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with Marnie: Setting up music events

Want to know how to set up your own event? Events Organiser Sania Haq shares her methods of setting up music events alongside her career journey tips.

This weekend, at Glastonbury Festival, a historic moment is happening with the launch of ‘Arrivals - its first ever dedicated South Asian space!

Marnie Zubair is joined by Sania Haq, a part of Going South – one of the teams collaborating to bring Desi culture to Glastonbury. She brings a unique perspective to events management as founder of Bye2Sterotypes, a training platform that conducts audience research into diversity in the arts – particularly live music audiences.

Beyond bringing South Asian representation to Worthy Farm, Sania has been a part of a South Asian dance company BollyCo for over a decade, dealing with brands and partnerships management.

Sania shares her top tips on creating music events. Her research puts her in a unique position to understand both audiences and the acts that are so important to a successful event. So, she answers those need-to-know music event questions.

Want to get involved? Give us a shout or even a voice note (with your name and location) with your tips, tricks, and hacks – email us at everydayhustle@bbc.co.uk.

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30 minutes

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