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12-13-2010, 03:29 PM
|  | Call on God, but row away from the rocks | | Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: St. Louis, IL | | | Dilemma!! How many people do you think you could get to come to the show?
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Kind of in a jam...need some advice. I'm in an original rock/hardcore/experimental band, think At the drive-in meets Refused...then add Brand New melodies and Rage/Clutch Style Riffs in a 3-piece band...lol. We go a little crazy. Anyway, back to the point. I'm trying to book this band in areas we've never been. College towns that do have decent crowds on the weekends. I sent out a bunch of email and have recieved the infamous "How many people do you think you can bring out?" question...I know a few people from these towns but not many. I plan to send out posters and call local radio stations for some type of promotion, but I really have no guarantees since this is the 1st time we will be playing these towns...so...What should I say?
1.Be honest and say "I have no idea because we don't know too many people and we are not from there...but we'll do our best to promote.
2. Lie and say "I'm sure we'll have at least 30-50 people show up just for us" and hope I can get a decent amount of people to stumble into this place to see us...it is a college town!
Just want some opinions out there...A few months I got one of the same questions from another town's venue. I responded "well we are from out of town so I guess about 10-15 people" and I never received an email back...ever.
Let me know what you guys think.
Thanks
Last edited by ghostsontheroad : 12-13-2010 at 03:33 PM.
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12-13-2010, 03:41 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: New Jersey | | | Honest question,
How I would handle it would be honestly. Tell them you are doing promotion ( online, paper, Etc,) and just tell them you are new to their market. Assume you will play first or last. Best bet is to get them to guarantee you time slot. And don't play any shows that you are responsible for un-sold tickets.
Just remember to be persistent and honest. It will take sometime to land a gig when you can't bring a crowd, but you will get one eventually. Just realize you won't be headlining.
Best of luck!
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12-13-2010, 03:46 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Burlington, NC | | | Lie. Promote like crazy. Hope you get lucky.
Seriously, if you admit that you probably wont pull a great crowd... you wont be playing. Everyone embellishes the size of their fan base and their popularity. Don't worry about it. And who knows, you might get lucky and fill the place up, right?
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12-13-2010, 04:08 PM
| | Call on God, but row away from the rocks | | Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: St. Louis, IL | | | See... I was kind of thinking who the hell is going to book a band that says "We can bring 3 people...but we're going to try hard" Even shows where you are sure tons of people are coming out(Your own friends!) can completely flop for numerous reasons. I do plan on doing some serious promotion for this...anything and everything possible. |
12-13-2010, 04:14 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Boulder Suburbia, Colorado | | | Really, it's their job to do the promo. You can promo in your hometown because you know people there. In other towns where you're basically unknown you should tell them you'll do your best with online promotion but it's ultimately up to how well they promote and what local bands you're set up with. |
12-13-2010, 06:05 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Vortex of sin and degradation | | | Tell them how many you think you could get on a good night. Don't lie
but do "lean forward" a bit. |
12-13-2010, 11:35 PM
|  | Total Hyper-Elite Member | | Join Date: May 2000 Location: Groom Lake, NV | | | One. Maybe two if I can talk my wife into coming.
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12-13-2010, 11:56 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Long Island, New York | | | Trade shows with the local bands that will bring a crowd. Make friends with them, legit friends. Have them help with the promo in their area, and guarantee them a show with a decent crowd when they come to your area. It helps, trust me! Whole "scenes" have been built on this system. |
12-14-2010, 01:08 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: cincinnati | | Quote:
Originally Posted by zachoff  Really, it's their job to do the promo | good luck with that in cincinnati.
clubs REFUSE to promote shows, then they throw a fit and refuse to pay if you dont pack the house. they booked us on a thursday, what do they expect?
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12-14-2010, 01:18 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Belgium | | Quote:
Originally Posted by flyingfinbar Trade shows with the local bands that will bring a crowd. Make friends with them, legit friends. Have them help with the promo in their area, and guarantee them a show with a decent crowd when they come to your area. It helps, trust me! Whole "scenes" have been built on this system. | that's what we do when we play in towns where we don't really know people.
It works.
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