Gooberoo - All the clubs I know are booked through the summer LAST year !! Very few clubs have a lead in time less than nine months to a year - and festivals are tighter !! You MIGHT get a 'free' ticket to some of the smaller festivals IF you can find them ! Your best bet is to budget for paying for EVERYTHING at this much notice and try to make contacts for another year . Busking IS a possibility , but very variable !!