My Band Is Opening For Dickey Betts This Thursday (5/21) - Page 2

Mr Insane · 05-22-2009, 03:21 PM

waiting for report...............

***Led Zep Fan*** · 05-22-2009, 07:13 PM

Ok, everyone here's the story....

Time: Thursday, 2:30pm EST...

I get a phone call while at work from the girl that books bands at the club. She tells me that the club booked too many opening acts for this show.

She tells me Dickey has his own opening act he tours with, and she "by accident" she has booked 4 bands to open for the night.

That's a total of 6 bands... Now she asks me how many tickets did we sell...

We were given 50 tickets to sell (@ $16 each) and the band collectively sold 30.
So the woman from the club tells me the band that sold the least amount of tickets would be bumped from the evening and the second least ticket selling band would NOT play on the main stage before Dickey but would play in a different area of the club while the other opening acts are playing...

I told her I'd call her back with the total tally of tickets sold, even though I already knew the number. I called each other member of my band and we decided collectively to bag it. As amazing as it may seem, we all managed to contact every single person we sold tickets to, and tell them not to go, and they would get a full refund.

So I call the girl from the club back (pissed as all hell, what a bunch of scumbags...) and tell her we're not coming. She says how sorry she is and how this type of thing has never happened before. Bullshit! They try to get as many people to sell tickets for them as possible, and then try to screw over the bands... FUCK EM! So then I tell her that we preceded to call everyone we sold tickets to and gave them their money back. She says to me, "Why did you do that for?!? " I couldn't help but laugh! I told her that I wasn't about to be a free ticket agent for the club, plus they were coming to see me, not Dickey

...

Before I got off the phone with her I just had to ask... "How many bands did you book to open for Dickey again?" She says, "Well there's Dickey, his opening act Great Southern..." I cut her off and say, "No, that's the name of the band, Dickey Betts and Great Southern." She says, "No, Great Southern is the name of his opening act..." I tell her again that that's not the case, and she says "Look, I don't want to argue with you, but the name of his opening act is Great Southern." This is when I hung up.

It's no wonder these clubs come and go like there's no tomorrow, they're all run by idiots!

diceman · 05-22-2009, 07:21 PM

That sucks, dude. Hopefully she screwed things up and got fired!

Loserface300 · 05-22-2009, 07:41 PM

f---!!!

I MISSED IT, I DIDNT READ THE ENTIRE POST!!!

Mr Insane · 05-22-2009, 11:05 PM

Sorry to hear, what a bunch of bull crap. I'll pray that you guys will get an even better gig.

gui524 · 05-22-2009, 11:43 PM

That sucks bro ... but you teached the bitch a lesson

I hope you have another great opportunity ... the USA is the land of the oportunities!

Jason · 05-22-2009, 11:49 PM

Wow, what a bitch! You did the right thing screwing them out of their tickets though.

Bluesky · 05-25-2009, 05:30 AM

That sucks , but you needed to look at the big picture. You missed a great band an an oppourtunity to meet a legend. Before handing over 30 tickets they would have given you a nice back Stage pass.

roadsong66 · 05-25-2009, 11:01 AM

Gotta love club owners and their scams.....I don't know if it is still this way, but back in the 80's on LA's Sunset Strip, it was common practice for the Whiskey and the Rainbow to charge bands to play the venue because these clubs felt they were offering exposure to the bands.

AXE · 07-02-2009, 11:02 PM

*taps foot*

07JWLP59RI · 07-02-2009, 11:57 PM

Wow that really sucks. It takes a lot of effort to get ready for a gig. I had a very similar thing happened to my band two weeks ago. We showed up at the club around 8:30 or so and we hang out at the bar until they can clear out the tables so we can set up. As soon as they start moving things around we head for parking lot to load in and there in the parking lot is another band unloading thier equipment. Long story short.. It turns out the place doubled booked and we got the shaft. The only good thing... the other band sucked and drove eveyone out of the place. So I figure they got thier just reward.

05-22-2009, 03:21 PM	#31 (permalink)
Mr Insane Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Ohio Posts: 3,356 Thanks: 93 Thanked 38 Times in 17 Posts	Re: My Band Is Opening For Dickey Betts This Thursday (5/21) waiting for report............... __________________ Go have some fun, shoot a cow with a bazooka.

05-22-2009, 07:13 PM	#32 (permalink)
*Led Zep Fan* MLP Anchorman Join Date: May 2007 Location: Bethlehem, PA Posts: 10,465 Thanks: 123 Thanked 192 Times in 75 Posts	Re: My Band Is Opening For Dickey Betts This Thursday (5/21) Ok, everyone here's the story.... Time: Thursday, 2:30pm EST... I get a phone call while at work from the girl that books bands at the club. She tells me that the club booked too many opening acts for this show. She tells me Dickey has his own opening act he tours with, and she "by accident" she has booked 4 bands to open for the night. That's a total of 6 bands... Now she asks me how many tickets did we sell... We were given 50 tickets to sell (@ $16 each) and the band collectively sold 30. So the woman from the club tells me the band that sold the least amount of tickets would be bumped from the evening and the second least ticket selling band would NOT play on the main stage before Dickey but would play in a different area of the club while the other opening acts are playing... I told her I'd call her back with the total tally of tickets sold, even though I already knew the number. I called each other member of my band and we decided collectively to bag it. As amazing as it may seem, we all managed to contact every single person we sold tickets to, and tell them not to go, and they would get a full refund. So I call the girl from the club back (pissed as all hell, what a bunch of scumbags...) and tell her we're not coming. She says how sorry she is and how this type of thing has never happened before. Bullshit! They try to get as many people to sell tickets for them as possible, and then try to screw over the bands... FUCK EM! So then I tell her that we preceded to call everyone we sold tickets to and gave them their money back. She says to me, "Why did you do that for?!? " I couldn't help but laugh! I told her that I wasn't about to be a free ticket agent for the club, plus they were coming to see me, not Dickey ... Before I got off the phone with her I just had to ask... "How many bands did you book to open for Dickey again?" She says, "Well there's Dickey, his opening act Great Southern..." I cut her off and say, "No, that's the name of the band, Dickey Betts and Great Southern." She says, "No, Great Southern is the name of his opening act..." I tell her again that that's not the case, and she says "Look, I don't want to argue with you, but the name of his opening act is Great Southern." This is when I hung up. It's no wonder these clubs come and go like there's no tomorrow, they're all run by idiots! __________________

05-22-2009, 07:21 PM	#33 (permalink)
diceman V.I.P. Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 16,293 Thanks: 307 Thanked 88 Times in 32 Posts	Re: My Band Is Opening For Dickey Betts This Thursday (5/21) That sucks, dude. Hopefully she screwed things up and got fired! __________________ My Band: www.comeupswingingmusic.com or www.myspace.com/comeupswinging

05-22-2009, 07:41 PM	#34 (permalink)
Loserface300 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Tampa, Florida Posts: 1,360 Thanks: 28 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: My Band Is Opening For Dickey Betts This Thursday (5/21) f---!!! I MISSED IT, I DIDNT READ THE ENTIRE POST!!! __________________

05-22-2009, 11:05 PM	#35 (permalink)
Mr Insane Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Ohio Posts: 3,356 Thanks: 93 Thanked 38 Times in 17 Posts	Re: My Band Is Opening For Dickey Betts This Thursday (5/21) Sorry to hear, what a bunch of bull crap. I'll pray that you guys will get an even better gig. __________________ Go have some fun, shoot a cow with a bazooka.

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05-22-2009, 11:43 PM	#36 (permalink)
gui524 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Over The Hills And Far Away In The Houses Of The Holy, But I'm Going To California Posts: 2,490 Thanks: 8 Thanked 8 Times in 4 Posts	Re: My Band Is Opening For Dickey Betts This Thursday (5/21) That sucks bro ... but you teached the bitch a lesson I hope you have another great opportunity ... the USA is the land of the oportunities! __________________ Made in Brazil LP Custom 68RI Alpine White ( CREAM ) LP Classic 1960 Ebony Jackson JDR94 Handmade JCM800 Hiwatt Studio/Stage ▲ ▲ ▲

05-22-2009, 11:49 PM	#37 (permalink)
Jason Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Oregon Posts: 12,969 Thanks: 84 Thanked 91 Times in 23 Posts	Re: My Band Is Opening For Dickey Betts This Thursday (5/21) Wow, what a bitch! You did the right thing screwing them out of their tickets though.

05-25-2009, 05:30 AM	#38 (permalink)
Bluesky Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 774 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 2 Posts	Re: My Band Is Opening For Dickey Betts This Thursday (5/21) That sucks , but you needed to look at the big picture. You missed a great band an an oppourtunity to meet a legend. Before handing over 30 tickets they would have given you a nice back Stage pass.

05-25-2009, 11:01 AM	#39 (permalink)
roadsong66 Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Burbank or bust! Posts: 810 Thanks: 17 Thanked 51 Times in 8 Posts	Re: My Band Is Opening For Dickey Betts This Thursday (5/21) Gotta love club owners and their scams.....I don't know if it is still this way, but back in the 80's on LA's Sunset Strip, it was common practice for the Whiskey and the Rainbow to charge bands to play the venue because these clubs felt they were offering exposure to the bands. __________________

07-02-2009, 11:02 PM	#40 (permalink)
AXE V.I.P. Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Core Club Asswipe. Posts: 9,884 Thanks: 597 Thanked 231 Times in 67 Posts	Re: My Band Is Opening For Dickey Betts This Thursday (5/21) taps foot __________________

07-02-2009, 11:57 PM	#41 (permalink)
07JWLP59RI Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: America's home town Posts: 156 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: My Band Is Opening For Dickey Betts This Thursday (5/21) Wow that really sucks. It takes a lot of effort to get ready for a gig. I had a very similar thing happened to my band two weeks ago. We showed up at the club around 8:30 or so and we hang out at the bar until they can clear out the tables so we can set up. As soon as they start moving things around we head for parking lot to load in and there in the parking lot is another band unloading thier equipment. Long story short.. It turns out the place doubled booked and we got the shaft. The only good thing... the other band sucked and drove eveyone out of the place. So I figure they got thier just reward. __________________ Someday, I hope to think of something really clever to say. Until then... this is all I got.

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