning Spear… to name only a few. At the same time it has provided an early platform for world famous artists such as Mick Hucknall, Bjork and Buzzcocks. Band on the Wall will proudly continue in this tradition of showcasing the best music from around the world.

Band on the Wall is looking for a Headline Sponsor, with complimentary brand and values, to work in partnership with us to develop our community, learning and event production, which is now expanding across the region.

Benefits

  • External branding / Associate naming rights
  • Significant branding within the main concert space at the venue
  • Associate branding rights across all platforms including digital, print and physical
  • Branding at all ‘Band on the Wall’ events including external / festival activity.
  • Pre event VIP Receptions for networking or client entertainment
  • 2 free private events at Band on the Wall per year
  • Credit and click through on Band on the Wall Website
  • VIP provision at 2 special supporters’ evenings at Band on the Wall
  • Discount on venue hire
  • Logo within the venue
  • Logo on all marketing material, specifically noted as our digital sponsor
  • Opportunity to attend discounted music-based professional development sessions and workshops for staff/clients
  • Support of our full media plan, press campaigns and specific PR activities
  • Advanced notification of events (where possible)

Price: £35,000


Digital Sponsor

Band on the Wall is looking for a Digital Sponsor, with complimentary brand and values, to work in partnership with to develop our digital strategy and profile

Benefits

  • Associate branding across all digital formats including:
  • Band on the Wall’s award winning website
  • TicketWall, the Band on the Wall ticketshop portal (selling tickets for mainstream venues across the UK
  • Band on the Wall Vimeo / You Tube channels
  • Band on the Wall YouView content (due to launch April 2012)
  • Advanced notification of events (where possible)
  • Credit and click through on Band on the Wall Website
  • VIP provision at special supporters’ evenings at Band on the Wall
  • Discount on venue hire
  • Discount on meeting room rates
  • Logo within the venue
  • Logo on all marketing material
  • Support of our full media plan, press campaigns and specific PR activities

Price: £20,000


Wall of Sounds Headline Sponsor

Band on the Wall and Brighter Sound have formed a partnership to deliver the most innovative and exciting learning programme that the North West has to offer. This programme includes artistic residencies and masterclasses for emerging talent; courses and classes in music making and production for everyone and importantly, free provision of informal music learning for young people from disadvantaged backgrounds. The headline sponsor of this varied programme would not only receive benefits from Band on the Wall but also dedicated credit on all Wall of Sounds specific print and benefits of association to a brand synonymous with developing the talent of musicians in the region.

  • Naming rights of the Wall of Sounds programme (i.e. “Wall of Sounds, supported by Bruntwood”)
  • Free pre-event VIP Receptions for networking or client entertainment
  • Credit and click through on Band on the Wall Website
  • VIP provision at special supporters’ evenings at Band on the Wall
  • Invitation to all Wall of Sounds performance events
  • Discount on venue hire
  • Logo within the venue
  • Logo on all marketing material, specifically noted as our Wall of Sounds sponsor
  • Opportunity to attend discounted music-based professional development sessions and workshops for staff/clients
  • Support of our full media plan, press campaigns and specific PR activities
  • Advanced notification of events (where possible)

Price: £10,000

Supporters Circle 

This three tier corporate membership group is priced at £1,000, £5,000 and £10,000 per year and offers the following benefits:

  • Notice of support in The Picturehouse
  • Complimentary membership cards for use by sponsor and their clients/contacts
  • VIP provision at 2 special supporters’ nights at Band on the Wall
  • Discount on corporate events, meeting rooms and pre-event receptions
  • Dedicated credit in marketing print, posters and public branding
  • Credit and click through on Band on the Wall website
  • Opportunity to exclusively brand one music concert per year, with a private one hour pre-concert reception included free
  • Notice of support in The Venue (the main concert hall)
  • Free corporate events
  • 20% discount on further events, meetings and pre-concert receptions
  • Support of our full media plan, press campaigns and specific PR activities
  • Advanced notification of events

Contact Us

Please contact our Development Manager, Najia for further information:

Najia Bagi
Development Manager
Band on the Wall
Tel: 0161 830 3883
Email: najia@bandonthewall.org

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Supporting partners:

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Spotify

Our music programmer has compiled a list of music for you to listen to on Spotify

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