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Get Paid Faster: Card Payments for Bands
How accepting card payments helps bands get deposits and balances paid sooner — payment links, fees, chasing, and keeping your records straight.
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Guides for gigging bands.
Straight-talking advice for UK band leaders, deps and crew — pricing, pay splits, contracts, setlists, touring, tax and winning more bookings.
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Tools & apps
Best Band Management Apps Compared (2026)
A fair look at band management apps and tools for UK bands — BandHelper, Bandsintown for Artists, general-purpose tools and BandQuill — and who each suits.
7 min read
Tax & legal
Are E-Signatures Legal for Band Contracts in the UK?
Electronic signatures and band booking contracts in the UK — the Electronic Communications Act 2000, the Law Commission's view, evidence and best practice.
6 min read
Gigs & production
How to Write a Day-of-Show Running Order
Build a clear day-of-show running order for weddings, corporate events and gigs — load-in to load-out, with a full sample timeline and tips.
6 min read
Money & invoicing
Band Deposits and Cancellation Policies That Work
How much deposit to take, when to ask for the balance, how to write a fair cancellation policy and how to handle postponements — with examples.
7 min read
Tax & legal
Band Insurance: Gear Cover and Public Liability
What UK bands need to know about public liability, instrument and equipment insurance, employers' liability, vehicles and keeping an inventory.
7 min read
Gigs & production
PRS for Music Live Setlist Reporting: A Band Guide
How songwriters earn royalties from live gigs by reporting setlists to PRS for Music — who can report, what you need and how to stay organised.
7 min read
Running a band
Band Communication Without 200 WhatsApps
How to stop important gig details getting lost in the group chat — what belongs where, ground rules, announcements and a single source of truth.
6 min read
Gigs & production
Stage Plots and Input Lists Explained
What a stage plot and input list are, what to include, how to number channels and how to send them so engineers are ready before you arrive.
7 min read
Marketing & bookings
How to Write a Band EPK That Gets You Booked
What to put in a band electronic press kit — bio, photos, music, video, live history, tech spec and contacts — with a short bio template.
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Marketing & bookings
Get More Wedding and Corporate Enquiries Online
Turn your band website into a booking machine — what couples and planners look for, enquiry forms that convert, local SEO and fast replies.
7 min read
Tax & legal
Tax for Gigging Musicians in the UK: A Plain Guide
Self Assessment, allowable expenses, mileage rates, the £1,000 trading allowance and Making Tax Digital thresholds for UK musicians, explained.
8 min read
Money & invoicing
Invoicing as a Band: Sole Trader, Partnership or Ltd?
How UK bands should invoice — choosing sole trader, partnership or limited company, what an invoice must include, payment terms and VAT.
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Touring
How to Tour the UK on a Budget
Plan a UK tour that doesn't lose money — routing, van hire, accommodation, per diems, merch and a sample tour budget with £ figures.
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Running a band
Band Rehearsal Planning: Get More From Every Session
How to plan band rehearsals that actually move you forward — agendas, home preparation, finding a date, room hire costs and recording sessions.
7 min read
Weddings & functions
How to Build a Wedding and Function Band Setlist
Plan wedding and function setlists that fill the dance floor — set lengths, energy curves, first dances, requests and a sample running order.
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Running a band
How to Find, Book and Keep Great Deps
Where to find reliable deps, how much to pay them, what to send before the gig and how to build a dep pool that says yes when you need it.
7 min read
Tax & legal
What to Put in a Band Booking Contract
A clause-by-clause checklist for UK band booking contracts — fees, deposits, cancellation, timings, power, food, overtime and force majeure.
7 min read
Weddings & functions
Wedding Band Prices in the UK: How to Set Your Fee
How to price your wedding or function band in the UK — cost-based pricing, market rates, packages, extras and when to raise your fee.
7 min read
Money & invoicing
How to Split Gig Money Fairly in a Band
Equal shares, percentages, fixed fees for deps or a band kitty? A practical guide to splitting gig fees fairly, with worked £ examples.
7 min read
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