We played Friday night from 7:30pm until 11pm. Most places now are done with live music by midnight.
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When did cover gigs balloon to 3 hours?
- Thread starter Trevorus
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I've had it go both ways in the past where multiple bands was a plus at one show and a minus at another. To me it really depends on the venue and number of bands on the bill. Small venues are a pain to have multiple bands, larger ones we've set up in front of the headliners and then stripped our layer off in minutes when we're done with our set.
My current band prefers to be the only band for most shows, it's easier all the way around. Set up, play, short break, finish up and head home.
4 hour shows were the rule for me since the '70s, though early '90s we picked up a once-a-month 5-hour show at the original Dick's Last Resort in Dallas where pay was higher than normal. That one lasted 7 years.
Playing 3 hour shows as a rule these days, nicer rooms, pay scale is roughly double what the 4 hour bars pay/paid.
Still doing a weekly 4-hour Tues jam host gig for the old $100/man scale + tips. It's saving graces are it's off-night work and outside of the first set, I usually don't have to play the whole night. (North Texas TB'ers PLEASE come sit in Tuesday nights at The Cottage Lounge in Dallas - help a brutha out!)
Only experience I've had with multi-band shows over the past 20 years been at either festivals, special venue events or benefits for worthy causes. The festivals have paid $200/man, special venue events have paid standard Fri/Sat night scale.
Playing 3 hour shows as a rule these days, nicer rooms, pay scale is roughly double what the 4 hour bars pay/paid.
Still doing a weekly 4-hour Tues jam host gig for the old $100/man scale + tips. It's saving graces are it's off-night work and outside of the first set, I usually don't have to play the whole night. (North Texas TB'ers PLEASE come sit in Tuesday nights at The Cottage Lounge in Dallas - help a brutha out!)
Only experience I've had with multi-band shows over the past 20 years been at either festivals, special venue events or benefits for worthy causes. The festivals have paid $200/man, special venue events have paid standard Fri/Sat night scale.
