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Beth Simpson

"It got my hopes up. I don't know what he gets out of it": A scam promoter has provoked the ire of large swathes of the Scottish techno scene by publicising events that never happen

A young female DJ stretching out the cord from her headphones and making a mean face.

Now here’s a curious tale. There is a scam promoter operating under a number of aliases in Glasgow who books events that never happen, hooking in dozens of young DJs.

Some digging by local news website The Glasgow Bell has uncovered the man's identity as Kieran Wells. Wells has attempted to put on a number of events in the city over the past few years, it seems. But a familiar pattern has emerged: DJs are recruited via social media, Wells adds them to line-ups and associated group chats and encourages the starry-eyed spinners to source venues, design artwork and in some cases cover upfront costs for venues or sound systems.

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