Supporting Pay-to-Play? Part 4

By: evilbrowncoiler Mood: other Date: 07/06/2008 16:04:09 Music: None

I have yet to hear from promoters on what exactly these venues want. I realize what it is that you want. Money for as little work as possible. Don't bullshit and say it's respect because if that was the case, you wouldn't ask bands to pay-to-play. How much work do you actually do to make a show successful? Post an ad in the OC Weekly (hardly, you use the ad that the club puts in), put up flyers (no, you let the bands do that), so what do you actually do? You set up a deal with the venue owner allowing you to book bands at their clubs, but NOTHING FOR THE BANDS! Why should we trust you then? Everything you do is for the venue or yourself. If bands want to support a venue or a promoter, then give them money but drag the rest of the bands in your area with you by playing a pay-to-play show. All age venues are hard enough to find but even harder to keep open. I can sympathize with a venue owner about making enough money to stay open but realize this, by supporting the scene you are in fact supporting your venue. Kids want to go to shows and see bands, even the local ones, play.