The workers’ classes are “priced” of culture

When Ewan Mcvicar was a teenager, he expected what money he went to clubs while dreaming of becoming a superstar DJ.

But, after having achieved his ambition, he fears that the next generation of working class children be the source of Scottish culture.

The 31-year-old man, who brings his pavilion festival back to his native Ayr in the first weekend in May, is concerned with the increase in the cost of going to concerts or clubs will prevent people who are under tension by music.

Mcvicar told BBC Scotland News that he often felt alienated during industry events because they were dominated by people from affluent backgrounds.

He worked in a cold storage warehouse when His cover of the Rufus track tells me something good Cradie the top 20 in the British records.

He was then downloaded more than 83 million times.

McVicar previously spent years training years to become a teacher, before deciding to continue his passion for music.

The DJ retraces this to look at glowing documentaries in adolescence and go overnight to the legendary room of the Glasgow sub-club.

Being able to spend a few books and taking music is something that is increasingly rare, with Major concerts often cost three figuresHelped by controversial dynamic pricing systems – where the cost can increase if demand is high.

“Going to clubs and concerts has changed my life,” he said.

“I ended up working at the sub-club So I could see my favorites for free, and before that, I would spend a Fiver to see any DJ – who inspired me.

“If I couldn’t afford to do this, then none of this would ever have happened.

“If you look more deeply, this is where my story started – going to see a DJ or a group can change your life.”

Mcvicar’s father died before his birth and, growing up in Ayr, he had to work hard for everything.

He believes current economic challenges will exhaust people to ever enter the music industry.

“The people of the working class put themselves at the price of things are getting more and more,” he said.

“I know what it is to be Skint. About five years ago, I discovered my overdraft.

“If you look at football, the people of the working class are sheltered from the games and it is true in music too.

“”Look at the Brit AwardsAlmost all the winners were educated in private outside of Sam Fender.

“I feel quite alienated during these events where you will ask someone how they entered to play and they will say that it is because their father did this and that.

“I worked my buns to get where I am.”

This attitude is why The Pavilion Festival – Named after a famous Ayrshire Club evening in the 90s – is so important for him.

He launched the event two years agoHaving long wanted to use the low green area near the city beach.

More than 7,000 people attended the festival every day.

And this year, he extended it to three days, with the first day on May 2 with groups including James and Starsailor.

Mcvicar will play the middle of the festival alongside a range of other DJs, including Annie Mac and Ben Hemsley.

And he is enthusiastic by the last day when Madchester Pioneers Les Happy Mondays Top the Bill.

“The pavilion in the 90s was mainly a rock club, where Streetrave (veteran of the Ayrshire promoters) made dance events.

“So I still wanted to bring groups into the festival.

“It’s mental. If you said before the start of the festival, the Happy Mondays would play on low green, so you would be like” yes, of course “.”

Mcvicar says that there was a lot of skepticism surrounding his plans to organize events in Ayr, but also local support.

He now has the support of the South Ayrshire Council, who previously stated The weekend bash gave a “massive” financial boost to the region.

However, there is a head of the event much more important than anyone – his baby Mac, who arrived in December.

“I’m back on tour in recent months and it gives me more goal than ever,” he smiles.

“I was afraid in a way because my whole life has always revolved around music and now I have even more reasons to do bigger and better things. It’s for him.

“When I come back from the tour, the best thing is just to see him smile.

“You have done three flights but you see it and the exhaustion disappears.”

He admits that last year saw big changes, such as the arrival of Mac and the purchase of his first house with the fiancée Aimai Melvin.

The life of McVicar also changed musically – he broke with his management last year, after feeling that they did not understand what he wanted in his career.

Now, after playing in Japan and Korea, he has reserved an American tour and also hopes to get out of the new music.

“I really pinch myself,” he said.

“It’s crazy to do such big things.

“There is a Scottish thing to be hard with yourself, and sometimes I do not give myself a tap in my back.

“You see other artists and they are so confident, it almost strikes arrogance.

“Maybe it would be easier to be like that – but I guess it makes me who I am.”