[quote name='chris_b' post='95021' date='Nov 27 2007, 12:43 PM']I agree. The bands who play for nothing, or pay to play, make it difficult for the rest of us who insist on payment for our services.[/quote]
you are taking the piss aren't you?
I agree on the paying to play - I would never do that, but sometimes my original band has to play for nothing or we would have a limit to the number of places we could play.
At our level, and I am sure there are plenty more out there, it's more about raising the profile of your band than earning any money out of it.
I'm not going to drive halfway across the country for free, but I'll travel the same distance I'd be prepared to travel for a night out for an unpaid originals gig.