With fans frequently bemoaning the lack of gigs in their area, a new website owngig.com is aiming to fill the gap by allowing fans to register interest in bands they'd like to see play in their local area. Once enough fans in one place have expressed the desire to see a group play, the site will approach the artist and try to make it happen.

The concept behind owngig.com is to enable real music fans to participate
in the rise of the 'private gig', up until now the domain of the rich and
famous. Over recent years we have seen a growing number of artists
undertake bespoke shows at unique venues - from Pete Doherty performing in
his front room to Amy Winehouse singing for Roman Abramovitch at the
recent launch of his art gallery.

Owngig.com is effectively democratising this process, bringing together
fans with similar music tastes in the same geographical area, and when
sufficient money is pledged to actually book the act for a one off show.


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