Bands, what's the going rate?
Discussion
I'm thinking pub band doing covers here.
I know I was quoted £1k upwards for a wedding band, MU rates are £38 an hour per musician.
What do you get paid, have paid for a band?
I don't need the money as it's really a hobby but I don't want to undercut people who do need the money and I'd like to at least cover expenses.
I know I was quoted £1k upwards for a wedding band, MU rates are £38 an hour per musician.
What do you get paid, have paid for a band?
I don't need the money as it's really a hobby but I don't want to undercut people who do need the money and I'd like to at least cover expenses.
It depends what the event/venue is. An average is probably £300.
There are 6 of us and we only ever use the money for our bar bill and buying band kit.
For that we take a PA/lights etc and they will get a 2 hour set.
As a comparison we made over £300 busking for an hour in cambridge.
My Bil is in a wedding/events band, they charge between £1,500 and £2,500 a gig and are booked up months in advance.
There are 6 of us and we only ever use the money for our bar bill and buying band kit.
For that we take a PA/lights etc and they will get a 2 hour set.
As a comparison we made over £300 busking for an hour in cambridge.
My Bil is in a wedding/events band, they charge between £1,500 and £2,500 a gig and are booked up months in advance.
we had a band at our wedding - £750 from 7:30 -11:00, 30 min break
own PA plus lighting
Very professional;
they gig 2-3 nights a week on ave;
May have been a bit of a 'mates rate' as I know the guitarist
we were quoted 1-2k by other local bands
all on the Pub / club circuit in & around london
own PA plus lighting
Very professional;
they gig 2-3 nights a week on ave;
May have been a bit of a 'mates rate' as I know the guitarist
we were quoted 1-2k by other local bands
all on the Pub / club circuit in & around london
MU minimum rate is never as simple as £38ph.
The hourly rate is virtually never not paid as overtime so is always charged at 1.5x = £57. This is due to the minimum engagement fees of £114 for up to 3 hours on a pub/club gig or £153 for up to 4 hours on a private function which take precedence over the hourly rate. Anything over these hours is paid at the overtime rate. Time on the gig is charged from the point your equipment is required to be set up, so if a wedding wants you in and set up before they eat you would be on pay from that point until when you can get gear out of the building. Travel time is charged at £9.50ph. Any gig which would see you home between 00:00 and 02:00 incurs a late fee of £24 and any gig with a return time after 02:00 is charged as an overnight stay at £95. The daily subsistence allowance is £43.
So your average pub gig for a 4 piece should be charged at somewhere around £500, which is why you don't find many full time musicians making a habit of it because that money just isn't available in 95% of cases of that type of venue.
A wedding for a similar band, 3 hour's drive from home, gear in by 3pm, finish at midnight, would be chargeable at around £2400 plus feeding the band.
The hourly rate is virtually never not paid as overtime so is always charged at 1.5x = £57. This is due to the minimum engagement fees of £114 for up to 3 hours on a pub/club gig or £153 for up to 4 hours on a private function which take precedence over the hourly rate. Anything over these hours is paid at the overtime rate. Time on the gig is charged from the point your equipment is required to be set up, so if a wedding wants you in and set up before they eat you would be on pay from that point until when you can get gear out of the building. Travel time is charged at £9.50ph. Any gig which would see you home between 00:00 and 02:00 incurs a late fee of £24 and any gig with a return time after 02:00 is charged as an overnight stay at £95. The daily subsistence allowance is £43.
So your average pub gig for a 4 piece should be charged at somewhere around £500, which is why you don't find many full time musicians making a habit of it because that money just isn't available in 95% of cases of that type of venue.
A wedding for a similar band, 3 hour's drive from home, gear in by 3pm, finish at midnight, would be chargeable at around £2400 plus feeding the band.
TheMighty said:
So your average pub gig for a 4 piece should be charged at somewhere around £500, which is why you don't find many full time musicians making a habit of it because that money just isn't available in 95% of cases of that type of venue.
A wedding for a similar band, 3 hour's drive from home, gear in by 3pm, finish at midnight, would be chargeable at around £2400 plus feeding the band.
They are nice thoughts. However, those numbers are pie in the sky in reality.A wedding for a similar band, 3 hour's drive from home, gear in by 3pm, finish at midnight, would be chargeable at around £2400 plus feeding the band.
red997 said:
we had a band at our wedding - £750 from 7:30 -11:00, 30 min break
own PA plus lighting
Very professional;
they gig 2-3 nights a week on ave;
May have been a bit of a 'mates rate' as I know the guitarist
we were quoted 1-2k by other local bands
all on the Pub / club circuit in & around london
A group of us have just booked a local covers band (very well regarded and popular) for a joint Birthday party later in the year, a Saturday night 3hr set was £750own PA plus lighting
Very professional;
they gig 2-3 nights a week on ave;
May have been a bit of a 'mates rate' as I know the guitarist
we were quoted 1-2k by other local bands
all on the Pub / club circuit in & around london
They supply all lights etc etc and music for when they take a break.
K50 DEL said:
red997 said:
we had a band at our wedding - £750 from 7:30 -11:00, 30 min break
own PA plus lighting
Very professional;
they gig 2-3 nights a week on ave;
May have been a bit of a 'mates rate' as I know the guitarist
we were quoted 1-2k by other local bands
all on the Pub / club circuit in & around london
A group of us have just booked a local covers band (very well regarded and popular) for a joint Birthday party later in the year, a Saturday night 3hr set was £750own PA plus lighting
Very professional;
they gig 2-3 nights a week on ave;
May have been a bit of a 'mates rate' as I know the guitarist
we were quoted 1-2k by other local bands
all on the Pub / club circuit in & around london
They supply all lights etc etc and music for when they take a break.
TheMighty said:
thebraketester said:
They are nice thoughts. However, those numbers are pie in the sky in reality.
I must have spent 20 years living with some heavenly pastry crusted cherries. Someone was paying my wages...Bullett said:
Sorry, missed this.
We are in Berkshire so that would be quite a trek.
Maybe make a holiday out of it? It's on May 27th bank holiday weekend, potentially playing in front of 600 people with full professional PA and sound/light engineers. Really struggling to find a band locally who can do it! We are in Berkshire so that would be quite a trek.
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