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Anyone else feel like your gigs are suddenly drying up?

#107
Maybe a bit offside but I find when new owners come on the scene, you are kind of starting from scratch in that they dont know the scene, players bands etc.
Since civod, the scene has changed. Many businesses didnt survive and those that did, changed their model.
End result you are dealing with a different set of parameters and lots of new places, new bands and new faces.
This can also mean any cred in the bank is just not always recognised.
I'm dealing with people that dont know Ive played their place many times for different landlords.
This skews the scene until cream rises to the top again...but some can be satisfied with their new model and at the end of the day, it is their model that needs to work for them.

Upshot, lots of places are trying music, lots of bands are trying to get gigs and the market hasn't really worked it out yet.
Its harder to get into places if you aren't a legacy booking but you work at it.
 
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Business is down for 2024. Agents are still insisting the work is coming, but they're slow to book right now. My band was the busiest in the agency last year, but we didn't get any of the short-notice off-season corporate gigs. I have a feeling that to keep us happy, they'll toss those our way this year.

I have also heard from people who would know that there is a giant glut of bass players looking for work right now. If you're not in a couple of steady, busy bands, and you're not a household name, it's extremely difficult to find work right now, at least in the NY metro area.
 
#111
Agree that bookings have been late.
A singer I work with would have months and months of work this year by now.
There are other factors but my overall opinion is that many venues were late in deciding what to book as well.
If all goes ok with no recession etc, I think it will all pan out as normal by year end.
 
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Pdaddy1978 said:
Not really gigging anymore, but even when I was,the pickings were getting pretty slim.
Here in this part of Cali, if you can play Mexican music ( Cumbias, Rancheras, Norteno..etc.) you can gig 7 days a week. And I have several buddies who do.
Country gigs? .....some .....but much,much less than before.
Blues and Classic rock? ..... fuggetaboutit.
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Latin music is the key
 
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#117
69 gigs on the books so far in 2024 for my main band, another 10-12 for a monthly jam host thing, a weekly Thursday night residency band gig due to start in March. Probably a handful of sub gigs.

This year may end up being slightly less than last; If so, that'll probably be because my main band's BL has slightly more unavailable/conflict dates blocked out.
 
#118
Depends where you live.
My local are has a vibrant gigging circuit where some bands may be working 2 and even 3 times a day on weekends and 1-5 times or more during the week.

There are venues with many having 3 bands a day with a noon or afternoon, late afternoon and evening bookings.
 
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Aussie Player said:
Depends where you live.
My local are has a vibrant gigging circuit where some bands may be working 2 and even 3 times a day on weekends and 1-5 times or more during the week.

There are venues with many having 3 bands a day with a noon or afternoon, late afternoon and evening bookings.
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Whereabouts? Guessing Sydney and coastal points north? Second guess tied between Melbourne and Gold Coast?
 

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