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Booking and selling your own show when no promoter willHow musicians and comedians book their own gigs, read what a venue is really offering, and sell enough tickets to make the night pay. With the arithmetic.Read the guideIn this topic
- August 22, 2026How comedians build a local audience out of open micsThe path from open mics to paid spots to your own night, why stage time alone does not build a following, and what to do at every gig to change that.
- August 22, 2026Doors, guarantees and merch: what a venue is actually offeringHow to read a venue offer, the four questions that change what a door split is worth, and why merch often earns more than the door at small capacities.
- August 22, 2026How independent musicians fill a small roomWhat actually fills a 60-capacity room for an unsigned act, why follower counts do not convert, and the sequence that turns one good night into a run.
- August 22, 2026Self-promote, or split with a promoter?What a promoter actually provides, what the split costs you in real numbers, and the point at which running your own show becomes the better decision.
- August 22, 2026Touring small rooms without losing money on the quiet nightsHow to route a small tour so the strong dates carry the weak ones, what a run actually costs per night, and how to test each city before you book it.