Cancellations or Set Reductions

[Frank_K]

So what do you guys do in regards to payment, if your set gets cancelled or reduced in length?

Do you still charge the original amount? Or do you adjust your pay?

The venue I play at over-estimated their Xmas Eve, and I turned up to be told I wasn't needed.
I've played there about fifty times, and this is the first time it's happened, so I'm tempted to be lenient on them...

I'm intending on charging them, but only for an hour instead of the three I was supposed to play.

If they'd rang me before I left home and told me I wasn't needed, I wouldn't charge them at all.

Do you think I'm being reasonable? Or too hard on myself?

[fiascoe]

It all depends on your prior relationship with them and any future dealings that you want to have with them. To be honest I would have done the same as you have to look at it from their point of view as well. Having said that though you do have to be firm with them and let them know that you will let this one go but your ass is not open for future shaftings of the same scenario.

[The Good Doctor]

Invoice them for the full amount of your original booking.

[DJBodie]

It all depends on your prior relationship with them and any future dealings that you want to have with them. To be honest I would have done the same as you have to look at it from their point of view as well. Having said that though you do have to be firm with them and let them know that you will let this one go but your ass is not open for future shaftings of the same
scenario.

That's almost a little too sensible ha.

[turkman]

they should have informed you before arriving at the venue imo.

[s2n-mikey]

Definately should have been informed

[djl90]

This has happened to me as well. The manager said that because I didn't play a set I would not be paid. I was booked 2 months in advance. It was my first gig at the venue.

I invoiced for the full amount only to be told I would not be paid one cent. Needless to say I will never play there again.

I agree with Fiasco, if you want to play there again dont push the bargain.

[walkdogz]

Depends on the place, and the length of the set I guess...

I was booked to play an hour and a half once, but didn't end up playing cos I was opening set and it wasn't very busy. I still got paid the full amount I had invoiced them for prior to the night. So it always helps to get your invoices in before you play as that way they'll feel obligated to pay you some amount instead of the nothing which happened to the person above.

[walkdogz]

Any decent promoter/reputable venue should WANT to pay you though as a professional courtesy more than anything, afterall word can spread pretty quick about dodgey places.

[defected819]

I think with less than 24 hrs notice you should charge a reduced amount. I got double booked once so I invoiced for one hour. Just kept invoicing them every week until
they paid. Was only 60 bucks but hey that's a few records. Took them a couple months but I got it.

[plan-b]

^^ I agree. They screwed up, not you, it's just business really..

[kieren]

Unless you have a good relationship with the venue I wouldn’t take shit from the manager personally I charge $200 unless they give me a week’s notice and so far I haven’t had a problem getting cancelation $$.

They can’t run a business like that, someone is to blame for the fuck-up but it isn’t you!

[plan-b]

^^ Most of us aren't in a position to not take shit from the manager... Most of us can't charge that much for being cancelled at that much notice either...

I'm still with defected... charge them a reduced ammount... It's all about compromise...

[djl90]

I would love to show this thread to the owner that refused to pay me at all