 Venue Publishing also undertook contract publishing, particularly for large local events such as the Bristol International Balloon Fiesta and the Bristol Harbour Festival.In 2005, Venue Publishing established an in-house design agency, Bang, offering design services to external clients.The magazine was briefly associated with some other provincial listings magazines in the 1980s like Manchester's "City Life", Southampton's "Due South Magazine" and "The List" which covers Edinburgh and Glasgow.