To be fair to alex s, he (she?) has been asked to post the request, it wasn't his / her request.

I digress...

Consider:

A 5pm start on a Monday, presumably a normal working day for most people.

To be realistic and do the job properly, band members would need to be on-site by 3pm. I would guess the band members would need to take a day, or at least half a day off work.

3.5 hours of continuous playing is VERY hard work.

8.30pm finish. After knocking down and packing up kit I would imagine it would be 9.30pm at the earliest before you could leave the venue.

Then there's travelling time, insurance, allowances for depreciation and servicing of equipment. This list is extensive.

Perform for expenses? Perhaps if it was a VERY worthy charity, but for a commercial venture - especially one with a connection to Peel Holdings...they're having a larf!

To be realistic (and not greedy) I wouldn't expect any band worth having to charge less than £500 - that's assuming a 3 piece band.

Perhaps, alex s, you could gently break this to your masters. I hope you're not offended, that's not my intention...but perhaps they should be.

JJ