Gigging thing - opinions, please!

[mrph]

(With apologies to diffrentcolours for poaching the title...)

There's been a fair bit of debate about gigs and promoters elsewhere on LJ today - mostly about a specific incident, but with some discussion of what should be expected/provided, good practice and all that sort of thing.

And thinking about it, there are a few musical and promotery types reading this journal. So...

What advice should be in a FAQ/guide for first time gig promoters?

Or, from the other point of view, for new bands who are about to start playing gigs?
Edit: actually, there seems to be a very decent take on the band's checklist here. Which the gigging thing lyrics indirectly reminded me of... :)

Comments

[diffrentcolours]

Hmm, given the power of the Internet, it would be trivial for people to flyer clubs "remotely" - so for example Club A's organisers could download and print off a bunch of flyers for Club B, and Club B could return the favour. There's an element of trust involved there but it might be appropriate for situations where club organisers don't have the time or money to visit other clubs.

[sogoth.livejournal.com]

yep, that's my point (I think... I forget these things so easily!)
Especially useful in the cases of Church of Madness and Intrusion. Both are close enough to get to from the other, but I just wondr how many people are aware of the other one, or aware enough to know dates and times etc. etc.

[diffrentcolours]

Hmm, I only recently discovered that CofM has moved nights... then again, I'm not exactly great at getting to Intrusion these days...