How much do booking agents charge?
But you will have to decide if you can afford to work with a booking agent full-time. For instance, if you are playing gigs for only $500 a night, and the booking agent gets 15% ($75) for booking the gig, neither of you will make much money. You will only have $425.00 to pay the band and all of your expenses, so the band could be making less than $50.00 a piece per night, which is less than the booking agent. But I have always looked at that situation this way: If you are a working band, you should take as many gigs as you possibly can. In time, you will begin to make more and more money as you grow your fan base and expand the areas where you play. When you are starting out, even if you make only enough money to survive for that day, it’s better than being stuck at a day job.
