Gigs - how much do yet get paid ?

[richard]

I play in a rock covers band gigging around Sussex. Usually get £200 per gig.  Is this fairly average for a pub band ? Anyone get paid more ? Or less ?

[_tom_]

When I used to be in a cover band we got about £250 per gig between 5 of us. Bigger gigs like Santa Pod were better paid!

[keith]

200-250 up in NorthEast

[38thBeatle]

Same here though we get better rates for parties and stuff like that-in fact we did a party last night and got £350.00 ( 4 piece band- well three musos and a bloke who sits behind the drums). Also in Sussex Richard (maybe we should swap the names of venues).

[Twinfan]

£200ish the North West too - sometime a bit more, sometime a bit less.

[Bob Gnarly]

I'm in a 3 piece covers band in NE Scotland. We usually get £2000-£2500 per gig.
We have to cover PA hire from this though (£5-600)

[Telerocker]

I'm in a coverband in Holland. We usually get 150-200 euro per bandmember. We are with seven people.

[nfe]

I've never played a covers gig for less than £150 per head (bar a couple charity ones) but other than one or two I only ever played weddings and functions. I roadie for £50 a show so balls to doing gigs for less than that.

[Twinfan]

I'm in a 3 piece covers band in NE Scotland. We usually get £2000-£2500 per gig.
We have to cover PA hire from this though (£5-600)

How the heck do you get that much per gig?  :?

I've never played a covers gig for less than £150 per head (bar a couple charity ones) but other than one or two I only ever played weddings and functions. I roadie for £50 a show so balls to doing gigs for less than that.

That's very capitalist of you, surely it's not just about the money?  ;)

[nfe]

Well, capitalist in the same fashion any job is. It was my living, of course it was for the money. Why else would you do cover gigs? They're rubbish.

[Bob Gnarly]

How the heck do you get that much per gig?  :?

Ask myself that same question quite a lot.   ;) 

Used to have a pretty good following in the late 90's. Reformed last year, and currently surfing the nostalgic reunion wave.

Fingers crossed it continues. :D

[Twinfan]

That's an amazing payday!  Nice work  8)

Well, capitalist in the same fashion any job is. It was my living, of course it was for the money. Why else would you do cover gigs? They're rubbish.

If you're playing with the right guys and gals, covers gigs can be great fun.  I love my band  :D

[Roobubba]

Paid? You're lucky if you see anything *at all* in Oxford.

Of course, covers bands are different, but I don't play in one of those any more.

[nfe]

That's an amazing payday!  Nice work  8)

Well, capitalist in the same fashion any job is. It was my living, of course it was for the money. Why else would you do cover gigs? They're rubbish.

If you're playing with the right guys and gals, covers gigs can be great fun.  I love my band  :D

I played with lots of unbelievable musicians, many of them very good friends. But the people that hire wedding and function bands, as a general rule, want you to play rubbish music.

[Toe-Knee]

Generally naff all when i've been in bands. Just the taking on the doors and a percentage of the bar takings. So around £100 between the band

I think nowadays id much rather do covers because its far less effort and will fit around my working life better.