"Better paying venues include camps, schools, civic events, holiday celebrations, company picnics and retirement communities."

We've got a gig coming up which I suppose fits the description of "retirement community" and the first interesting thing about the booking negotiation was that they were expecting to pay us more than what we asked (which was based on usual opening bid for a folk club)

What's it like playing for audiences like that, compared with clubs and festivals? In terms of enjoyment of the gig, audience reaction etc?

Anahata