It’s important to choose your audience when asking for gigs and to look into the details when deciding if you will play the ones you have been offered. Unfortunately Promoters aren’t always the brightest of people and can sometimes put bands of different genres on one bill, meaning the gig may not turn out the way you think it will! There have been many stories where Metal bands have been added to a Hip Hop gig and even punk bands added to Jazz gigs?!

Today, I’m writing this from Croatia! I’m here, funnily enough because I’m playing a gig – booked through Couch-Surfing. On Couch-Surfing there are various different groups where users post messages to find new friends and places to stay. It can be a useful tool for musicians and bands as there are also groups for finding gigs all across the world.

Whether it be a house concert, or a gig in a local venue the gigs are often DIY, organized by other musicians or music lovers. It gives any band the opportunity to branch out of their home town and play all across the world.