What do you typically get paid per gig?

[Axtman]

I typically get around $50 per gig. Sometimes a free drink included and sometimes 1/2 off a meal.

I've played gigs where I got nothing and paid for my drink and meal thus a negative and I have played gigs where I got $200 plus free drinks and free meal.

 

[buldog5151bass]

Bar/club gigs around $100-150 (about what I was getting 25-30 years ago).

 

[ArtechnikA]

$100 plus or minus a bit.

 

[Mike N]

Circa 1995-2002 we got anywhere from $100 to $250 a man per gig.

Last band I was basically a volunteer..... and one wonders why the BL got upset with me for declining a gig that was 3 hours away for $20 a man.

 

[Mike N]

I will go on to say that I never gigged for the money end of it..... I make far more doing brake jobs in my driveway than I'll ever make playing out.

However..... I at least expect gas/tolls/time to be taken care of for a show...... to be expected to travel 3 hours either way for peanuts is an insult.

 

[gln1955]

$75-$125

I don't gig enough to worry about it. I'm more concerned that we put on a good show to lots of people and everyone's having fun.

 

[bassicmike]

paid?

I've received anything between a burger and $300.

 

[DWBass]

*$100-$300 average. Rarely less than $100 though. A few gigs paid much higher.

*per man

 

[RustyAxe]

$100 to $300 ... averaging about $100.05 ...

 

[2saddleslab]

No less than $100.00 per member + tips, + meal and drinks [entire band tab consists of 1 bourbon on the rocks for me].

 

[Davebass77]

Been sitting in with a classic rock/country band where the rate is anywhere from $100 to $250. Country rock/blues band is about the same. Food/drink sometimes included, depending on the venue.

 

[dave64o]

I get $100 for our usual four hour gig. We did a couple of three-hour gigs last fall and got a little less so I got $80 at those.

 

[Gravedigger Dav]

Average $100 for a 3 to 4 hour dive bar gig.

 

[trofud]

Between 100 & 150 in bars (2x 60 minutes). A lot more when I do corporative stuff like Xmas parties or company parties: with those events I come home with 6-700 in my pockets, sometimes a bit more, depending on the event, the band, etc.

 

[jnuts1]

originals bar/club gigs are min 100 a dude or it's not happening and corporate/wedding stuff we charge large. we do tiered rated for your needs. we go from 3-15k depending on travel and how many tunes you want us to learn

 

[soulstew]

$100-150 (edit: per person) for most gigs. Occasionally more, occasionally a bit less.

 

[Bullitt5135]

In 2019, my 3-piece Americana band played a handful of farmers' market gigs for $0.00. Then I would spend a bunch of money on a nice dinner afterward. That same band played three gigs at a neighborhood brewery for $0.00, plus free beer. We had one paid fall festival gig where the band split $105 3-ways. I'm not complaining. Those gigs are with two of my dearest friends – we get together to play just for the fun of it anyways, so it might as well be in a place where our other friends and family can come out and see us.

I played one private party couple guys from my former cover band. I think I made $100, minus $10 to the soundman. That gig was a blast...outdoors on a riverboat. And I played one backyard BBQ with an originals project. Not only didn't we get paid, I'm pretty sure my wife donated some money to the cancer charity that the party was benefiting.

Obviously, I'm not in it for the money. The best case scenario for me, monetarily speaking, would be to have a cover band that makes $100-$150 per gig a dozen times a year. In that context, $1200-$1500 in the course of a year is pretty inconsequential, especially given the hours spent practicing, rehearsing and hauling gear. Artistically speaking, my goal for 2020 is to get an originals project together that plays out a few times a year and gets paid our share of the door.

 

[jpmcbride]

I see a lot of answers, but its not clear ... for the band, or per man?

We've been playing breweries lately and getting $100 per 1 hour set (for the band, 4 people). Typical is 2 sets, total $200, or $50 per band member, plus tips. Sometimes its 3 sets, so $300 split 4 ways.

 

[devnulljp]

Bar gigs: $100~$200, they usually give us a $25 or so bar tab
Theatre gigs: $250~$350

Never going to get rich doing this.

EDIT: That's my cut, not the whole band

 

[Gustopher]

$100 per member plus an equal cut of the tips. On a few occasions we have played larger shows and made more, those are rare.