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Location: Michigan | I know this will vairy quite a bit but is there some common ground on what a local entertainer would charge for a weekend night of a 4 hour gig?
How about what a 5 peice band might charge?
I know that there are a ton of you guys in bands and just single entertainers on this page from all over the world so how about sharing what you charge and what area that you play in. Years ago 1976-1980 the local bands in Detroit that I knew got about $200.00 to $300.00 a night on the weekends in clubs.
Hey Lanaki what is the going rate in Hawaii
Hey Popcritic how about Kaki? Does she have a set rate for her performances?
Hey OFCers share some info on this.GWB |
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Location: Nashville TN. | I varies quite a bit.
Solo not hauling a pa and traveling far I normally
want $100 per set for a small bar.
If its a coffee shop 1/2 that. |
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Location: Nashville TN. | A friend of mine has 5 piece cover band.
They have a following.
They get $1200 a night you supply lights and pa |
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Location: NJ | pitcher of beer and the door
and if you don't fill the place you owe for the bartender and waitress |
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Location: ms | Most clubs along the coast pay about $200.00 a night for a solo act plus $50.00 bar or food tab. If your lucky or good enough you can match that with tips. |
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Location: Copenhagen Denmark | Do the streets , No bosses , No hassle , No steady Income ..!!..( I`ve got a job ) , Clubs is 260 dollars a deal at minimum ..Period !!!
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Location: Tychy, Poland | clubs - $150 absolute minimum for a 3 member band, but usually it goes around $250.
Weddings (8h of playing) - $1500 for 4 member band. |
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Location: Copenhagen Denmark | Originally posted by LBJ:
Weddings (8h of playing) - $1500 for 4 member band. ----------------------------------------------
..And the First-born named after you I suppose..
Vic
...Under the Bed : Unnazeebad...Hmmmm... :D |
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Location: big island | i usually play in a trio. $100 for the first hour per bandmember and $75 each additional hour per bandmember. we average three hours per gig. if we supply the sound equipment it's an additional $150 per gig and lights, an additional $100 per gig. we supply sound equipment and lights 85% of the time. |
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Location: Copenhagen Denmark | Originally posted by lanaki:
and lights, an additional $100 per gig. we supply sound equipment and lights 85% of the time. Ow ,come on Randi , Mag -lights do n`t cost that much
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Vic |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | As I remember "in the old days"...
Free beer, and alittle bit more than the price of the Ryder rental van.
But they supplied the lights and PA... and you knew everyone at the bar.
You weren't planning on making a living doing this, were you?
The biggest scam was/is "The Battle of the Bands" format....
You get paid nuthin', you buy your own beer, you play for 12 weekends in a row,
And if you WIN! You get $200, some T-shirts and 8 hours at a local recording studio! (Y'know... the one in the industrial park next to Public Storage where you practice anyway)... :cool: |
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Location: big island | Originally posted by HumblePie aka Solid Top:
Ow ,come on Randi , Mag -lights do n`t cost that much
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Vic that ain't how much we charge, vic. that's how much they offer us! ( and it's R-A-N-D-Y, please. "randi" is the feminine form, which i ain't!) |
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Location: Pringle ,PA | thanks wannabe for starting this thread., i was pondering the same question now about two weeks. Just curious, not quite there yet, but wanted a general idea... thanks to all! |
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Location: N.E. Pa | My 5 piece covers band- $1,800-2,000 for a 4 hr wedding. Picnics, etc. $800-1,000 for 4 hrs. Clubs, around $500 plus free drinks for 4 hrs.
My acoustic duo on weeknights- $200 plus drinks. I guess both acts kinda follow a loose $100 a man rule, except the premium for the wedding band/tuxedo thing. We're probably still a bit on the cheap side, but we work alot. |
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Location: Michigan | 57'Strat, ( W-A-N-N-A-B-E-E ) is the correct spelling
Your version is the feminine form "
Which I Ain't " :D :D GWB
Hi :D RANDI :D in Hawaii |
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Location: NJ | I usually get $150-200/4 hours (which usually consists of two 2-hour sets), solo.
That's in a bar/restaurant situation.
PrivateParties/Affairs would be more . . . |
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Location: Scotland | Usually more than they can afford and way less than we need. |
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Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains | $50 to $100/hour for solo work in the corner of an art gallery where they provide nothing but AC through a wall outlet. Double that amount for weddings where everybody is happy and they expect to pay you more to play the bride's favorite songs. If her mom cries, expect another $50 for a tip. |
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Location: NJ | I usually make it painfully clear to the venue owner/manager that they're only "paying" me to haul all my sh!t in/out of the venue.
The four hours of "playing" in-between is free . . . |
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Location: south east Michigan | I like that approach Cliff! |
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Location: NJ | It's really just a way of "covering my ass" when some drunk f@cktard comes up with the attitude that I'm being "paid" to play the lame request that HE/SHE wants t'hear (and I don't wanna' play) . . . |
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| Known as "The Freebird Rule". |
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Location: NJ | Ed Zachary. |
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Location: Lake Hiawatha, New Jersey | I had a guy at a gig last month who was sitting at a table with about 6 or 7 people who kept coming up and making requests. As it turned out, the guy had very similar taste in music to my own, so I knew / liked just about everything he wanted to hear, so I did my best to play everything. On the way out he dropped a $20.00 bill into the tip jar. Sometimes it pays to be nice (but not most of the time ... : ) |
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Location: Utah | Wages haven't improved any since the late 70's. After inflation, that's like a 50% pay cut! But then what profession hasn't seen such a pay cut?
Around here, it's about the same as others have quoted. Pretty measly if you're trying to make a living. |
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WHAT IS THE GOING RATE $$$ FOR A NIGHTLY ENTERTAINER IN A LOCAL BAR/CLUB ???
