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Post pandemic gig pricing

What are you getting for gigs?

  • Same as before the pandemic

    Votes: 47 53.4%

  • More than before the pandemic

    Votes: 31 35.2%

  • Less than before the pandemic

    Votes: 10 11.4%
  • Total voters
    88
#21
I think many bars and venues have come out really refining the business model re their music rosta.
These are the ones that work it and have prospered. Hence money is up, meaning they attract the better level of bands which further grooves their place in the scene.

Bars etc, that havent moved on are the ones floundering. This change plus people are very keen to put the last 3 years well behind them means the scene is generally flourishing here.

Basically the venues have upped their game, getting people through the door, and are investing in music.
It's not unknown for the best venues to have events 4 times a week.
 
#22
Thumpin6string said:
I'm currently not gigging but have been told that most bars around here pay around $100-200 per night for a band. So basically, it might cover fuel. Not worth it to me.
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Wow...I'm quite happy if those places fail, tbh.
Its just not a sustainable or useful model to anyone because even a 3 piece is working for less to $70 per head, ex tips.
I would humbly suggest bands prepared to work for that are more desperate than decent.
 
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#23
I vote “same” but it started by people wanting to offer less.
It’s infuriating to say the least; we were the ones that stopped the first and last to start again. If the premise for culture and entertainment is that it isn’t a basic need; so it’s should be understand as a luxury product. Therefore it should be valorized accordingly.
 
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#25
pepj said:
Wow...I'm quite happy if those places fail, tbh.
Its just not a sustainable or useful model to anyone because even a 3 piece is working for less to $70 per head, ex tips.
I would humbly suggest bands prepared to work for that are more desperate than decent.
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I was asked to join a band that had gigs lined up. I was told I could get from $35-70 for the night. I declined.
 
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#31
The bigger issue as to relates to pay is the massive oversaturation of bands now. Some will get more(we do) others get less as always but it's much harder to get the gigs with soooo much competition. New bands, same bands, bands that were done and came back. All viaing for the same venues.
 
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#36
As posted elsewhere, we were very busy in 2022. We're actually cutting back a bit this year. Pay is unchanged, but there's been one big change--in 2019, 9 or 10 pm was a common start time. Today, there is only one venue left that starts that late. Everyone else has moved to earlier starts. Many at 6:30; one place to 5. Fine by me!
 
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#37
Hard to say for sure, as I didn't start gigging with a band again until AFTER the 'plague'. However, other members of the band (we are in SW Missouri) were part of a group that existed before. They have indicated that things are about the same, pay wise, however, a lot of the local venues that had live music before the pandemic, have gone to karaoke instead of bands, which has resulted in the venues still having live bands to be booked out for over a year, so getting a gig is rough. We have told the venues if they have a cancellation to call us and they were receptive to that. We have one this Saturday night that is a result of another band cancelling, so the gigs are still there, just hard to get them at this point, and they are paying the same as they did before, so.
 

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