|  | 
05-08-2007, 11:55 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Western PA | | | Do you instantly dump clubs that double book?
Sign in to disble this ad
Ever have a bar that double books you? What do you do? Give them a chance or view it as a sign of incompetence and poor business sense?
__________________
I think the best way of doing good to the poor, is not making them easy in poverty, but leading or driving them out of it. - Benjamin Franklin My Band My Band's Myspace
Last edited by Diggler : 05-08-2007 at 05:11 PM.
Reason: Taking out specifics.
|
05-08-2007, 12:01 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Canada | | | I've never heard anything like this. You'd really have to be pretty incompetent to overbook. How much organization does it take to keep an agenda or calendar?
P.S. That avatar of yours is disturbing!
__________________
TB Dingwall Club Member #11 |
05-08-2007, 12:14 PM
|  | Yeah, I've got the moves like Jagger. | | Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: G.R. MI | | | It's never been an issue.
That being said, were it ever to happen it would be an issue.
Can you fill any open dates this may generate with little or no trouble?? If so, dump em. |
05-08-2007, 12:26 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Western PA | | Edited for vagueness. 
__________________
I think the best way of doing good to the poor, is not making them easy in poverty, but leading or driving them out of it. - Benjamin Franklin My Band My Band's Myspace
Last edited by Diggler : 05-08-2007 at 05:11 PM.
|
05-08-2007, 12:33 PM
| | Yeah, I've got the moves like Jagger. | | Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: G.R. MI | | | Huh. Sounds like we're in the same band almost. Just starting to pick the fruits of our labors.
If another band is there this weekend, there isn't a lot you can do about it. If it's an important venue, don't burn any bridges. If you'll grow out of playing there in a year anyway, screw em. |
05-08-2007, 12:37 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Western PA | | Even more vagueness.
__________________
I think the best way of doing good to the poor, is not making them easy in poverty, but leading or driving them out of it. - Benjamin Franklin My Band My Band's Myspace
Last edited by Diggler : 05-08-2007 at 05:12 PM.
|
05-08-2007, 01:41 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Western PA | | | Ridiculous, huh? More edits.
__________________
I think the best way of doing good to the poor, is not making them easy in poverty, but leading or driving them out of it. - Benjamin Franklin My Band My Band's Myspace
Last edited by Diggler : 05-08-2007 at 05:12 PM.
|
05-08-2007, 02:35 PM
| | Registered User
Endorsing Artist: Lakland Basses | | Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Mississippi / Memphis, TN | | | I've had it happen several times. After one venue double books more than once it's over unless they pay really well and we know in advance. |
05-08-2007, 03:15 PM
| | Bassists do it with 2 fingers...and a thumb | | Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: East Coast | | | happened to me in a previous band situation. We were booked at a club, but another band's website said THEY were booked the same night. It got rather tense. The band eventually rebooked the other group.
I wouldn't dump a club like that - some people are just incompetent. But I DO routinely check bar's websites to make sure we're listed, yes. |
05-08-2007, 03:25 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Western PA | | | Moving on...
__________________
I think the best way of doing good to the poor, is not making them easy in poverty, but leading or driving them out of it. - Benjamin Franklin My Band My Band's Myspace
Last edited by Diggler : 05-08-2007 at 05:12 PM.
|
05-08-2007, 03:35 PM
|  | Official Bass Player of the NY Giants
Endorsing Artist: FBB Bass Works/Barker Bass | | Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Monroe Twp, NJ | | We call every joint a month in advance, and then a week in advance (just before we send out our e-mail notices) to be positive that there isn't any issue. Our very first date booked with this band was cancelled AFTER we sent out our mailing list notices due to a double booking, so we're now very careful 
Some club owners are knuckleheads .... just as easy to double check and avoid any issues ....  |
05-08-2007, 03:54 PM
| | | | do the same to him just dont show up LOL |
05-08-2007, 05:13 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Western PA | | | Edited out specifics, since this particular case is resolved and to continue discussing this topic in general.
__________________
I think the best way of doing good to the poor, is not making them easy in poverty, but leading or driving them out of it. - Benjamin Franklin My Band My Band's Myspace |
05-08-2007, 10:17 PM
|  | Dr. Jim | | Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Denton TX, Kailua HI, New York | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Diggler  Ever have a bar that double books you? What do you do? Give them a chance or view it as a sign of incompetence and poor business sense? | I've had it happen a number of times. It's caused by mismanagment, i.e., more than one person is making booking decisions. I advise patience. Gigs can be scarce. Don't burn bridges.
__________________ Sadowsky RV4 P/J
Valenti Fretless 5 #19
1850 Tirolean Upright
55 & 71 P-basses
Lakland 55-01D
08 Fiesta Red RW Jazz
Crest CA6/ART tube channel
Mesa M9
Epifani UL1 410 & 210, NYC 210 www.jamescarr.net |
05-08-2007, 11:45 PM
| | Registered User
Endorsing-Trace Elliot,Gibson,PedalTrain,Starkey inears | | Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Nashville TN/Madison TN | | | Depends on if they still pay me...
__________________
Praise And Worship Club Member #106
Sadowsky Club Member #80
|
05-09-2007, 12:56 AM
| | | | We had this happen to our band because one of the bars owners simply didn't have the heart to say no to the other band. twice.
we always have a contract in place before we play ANYWHERE, and one of the stipulations is that in the case of cancellation or double booking, we receive 1/3 payment if notified within 7 days or full payment if not notified at all. |
05-09-2007, 07:59 AM
| | Registered User
Affiliated with Genelec, Avalon Design. | | Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Newcastle, UK/Currently London | | First time one of my bands got double booked, we were young so just a bit angry, but said sure we can do next month. No problem, we need the money.
Two days before the gig, we manage to find the bar manager again to confirm. Turns out they don't actually have a live music license, and that they've been told they probably shouldn't have live music play until they get one.
If a bar lacks the orginization to, you know, keep a book of the bands scheduled to play behind the bar, then, what the hell chance have they got at providing what we need to play a decent gig?  |
05-09-2007, 12:42 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Charlotte, NC | | | We have been double booked once in my current band. It was kind of the last straw with that club... We did not find out about it until we arrived at the club. We made it work with the other band and split the door equally (very slim pickin's that night).
The club hounded us for about 2 months to come back, we politely refused. They are now out of business.
In my opinion, double booking tells you a great deal of how the club does its business. I prefer to not conduct business with people or clubs that operate in that way. We treat it very, very seriously.
Dare I say contract? We had a contract with this club initially but after playing there 6 or 7 times it became more informal...
__________________
You attract more flies with honey than vinegar...but who wants flies...(Bill Murray)
| | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
Posting Rules
| You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off | | | |
