Yea we made a loss in the club because we booked three acts for £500, £350 & £100, and it was a wednesday night. one of them was dj freaky flow, and while he was propersick (he dropped “every little thing she does is magic” by sting into his DnB, and noone left the dancefloor…such a slick mix.
he may have been wicked, and addd to the party, but he didn’t bring anyone in because he’s famous in Canada, not here. still, the attitude thats we only book people if theyre famous is proper binjuice. There just has to be a middle ground. Plus the night was a sunday, which is always hard to fill, unless its linked to a saturday and billed as an afterparty type deal.
When we did charity nights we got loads of moolah, but gave it all away- plus we didnt have to pay anyone, which makes a diff.
I really would like to get cash out of the clubnights, coz it will keep our rig alive, lots of people are up to their eyes in debt and cant get any more…and we still dont have a van of our own.
in theory, shouldnt be too hard: 400 capacity x 5 = 2000. 280 for the club, 900 on acts, should be 820 profit. its filling the club thats a bastard, and once you hire places on a friday, your looking at 500+ for the venue alone!
having said all that corporate shite, filling the club is shit, coz theres no room to dance!
im all confused – should i just get a shit job and do parties as a hobby? i dont wanna, but i dont wanna sacrifice the flavour of the parties either……aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaagh
