Then there are the good promoters like The Stargazers Theater here in Colorado Springs.

It costs the owner $500 or more to open the doors, that goes for overhead, staff heating and lighting.

He has sponsored several show for local songwriters where he had so few people attend that it cost him a lot of money.

He then started a monthly open mike, where we go and sing without getting paid. He does this out of the kindness of his heart. Now, after several months, the audience has just started getting big enough that he might soon start breaking even.