Originally Posted By: MarioD
<...snip...>Also be selective on taking gigs. For example we turned down a few gigs as all they wanted was country songs. <...>


DEFINITELY!!!

I remember, decades ago, I was in a quartet. We were in a disco band, working with a booking agent.

In Florida, New Year's Eve used to be the day when the demand for live music far exceeded the supply.

Although a booking agent gets paid commission from the band, his/her loyalty is to the venue, not the band.

So to save one of her clubs from going dark on NYE she booked us from Ft. Lauderdale, FL to Ft. Walton Beach, which at the time was known as "The Redneck Riviera".

Disco was a big no-no and country was in. We didn't know enough country to make them happy, and that was probably one of the few gigs in my lifetime that I actually disliked. The audience didn't like us, and they had every reason not to like us. We were mis-booked.

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