Well, having played Glasgow’s local music scene for over a year, and after trying to find a way to get hassle free gigs with reduced pressure to sell a tonne of tickets, we realised that non-pay-to-play gigs were the only fair way for local bands to play!
So, enter Sick Joke Promotions who’s plan is to help local bands do just that. "Non pay-to-play" gigs where the bands can make money!
What venues do we use?We’ll be booking gigs primarily at Glasgow’s Soundhaus. If you want to play at another venue: ask us, and we’ll try and get it sorted out for you! We’ll work as hard as we can to accomodate your gigging needs, whatever they are.
We’re happy to try to accommodate any band’s specific requirements, and, so, Sick Joke Promotions will do everything we can to make sure your gigging experience is the best it could be.
IF WE DON’T HAVE A DATE SCHEDULED THAT SUITS YOU, WE’LL DO OUR BEST TO FIND ANOTHER PROMOTER WHO CAN HELP YOU OUT!!
We’re not afraid to admit that sometimes we won’t always have a suitable gig date for your band! Nor are we afraid to introduce you to our competitors!
What ticket deal do we operate?
Unless otherwise stated when booking gig, each band will be sent 40 tickets, at cost £6 on a £4/£2 promoter/band split. This allows us to recover the costs of hiring the venue/backline/etc and allows the bands we work with to make some money no matter how few tickets they sell!
And since there’s no "minimum number" of tickets need be sold, there’s no evil "pay-to-play" promoter on your back looking for money you haven’t made! Everyone’s a winner! =)