Pay As You Go

Gigs Pig — Sun, 08 Dec 2013 15:50:35 +0000

A local new band gig taking place on a rainy night in a city centre venue can be hit and miss when it comes to audience numbers. It seems an age old story of bands playing to small numbers, venues and artists receiving very little in the way of profit for performing and opening their doors. It can even be seen across a weekend; if there isn’t a profiled band playing or if a gig hasn’t been promoted very well, you can often find yourself standing in a half filled room, with any atmosphere being sucked out by the large vacuum

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Open Mic Night – Good or Bad?

Gigs Pig — Sat, 30 Nov 2013 21:30:01 +0000

There seems to be a wave of ‘open mic’ nights sprouting up everywhere. Maybe it’s a case of people embracing social networks to promote their events or even the fact that I have started to look for them that is making me think there has been an increase. So what, I hear you mumble. It’s a good thing, right? Just another platform for people to air their music to an audience. An opportunity for bedroom musicians to get out the house and vent their experimental vibrations onto others. I know of some very good open mic nights around the city

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Open Mic Night – Good or Bad?