For a gig to succeed, the artists and the promoter each bring different things to the table and need to work together. The lists below detail what the organisers of Rock & Robots can offer to acts we book and what they should provide the organisers with in return.

If you're happy with the terms of the deal below, you can apply to play at a Rock & Robots night using the form linked at the bottom of the page (or keep talking with me if I sent you here).

You can also use this as a checklist to make effective preparations for the gig

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What The Others and Tolerable Music provide:

 

• Access to full PA and backline including: microphones, monitors, amps, house instruments (drum kit, bass guitar, electric guitar, various percussion instruments), projector and sound desk with multiple inputs

• Sound engineer and sound check on the night

• Payment of 32% of door takings after the first £100 for a 30 minute performance (less for a 20 minute performance)

• Regular promotion of the night across all our social media: Instagram, Facebook and TikTok

• Full recording of your performance sent to you after the show – use this however you like as long as you credit us

• Edited recording of at least one of your songs uploaded to the @tolerablemusic Instagram and TikTok accounts

• Opportunity for an interview on the Rock & Robots podcast

• Opportunity to share an exclusive performance on the Rock & Robots podcast

• Opportunity to borrow a robot to compete in the robot tournament

• Guestlist spots for your entourage (e.g. roadies, drivers, photographers, social media people)

  • Bear in mind that payment comes directly from ticket sales so don’t put all your friends on there

• Facebook event and ticket page and shareable static and animated event poster

• Paid advertising of the event across Instagram and Facebook

 

What we would like from booked acts

 

In the lead-up to the gig:

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• People who buy tickets to see the night (aim for at least 10)

• Preferably, acts will not have and will not book any other gigs at venues with postcodes beginning E#, EC#, N#, NW# or WC# for the 4 days preceding and 4 days following the night of the Rock & Robots gig

  • i.e. if Rock & Robots is on Sunday 10th, it should be your only gig in this area between Tuesday 6th and Thursday 14th. This is to reduce the chances of potential attendees thinking “I’ll skip this gig and see them nearby in a few days”.

• Regular sharing of social content and own self promotion of the night

• Acceptance of the collaboration Instagram posts with @tolerablemusic (pre-show poster and post-show group photo)

• Materials we need to promote you and the night:

  • A bio, pictures, performance video/music video file to be edited into Tolerable Music's promotional video, website/social links, plus anything for us to promote

  • Clip for @tolerablemusic social accounts with the prompt: "3 reasons to come to Rock & Robots"

  • An image, video or presentation to be projected on the back wall during the set

  • Any audio files needed for the set

  • Please send over to tolerablemusic@gmail.com as soon as gig is confirmed

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On gig night:

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• Attendance at and completion of a sound check (between 17:00 and 17:50 on gig day)

• Bring your own breakables (optional but preferred - you can use the house snare, I only recently learned that was a breakable)

• A well-rehearsed and professional 30 minute performance of mostly original songs (limit of 2 covers per set but this can be negotiated)