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Topic: How Much Does Your Band Make ? |
Charles Davidson
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Phenix City Alabama, USA
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Posted 21 Apr 2009 7:37 pm |
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Just wondering,[don't have to ans if you choise not to],Was just wondering what most make in club gigs in different areas.Just normal clubs and critter clubs.trying to see if we are getting screwed in this area. DYKBC.
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Steve Norman
From:
Seattle Washington, USA
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Posted 21 Apr 2009 10:08 pm
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Seattle ranges from $60-500 at the level I play at. My bands usually make about $200 on average.That usually includes 2 or 3 free drinks per member + 2 guests in free per member.
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Jerry Eilander
From:
Hadspen, Tasmania, Australia
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Posted 21 Apr 2009 11:04 pm
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$600.00
but aussie dollars,for a 4 piece 60th 70th rock band.
on steel I play with verious artists,
$20.00 was the lowest, $100.00 was my best,
cheers from "down under" |
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Ulric Utsi-Åhlin
From:
Sweden
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Posted 22 Apr 2009 4:53 am
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Less than the Ron Wood orchestra,I keep forgetting
what they call themselves but the singer´s called
Jack Migger.McUtsi |
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Paul Wade
From:
mundelein,ill
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Dick Wood
From:
Springtown Texas, USA
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Posted 22 Apr 2009 6:18 am
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Here in the Dallas/Fort Worth area bands typically average between $600-700 night at most clubs.
Oddly,Billy Bob's Texas is the worst at $450.00/night but you get to play 4 nights and get off early. |
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Steve Reynolds
From:
Illinois, USA
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Posted 22 Apr 2009 7:08 am
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| In the Chicago suburbs it's $550 for the band with no cover charge. Steve R. |
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Leroy Riggs
From:
Looney Tunes, R.I.P.
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Posted 22 Apr 2009 7:35 am
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| In clubs around Denver, we never got more than $300/nite although the bigger clubs pay more if you have a following or a name. |
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Jaclyn Jones
From:
Texas, USA
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Posted 22 Apr 2009 7:47 am
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In the Galveston-Clear Lake, TX area we get $400 average for 4 piece. Dicount on food and drinks at most. Some barmaids do better with tips!
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Ellis Miller
From:
Cortez, Colorado, USA
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Posted 22 Apr 2009 8:19 am
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In SW Colorado, we get $500/night ($100/man) for a five piece on our regular weekend club gigs.
We get a little more for Weddings or if we have to travel a ways.
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Chris LeDrew
From:
Canada
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Posted 22 Apr 2009 9:28 am
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Last edited by Chris LeDrew on 23 Apr 2009 6:50 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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Kevin Hatton
From:
Buffalo, N.Y.
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Posted 22 Apr 2009 9:54 am
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| Its all about demand for your band like Chris said. If your band sucks it will make suck money. If your band is good it will make good money. Its about entertainment. |
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Jim Cohen
From:
Philadelphia, PA
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Chris LeDrew
From:
Canada
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Posted 22 Apr 2009 1:19 pm
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| I should have said that I double on steel and guitar, but about 60% are just steel gigs. |
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Charles Davidson
From:
Phenix City Alabama, USA
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Posted 22 Apr 2009 2:08 pm
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Thanks for the info guys, don't guess we are doing to bad. DYKBC.
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Tim Whitlock
From:
Colorado, USA
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Posted 22 Apr 2009 2:40 pm
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| About the exact same as I made in 1982. |
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Tommy Shown
From:
Denham Springs, La.
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Posted 22 Apr 2009 2:53 pm
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The last band known band I was in Charlie, we would get paid by the work we did on stage. for instance the drummer, keyboard, and Bass player all made $i00.00 each the lead guitar player made $75.00, while the fiddle player and myself made $50.00 each.
The lead singer made $150.oo per show. |
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Ron !
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Posted 22 Apr 2009 3:03 pm
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Best paying gig I ever had was $2800 for a 5 piece band.This was in 1998 in Holland.
Usually gigs over here people make $400 a night.Nothing fancy...mere rock country or what ever they call it these days.
Ron |
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Jack Stoner
From:
Kansas City, MO
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Posted 22 Apr 2009 3:41 pm
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We have been getting around $300 for 4 pieces and a 3 hour gig at most RV parks (usually 7 to 10 PM) and that is not bad for Florida. We don't play bars/clubs.
We also do some touring, in Florida, with some of the Nashville singers and this winter (four piece band) we got $500 for two hour shows, and a little more if the jobs required a long travel for the show. The $125 for a two hour show isn't bad but it is when you consider travel time to and from the job, and setup time (we are the "roadies" for setup and teardown of the P.A. system). |
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Jack Dougherty
From:
Spring Hill, Florida, USA
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Posted 22 Apr 2009 4:31 pm
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| Tim Whitlock wrote: |
| About the exact same as I made in 1982. |
How about 1972 
Only gas was $.75 |
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Charles Davidson
From:
Phenix City Alabama, USA
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Posted 22 Apr 2009 4:50 pm
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Most of the gigs we play are out of town,maybe 75 or 100 miles away,we average 500 bucks [five pieces] We travel in our Siver Eagle,about every third trip we all chip in 20 bucks for fuel,cheaper than driving two or three cars or trucks,But the pay has'nt kept up with the times,the FIRST gig I got paid for in 57 was 50 bucks,more than a lot of 40 hour working men were making in a week. DYKBC.
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Chris LeDrew
From:
Canada
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Posted 22 Apr 2009 4:55 pm
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| Yes, for some strange reason beer went up, gas went up, waiter/waitress/bartender pay went up, rent went up, and on and on......but $100 a man is still the norm for an average bar gig to a built-in crowd. I blame this on the lack of unions on the bar gig level. The low amount of pay makes it almost impossible to keep a union afloat anyway, so it's a vicious circle. |
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Dan Sliter
From:
Dardanelle,Arkansas
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Posted 22 Apr 2009 5:51 pm Band income
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We make 1000.00 to 1250.00 for a Fri & Sat show 4 hrs per night and they put us up in rooms and feed us. free drinks for thoes who drink.We are booked up until the second month of next year in the best club in Arkansas and Mo.
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Doug Beaumier
From:
Northampton, MA
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Skip Ellis
From:
Bradenton, Fl USA
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Posted 22 Apr 2009 6:10 pm
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In Florida it's a fight to get 50 dollars a man in the bars and animal clubs. A lot of them are hiring duos with computer backup. Pay is better if you're doing private and society stuff.
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