I search many websites looking for different ideas and such... and happened to come upon a bar site (Georgia Bar) that was promoting itself to bands. After reading its offer to bands... and of course the (must comply if you want to play here) rules and regulations section... I thought I was going to fall off my chair to see that bands were actually expected to participate in such an arrangement.
This is an overview of what I read:
(1) The bar hosts 3 bands on each Friday and Saturday night. Bands wanting to play there MUST sell their very own tickets.... as the ticket sales are the bands only source of payment for their nights work. (the bar doesn't in any way pay any band fees).
There isn't any limit or demand suggested on the quantity of tickets sold.
(2) Each customer/fan entering the bar is stopped at the door and asked to pay a $10 entry fee AND is asked... which 1 of the 3 bands they are there to see. If the fan says... i'm here to see band 1... then the bar owner takes $6 from the $10 received... and gives the other $4 to band 1 as their nights performance pay.
If from 100 fans that enter the bar ... 60 says band 1.... 30 says band 2... and the remaining 10 fans say band 3 then the payments to the bands for their nights performance is as follows:
Band 1: $240
Band 2: $120
Band 3: $40
Bar owner: $600
I found it interesting how the bar owner ensured that he made more money than the 3 bands did together.... while at the same time... guaranteeing ZERO expense... but rather... a revenue on both sides of the equation.
A) The bar owner forced the bands to provide the bars customer base for the night.... from whom the bar would earn a revenue from alcohol sales.
B) The bar owner forced the customers to account for 100% of the band's performance pay... while at the same time... the bar even kept 60% of that too.
I find it simply amazing how the bands are supplying the bar's customer base.... and how that customer base is solely funding the band's performance pay... but still.... the bar owner is walking away with the most money... lol.... and from both sides lol.
Those 3 bands above shared what can be called ... "a rental fee for the stage"... of $600. Thats darn near the cost of renting a Music Hall with over 500 seating compacity.
I mean... the bands are already responsibile for selling their own tickets and supplying their own fans.... lol...
Wouldn't it be more profitable for the 3 bands to get together and rent the Music hall for sayyyyyyy $750? Instead of the bar for $600? And just split the ticket sales?
Already from the equation above we can arrive at $1000 earned from 100 ticket sales.... and... $250 remaining for the 3 bands.
Basically... what I am getting at is.... is there an alternative to how bands are being treated by some bars?
This is an overview of what I read:
(1) The bar hosts 3 bands on each Friday and Saturday night. Bands wanting to play there MUST sell their very own tickets.... as the ticket sales are the bands only source of payment for their nights work. (the bar doesn't in any way pay any band fees).
There isn't any limit or demand suggested on the quantity of tickets sold.
(2) Each customer/fan entering the bar is stopped at the door and asked to pay a $10 entry fee AND is asked... which 1 of the 3 bands they are there to see. If the fan says... i'm here to see band 1... then the bar owner takes $6 from the $10 received... and gives the other $4 to band 1 as their nights performance pay.
If from 100 fans that enter the bar ... 60 says band 1.... 30 says band 2... and the remaining 10 fans say band 3 then the payments to the bands for their nights performance is as follows:
Band 1: $240
Band 2: $120
Band 3: $40
Bar owner: $600
I found it interesting how the bar owner ensured that he made more money than the 3 bands did together.... while at the same time... guaranteeing ZERO expense... but rather... a revenue on both sides of the equation.
A) The bar owner forced the bands to provide the bars customer base for the night.... from whom the bar would earn a revenue from alcohol sales.
B) The bar owner forced the customers to account for 100% of the band's performance pay... while at the same time... the bar even kept 60% of that too.
I find it simply amazing how the bands are supplying the bar's customer base.... and how that customer base is solely funding the band's performance pay... but still.... the bar owner is walking away with the most money... lol.... and from both sides lol.
Those 3 bands above shared what can be called ... "a rental fee for the stage"... of $600. Thats darn near the cost of renting a Music Hall with over 500 seating compacity.
I mean... the bands are already responsibile for selling their own tickets and supplying their own fans.... lol...
Wouldn't it be more profitable for the 3 bands to get together and rent the Music hall for sayyyyyyy $750? Instead of the bar for $600? And just split the ticket sales?
Already from the equation above we can arrive at $1000 earned from 100 ticket sales.... and... $250 remaining for the 3 bands.
Basically... what I am getting at is.... is there an alternative to how bands are being treated by some bars?