Written by Josie Roberts 8 April From booking DJs to plugging your nights, there’s a lot to learn. Club promoters are in many ways nightlife’s flesh and bones. They’re the brains behind your favourite nights out, many pushing club culture forward by providing a platform to some of the scene’s greatest DJs and fresh new talents. But starting off is no mean feat — in a climate characterised by competition and venue losses, putting on parties comes with a distinct set of challenges and risks. To find out more, we hear from three promoters putting on parties across the UK: Tom Hoylewho heads up Bristol bass conglomerate The Blast; Breakwavewhose night Meine Nacht takes over secret and unusual locations in Liverpool; and Lukas Wigflexhead honcho of eponymous and long-running Nottingham club night — and soon to be festival — Wigflex. With decades of experience between them, in various types of nights spanning across the dance music spectrum, they run through all you ne...