I play in a Rock covers band. Our singer normally books all the gigs, we do OKish, probably averaging about 1 a month with most of these being repeat bookings.
I thought I’d better pull my weight a bit more with regards to gigs and see if we can get into some new venues. A few weeks ago I contacted 10 pubs that I know have had bands before. I mostly used Facebook messenger giving a quick overview of some of the bands we cover, highlighting the number of Facebook followers we have and the number of positive reviews with a link a link to our Facebook page.
Out of the 10 pubs contacted, 8/10 didn’t respond, though I think 2 or3 were showing message unread on messenger. One said they would pass the details onto the person that deals with bands - no response so far, the other said they had all their monthly music slots filled but would consider us if they put on any more bands or have cancellations.
Am I doing something wrong or is that pretty much par for the course? Any tips greatly appreciated.🤣