beaker Posted March 19, 2012 Report Share Posted March 19, 2012 How much does a band get paid to play on the main/nme/FR stage for say a mid afternoon slot? There must be a number of bands who are out of pocket when they play festivals due to staff and transport costs etc. I remember reading that the Darkness got paid £90 to open Glastonbury the year they "made it" which seems very low. Anybody know actual figures? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jump Posted March 19, 2012 Report Share Posted March 19, 2012 How much does a band get paid to play on the main/nme/FR stage for say a mid afternoon slot? There must be a number of bands who are out of pocket when they play festivals due to staff and transport costs etc. I remember reading that the Darkness got paid £90 to open Glastonbury the year they "made it" which seems very low. Anybody know actual figures? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiestaDave Posted March 19, 2012 Report Share Posted March 19, 2012 Melvin Benn does. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dip Posted March 19, 2012 Report Share Posted March 19, 2012 I know a band in 2007 got paid £5000 for a slot halfway up the Carling tent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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iPaulo xD Posted March 19, 2012 Report Share Posted March 19, 2012 Someone posted the same question last year and there was a very nice chart, but i cant remember where it was or how to find it now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jump Posted March 19, 2012 Report Share Posted March 19, 2012 I know a band in 2007 got paid £5000 for a slot halfway up the Carling tent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan R Posted March 19, 2012 Report Share Posted March 19, 2012 [quote name=iPaulo ' timestamp='1332196160' post='3756477] Someone posted the same question last year and there was a very nice chart, but i cant remember where it was or how to find it now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe1990 Posted March 20, 2012 Report Share Posted March 20, 2012 i said last year that Guns and Roses got paid a million for there appearance at Reading in 2010. some agreed some disagreed after seeing something in a newspaper. it wouldn't surprise me tho if they did, possible even more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheeseisamazing Posted March 20, 2012 Report Share Posted March 20, 2012 How much does a band get paid to play on the main/nme/FR stage for say a mid afternoon slot? There must be a number of bands who are out of pocket when they play festivals due to staff and transport costs etc. I remember reading that the Darkness got paid £90 to open Glastonbury the year they "made it" which seems very low. Anybody know actual figures? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrtourette Posted March 20, 2012 Report Share Posted March 20, 2012 I don't think the record company get any money for live performances, however I'd imagine that the management company do (or it goes towards overall earnings that they take a cut of). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eFestivals Posted March 20, 2012 Report Share Posted March 20, 2012 I remember reading that the Darkness got paid £90 to open Glastonbury the year they "made it" which seems very low. As someone has already mentioned, that was for a booking the band had taken before they'd hit the big time. They opened T in the Park the same year, and probably didn't get much for that either. But I'm not entirely sure the amount of right, even if that's the amount that Eavis said. At around the same year I know that very minor bands were being paid £500 for playing in the (as it was then) New Bands Tent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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