sounds like all those who want a gig should show their support for you first by just coming along. When they've been 4 times then give em a gig and pay em 75% of the door.

Gigs can be one 30 minute set of 6 songs

I did this and it worked.

The St Albans Spotlight club on Sundays works along these lines

Herga is a singers club and everyone pays, every night and most of the attendees are gigging artistes such as Johnny Collins, Kitty Vernon, Graeme Knoghts, George Papavgeris, Mike Sparks

Only pay what you can afford not what artistes ask, some have an over inflated ideaof their worth, in the end they are only as good as their pulling power.

I booked big names and got big crowds, small names small crowds, but charged realistic entrance prices, only one lost me money, so he came again at a reduced fee and things balanced out.

Where are you, I'll come for free as long as all attendees pay £4.! But then noone will have heard of me so I wouldnt expect any thing.

And absolutly no freebees, not even for singers.

Pete Coe is a great guy, he pays everywhere he goes as a floor singer/visitor.

Villan thinks otherwise?

Local 'stars' are your resident source if they want to truly support you.