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Possible Issue Down The Road

#21
Biggest single need I keep seeing are fill in acts for vacation weeks.

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Depending on what you do etc.... really sounds as if trench work isn't what you're looking to do.

The unfortunate thing is that soon or later the cost of doing it comes into play.

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OPTIONS

1-Fill in while the leader is out of town (depends on how good you guys are)
2-Child related gatherings
3-Most denominations will have regional leadership rallies
4-Roller skating rinks for Youth Group nights
5-Dinners
6-Lead a contemporary afternoon program for a place just starting one
7-Nursing Homes
8-Outdoor community events.
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I've had to scramble a few times to find fill in help while our leader is out of the country.

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I'm a little jaded against coffee shops as overall they're quirky, funky and NOT a good place to develop a long-term following.

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Pete had some very good points above. ...
 
#23
Bars seem to be the best place to get gigs... the all ages venues in portland are notorious for screwing over bands... I have heard storys that they double booked and kicked one band off the list after they had gotten fans to show up and even loaded in gear... they also require alot depending on the venue they require you to get 30 to 50 people to show up on a week day night with like a weeks notice...
 
#24
KingRazor said:
I'm not Jesus. :hmm:

I started this thread because I wanted advice on what a band should do to get gigs and recognition without having to go to bars.
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If you want to get anywhere in the music business, playing bars is a waste of time.

Your band should promote its own concerts. While you might think this is easier said than done, once you find a venue to work with, each concert builds on the last one.
 
#25
One variable that would affect this -- there are Christian bands and Christian bands. Some are basically P&W groups that record, tour, etc., for a principally Christian audience, and others are more like secular bands that happen to be composed of Christians (I'm thinking Sixpence None the Richer, the Cold War Kids, and for that matter 3/4 of U2). If your band will be the former, think in terms of churches, religious camps, festivals, evangelistic events, revivals, coffeehouses, things like that. If you're more the latter type, there's no reason not to play anywhere a secular band plays. OK maybe not a strip club, but otherwise...
 
#26
"My brother and I ..."

Anyway, when I started my last band, we agreed that we would not routinely play bars. I'm just too danged old to stay up 'til 3:00 a.m. two nights in a row. Everyone in the band was over 50, so no argument there. We played private parties, corporate events and benefits. If you want to do that, your music has to be danceable covers. Heavy metal ain't happening. If you're an originals band, forget it.
 

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