Booking Weezer
Hi guys. Has anyone here checked into how much it costs to book Weezer for a concert. I mean the basic cost, salary for them and their team and not flight and hotel (although a rider would be cool as well).
I'm kinda fed up with the choices we have in concerts by foreign acts here in Iceland this year. We have a lot of old has-beens (even never-beens) like 10cc (1 original member even !), Jethro Tull, James Taylor, Manfred Manns Earth Band, Don McLean, Elvis Costello (although he's a legend). And that's about it. So I'm letting my mind wander a bit. Nothing here catering to the younger generations :( It's just dreadful.
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Permalink Reply by kittens bieber (remix) on -
more than they deserve.
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Permalink Reply by Bjorn on -
Nohh really, Hmm. I've kinda thought they were on the cheaper side of popularity/marketability vs cost ratio. But yeah if someone has some figures a private message would also be good.
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Permalink Reply by Gohi on -
http://rock.about.com/b/2010/10/01/the-smoking-gun-uncovers-how-muc...
I now realize that this doesn't mean it would cost 150,000 to book Weezer for an event. Sorry I couldn't be more helpful.
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Permalink Reply by Daniel [bleed0range] on -
I'm pretty sure they don't do private events even if you have the cash, so you'd have to like book through a venue or something... do it up the professional route.
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Permalink Reply by kittens bieber (remix) on
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ya they only play private events for big corporations, not little people like you.
they have standards, after all.
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Permalink Reply by Daniel [bleed0range] on
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I know you are referencing something they did recently but I can't remember what. I know Rivers did a private event one time for his daughter's school or something (charity related). I was paraphrasing an old answer to the question about booking that used to be on the old .com. It's probably still in the info section on here.
Jack Walter said:ya they only play private events for big corporations, not little people like you.
they have standards, after all.
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Permalink Reply by Bjorn on
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You're funny Jack
Yeah I wasn't thinking about a private party and I think my original post indicated I was thinking of a regular gig, selling tickets and all. Every band does a private party if the money is big enough. That's a thought if I win the lottery someday ! :P
But yeah it was just my mind wandering because the concert scene here is so horrible (see first post) and I've had this dream for a few years to become a concert promoter. I've even worked with promoters on bigger acts than Weezer. I kinda forgot when I did this thread that concerts, at least in small markets as this, are often a collaboration between a promoter and a band so I was never going to get an exact amount. But thanks Gohi for that link, the list I found through that puts things in some kinda perspective and it's really interesting. Lotta acts no ones heard about that aren't that much cheaper than Weezer. Possibly.
Of course if I was serious about this I'd go the professional route and send a message to their management or agency or whatever. Who knows what the future holds.
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Permalink Reply by nick dowdle on -
I was wondering if you had any luck with booking Weezer and if so how did you do it?. I am with the Hobart Jaycees and we are having our annual Jaycee Fest.
Bjorn said:You're funny Jack
Yeah I wasn't thinking about a private party and I think my original post indicated I was thinking of a regular gig, selling and all. Every band does a private party if the money is big enough. That's a thought if I someday ! :P
But yeah it was just my mind wandering because the concert scene here is so horrible (see first post) and I've had this dream for a few years to become a concert promoter. I've even worked with promoters on bigger acts than Weezer. I kinda forgot when I did this thread that concerts, at least in small markets as this, are often a collaboration between a promoter and a band so I was never going to get an exact amount. But thanks Gohi for that link, the list I found through that puts things in some kinda perspective and it's really interesting. Lotta acts no ones heard about that aren't that much cheaper than Weezer. Possibly.
Of course if I was serious about this I'd go the professional route and send a message to their management or agency or whatever. Who knows what the future holds.
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Permalink Reply by Bjorn on
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Nope. Haven't tried to find out who manages their bookings either so can't help you with that. But good luck.
nick dowdle said:I was wondering if you had any luck with booking Weezer and if so how did you do it?. I am with the Hobart Jaycees and we are having our annual Jaycee Fest.
Bjorn said:You're funny Jack
Yeah I wasn't thinking about a private party and I think my original post indicated I was thinking of a regular gig, selling and all. Every band does a private party if the money is big enough. That's a thought if I someday ! :P
But yeah it was just my mind wandering because the concert scene here is so horrible (see first post) and I've had this dream for a few years to become a concert promoter. I've even worked with promoters on bigger acts than Weezer. I kinda forgot when I did this thread that concerts, at least in small markets as this, are often a collaboration between a promoter and a band so I was never going to get an exact amount. But thanks Gohi for that link, the list I found through that puts things in some kinda perspective and it's really interesting. Lotta acts no ones heard about that aren't that much cheaper than Weezer. Possibly.
Of course if I was serious about this I'd go the professional route and send a message to their management or agency or whatever. Who knows what the future holds.
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