New Years Eve - what's the going rate?

[solo4652]

Folks,

What's the going rate for a New Years Eve pub gig, do you reckon?

Steve

[Hobbayne]

We are a 4 peice band and are doing it for £1000. Its not too far out and is an early finish (about 12.30) A lot of venues are struggling these days.

[BottomE]

As much as you can get. We got £2000 last year for a 5 piece and have got more and less in the past.

[NickH]

We've got £1500 in the past as a 4-piece. This year we're booked out for £1200 just because we love the people in one of our regular haunts and would rather be paid less for a great party with them than get more from a venue we dislike

[Truckstop]

We're looking at £1,500 minimum for a 5-piece. Reason being I and another band member work in the pub business and we'd need at least £250 each to make it worth travelling out. Otherwise I could just work in the pub and earn £200 anyway and be able to drink with all my buddies.

Truckstop

[solo4652]

Lots of emails between the pub and me today. It would be a new venue for us. As a sort of "try-before-you-buy" I suggested that we did a Friday night gig for £200 and then, if that went well, we could work out a bulk-buy package price for NYE + 4 gigs for 2013.

Pub didn't go for this. Effectivelythey were setting up a dutch auction where a number of bands were set against each other for the lowest bid. Stuff that, I thought.

Steve

[rommi]

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Pub didn't go for this. Effectivelythey were setting up a dutch auction where a number of bands were set against each other for the lowest bid. Stuff that, I thought.

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You were right to think this!

[solo4652]

Ha! Just as I thought. They're trying the same thing for Christmas eve, and they've been rumbled:

[url="http://nwb.co/blog/post/43270/themaltings/lets-see-if-anyone-can-help-me-out-with-this"]http://nwb.co/blog/post/43270/themaltings/lets-see-if-anyone-can-help-me-out-with-this[/url]

[TRBboy]

Are all you guys covers bands? We did a 3 hour set last NYE for considerably less.......

[crez5150]

There will always be a band that will go out for less you than you..... state your price and stick to it.

[JTUK]

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We're looking at £1,500 minimum for a 5-piece. Reason being I and another band member work in the pub business and we'd need at least £250 each to make it worth travelling out. Otherwise I could just work in the pub and earn £200 anyway and be able to drink with all my buddies.

Truckstop
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This.. not that I work in the pub trade, but it is sobering to get this equation.

[Monckyman]

£250 per perp. minimum.

[bassfunk]

I always struggle with NYE pricing. Last year we played a casino in Leeds for £1700 (we're a 6 piece) got offered it again in Feb for the same money but it was a bit of a sh*t gig so we turned it down. Now a bar we gig at regularly are asking for a NYE quote. We get paid £350 for a fri night gig normally - we treat bar gigs as free advertising - but as its NYE we're going to have to charge our 'proper' rate, not sure if they're going to go for it though. And I'd rather have a gig than not have one.

[bigsmokebass]

needs to get back in a band lol needs the music and the money money

[YouMa]

My nude jazz band got 1000 for a new years eve bash at a castle in northumberland.Very cold.