Principle involved here or am I over reacting?

[JTUK]

It is just that the bar sells the 'hat' as a tip to the band and that is what people are tipping for.

If he went round and said he was collecting for general running costs...I doubt he'd get as much
on a regular basis.

No one really objects ( or I don't ) when the bar puts the price of a pint up on a music night...so I have less problem with supplementary payments in themselves but if I asked where the 'hat' was going to and was told a), I wouldn't appliciate that lie if it went elsewhere.

[Beer of the Bass]

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There's a venue in my city that declares proudly, on it's website, that all the entry money goes to the band.
[/quote]

Ah, I know which venue you're talking about. It's not my favourite place. It also feels a bit unhealthy that it's almost the only venue of that size for that style in this town, so that I sometimes wonder if they have rather too much influence on what goes and what doesn't go on the local scene.