[atlantaprog] Re: Cheapness

I agree with Wheat in principal, but the reality is more like what 
Chris describes. It probably wouldn't be unreasonable to up it to $7 or 
something like that, but the main goal right now is to get people IN 
THE ROOM!!! Z-Axis has never made any significant $ at our shows, and 
we don't really expect to... It would be nice, but seriously a paltry 
$50 per band is rather insignificant in the grand scheme of things. I'd 
rather have fifty new audience members!

That being said, if this thing continues to grow, I could see upping it 
to $10 at some point. Or better yet, CJ's could pick up the tab for the 
staff (which right now, takes the first $100 off of the top) and ALL of 
the gate could go to the bands!

Another thing to consider - we will most likely have regional bands 
coming to play at these things at some point. We certainly won't be 
able to guarantee them anything, so it would be nice to be able to help 
them at least meet their expenses (BTW how many of you would be willing 
to open your homes to visiting musicians to spare them the cost of a 
hotel? I would!)

AWG

On Sunday, October 26, 2003, at 09:04 PM, UncleEggsy@xxxxxxx wrote:

> In a message dated 10/26/2003 3:42:37 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> wheat@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
>> enjoyed the show at CJ's on Thursday. Permit me to rant a bit.
>>
>> The ticket price for the show was $5.00. That is far too low. For a
>> show like this you should charge $10 or even $15. There is no way two
>> bands are going to make it worth their while at $5 a head from forty
>> members of the paying public. An extra $5 from each person isn't much
>> to ask.
>>
>
> Now I'm not actually *in* a band, so you can take whatever I say with 
> that in
> mind.  However, I'd think that a main point of playing live would be 
> to put
> your music in front of people who have never heard it before and, 
> hopefully,
> build up a local following and reputation.  A $10-$15 dollar cover 
> would present
> too large a psychological barrier for someone who has never heard any 
> of the
> bands in question.  I personally wouldn't pay $15 dollars to see two 
> bands
> completely blind and unheard.  You have to keep in mind the various 
> other forms
> of competition in this town for the casual entertainment 
> dollar...bars, other
> clubs, movies, DVD rentals etc.  The absolute outer I'd consider 
> charging would
> be $8.
>
> It's funny how the price of concerts has skyrocketed.  In 1987 I saw 
> Roger
> Waters' full scale Radio KAOS production for $15 and a Pink Floyd 
> ticket was
> less than $25 just a couple of months later.
>
>
> CH
>
>
>
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