One for Dáithí , the york gig is a freebie, no money changes hands, but, like the "gathering", it isn't advertised too widely and the great and good of clubs turn up, ie the ones that book acts having heard them live not on disc, we got loads of gigs from last years marquee performance, if you really want it then do the "porridge". Also, the only place success comes before work is in the dictionary so if you want success do the freebies as a shop window.
regards
Peter