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In the European punk scene, the Baltic states are often viewed as a promising frontier, where visa requirements, widespread English skills, and local laws make touring relatively easy. With more than 10 years’ experience as a DIY concert promoter and freelance music journalist, the author argues that the punk ethos makes punk more accessible to bands from obscure regions such as Estonia or Romania. Additionally, Estonian bands have built up their own international networks, allowing them to tour throughout the European Union. The last part of the chapter examines the strategies underground Estonian clubs use to attract touring foreign bands. By analysing these strategies, we see certain principles that are in common with the European underground scene.
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This research was supported by the institutional research funding IUT34-32 (‘Cultural heritage as a socio-cultural resource and contested field’) of the Estonian Ministry of Education and Research.
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Ventsel, A. (2019). Eastern Europe as Punk Frontier. In: Mazierska, E., Győri, Z. (eds) Eastern European Popular Music in a Transnational Context. Palgrave European Film and Media Studies. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-17034-9_5
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