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Originally Posted by Supersonic
The numbers are off though, but that's really no surprise as it's merely an index as to what it should cost. I once looked into booking an indie band from America and although their initial asking price was way above what I could afford it surprised me how within reach it really was...
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How much does it REALLY cost to book your favorite band for a show?
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Several weeks ago you might recall seeing a widely circulated list showing booking fees for a host of notable musicians. Unfortunately, those who published the list were quick to point out that the accuracy of its information was highly questionable...
Business Insider spent a little time collecting artist fees via CelebrityTalent.net, which they claim gets its fee listings directly from band management and is therefore fairly accurate...
Among the talent you will find is Bad Religion, Black Sabbath, Bring Me The Horizon, Faith No More, Judas Priest, Korn, Mastodon, Megadeth, Metal Church, Primus, Queens of the Stone Age, Rage Against The Machine, Rob Zombie, Slayer, Soundgarden, Suicidal Tendencies, Tomahawk, Tool, and Volbeat.
Remember, these amounts are not what a band gets for playing a show amidst a tour, but rather what they might ask for to fly into some random city for a one-off performance...(T)here are still some problems here (Pink Floyd isn't playing, period. And Dave Grohl can't cost double the Foo Fighters)...Worth a look regardless...
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The other list was done through "a third-party booking agency that specializes in college shows."
This list feels much more credible, because while Jon Bon Jovi and Friends is on it (at $850,000+), Bon Jovi ISN'T...unless they're one and the same, LOL!!!
P.S. And just WHY can't Dave Grohl charge more than the Foo Fighters?
05-24-2014, 04:35 AM
