[quote name='Gust0o' timestamp='1339073392' post='1683241']
I'd just refer the entire thread back to this. Over and over again.
It, perhaps, [i]is[/i] self-perpetuating - but it allows people to play gigs. We're not all career musos, some of us just play for fun and don't count the change; it's horses for courses. If it doesn't work for you, don't do it; if it does, fill your boots.
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But it works both ways. If a band sells the tickets and performs, the promoter should be expected to keep up their end of the deal - actually promote the gig, and provide that backline they always promise but never quite manage to sort out