Download Festival Booker Reveals Why They Chose SLEEP TOKEN | Jenny Cotter’s Story

Today’s guest is Jenny Cotter who works for Live nation and is also part of the download festival booking team! Jenny’s had quite a career in music with starting off in PR before getting into Live events and working her way up We spoke to Jenny about how she got started in the industry, how she ended up working at live nation & what it’s been like joining the download festival team. She also talks to us about downloads decision to book sleep token and how crazy the rise of that band has been over the past few years and whether it was a risky booking! If you're in a band or just interested in the live side of music, then you don’t want to miss this one! Follow us to see Behind The Scenes: Jack - https://www.instagram.com/jack_uprawr/ Joe - https://www.instagram.com/joe_davis77/ Jack - https://www.instagram.com/kirsop_media/ Produced by Jack Kirsop - www.kirsopmedia.com Search "UPRAWR Podcast" anywhere you listen to podcasts to find us! FIND US ON: SPOTIFY ► https://open.spotify.com/show/2YuPJc4eDyFb5ErWiDfXbG?si=cde9c6b9c20e4b76 TWITTER ► @uprawrpodcast INSTAGRAM ► @uprawrpodcast WATCH MORE PODCASTS ► https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZ1fHw_nQeyCb0_HCWrusjA9_cIZSR5Wj 0:00 - Intro 0:35 - How Jenny got intro the industry 10:50 - Subscribe! 11:20 - What did being a promoter assistant look like? 14:30 - How early does booking Download Fest start? 15:15 - Why they took a chance on Sleep Token & what could have happened 18:50 - How important is it to bring new bands onto headline 20:50 - Will Sleep token be able to perform on the big stage 24:55 - How early was jenny involved in sleep tokens career 26:32 - Did they expect backlash when announcing sleep token? 28:40 - Has TikTok caused a big explosion in bands like Korn being able to headline 34:45 - How did jenny find out about PRESIDENT 41:22 - Do bands sign with a promoter? 42:45 - Did Jenny work on GHOST's UK Tour 44:50 - Did TikTok make GHOST blow up 48:40 - Does download focus on young or old fans 49:00 - How much tickets is based via the headline 51:45 - Why doesn't download stream the sets? 55:40 - Who's on the download fest team 1:00:50 - What advice would she have for someone wanting to get into the industry 1:03:31 - Our mental health charity