Have any of you gigging players ever done a Sofar show? The idea is a "secret" show with a mystery location that is revealed to the audience (you buy tix in advance) a couple days prior. It's a fun idea, and every show is always sold out, but otherwise it's being executed poorly. My band has played a ton of them, usually to fill in gaps during a tour because their pay is terrible. They used to give you a choice of $100 (total for band) or a professional video of your performance, but I don't know if they even do that anymore, just the $100. We picked the video option several times and only ever got one that was good enough to post online anyway. Now they're a multi-million dollar business and they are still only paying artists $100 for a 20-30 minute set– these shows typically averaging $1,800 in total revenue. They don't even pay the owner of the space or the MC of the show (who are usually two different people). Personally, I don't do music for a living, but for those who do, it's not the best deal. Okay money for a single singer-songwriter maybe, but not for a band.
Anyway here's the article about them. I was curious to know how many other TB'ers play Sofars and think that they are pretty meh.
Anyway here's the article about them. I was curious to know how many other TB'ers play Sofars and think that they are pretty meh.
