Oopsdabassist Posted March 7, 2016 Share Posted March 7, 2016 Ok wondrous fount of all knowledge (yes, you basschatters) My 20 year old nephew is putting together his own band, mainly rock type covers but a couple of bluesy originals, and is aiming to be gigging in the general Maidenhead/Reading area this summer. What sort of rates should he be asking? Cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabag Posted March 7, 2016 Share Posted March 7, 2016 Pubs seem to pay around the £250 mark ... at least ours do in Oxfordshire. Sometimes a bit cheaper, sometimes but not very often, a bit more Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrunoBass Posted March 7, 2016 Share Posted March 7, 2016 (edited) [quote name='fleabag' timestamp='1457375894' post='2997950'] Pubs seem to pay around the £250 mark ... at least ours do in Oxfordshire. Sometimes a bit cheaper, sometimes but not very often, a bit more [/quote] Yep, £250 is around the mark for where we are based in North Oxfordshire too. Whenever we've gigged nearer Berkshire it's been about the same. Edited March 7, 2016 by PaulGibsonBass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabag Posted March 7, 2016 Share Posted March 7, 2016 (edited) Ha - Banbury bloke ! We gigged the Reindeer last month, and will be at the Dolphin next month ( sort of close to Banbury ) But yep, thats a ballpark rate but there may be variations , depending Edited March 7, 2016 by fleabag Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truckstop Posted March 7, 2016 Share Posted March 7, 2016 If they're just starting out I think they'd do well to ask for £250 but settle for less. Just to get their foot in the door a bit. Once they've got more gigs in the diary they'll look a lot more attractive to venues and they should hold out for £250. But really they'll get paid whatever they think they're worth. If they get offered £150 and they choose to play then that's how much they're worth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oopsdabassist Posted March 7, 2016 Author Share Posted March 7, 2016 Cheers guys...keep the comments coming Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrunoBass Posted March 7, 2016 Share Posted March 7, 2016 [quote name='fleabag' timestamp='1457383560' post='2998054'] Ha - Banbury bloke ! We gigged the Reindeer last month, and will be at the Dolphin next month ( sort of close to Banbury ) But yep, thats a ballpark rate but there may be variations , depending [/quote] The Dolphin at Middleton Cheney? I know it well. We played at The Reindeer on Saturday (one of my two locals), we're back at The Swan in April. Which band are you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabag Posted March 7, 2016 Share Posted March 7, 2016 Going OT so will pm you Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gapiro Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 I'm suprised - as a Cambridge based p;layer we generally go out absolute minimum £300 for the smaller band, up to 500 minimum for the 7 piece ska. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NancyJohnson Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 (edited) Rates? In Reading? Bwahaha. Most places we try and play operate a discreet pay-to-play. I have a mate who plays drums in a covers band...they have an extensive amount of tunes that they can draw on, maybe 175 songs. It's really not a case of throwing something together; these guys are at top of their game, they work VERY hard at it. Edited March 10, 2016 by NancyJohnson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 [quote name='PaulGibsonBass' timestamp='1457383355' post='2998050'] Yep, £250 is around the mark for where we are based in North Oxfordshire too. Whenever we've gigged nearer Berkshire it's been about the same. [/quote] That seems right. Your pub players get about half of what we get for bar gigs in the States. However, we play 4 hours as opposed to your 2. Blue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabag Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 2 ? 45 mins a set and 2 sets for us Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonEdward Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 Boozers in Berkshire paying around £250 a gig?? You would have to bring quite a crowd with you - willing to put money into the till - to get anywhere near that.. good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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