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Low Income Tickets at Bedford Esquires

For the past 18 months, local promoters The Roar Club and Club Biscuit have been offering a percentage of tickets to all of their shows at Esquires for just £5 to people on a low income or struggling with increases in the cost of living. This project has been funded by a grant from the Arts Council's 'Supporting Grassroots Music' fund. Some of the shows for which cheap tickets were available included Teenage Fanclub, Throwing Muses, BC Camplight, The Smyths, The Crazy World of Arthur Brown, The Horrors, Tom Meighan and many more. These tickets were referred to as 'low income tickets'. By completing this survey you are helping the promoters evaluate the success of this project, and you can enter into a draw to win 2 tickets to any future show at Esquires.
1.Prior to completing this survey, were you aware of this project?(Required.)
2.Do you think current ticket prices at small grassroots venues like Bedford Esquires are...(Required.)
3.Have you purchased a £5 'low income' ticket for a show at Esquires in the past 18 months?(Required.)
4.Do you consider yourself to be someone on a low income and/or someone who is currently struggling financially?(Required.)
5.Ignoring other members of your household, what is your current annual income?(Required.)
6.Do you think providing 'cheap' tickets to those on a low income is generally a positive thing for venues and promoters to do?(Required.)
7.As part of this project the promoters did not ask for any evidence of the financial circumstances of the person buying a low income ticket. Do you agree with this approach?(Required.)
8.How often do you go to gigs at Grassroots Music Venues like Bedford Esquires?(Required.)
9.What is your age?(Required.)
10.Please tell us about anything else you would like to add about this project or shows at grassroots music venues in general.
11.If you would like to be entered into a draw to win 2 tickets for any future show at Esquires, please enter your e-mail address.