We all know there can be benefits to hanging around in bars.
There are though, far more efficient ways to get a band booking than the recommendation one writer made this week.
He suggested going to the venue(s) you want the band booking in and said:
"If you tip well, the bartenders will remember you and by your third or fourth visit you may even be able to get them to hand your press pack to the person that books shows at the venue."
That might be fine for the odd local venue that you're going to anyway. How many venues though can you reasonably get around in a week? How much would this cost you in time and transport - not to mention beer?
Personally, I've always found it far easier to pick up the phone and spend half an hour ringing round a few venues. With the right questions you can pitch around 10 venues in less time that it takes to get served in most bars.
Visiting the venues for anything other than having a good time (or watching other bands sometimes) sounds like making hard work of gig-getting to me.
Here's an outline I use when making calls if you're stuck for something to say on the phone to get a band booking
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