How Many Gigs On Average ?

[501damian501]

Right... then you folks time to clear the air, how many wedding gigs on average do you do a year...... ? reguards damian

[Penfold42]

It depends who you ask.....

Some guys on here...weddings are their bread and butter....others not so....

Me, i'll be doing between 15 - 20 this year......not a lot i know...but this is only the second year...:)

[Solitaire Events Ltd]

Just out of interest Damiuan, why the phrase "Time to clear the air" I'm not sure what you mean?

[Penfold42]

Just out of interest Damiuan, why the phrase "Time to clear the air" I'm not sure what you mean?

I thought you were off for a wee....:p

[rob1963]

It depends who you ask.....

Some guys on here...weddings are their bread and butter....



I'm one of those guys.

Weddings account for nearly 90% of all my disco bookings.

This is exactly what I'd expect, as about 90% my advertising is on wedding directory type sites.

[Tony Scott]

I'm one of those guys.

Weddings account for nearly 90% of all my disco bookings.



About 75% for me on the wedding front.

Getting a lot of 18th Birthday Disco's. Did 2 or 3 at the end of last year and now all their friends are booking me for this year......I know a lot of people shy away from 18th's but I really like em!

Weymouth, Dorset, Somerset, www.partyshopdisco.co.uk 18th Birthday Disco, Bassline, Drum & Bass, Pendulum, Hardcore, RnB, Emo, Indie, Cheese ...........there that's the search engine optimisation bit done! :D

[Vectis]

My rough split is

Weddings - 30%
Older Kids/Young Teens - 50%
Other - 20%

BUT (and it's a big but) the majority of my weddings are very intricate, all-day type affairs with lots of additional services wrapped into the overall package, usually far exceeding my published "disco only" rates ;)

Example being yesterdays:
- three planning sessions (mainly because bride is American, groom is British, friends arriving from about 20 countries)
- marquee used for meal needs PA for 250 plus video projection
- same room being used for ceremony and disco so lots of jiggling and hanging around
- custom video sequence for first dance
- video recording and photography during the whole event

etc.

[Tony Scott]

............usually far exceeding my published "disco only" rates ;)

Example being yesterdays:
- three planning sessions (mainly because bride is American, groom is British, friends arriving from about 20 countries)
- marquee used for meal needs PA for 250 plus video projection
- same room being used for ceremony and disco so lots of jiggling and hanging around
- custom video sequence for first dance
- video recording and photography during the whole event

etc.

All that for £75.00........wow! :D

[Vectis]

All that for £75.00........wow! :D

Yep - not a bad hourly rate huh? :D

[DazzyD]

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!)

[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! :)

:agree:

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]

:agree:

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 :eek: :eek: :eek:

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

So thats rearranged for next Sunday then :rolleyes:
CRAZY K

[rob1963]

:agree:

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!