What's your favorite band worth?

[obie]

ClearChannel sorts it out for you (http://www.clearchannelcollegeentertainment.com/SearchResults.asp?Artist=%25)

Have to admit, as someone who has never booked a concert I found this fascinating. $100,000 for Huey Lewis? Who knew?

[ToddP25]

Dave Holmes for 3K??? is that the dave holmes of MTV fame......WTF does he do?

[LeperKhan]

Interesting list. Let's say someone gave you a $100K credit to book band(s). How would you spend your money? You could, for example, blow the whole wad on Leann Rimes, or, you could book a bunch of less expensive bands and have your own all day rock fest.

I think I'd go with:
Ween $20k
Sonic Youth $20k
Dropkick Murphys $15k
Ice T $10k (only if he plays a half and half show with a rap set and a Body Count set)
Fishbone $7.5k
Biz Markie $5k
BR5-49 $5k
Built to Spill $5k
The Supersuckers $5k (The list said "Call for Pricing", but based on others listed I'm guessing this is about where they fit in)
Black 47 $3.5k
Luna $2.5k
Freedy Johnston $2k

That actually comes out to $100,500 but I'm sure we could come up with the other $500 somewhere.

[MLSNHTOWN]

Originally posted by LeperKhan
Interesting list. Let's say someone gave you a $100K credit to book band(s). How would you spend your money?

I think I'd go with:
Biz Markie $5k

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Biz Markie - Every day for 20 straight days.

[nicodemus]

This is just what they're asking for. They don't get this much.

[obie]

Who cares if it's what they get or not? It still is fun to play Fantasy Booking Agent....

Wilco $25,000
Mr. Show $15,000
Doves $15,000
Spiritualized $10,000
Bob Mould $7,500
Flaming Lips $7,500
Beta Band $5,000
Dave Attell $5,000
Stereophonics $5,000
Moldy Peaches $3,000
Freedy Johnston $2,000

Total: $100,000 exactly!

[togneter]

That list has neither Modest Mouse nor The Eels, and, therefore, is worthless.

[Unorthodox Yank]

Originally posted by togneter
That list has neither Modest Mouse or The Eels, and, therefore, is worthless.
no pearl jam either.

That mkaes it worthless x3

[Aimer, Northend Diva]

no Duran Duran...it sucks.

[Daniel from Montréal]

Ahahahah P Diddy for 125$!!!

And ANYONE asking more than James Brown's 50k is full of sh!t.

[Daniel from Montréal]

Ahahahah P Diddy for 125$!!!

And ANYONE asking more than James Brown's 50k is full of sh!t.

And Shania Twain is the most expensive: $300,000!!!!!! Are you NUTS?

[fidlerre]

Originally posted by Daniel from Montréal


And Shania Twain is the most expensive: $300,000!!!!!! Are you NUTS?

she offers a free peep show at the *after party*

[slipknotter]

Tool for $200k PLUS?!?!

[fidlerre]

guster $50,000
travis $30,000
jack johnson $20,000

[Ictar]

Social Distortion for 25k? If I won the lottery I'd pay them to spend a month at my house~

Whoopi Goldberg for 100k+. Hahaha.

[Metrofan CP]

Ben Kwellar - $2,500
Lucky Boys Confusion - $3,000
Emo Phillips - $3,000
Flogging Molly - $3,000
H20 - $3,000
Dave Attell - $5,000
Brian Regan - $10,000
Less Than Jake - ~$15,000
Dropkick Murphys - $15,000
Steven Wright - $15,000
Everclear - $25,000

TOTAL - $99,500

[minorthreat]

Originally posted by slipknotter
Tool for $200k PLUS?!?! Tool use so much weird ************ in their stage shows that probably about half of that is to just recoup costs, though.

[Unorthodox Yank]

Andrew WK- 15k
Ben Folds- 20K
Ben Kweller- 2K
Cake- 30k
Less Than Jake- 10K
Phantom Planet- 10K
Violent Femmes- 25K

I'm only 12K over. I dont want to give anybody else up.

[Footix]

Wow...prices that bands ask from promoters used to be totally top secret and closely guarded...I'll bet many of those acts have no idea their asking price is available on the net...

Don't forget, in most cases those prices are BEFORE production costs (PA, basic lighting, etc...) and rider costs.

The reason why acts like Huey Lewis and his like are so expensive is that there isn't a snowball's chance in hell that they'd book a proper tour, so those high costs allow them to play one-off's or weekends at places that can afford them like casinos and corporate functions.

I don't recall if he's on the list or not, but David Johanson still gets that kind of massive dough for going out on weekends as Buster Poindexter to sing "Hot Hot Hot" for yuppies, geezers, and corporate get-togethers.

I think I'd drop $47.5K for Travis, Stereophonics, Biz Markie, Dave Attell & Ben Kweller, and spend the rest on beers for us.

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[wcgcapone]

I could put together a good Celtic Rock show for only $21.5K

Black 47 3.5K
Dropkick Murphys 15K
Flogging Molly 3K