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The whole "never getting anywhere" part of the pay-to-play thing is ridiculous. I've done more than my fair share of extraordinary things with music without ever selling tickets before a show.
If your band is fucking sweet, then people will want to come out based on that alone. Putting other sweet bands on a bill only increases the chances of the show being killer. Sorry to say, some people have diluted opinions of what bands actually matter locally, especially promoters. Just because a band is willing to stroke 50 people for 10 bucks doesnt mean the band actually has potential. It could just mean they have 50 sucker friends who probably won't even go to the show.
I understand there's overhead and everything else that go into the venue and other costs, but if promoters did homework and knew which bands people actually came to see, then they wouldnt have to bother making bands sell tickets. Just make fliers and advertise, and be confident you booked a good show.
If nobody is at the show, then nobody knew about it, cared about it, or there's a better show somewhere else.
Truth. Win. End thread.
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