Comments on: How Selective Should We Be In Picking Which Gigs To Play? http://askkohnny.com/2009/05/how-selective-should-we-be-in-picking-which-gigs-to-play/ Just another WordPress weblog Sun, 28 Aug 2011 12:22:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: kohnny http://askkohnny.com/2009/05/how-selective-should-we-be-in-picking-which-gigs-to-play/comment-page-1/#comment-1180 kohnny Mon, 12 Jul 2010 16:59:17 +0000 http://www.inside-the-music-biz.com/?p=396#comment-1180 Taylor - you make a good point, money is money and you never want to leave money on the table, however when your band reaches a certain profile, sometimes the value of NOT doing something is worth more than doing it if you know what I mean. <br><br>For example - if I knew we had our own set of headline shows coming up in that town, taking the support slot might put money in our pockets but might hurt ticket sales for the upcoming shows. <br><br>Another thing to consider aswell is the "frequency" you play live - frequency in many ways is directly related to your value and perceived value. There's a very fine balance.<br><br>You did make a good point, but much more does need to be considered before just taking a show for the money Taylor – you make a good point, money is money and you never want to leave money on the table, however when your band reaches a certain profile, sometimes the value of NOT doing something is worth more than doing it if you know what I mean.

For example – if I knew we had our own set of headline shows coming up in that town, taking the support slot might put money in our pockets but might hurt ticket sales for the upcoming shows.

Another thing to consider aswell is the “frequency” you play live – frequency in many ways is directly related to your value and perceived value. There's a very fine balance.

You did make a good point, but much more does need to be considered before just taking a show for the money

]]> By: Taylor http://askkohnny.com/2009/05/how-selective-should-we-be-in-picking-which-gigs-to-play/comment-page-1/#comment-1160 Taylor Fri, 23 Apr 2010 21:51:43 +0000 http://www.inside-the-music-biz.com/?p=396#comment-1160 This was a good article until I read this, <br><br>"Sometimes we were offered great money to support crappy bands but we’d turn it down because we knew that they were only booking us because their band sucked and they needed our strength to help sell out the show.<br><br>When the lead singer comes to me and asks why I turned down a show that paid $5,000 for a 45min set and I tell them because it will make your band look stupid, they automatically got it and we moved on."<br><br>Are you serious?! Turning down 5k because it would "make the band look stupid?" Who cares?! Thats rent money right there man. And if headlining band really sucked and the supporting act is 10x better, you would end up stealing their fanbases and making bank at the same time. Playing these kinds of gigs is a no-brainer. If the fans end up hating your music, you still made five grand for playing a 45 min set, its a win win either way.<br><br><a href="http://www.shotfromguns.wordpress.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.shotfromguns.wordpress.com</a> This was a good article until I read this,

“Sometimes we were offered great money to support crappy bands but we’d turn it down because we knew that they were only booking us because their band sucked and they needed our strength to help sell out the show.

When the lead singer comes to me and asks why I turned down a show that paid $5,000 for a 45min set and I tell them because it will make your band look stupid, they automatically got it and we moved on.”

Are you serious?! Turning down 5k because it would “make the band look stupid?” Who cares?! Thats rent money right there man. And if headlining band really sucked and the supporting act is 10x better, you would end up stealing their fanbases and making bank at the same time. Playing these kinds of gigs is a no-brainer. If the fans end up hating your music, you still made five grand for playing a 45 min set, its a win win either way.

http://www.shotfromguns.wordpress.com

]]> By: Taylor http://askkohnny.com/2009/05/how-selective-should-we-be-in-picking-which-gigs-to-play/comment-page-1/#comment-1150 Taylor Fri, 23 Apr 2010 14:51:43 +0000 http://www.inside-the-music-biz.com/?p=396#comment-1150 This was a good article until I read this, <br><br>"Sometimes we were offered great money to support crappy bands but we’d turn it down because we knew that they were only booking us because their band sucked and they needed our strength to help sell out the show.<br><br>When the lead singer comes to me and asks why I turned down a show that paid $5,000 for a 45min set and I tell them because it will make your band look stupid, they automatically got it and we moved on."<br><br>Are you serious?! Turning down 5k because it would "make the band look stupid?" Who cares?! Thats rent money right there man. And if headlining band really sucked and the supporting act is 10x better, you would end up stealing their fanbases and making bank at the same time. Playing these kinds of gigs is a no-brainer. If the fans end up hating your music, you still made five grand for playing a 45 min set, its a win win either way.<br><br><a href="http://www.shotfromguns.wordpress.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.shotfromguns.wordpress.com</a> This was a good article until I read this,

“Sometimes we were offered great money to support crappy bands but we’d turn it down because we knew that they were only booking us because their band sucked and they needed our strength to help sell out the show.

When the lead singer comes to me and asks why I turned down a show that paid $5,000 for a 45min set and I tell them because it will make your band look stupid, they automatically got it and we moved on.”

Are you serious?! Turning down 5k because it would “make the band look stupid?” Who cares?! Thats rent money right there man. And if headlining band really sucked and the supporting act is 10x better, you would end up stealing their fanbases and making bank at the same time. Playing these kinds of gigs is a no-brainer. If the fans end up hating your music, you still made five grand for playing a 45 min set, its a win win either way.

http://www.shotfromguns.wordpress.com

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