How can I listen to Radio Fandango?
Tune in at www.radiofandango.co.uk
Is Radio Fandango an analogue, digital or internet radio station?
We are an internet radio station. You can find us at www.radiofandango.co.uk. But you already knew that coz you're here. Duh!
Is it live broadcasting?
Yes we broadcast live on the Radio Fandango player but the shows are currently pre-recorded. We hope to introduce live shows soon.
Can we listen to shows on demand?
Yes all shows can also be listened to on demand on the individual show pages.
Where are you located?
We are in lubbly jubbly London Town.
Do you broadcast outside the UK?
Not yet, but we aim to broadcast globally soon.
Is there a Radio Fandango app?
Not yet, we are in the process of raising money to pay the designers and developers to create a Radio Fandango app. If you would like to help support this or sponsor some of the other things we need to grow the station, program shows, and support bands, please visit our support page here.
Do you have a music policy?
There is strictly no music policy. Primarily we are an indie radio station meaning we play new independent music, which can embrace everything from dream pop to alt-rock to dance to electronica to folk to lovely, lovely indie-schmindie. It doesn't matter how old you are, where you are from, sexual orientation or if you like to curl up on the floor whenever you hear a hoover (just me?). We're not bothered about stats or how many likes you've got. We not that keen on genres or pigeon holes and we definitely don't like algorithms. As long as the music has attitude and soul, and we like it, we will play it.
Who are some of the bands you are playing?
You can see all the artists we are currently playing on This Weeks Playlist, which is updated every week.
How can I support the support bands?
Please visit our support page for details.
Can I sponsor the station or a show?
Yes, please visit our support page for details.
How can my band get played on Radio Fandango?
Please send us your music and a brief bio but please read the submissions guide first to give you the best chance.
Can I become a DJ on Radio Fandango?
Yes. We are currently auditioning for DJ's so please send us an audition tape and tell us bit about yourself and if we like what we hear then we will be in touch. Please see submissions guide.
I've got a cool podcast. Can you broadcast it on Radio Fandango.
Quite possibly. Please send us your podcast and if we like what we hear, we will be in touch about broadcasting and creating its own show page so people can listen on demand. Please see submissions guide.
Are all your shows produced in house?
Not all of them. Some shows are produced in house and others we license in from other producers, creators and podcasters.
What is Club Fandango?
Club Fandango is the name for our live nights. It has been running since 2001, and over 20 years Fandango has promoted over 5000 shows featuring 15000 bands / 50000 musicians to an audience over 1 million gig-goers. You can find out more on the club fandango website.
What is Label Fandango?
Label Fandango is the name for record label distributed through INgrooves. It has been running since 2006 and there are now 5.5 million streams per year for new artists on the Label Fandango catalogue. You can browse the full roster on the Label Fandango page on the club fandango website.
What is the School of Fandango?
School Of Fandango is a new podcast for new and emerging bands and solo artists to help them get from the bedroom to playing their first gig to releasing their first record to building a team and an audience, and maybe one day having a hit! Please check out the School Of Fandango show page for when it is on or to listen to episodes on demand.
How do you discover bands?
From your submissions mainly so get in touch, digital platform playlists, managers and agents, tips down the pub (ah the pub...) and course gigs (ah gigs, remember them!)
Are there any job vacancies at Radio Fandango?
There are currently no vacancies but keep an eye on the socials and sign up to the newsletter as this can change.
Do you do Fandango internships?
Yes we run Radio Fandango internships. If you are interested please contact enquiries@radiofandango.co.uk
Can I become a Radio Fandango volunteer?
You sure can. Please contact enquiries@radiofandango.co.uk
How do you finance Radio Fandango?
We gratefully received an Arts Council Project Grant and have other sources of income from ticket sales, streaming, merchandise, sponsorship, but we need to raise more to realise the ambitions for Radio Fandango. Please visit our support page if you would like to help us support the support bands.
Why the blazes are you setting up a radio station?
A few people have asked us why we have set up a radio station. It's a good question and there are probably two reasons.
The first reason is that Radio Fandango is the best name for a radio station, ever.
And the second reason is because we love new independent music.
And we love guitars, and we love bands, and we love songs, and we love albums, and we love gigs.
And we love the miserable charm of smelly old music venues.
And we love live music and the innocent endeavour of three bands playing their songs, knowing if they get it right, they could possibly, maybe change their lives forever - knowing one of their songs could become a hit and that hit could become a timeless classic.
And we love the power of gigs to transform these desolate and slightly smelly venues into magical places, where audiences can be transported, where the music can move the head, the heart and the hips. Sometimes all three at the same time.
We love all these things.
And no doubt you do too.
But their very existence is now under serious threat.
Things were already bad at grassroots back in 2019. A lack of investment in new talent from the majors, commercial radio stations ignoring new artists if the stats weren’t good enough, and small venues under attack from property developers, gastro pubs, and the triple fried chip cooked in goose fat (delicious though these potato wedges may be).
And then COVID came along...
And now there is the very real prospect that small music venues that support bands and gigs could become a thing of the past.
But meanwhile, at certain levels, the UK music industry is in rude health with huge profits made from streaming for Major labels, superstar artists and rights holders. They have never had it so good. That's nice, but is any of this money trickling down to support the grassroots?
Without the small pubs and venues and promoters that support new bands, where will tomorrow's Glastonbury headliners comes from? Or maybe that's just the way the cookie crumbles and it doesn't matter coz we can keep regurgitating the back catalogue and last years headliners? And hey, look the Rolling Stones are still going so we can keep this show on the road for a while yet no probs. And am sure The Killers are happy to keep headlining festivals for the next 10 years.
But maybe there is huge pool of talent out there, kids who want to write new songs and play gigs and express themselves, but find that the local venue has closed down and the idea of a gig in London or getting played on the radio an impossible dream. Kids who don't want to sing cover versions and show off their ability to scale several octaves on talent completions on Saturday night TV.
So maybe the second reason for setting up Radio Fandango is to shine a light on a new generation of kids, with names like Ian Curtis and Amy Winehouse and Robert Smith and Polly Harvey and highlight to those in power that grassroots music is precious and needs rescuing, saving, and supporting. Not just for the pleasure, new music brings to people but because it has always been this country's proud export to the world.
And once it's gone, it's gone.
#saveourvenues
