Longbranch Saloon

Booking Instructions:

If you are looking to play the Longbranch, here are some rules you need to follow:

General Policies

Shows:
Do not book shows in Knoxville 14 days before or after a show booked at the Longbranch. It generally affects both shows negatively and is unfair to the bands you play with and the venues you're playing.

Promotion:
All bands are expected to promote their show at least two weeks in advance, whether they are headlining or not.
Promoting your show means flyers, posting on the internet, calling and e-mailing friends/fans, etc.
Also 90.3 will allow on air interviews if you contact them far enough in advance. Touring bands are expected
to have posters and promotional materials to the club at least 3 weeks before their show. Approximately 15 posters
are requested.

Draw:
Local bands are expected to be able to draw a minimum of 15 people, regardless of the day they are playing or
their spot on the bill. 30-50 is considered a solid draw and 50+ headlining material. If you can not draw the
minimum 15 people then please do not contact use about booking you until you have built a crowd of 15.

Stage Times/Etiquette:
Stage times are approximate, and sometimes bands go on later than the time given. Advertise the time given.
We reward bands that have their crowd come early and stay late to support the other bands on the bill. It is
also expected that bands stay the entire night to support the other bands on the bill. If you are not interested
in the bands that you are playing with then why did you choose to play the show with them?

Pay:
All bands are paid after the show. If you can't stay until the end of the show then you don't get paid.
The bigger the draw the better the percentage the band will receive.

Booking:
Please include the band name and date you're looking for in the subject line. We get hundreds of emails and it helps us keep track of everyone.
Include links to your Website/Facebook/Purevolume pages.
If you don’t have a website with an audio clip, you need to get one. If touring, please check the calendar first to see what’s going on, and don’t ask to be added to any shows the week of the show. If you have never
played the Longbranch before, don’t ask to be booked as support on a big show. We reward the bands that help us first.
At load-in, please do not be late. These times are given for a reason. If you aren’t here on time, we may not
know if you are coming at all. Always call the club and/or the booking agent if you are going to be late. Bands that are excessively or repeatedly late will be bumped from shows.

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