eclipseownzu
Gold Member
Not sure what my point is in posting this other than just to rant. So I am just going to rant for a minute. Hopefully I will feel better at the end.
So last weekend I went to a club in a very large city about two hours from where I live. This club hosts national touring acts and I have seen several here (i.e. BLS, Lamb of God, Clutch) that put on great shows. Last week I went there becasue I was in town and not to see anybody in particular. The place was pretty dead most of the night and the headliner (a band I had never heard of) had a crowd of maybe 100-150 people. The bill had four bands, meaning most of the bands brought exactly nobody to the show. Between sets I spoke to the sound guy and got the info for booking, figuring its the kind of place we would like to play.
I contacted the booking agent and sent all of the band info trying to get an opening slot of something. I recieved a response yesterday saying that he wouldn't book a LOCAL band that couldn't draw at least 100 people to his club. My response to him was a reminder of the mostly empty club I had been to a week earlier. His response this morning was that those were TOURING bands he had booked. I guess they give priority to touring bands on weeknights.
I was amazed at this response. First off the club is 2 hours from me, how the hell am I a local band? Second, why would you give a pass to a touring band that nobodys heard of over a band that you consider local? I really dont understand these people. I get that its a business, but really? The longer I do this, the more I dislike everybody that I have to deal with as a musician.
What do you guys think? Am I wrong, do all clubs work like this? Should I just shut up and accept it?
Thank you for listening. / end rant.
So last weekend I went to a club in a very large city about two hours from where I live. This club hosts national touring acts and I have seen several here (i.e. BLS, Lamb of God, Clutch) that put on great shows. Last week I went there becasue I was in town and not to see anybody in particular. The place was pretty dead most of the night and the headliner (a band I had never heard of) had a crowd of maybe 100-150 people. The bill had four bands, meaning most of the bands brought exactly nobody to the show. Between sets I spoke to the sound guy and got the info for booking, figuring its the kind of place we would like to play.
I contacted the booking agent and sent all of the band info trying to get an opening slot of something. I recieved a response yesterday saying that he wouldn't book a LOCAL band that couldn't draw at least 100 people to his club. My response to him was a reminder of the mostly empty club I had been to a week earlier. His response this morning was that those were TOURING bands he had booked. I guess they give priority to touring bands on weeknights.
I was amazed at this response. First off the club is 2 hours from me, how the hell am I a local band? Second, why would you give a pass to a touring band that nobodys heard of over a band that you consider local? I really dont understand these people. I get that its a business, but really? The longer I do this, the more I dislike everybody that I have to deal with as a musician.
What do you guys think? Am I wrong, do all clubs work like this? Should I just shut up and accept it?
Thank you for listening. / end rant.