With regard to Franz ferdinand,(who i think are shit but thats a differant story) I Hired a hall from the council a few years ago for a gig with a few local bands including my own, had I funded it all myself (insurance, rent, etc) it would have cost under 200 to put the night on, after the gig, i had over 400 quid cash. It helps if you have your own Sound gear, or you can borrow it from somewhere, and you MUST have someone who knows how to operate it, the gear is useless without knowing how it works.

Flyers are probobly the best way to advertise, as well as local websites, make sure tonnes of people know about your event as they wont all come
miccheck Reviewed by miccheck on . Cover bands or original bands? The band i'm in at the moment does a mixture of covers and our own original stuff.. We do some decent covers, and we do them well. The kind of covers we do arent mainstream - we do more stuff like Rancid and Suicide Machines, and occasionally Chili Peppers, as opposed to Snow Patrol etc. Over here, though, there arent that many venues where you can play live music and get paid for it. The best paying venue over here (Chambers, az66 will know where i mean) doesnt allow you to play original Rating: 5