If a band is scheduled at a venue, how do they reserve the time? Do they pay for the spot? or does the venue just rely on a portion of the ticket sales?
2007-07-13 02:18:33 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music ➔ Rock and Pop
If it's a small club, some do still have the Pay to Play thing, especially if the band is relatively unknown. Most club owners won't take a chance on an unknown without some kind of guarantee that they'll make money out of the deal. Sometimes they use the "if you sell X number of tickets to the show, you don't have to pay to play" because the club will be guaranteed at least that many people will come in the door. The venue NEVER relys on a "portion of ticket sales" for payment - they have to pay for the band or tour to come in, so once that money is made back, then profits are distributed. For example, if a package tour of three bands costs $20,000 (I'm not making this number up) a smaller venue has to charge higher ticket prices to make that back - if the venue holds 2000 people, you're going to pay at least twice as much as you would going to a venue that holds 5000 people.
If it's a larger venue and a national tour, there's not usually a pay to play. Some national acts will have a local band open, but the local doesn't get paid for it, of if they do, it's peanuts.
As far as "reserving the time" - no such thing. That's predetermined by the promoter or whomever is in charge of booking for the venue.
2007-07-13 03:58:52 · answer #1 · answered by zippythejessi 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have never really heard of a band having to pay to play at a venue, but that could be possible, but usually all the venues I have ever played have paid based on door sales, or if there is a cover charge that night, bands will get a cut of the door,
2007-07-13 02:23:52 · answer #2 · answered by Dirty Dusty 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋