A question from Carol the bar owner



Hello John,



I was wondering if you could answer some questions for me.

Our bar booked a show with a band by verbal agreement for two weekends
in a row. The first weekend they were there they were incredibly rude,
and were even overheard in the bathroom telling people to not come to
this show because they don't like our bar. While onstage they called us
by the name of a different bar, and when corrected, they lead singer
said loudly in to the microphone "I don't f-ing care"!!

The manager took him aside during the next break and asked him to
correct himself in the next set and he spent the rest of the night
sarcastically stating that he was at "The correct name of our bar" and
he was "Sooooo happy" to be there.

At the end of the night the manager told him not to bother coming back
next weekend, that we would find a band that wanted to be there.

Long story short, they are taking us to small claims court for breaking
a verbal agreement.

We're wondering if they even have a case? Does this type of thing happen
often?

Thank you for your time.

Carol



WWJDD?


SUCH DRAMA ! ! No, I don't think that they have a case. How much money
was guaranteed? $100? or was it just a door deal? This band really
should get a life & spend a little more time making music rather than
bitching & moaning & working on their rockstar attitude. You ought to
have one of the burly bouncers find the band & threaten the shit out of
them (most likely they'd fold like an oatmeal outhouse) . . . KIDDING !
! I don't think this happens very often 'cause people usually have
better things to do. Maybe show in court, roll yr eyes at the judge &
say, "Really? Are you kidding me? you're going to all this trouble for
some crappy bar gig?" (Of course that's not to say yr bar is by any
means crappy). Have they actually filed the small claims suit? I doubt
that they will actually get around to that. Musicians are really wired
that way.
Don't forget; wear a tie in court, have fun & thanks for writing,
Jd



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