I'm definitely in support of the thread title. Our little group draws an average of at least a couple hundred per show at our current event (four a day, weekends during the 7-week renfaire we play at), and we've drawn at least that many if not more during the off season at "real" gigs at pubs and restaurants.

The market's there. It's just (thankfully) not under the exploiting thumb of the major industry.

Yet.

M