This has probably been discussed here before, but I could just scream at some people's lack of consideration for musicians.   We were tentatively scheduled to play at a festival which would have given us good exposure, but little or no pay, which we were fine with. The guy from the organization telephoned 2 weeks ago and told me he had taken another job and he had delegated this to another lady to set our time and venue spot, etc. I have phoned her 4 times, left voice mail, Emailed, etc to no avail. A few minutes ago I phoned her, and was told that she was in a meeting. I left a final voice mail message and told her that I needed to speak with her before the day was over. She just called, and offhandedly said she was sorry she dropped the ball, but the event was booked up, and besides, we have 4 members and her "cutoff" was three because of the logistics of the festival.

I am constantly surprised at the way people treat musicians and groups. I know I sound whiney and selfserving, but I would never treat anyone with the lack of consideration that I have seen several times when it comes to dealing with bookings. Invaribly, once a booking is made and we perform, there is always an effort to rebook us asap. Anyone have similar pain in the ass issues?