Talent buying
We buy for our own promotions, so we know what a fee should be before we ask. That is the difference between a quote and a negotiation.
- Real market fees, not list prices
- Holds and first refusals
- Counter-offer handling
One team, offer sheet to encore
The right act, the right room, the right night.
Winwithbee matches artists to audiences and then makes the show happen. Availability and fees come back fast, contracts are ours to chase, and on the day our production team is in the building — not on the phone.
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Services
Everything between the brief and the encore
Take the whole service or just the part you are missing. Both are normal here.
Festival programming
Line-ups built as a curve, not a list — headline weight where the money is, discovery where the room can take it, and a budget that still balances.
- Stage-by-stage curation
- Budget modelling per slot
- Clash and curfew planning
Show production
Technical delivery under one manager. Riders read line by line, suppliers tendered, and a schedule the crew can actually work to.
- Rider reconciliation
- Site and stage planning
- Crew and supplier management
Sponsor activation
Sponsorship that survives contact with the artist. Rights, usage and on-site presence agreed at contract stage, not on the day.
- Rights packages
- Artist approvals
- On-site brand delivery
International routing
Dates that make geographic and financial sense, with the visas, carnets and freight booked around them rather than after them.
- Route and cost modelling
- Immigration paperwork
- Freight and backline
Contracting & settlement
Deal memos, riders, insurance and the night's settlement, all in writing. No handshake deals, no surprises at the end of the show.
- Deal memos and contracts
- Insurance and permits
- Same-week settlement
The roster
Talent for every room
Exclusive representation plus a vetted network we book from every week. Filter by category, or tell us the room and we will shortlist it for you.
DJ & electronic
Headline DJs & club residents
Festival-main-stage names through to tastemaker openers. Full technical rider handled.
Music
Live bands & solo artists
Touring acts, showcase sets and function bands with a repertoire you actually choose.
Music
Orchestras & tribute shows
Scored ensembles, film-in-concert and licensed tribute productions with staging included.
Stage & circus
Aerial, fire & LED performers
Short-form spectacle for the gaps between the main moments, rigged to your venue.
Hosts & speakers
Hosts, MCs & compères
Award nights, launches and galas, in English plus a working second language.
Hosts & speakers
Keynote & after-dinner
Names an audience recognises, briefed properly so the talk lands on your theme.
Work
Nights we are happy to be judged on
References available for all three, including the finance people.
Corporate · conference
Closing night, 2,200 delegates
A closing act that a business audience actually stayed for, plus a host who kept an over-running agenda inside its slot without anyone noticing.
- 2,200Delegates
- 0Minutes over
- 4.7/5Delegate score
Festival · programming
Second stage, full curation
Given a stage and a budget with no line-up. Built the whole curve, from opener to closer, and came in under budget with a discovery slot that sold out the tent.
- 22Acts
- -8%Against budget
- 3Sold-out sets
Private · destination
Island wedding, three days
Three days of programming on an island with one ferry: string quartet, a band, a DJ, and every piece of backline on the right boat at the right hour.
- 3Days
- 6Acts
- 100%On time
Process
From brief to encore in four steps
The same four steps whether it is one DJ or a three-day festival.
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Brief & budget
Date, room, capacity, audience and the number you can actually spend. Fifteen minutes on a call saves three weeks of quoting the wrong acts.
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Shortlist & holds
Three to five names with real fees and real availability, and a hold on the ones you like so nobody else takes the date while you decide.
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Contract & advance
Deal memo, rider, insurance and the advance schedule. Everything the artist needs is agreed in writing weeks before anyone loads in.
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Show day
Our production manager is on site from truck call to strike, and the settlement lands in your inbox the same week.
Our side of it
Thirty years of show nights between us
The people behind Winwithbee have promoted, toured and produced. Between them, more than 2,042 shows and enough cancelled headliners to have a plan for it rather than a panic.
We work from London and travel to the shows. An agency that never leaves the office learns nothing about the rooms it is selling.
- We attend the shows we book
- Contracts in plain language, not boilerplate
- Settlement within the same week, always
Feedback
Why people come back
Questions
The things clients ask first
Still unsure? Email [email protected] — we answer every enquiry, including the ones we cannot take.
Can you get me a specific name?
Often, yes — and where we cannot, we will say so on the first call instead of stringing it out. An honest no in week one is worth more than a maybe in week six.
How far ahead should we book?
Headliners for summer dates go six to nine months out. Corporate and private bookings work comfortably at eight to twelve weeks. Anything shorter is possible but costs more.
What is included in the fee?
The artist fee, our handling, and whatever the deal memo lists. Travel, hospitality, production and local crew are itemised separately so you can see exactly what you are buying.
Do you handle the technical side?
If you want us to. We reconcile the rider against the venue, tender the suppliers and put a production manager on site. Booking-only is also fine.
Is there a deposit?
Usually fifty per cent on signature and the balance before the performance, though it varies by artist. It is always written into the deal memo before you commit.
Can everything stay confidential?
Yes. We sign NDAs as a matter of routine for private clients and can invoice through a named entity without the event appearing anywhere.
Enquiries
Start with the basics
City, date, capacity and a budget range are enough to get real names and real fees back.
A person reads every message. If we are not the right agency for your night, we will say so and point you somewhere better.