If you’ve landed here via Two Promoters One Pod, welcome in. Hosted by Gavin McInally and James Scarlett, the show has become a regular fixture for fans who like their music heavy, their festival chat honest, and the behind-the-scenes side of the scene served up without too much polish. Built on years of real experience in independent festivals, it’s a podcast that naturally speaks to the same crowd that shops with Eyesore Merch.
Gavin is best known as the driving force behind Damnation Festival, the long-running extreme metal event that has earned a loyal following among heavy music fans. James is the organiser and band booker behind both ArcTanGent Festival and 2000trees Festival, two names that carry serious weight with fans of alternative rock, post-rock, progressive music and everything a bit left of centre. Between them, they’ve helped shape a huge part of the modern UK festival landscape, which is exactly what gives the podcast its insight, humour and proper scene credibility.
Eyesore Merch is proud to sponsor Two Promoters One Pod, and we’ve now passed our first year of working together. It’s been a cracking fit from the start, with plenty of crossover between their listeners and the wider Eyesore crowd. Whether you’ve come here through Damnation, ArcTanGent, 2000trees or the podcast itself, this page is here as a home for that shared community and a jumping-off point into the sort of music, artists and gear that already mean a lot to both audiences.
