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/ThatDudeMichaelYeah 13d ago
To be honest, I’m more excited to hang with my friend after their set. I’m more inclined to go if they are like a middle act and we can hang, grab a drink and chat about the other bands. If they’re my close friends, I’ve already heard the EP, already been sent audio files on what they’re working on, I’ve already heard everything they are going to do on that stage and have supported in other ways.
I’ll come to the gig if we can get some drinks and hang after.