There's lots of good stuff coming over here. Keep it coming folks. As I said, I'm essentially only thinking aloud here, although I would like to mould it into something more concrete. The two major expenses for a band crossing the pond are the travel and the cost of living when you get there. 'Catters helping one another out with accommodation is great, but there are other things we can do. Let's imagine a situation where a band from say Kentucky comes over. They have three or four big festival gigs and maybe a few town festivals but virtually nothing from Sundays to Thursdays. I could put them onto Irish Pub gigs which while not well paid, at least provide beds and stop the bands from burning money on those in between days. You can hope to make a bit of money in between by busking, but you are more likely to be successful there with the aid of a little local knowledge. You don't want to waste time and money travelling to places where it is either banned or pitches are overplayed. Local knowledge is also the best help when your car breaks down, you don't speak the language or you urgently need certain equipment etc. These are all things I can help with. Keep those ideas coming. I like what I have been reading so far.