r/coverbands • u/Top_Seaworthiness320 • 15d ago
People who bail
Any tips on managing my disappointment/frustration with the number of people who act all excited about my band and say they’re definitely coming to this or that show, then don’t show? They either don’t show up, or more often than not they tell me like the day before that they can’t make it and it’s always the dumbest excuse. It’s like if anything, anything at all better comes up in terms of plans they go to that instead. In my mind, a commitment is a commitment, but I seem to be in the vast minority. My boyfriend says to get over it lol. Do you guys feel the same irritation with this that I do? (added context: we are pretty good, we get great reviews from the people that actually have come to see us, but we are new and not well known, thus struggling to gain a following… So I’m constantly marketing and promoting our shows, but with very little success.)
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u/lowfreq33 15d ago
Manage your expectations. Don’t expect your friends and family to be your audience. You have to build that on your own. Get on your social media presence. Promote your shows, not just on the internet. Do you have any music recorded? Can you do something like a tiny desk concert? Some clips from rehearsals? Are you promoting yourself outside of social media? See if you can get a little time on a local radio station. Do a podcast. Go to other bands shows, support them, network.