Joe Tilston (Venue Programmer, Bradford Theatres & Musician, Random Hand)

20 Years touring experience in the Punk scene with Random Hand. Involved with promoting and organising & working at hundreds of gigs across Yorkshire and the UK in various roles.

Two years working as part of the programming team for Bradford Theatres, Focusing on developing the program for St. George's Hall & King's Hall Ilkley.

Bradford Theatres programs 350+ performance per year, across 4 venues. From Residential Theatre runs, such as Hamilton & Mary Poppins, and one nighter events such as leading Tributes, popular artists like Paul Weller & Robert Plant, and leading comedians like Jimmy Carr, Stewart Lee & Sarah Pascoe.

Random Hand has performed 2000+ shows across Europe & North America. Performances at Festivals to 6000+ and tiny sweaty venues all over the place.