How Many Gigs On Average ?

[Tony Scott]

Usually weddings make up 40-50% of all the work we do. This year has been mostly engagement parties so far but the number of christenings has rocketed. Had nearly 4 full months of Sundays from mid-January but things have quietened down a bit now. (I'm glad of the break, really!)

Don't get many Christenings, not that keen on working sunday afternoons anyway and in my experience they never want to pay much......

........if I'm gonna loose my only family day a week then I want to be well compensated for it!

[Vectis]

Don't get many Christenings, not that keen on working sunday afternoons anyway and in my experience they never want to pay much......

........if I'm gonna loose my only family day a week then I want to be well compensated for it!

Sunday work is rare around these parts, but if I do take a Sunday gig I'll take Friday or Saturday off in lieu.

[501damian501]

i said lets clear the air, because some people get up tight about discussing this sort of stuff, regards damian

[Solitaire Events Ltd]

i said lets clear the air, because some people get up tight about discussing this sort of stuff

I don't think they do and if they did, they just wouldn't post. How many gigs you do a week doesn't make any difference to anyone but yourself surely?

[DazzyD]

Sunday work is rare around these parts, but if I do take a Sunday gig I'll take Friday or Saturday off in lieu.

I do this too. I spend more time with the family on another day.

Christenings don't pay too badly. £40 per hour (shows have been a minimum 3 hours) with not more than a 15 min drive each way isn't too bad especially when the alternative is to sit in our house and watch the soap omnibuses on the telly. I've never gotten home later than 7pm but I have missed a few Sunday dinners. I suppose they do say every rose has it's thorn!

[CRAZY K]

Don't get many Christenings, not that keen on working sunday afternoons anyway and in my experience they never want to pay much......

........if I'm gonna loose my only family day a week then I want to be well compensated for it!

Quite right--unfortunately I am working tonight--didnt realise its FATHERS DAY when I took the job

Im one of those---( no not one of those-----a Father stupid

So thats rearranged for next Sunday then
CRAZY K

[rob1963]

Sunday work is rare around these parts, but if I do take a Sunday gig I'll take Friday or Saturday off in lieu.

Funnily enough, I get more Sunday discos than Friday ones!

I've never been able to work out why, but I might do 5 Sunday gigs each year compared to maybe 2 or 3 on Fridays.

Weird!