The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #47778   Message #714716
Posted By: C-flat
21-May-02 - 01:57 PM
Thread Name: How much do you charge to perform?
Subject: RE: How much do you charge to perform?
As a working "club" band our fees used to run from £400 to £1000 for a night usually consisting of two 45 minute slots. The size of the fee was dependant on the size of the club and what night of the week we were playing. Most of the clubs pay more for their Friday/Saturday night entertainment. Because the Northern working-mens club scene in the U'K' is such a gruelling experience the band opted to "retire" and play for fun in the local pubs and private functions. We sometimes play for as little as £100 if we like the pub and usually the landlord will supply the beer.More often the fee falls around £200. At the station Hotel in Loftus (East Cleveland) the landlord gives us free beer, a room for the night, a cooked breakfast(and WHAT a breakfast) and £100 or more depending on how busy the bar is. He's such a great guy and his audiences are usually other bands/musicians so we're guaranteed a fun night. We haven't told him but in truth we'd play there for nothing!