There are two things a gentlemen never discusses 1)how much money they make and 2)sex. Well, while I don't know how much money it will cost you have sex with Third Eye Blind, I do know how much money it will cost you to get them to play at your cousin Sara's Bat Mitzvah. $70,000.
AND That's not all… a night with Mumford And Sons? $30K + -yeah, my bet is that plus is gonna be very plus for these guys, though Vampire Weekend are fluctuating between $60,000 to $100,000.
Yes, pop pickers, we got hold of the prices to book some of the biggest acts in the country (also? We got TONS OF RIDERS -yes, Ben Kweller is not a fussy man. No food in the dressing room? Slip him a ten spot and he'll get his own. PS? 7K to have her perform)
Now, this is ratecards we are looking at, so my feeling is some of this is very negotiable.
We will be telling you how much it cost to book Creed, George Clinton, Muse, Sleigh bells and many more over the coming weeks. And James Taylor's asking price? A cool million. Coming up in future postings everybody from Taylor Swift to Christina Aguilar. Black Eyed Peas,Ice cube, Foo Fighters… the list is huge.
But let's start with the affordable layman band, right? From $7 – $10K will get you verve Pipe, and (don't tell Helen Bach this or she will want me to buy them for her as an Xmas gift) the English beat are $5 – $10K!
Here are the Up To 10K Artists -comments where I've felt like it
Alexa Ray Joel $5 – 10K (maybe daddy will show)
Ben Kweller $5 – 7K (maybe Conor will show)
Ben Lee $7 – 10K
Blessid Union of The Souls $5 – 10K
Broken Bells $5 – 10K+ (seems like a helluva deal to me… depending on the plus of course)
Cage the Elephant $7 – 10K
Dar Williams – $7.5 – 10K
Dave Matthews Tribute Band $5 – 10K (Yes, tribute band -caveat emptor dudes)
DJ Logic $4 – 7K
DJ Shadow $7 – 10K
DJ Skribble $7 -10K
Jill Sobule $5K+
Matt Costa $7 – 10K
Neon Trees $5 – 10K
One Eskimo $5 (Hey, at least they have one flat fee)
PM Dawm $5 – 10K
Ryan Cabrera $7 – 10K
Sponge $7 – 10K
The Bodeans $10K
The English Beat $5 – 10K
Verve Pike $7 – 10K