Highest paying gig you ever worked?

Shaan Shirazi · Post by **Shaan Shirazi** » 28 Jun 2001 6:50 am

Does it have to be steel? My highest paying gig was a bass gig with Roger Wallace at a private party in Del Rio for the Bull Riding World Championships. $400 + hotel + expenses. I remember another wedding gig where that paid $200 to play guitar for both Roger and Justin Trevino (would have done that for free) I just wish I was better back then.

Shaan

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The Pickin' Paniolo

chas smith · Post by **chas smith** » 28 Jun 2001 1:06 pm

That does it, I'm moving to Spain

Bill Nauman · Post by **Bill Nauman** » 29 Jun 2001 5:31 pm

As a Single Act on the Hudson River at a Yacht Club in Buchanan NY..paid me 300 dollars for a four hour gig..but did a job the same afternoon for 150 from 1pm till 5pm, drove 2hrs set up did the big job,tore down loaded up ..drove home got home at 5Am...was back on stage at 1pm the next day...making the Sat total of 450 dollars...

Bill in Vegas

billy tam · Post by **billy tam** » 1 Jul 2001 5:58 am

Although I've had several $500 -$600 NYE gigs, usually 3 or 4 hours, my best rate was a gig with the late Jimmy Davis for the Special Olympics. One 3 minute song (You Are My Sunshine) of course and was paid $50. Comes out to $1000 per hour. Sure could use some longer gigs at that rate.
thanks
billy tam

Robert Todd · Post by **Robert Todd** » 1 Jul 2001 7:51 am

Office Christmas parties, $250 for two hours.

Mike Cass · Post by **Mike Cass** » 1 Jul 2001 11:51 pm

9 min work on Alicia Elliots MCA X-Mas release last year...16 min incl setup & teardown time, (I travel light).Total 12 bars of music...most of the time was spent plugging in & tuning up....Double Master scale.... nice work when you can get it