How much do you get paid per gig?

[Lumpy_Bass]

I won't do the gig for less than $200

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That's good stuff! hahaha!

 

[Plstrns]

A friend who plays 4-5 days a week, at nearly all casinos, weddings and parties takes home about a grand a week. He doesn't make as much as several other members in the band. But, he just has to show up and play.

 

[Wyatt]

Each?

Not each. That amount is split 6 ways.

 

[ZoomBoy]

$100 per band member is usually the minimum for private parties etc.and we are a 5 piece classic/hard rock cover band. Club gigs are usually the door unless we have negotiated a set price. We are usually in the ballpark of $100 per guy at clubs when we get the door and more when we set the price.

 

[Calebmundy]

Between $30 and $700 depending on the gig. Most of the regular pay is $100 or so a night doing covers. Better pay is weddings, lower pay is original stuff here in town.

 

[treekiller]

$100 per person x 4 minimum and that's only if we stay in town. We use our own PA, etc.

 

[williamk]

350$ (CAD), 200$ at the least.

 

[rodl2005]

In our 8 piece funk soul band-covers from James Brown & Aretha, thru to Beyonce & Mary J.Blige we do 'cheap' pub gigs -mainly to get our profile out to more ppl & EVERY time we do a pub gig we get at LEAST ONE private/corporate gig outta it- we get $150 p.p. But all PA gear/lights etc & engineer is supplied. So it's just load in MY bass amp etc & gig.
We've had a 'regular' gig at the same pub now for 10 yrs... but it aint on a regular nite- it's just regularly every month at least- sometime 2/month-on a Fri or Sat nite & we PACK the place out. We get more ppl in there than most international acts that play there!!! so NO Way are they gonna sack us from that one!!
thats at THE REPUBLIC BAR -it's got a website
That band is called SUGARTRAIN
For the private/corporate gigs we get we charge $300 p.p. then a booking/admin fee on top. between 7-10% of total cost. IF we have to supply PA etc then that is factored in- so we still get same $$$ p.p. Then who-ever does the PA/lights loading/setting up etc gets extra.

In our 4 piece Jazz/blues band similar situ. Between $100-$200 pub gigs ( we've a regular Sunday eve 2 hr gig which we've had for 5 yrs now- this is just $100 ea. BUT IS only 2 hrs & very laid back! )
Again for Corporate/private gigs- same deal as above about $300 p.p. on average.

 

[DavidE]

My band is a cover band playing country/classic rock. The low paying gigs are in bars. The higher paying ones are weddings/street dances/ fairs/etc.

How many people in the band? I'm playing bass in a country band, but with 7 members, the pay isn't quite there. ;-)

Even when playing lead guitar in a 4 piece, it was tough to make more than $100 a man after paying for sound. We're running a trio now.

 

[michaelgilleran]

Generally $150-$200. My rates are a little lower though because Im 17

 

[deltadave]

Thanks to everyone whos given input so far, It's really appreciated.

I'm seeing an average of about $100/gig..

 

[73jbass]

Typical bar gig gets us 100.00 each minimum. Private parties,weddings and such start at 300.00 each.

 

[modulusman]

How many people in the band? I'm playing bass in a country band, but with 7 members, the pay isn't quite there. ;-)

Even when playing lead guitar in a 4 piece, it was tough to make more than $100 a man after paying for sound. We're running a trio now.

We are a 4 piece. We have enough PA to cover about 500 and we usually run it from stage. Occasionally we will just hire a soundman to run our rig but on bigger jobs we will hire a sound company.

 

[MyWifeBoris]

We usually rack in 100-120$ per gig. 25$-30$ each. v_v

Four piece. Keyboards, a vocalist, a bass guitarist and a drummer. We have yet to replace our guitarist. Thank God too. I kind of like the money I'm getting now. D:

 

[guitarjam6]

30-100 bucks

 

[ual]

If I had a band I'd play for free

 

[gehwokka]

When you're trying to figure out how much to charge (which is the answer the original poster seems to be seeking), it's important to think of your service (playing music) in business terms - how much does it cost you to produce the service/product?

There's mileage to and from the gig, set up time, etc.

Earlier this year I created a calculator to help some ex-bandmates of mine (*I'M* the ex, they're still gigging) figure out how much to charge at a MINIMUM.

You can find it at:

gigcalc.gehwokka.com

I'd love to know if it's useful to anyone in this forum, but I'd especially like to know if it's NOT useful so I can improve it.

BEST OF LUCK,

gehwokka

 

[PeaveyPippin]

In my power trio in Florida we each made at least $100 for a three or four hour show. Now in a four piece in Virginia we play for the door plus 10% of bar sales in a lot of places, which is often peanuts. When we do get an upfront amount its between $250-$400 total, but we only gig 3 or 4 times a month, the trio used to gig 4 times a week.

The $100 a guy has always been my understanding of a "local band" industry standard, although that obviously will fluctuate given the talent of the band, and in some cases the saturation of the market. Charlottesville Virginia, for instance, has 156,098,456 bands, so no body makes decent money the first couple of years.

 

[bassbrad]

The less I like it the more I get paid, C&W gigs pay the best.

 

[Sneathbass]

We average 50 to 100 dollars per member for bar gigs. But we have played for pizza vouchers (very good pizza) or artisan wine (bottle per set). We do some benefits also where we throw in our fee as a donation.