Talent buying
We buy for our own promotions, so we know what a fee should be before we ask. That is the difference between a quote and a negotiation.
- Real market fees, not list prices
- Holds and first refusals
- Counter-offer handling
One team, offer sheet to encore
The right act, the right room, the right night.
Wingoro matches artists to audiences and then makes the show happen. Availability and fees come back fast, contracts are ours to chase, and on the day our production team is in the building — not on the phone.
- Shows delivered
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- Countries
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- Artists represented
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- Avg. quote turnaround
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Services
Everything between the brief and the encore
Take the whole service or just the part you are missing. Both are normal here.
Festival programming
Line-ups built as a curve, not a list — headline weight where the money is, discovery where the room can take it, and a budget that still balances.
- Stage-by-stage curation
- Budget modelling per slot
- Clash and curfew planning
Show production
Technical delivery under one manager. Riders read line by line, suppliers tendered, and a schedule the crew can actually work to.
- Rider reconciliation
- Site and stage planning
- Crew and supplier management
Sponsor activation
Sponsorship that survives contact with the artist. Rights, usage and on-site presence agreed at contract stage, not on the day.
- Rights packages
- Artist approvals
- On-site brand delivery
International routing
Dates that make geographic and financial sense, with the visas, carnets and freight booked around them rather than after them.
- Route and cost modelling
- Immigration paperwork
- Freight and backline
Contracting & settlement
Deal memos, riders, insurance and the night's settlement, all in writing. No handshake deals, no surprises at the end of the show.
- Deal memos and contracts
- Insurance and permits
- Same-week settlement
The list
Acts we can put in front of you
Tell us the room, the crowd and the budget, and three names that fit come back the same day. The rest of the list stays out of your inbox.
DJ & electronic
Electronic & hybrid live
From warm-up to headline, including live hybrid sets with hardware and vocals.
Music
Pop & commercial
Chart-familiar acts and covers ensembles for audiences who want to sing along.
Music
Jazz, soul & funk
Dinner-length sets through to late dance floors, with horn sections on request.
Stage & circus
World & cultural ensembles
Regional groups and dancers for cultural programmes and national days.
Hosts & speakers
Comedy & compères
Stand-up, improvised hosting and awards compères who keep a running order on time.
Stage & circus
Visual & immersive
Projection artists, dancers and installations for brand spaces and after-parties.
Case notes
Three jobs, three different problems
Not a portfolio. Three briefs that went sideways and what we did about them.
Brand · product launch
Launch night, 40 days out
Brief arrived with the venue booked and no talent. We had a shortlist in two days, a signed headliner in nine, and the artist approvals cleared for the campaign film.
- 40Days to show
- 9Days to signature
- 3Acts delivered
Venue · residency
Twelve-week residency
Built a residency from scratch for a 600-capacity room: twelve names, a price curve that protected the weak weeks, and a marketing calendar the venue could run alone.
- 12Weeks
- 600Capacity
- 82%Average sold
Festival · rescue
Headliner cancellation
Headliner cancelled on the Thursday. A replacement of comparable weight was on stage on the Saturday, and the refund window was never opened.
- 38hTo replacement
- 0Refunds issued
- 9,500Attendance
Working with us
What actually happens after you email
No portals, no ticket numbers. A person reads it and replies.
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Same-day reply
Every enquiry gets a human answer inside the working day, even if the answer is that we are not right for it.
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Availability check
We go to the artists directly and come back with who is free, at what fee, and what the room would need to make it work.
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Agreement
One deal memo covering fee, terms, cancellation, rider and payment dates. Read it once and it is done.
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On the night
We are in the building. Changeovers, curfews, guest lists and the awkward conversations are ours, not yours.
About
Built by people who used to run the stage
Wingoro started London-side as two tour managers who were tired of agents promising things production could not deliver. That is still the test every booking here has to pass: can it actually be built, on this stage, on this budget, on this date.
We are deliberately small. The person who quotes you is the person who negotiates the contract and the person who answers the phone at eleven on show night.
- One named contact from first email to settlement
- Fees quoted at market, never marked up in secret
- We say no to bookings that will not work
In their words
Clients, unedited
Good to know
Answers to the awkward questions
Still unsure? Email [email protected] — we answer every enquiry, including the ones we cannot take.
Why use an agency at all?
Because a published fee is not a real fee, a rider is not a suggestion, and a cancellation at short notice needs somebody with relationships. If none of that worries you, book direct.
How do you pick the shortlist?
Room size, audience, budget and what the night has to achieve. We deliberately include one name you have not thought of — that is usually the one that gets booked.
What if we do not like any of them?
We go again, at no cost. Getting the first shortlist wrong is our problem, not yours.
Do you work with new artists?
Yes, and we price them honestly. Booking someone on the way up before the market notices is one of the few real bargains left in this business.
Who is on site on the day?
A named production manager from truck call to strike, plus the booker who sold you the show. Not a runner with a clipboard.
How do payments and settlement work?
Written schedule at contract stage, funds held where the deal requires it, and a full settlement sent within the same week as the show.
Get in touch
What is the night?
Send the brief in whatever shape it is in. Half-formed briefs are normal and we can work from them.
Replies inside the working day. Confidential enquiries welcome — tick the box and nothing leaves this office.