| Non-QPR - shameles plug on 17:21 - Mar 3 with 1081 views | mart_Goblin |
Just go play . Put the name around and try and get gigs up and down the country . A booking agent is fine but to start with the band members need to do it all themselves . Agents take cuts of everything too.
Playing live is the fun bit and it’s what gets you exposure now along with social media of course .
Festivals and gigs . Every weekend . It will cost for a while but things will start paying for themselves after a while which then enables t shirt sales etc.
Just have fun . |  | |  |
| Non-QPR - shameles plug on 19:23 - Mar 3 with 945 views | supahoopsa |
Thanks. That's pretty much what they're doing ATM, 3 or 4 gigs a month, looking for more.
They're not sure how to approach pubs, should they offer to play for free? |  |
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| Non-QPR - shameles plug on 19:36 - Mar 3 with 930 views | hubble |
Just had a listen. Great stuff, good luck to them. |  |
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| Non-QPR - shameles plug on 20:25 - Mar 3 with 859 views | hantssi |
Where are they based?
There’s a couple of decent venue down here in Southampton, the Joiners in particular. |  | | |
| Non-QPR - shameles plug on 21:38 - Mar 3 with 793 views | mart_Goblin |
| Non-QPR - shameles plug on 19:23 - Mar 3 by supahoopsa |
Thanks. That's pretty much what they're doing ATM, 3 or 4 gigs a month, looking for more.
They're not sure how to approach pubs, should they offer to play for free? |
Playing for free can work …for a short time .
But I wouldn’t do it for long .
small fees cover van hire , fuel , food etc
Plus you need to be wary of playing for free and then at some point down the line asking for a fee.
Venues, promoters , agents etc are often linked and if you ask for a fee from one and they know you played for free elsewhere, you won’t get paid .
To begin with, they should go play everywhere they can .
Most decent promotors will offer a small fee or put the band on a decent bill for no fee, that way the exposure is worth doing it for nothing .
It all takes time, patience and roughing it though .
We slept in Bedsits, doss houses, abandoned caravans and in our vehicles for a long time before we started earning money for hotel rooms etc . | | | |
| Non-QPR - shameles plug on 21:52 - Mar 3 with 771 views | kensalriser |
If they have a following, The Lexington in Pentonville Rd might be worth a shot. |  |
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| Non-QPR - shameles plug on 23:07 - Mar 3 with 722 views | SK_hoops |
| Non-QPR - shameles plug on 17:21 - Mar 3 by mart_Goblin |
Just go play . Put the name around and try and get gigs up and down the country . A booking agent is fine but to start with the band members need to do it all themselves . Agents take cuts of everything too.
Playing live is the fun bit and it’s what gets you exposure now along with social media of course .
Festivals and gigs . Every weekend . It will cost for a while but things will start paying for themselves after a while which then enables t shirt sales etc.
Just have fun . |
We used to play up and down the country every weekend. Tours when we could get time off work. I miss those days... | | | |
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| Non-QPR - shameles plug on 08:22 - Mar 4 with 628 views | supahoopsa |
| Non-QPR - shameles plug on 20:25 - Mar 3 by hantssi |
Where are they based?
There’s a couple of decent venue down here in Southampton, the Joiners in particular. |
Based in Fleet, Hampshire, so Southampton is easy. | |
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| Non-QPR - shameles plug on 09:56 - Mar 4 with 560 views | mart_Goblin |
| Non-QPR - shameles plug on 08:22 - Mar 4 by supahoopsa |
Based in Fleet, Hampshire, so Southampton is easy. |
Joiners Arms is a no brainier then . Wedgewood Rooms in Portsmouth too.
Brighton obviously has a number of good little venues too.
One other thing sprang to mind too whilst on my way to work .
Use the University towns and cities . Students are out in the towns they are studying most of the week in some capacity . So cities like Nottingham , Leeds , Exeter , Glasgow , Sheffield for example have big music scenes and good venues . Obviously during term time though 🤣 | | | |
| Non-QPR - shameles plug on 11:19 - Mar 4 with 462 views | supahoopsa |
| Non-QPR - shameles plug on 09:56 - Mar 4 by mart_Goblin |
Joiners Arms is a no brainier then . Wedgewood Rooms in Portsmouth too.
Brighton obviously has a number of good little venues too.
One other thing sprang to mind too whilst on my way to work .
Use the University towns and cities . Students are out in the towns they are studying most of the week in some capacity . So cities like Nottingham , Leeds , Exeter , Glasgow , Sheffield for example have big music scenes and good venues . Obviously during term time though 🤣 |
Thank you very much, I will pass on the advice.
Exciting times | |
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| Non-QPR - shameles plug on 13:12 - Mar 4 with 372 views | hantssi |
| Non-QPR - shameles plug on 09:56 - Mar 4 by mart_Goblin |
Joiners Arms is a no brainier then . Wedgewood Rooms in Portsmouth too.
Brighton obviously has a number of good little venues too.
One other thing sprang to mind too whilst on my way to work .
Use the University towns and cities . Students are out in the towns they are studying most of the week in some capacity . So cities like Nottingham , Leeds , Exeter , Glasgow , Sheffield for example have big music scenes and good venues . Obviously during term time though 🤣 |
I’d forgotten the Wedgewood Rooms!
Great venue, seen some great bands in there! | | | |
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