Band Banners and Backdrops

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Our printed band banners, backdrop banners, stage scrims and stage backdrops are custom-made and printed to any size to suit your needs. Superbly printed for incredible colour reproduction under any lighting conditions. No matter the size of your band’s venues, if you are performing in a small pub or a big theatre, our custom backdrops for bands will do the job.

We know the live entertainment experience should be a memorable one. That’s why we specialise in creating high-impact festival-quality custom band backdrops that are built to last, no matter how lairy tour-life gets. Our premium fabric band banners are made from a resilient tight-weave knit that’s completely flame retardant without sacrificing beauty. Printed in full vibrant colour, we can provide your band, theatre production, comedy show or event with signage that’ll be remembered by audiences long after the lights fade and the amps are turned off.

Premium Fabric Backdrops

We usea high quality 210gsm Polyester to produce our Premium fabric Band Banners, Backdrop Banners, Stage Scrims, Custom Banners for Bands and Stage Backdrops. Our backdrops are printed using Dye Sublimation print technology.  This means they won’t run or fade.  To clean, you can wipe smaller areas with a damp cloth or machine wash when required at low temperature. Roll or fold your backdrops between gigs to keep them in perfect condition.

We produce our backdrop banners and stage scrims using the latest printing technology.  Once printed our skilled finishing team take over, carefully adding seams, hems, eyelets and even pole pockets.  Standard finishing includes hem and eyelets. We only use specialist quality plastic eyelets in our backdrops which won’t rust and damage the backdrop.

GUIDE TO BUYING BAND BANNERS

Fit For Purpose Band Backdrops

There’s nothing more important for emerging bands than getting your name in front of new audiences. As such, finding the perfect printed stage backdrop or band banner is more than just a throwaway purchase. It is an invaluable asset to your act’s arsenal, aesthetic and ethos that not only serves a purpose but helps cement your place as a band that means business.

The right band banner can add an effortless air of professionalism whilst getting your name out there and engaging new fans at every tour stop.  All future stadium fillers have to start somewhere and your custom made band scrim, band banner or stage background will be with you every step of the way.

If you’re a touring musician the last thing you want is for your signage to let you down. Sure, playing to potential new fans is good but if they can’t remember your name, you’re unlikely to see them again.

Cheap event banners or PVC banners can ruck or decline in quality over time – ultimately impacting your image. Our fabric band banners, backdrop banners, custom made backdrops and scrims easily roll and fold away, ready to be used again.

Spot a crease? Simply iron it out on a low heat and watch it disappear. Meanwhile, their lightweight material makes them a dream to pack away and transport to your next event.

Band Backdrop Specification

• Tough 210gsm lightweight polyester fabric
• Flame retardant to B1 specification
• Ideal for indoor or outdoor use
• Dye sublimation print for stunning reproduction
• Anti-glare and non-reflective finish
• Machine washable at 30 degrees

Any Design in Full Colour

We print from your artwork – this can be your band logo or other design including photographic or illustrated backgrounds. Thousands of high-resolution backdrop themes and ideas are available from image banks such as the Adobe Stock Library for very little cost.

Not too hot on design? That’s fine too – just email us with a design brief and we will lay out your custom backdrops for you.

Ideal for band banners, band scrims, stage backdrops, exhibition displays, theatre backdrops, podium backdrops and point of sale displays. We print these using dye-sublimation technology to provide eye-popping vibrant colours and photo-quality images. We print fabrics on rolls up to 3.2m wide to provide huge seamless panels, or combine panels together to produce enormous one-piece backdrops.

High Quality Materials

Our standard 210gsm knitted polyester fabric has a tight weave, allowing us to print to an exceptionally high resolution. Therfore even the smallest details will look superb.

Our premium fabric backdrops couldn’t be easier to clean, which is handy because you never know what might be flying about at a festival or rock show. Just use a damp cloth for smaller areas or machine wash at a low temperature to make the whole thing good as new. Once they’re back in tip-top condition, simply roll or fold your backdrop to keep it in perfect condition between gigs. Use this method and your premium fabric backdrop will be sparkling whenever it’s time to hit the stage.

Finishing Included

Choose hems and eyelets and/or pole pockets depending on how you intend to install the backdrop. For example, we can provide eyelets at the top for easy hanging, then a pole pocket at the bottom through which a weighted rod, poles, chain or metal pipe can be slid to offer some tension. We also finish backdrops to fit across lighting rigs, with eyelets in each corner for easy fixing with bungee clips or cable ties. A Backdrop Stand is available if you require a portable structure.

Why Choose a Fabric Band Backdrop?

• Our band backdrops are lightweight and easily shifted from venue to venue, regardless of whether that’s inside or outside. Simply roll or fold them up and you’ll be on your way, minus any creases.
• Band banner a bit messy? It’s nothing a quick wipe clean won’t fix. They’re even machine washable at 30 degrees if things get a little too out of hand on the road.
• Our products are 100% safe and come with a flame-retardant fire safety certificate.
• They’re recyclable and more environmentally friendly than their vinyl PVC counterparts so you can rock out in the knowledge that you’re doing your part for the environment.
• Best of all: they practically pay for themselves when it comes to free advertising

High Quality and Affordable Band Backdrops

Got great ideas but little disposable income? No problem. We’re dedicated to keeping our backdrop banners and stage backdrops as affordable as possible while maintaining an unbeatable quality. All fabric band banners are fully customisable with hem, eyelets and/or pole pocket finishing included free of charge. Plus our lightweight, durable and flame retardant material makes them easy to hang, regardless of venue.

When the gig’s over, you can rest easy in the knowledge that your printed band banner is easily packed away and ready to transport and our dye-sublimation print process ensures a fade-free longevity. We’ll print your logo or signage in vibrant eco-friendly inks that’ll come alive under the glow of stage lighting and best of all, our band banners are glare-free so photographers and fans will never have trouble remembering your name.

Backdrop Options

We can also make even cheaper band banners and stage scrims from standard PVC or Mesh banner material. Although these do save on initial cost, larger cheap band banners are more difficult to pack without creasing, take up more storage room and will not look as good for as long.

Need a Backdrop Banner Stand? Check out our new product here.

SPECIAL LINKS FOR BANDS

Design Guide for Band Backdrops

Set your dimensions correctly

Set the correct CMYK colour settings

Position of eyelets on your Printed Band Banners

Pole Pockets on Band Banners

Band Banner Design Principles

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DOWNLOAD: artwork-guidelines.pdf

FILE FORMATS WE ACCEPT
PDF, Jpeg, PSD, eps (CS 6 or earlier) Ai, (CS 6 or earlier)

COLOURS
We only accept files converted to CMYK.

SCALE
We accept files at
Actual size or
1:2 scale (50% actual size)
1:5 scale (20% actual Size)
1:10 scale (10% actual size)
1:20 scale (5% actual size)

DPI
The ideal DPI is 125dpi if possible. At 125dpi this can make very large graphics huge in memory size, so on larger graphics i.e. 5m x 2.5m you can go down as low as 50dpi. As a rule the larger the graphic the greater the viewing distance hence the lower the dpi can be.

Small / medium sized graphics 125 PPI (DPI) Large sized graphics 50-100PPI (DPI)

FONTS / TYPE
Please make sure that all text is created to outlines / curves before uploading. Even on PDF files make sure you create outlines before saving.

BLEED
No Thanks, No bleed is required on your artwork.

CLEAR AREA
Please leave a clear area of 50mm to allow for eyelets. (Please ensure that all text / logos / critical information is more than 50mm from the edge of your artwork) Background colours and images are fine going into the clear areas.

POLE POCKETS
When ordering make sure you select the finished overall size of your banner including the pockets. So if you select a 1m wide x 2m height, then we will manufacture the banner to a total the height of 2m including the pockets.
(clear areas on pole pockets)
Please make sure that you leave a clear area for your pockets. The term ‘clear area’ means no items of text or logos to run into these areas. Background colours or hackgrtoudn images are fine, just no readable text or logos. So if you are ordering a 1m wide x2m height banner with pole pockets top and bottom, then please keep the bottom 150mm free and the top 150mm free from text and logos. This will make the overall visual area 1m wide x 1.7m height.
Double sided banners
We have special software which flips certain parts of your banners so as to create a seamless pocket on the opposite side. When ordering a double sided banner please just follow the above steps, as the file(s) will need to be set up in the same way. If you require a different image on each side of your double sided banner not a problem, just upload x2 files stating that you require a different image on each side.

COLOUR MATCHING
We can match pantones if required at an additional charge (please contact us before proceeding) as this is costed per job. We cannot guarantee an exact match on colours due to limitations of the CMYK print process but will try to achieve as close as physically possible.

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