Musicians Against Pay-To-Play
fREAK-1-C would like to bring the PAY-TO-PLAY scheme to the attention of gigging musicians...PAY-TO-PLAY is a term used for a scheme run by many live music venues and promoters across the UK, where ba... continue reading »
"I'm in a band, we're playing Guilfest and it's all dick. We're only playing cause we feel a duty, like if we didn't nobody would know who we were! I hate pay to play, i've had it up to my neck with venues promoters who reckon they know what they're doing,"
"I am all for this."
"To SUPPORT a breaking out local band at a 300 person venue we had to first sell 25 tickets at 3.50 each and got no money for playing."
"end capitalism!"
"still to pay airfare and instruments"
"Sort it out - Blacklist exploitive venues."
"there was some tart running something like this at the golf club in ruislip hope she's struck by lightning"
"This Idea Of PAY TO PLAY is OUTRAGEOUS"
"Get your own PA and make your own gigs, stuff those promoter muppets!"
"weve played a good few gigs this yr and weve bin paid twice and weve travelled a hellavlot and it wud be nice to get money for petrol money new strings etc, as were a poor band! http://www.flatliner.tk"
