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#21
I agree with the above; normally I say you should always try to honor a commitment, but given the situation - it's well in advance, the band doesn't exactly have a great relationship with the venue, and the band does not want to keep playing there - I think in this case you might as well call it a day and cancel.

It's not a big deal when it's this far in advance, and it's by no means the only time a venue has had a cancellation. Bands are queueing to get gigs so it's not as if you're causing some massive problem for the venue. Just do it nicely and there won't be any hard feelings.
 
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#22
I have no problem cancelling something a couple of months out. But that's just me. In fact, in an area where there are lots of bands, I'd apply the same thinking as my day job: Two weeks notice.
 
#23
I see no problem cancelling with at least 8 weeks notice, and you'd be giving them more notice than that. Far more notice than they gave you when they canceled you. In fact, they set the precedent of canceling the gigs, you're just working within the established system. This isn't "breaking your word", it's rescheduling some gigs. Breaking your word is simply not showing up for gig you've booked. Even trying to cancel a week or two before a gig isn't breaking your word, it's just a crappy thing to do. Silver rule baby, do unto others as they do unto you.
 
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HolmeBass said:
I see no problem cancelling with at least 8 weeks notice, and you'd be giving them more notice than that. Far more notice than they gave you when they canceled you. In fact, they set the precedent of canceling the gigs, you're just working within the established system. This isn't "breaking your word", it's rescheduling some gigs. Breaking your word is simply not showing up for gig you've booked. Even trying to cancel a week or two before a gig isn't breaking your word, it's just a crappy thing to do. Silver rule baby, do unto others as they do unto you.
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#27
Yeah... the owner of the bar is a pain, but you've given your word.
Once the year is done, you don't have to book anything else there and you can say a polite, "Thanks, but no thanks."
 
#30
Demand such a procedure and many places will hire someone else.

Not to say that contracts shouldn't be the norm, we do have them most of the time, but many (smaller) venues just don't want to do the paperwork or even have anything on paper.
 
#31
Couple of thoughts.

I don't mind burning this bridge, we already decided not to play after our last scheduled gig. And it's the only venue we play in Connecticut. We're very established in outer area, so no fear of this hurting us.

I'm concerned that he may cancel the Thangsgiving gig and leave us no time to find another one.

In a an effort to keep the post brief, I didn't go into a lot of detail on the first gig. We thought we had equipment problems that would result in us finishing early and offered to do the gig for free. We fixed the problem during the break and finished the night. The owner still had us play the second gig for free.
 

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