Re: [dcab-l] Advice on Gig contract Radius / Exclusivity Clauses

My first thought is: WHOA. Our band has been playing about 20 gigs a year for the last 4-5 years, and never ran across this, but that may be the tyepes of places we play. We could not even entertain this offer since we already have 10 gigs booked that "viloate" this. This sound plausible for traveling bands from other areas of the countries, maybe. But even thinking about some of the bands of medium popularity: they often come to an area for 2-3 gigs, so this would not work for them. There may be some type of performers that this approach would fit for, but certainly not local bands like ours.

Dave

On Tue, Aug 20, 2013 at 7:31 AM, Mary Romagnoli <mromagno@gmail.com> wrote:

Hello DCBU. What are your thoughts on performance contracts that limit
where and when you can play?

My band was invited to play at a club in Baltimore. The promoter wants
us to sign a contract with a
radius clause specifying that we will not take bookings within 60
miles of Baltimore for 180 days (90 days before and after the gig).

We are a local band and perform in the DC area regularly so it looks
like we have to decline. The promoter would not negotiate the terms.

This doesn't make sense to me for a local band with a local audience.

Has this happened to you? How did you handle it?

Thoughts?

- Mary

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