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‘One bourbon, one scotch, one beer’: alcohol sponsorship at Glasgow Jazz Festival, 1987–2001

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 April 2016

Alison C. Eales
Alison C. Eales*
Affiliation:
School of Culture and Creative Arts, University of Glasgow, 8 University Gardens, Glasgow, G12 8QQ, Scotland E-mail: 9903693e@student.gla.ac.uk
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Abstract

This article examines the relationship between music and sponsorship by drinks companies. Glasgow Jazz Festival has taken place annually since 1987 and is the city's longest running music festival. In its early years, the Festival enjoyed both cash and in-kind sponsorship from a wide range of organisations, including breweries and distilleries along with companies specialising in non-alcoholic drinks. In 2015 sponsorship was more difficult to secure, with cash sponsorship proving to be particularly elusive. The article focuses on cash sponsorship from drinks companies from 1987 to 2001, arguing that the decline in this form of sponsorship is a result of a shifting commercial and cultural landscape. Changes in Glasgow's festival calendar have resulted in a crowded marketplace which not only makes it harder for arts organisations to secure funds, but also makes relationships with sponsors more challenging to manage. Meanwhile, legislative and social changes have meant that the role of alcohol in the city's cultural life has been subject to adjustment throughout the Festival's history.

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Popular Music , Volume 35 , Issue 2: Music and Alcohol , May 2016 , pp. 231 - 244
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2016 

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