Success Happy

My band had a gig where no one danced...but we were paid $500 regardless. So was it successful or not???

I'm trying to gather a concensus for an internal disagreement. Thanks..all responses welcome! ps to kangaroo---LOL...of course! I thought we were trying to make money, myself! it was a bar...we play classic rock. Oh, people were into it...mostly sitting or standing around at the bar, tapping in time, singing along, cheering after each tune. Compliments afterwords, too. It's just we have a couple mates who seem overly preoccupied with the dancers!

Public Comments

1. yea it was successful. you got money right?
2. depends on what kind of music you played. was the type of music you played normally the kind that people dance to?
3. what type of music did you play? what was the venue? have you had any new bookings since then?
4. It depends on whether your goal was to earn money or to make people dance.
5. moneywise you were sucessful. but I would still rather have a ton of kids enjoying my music then make money....at first lol. I was in a band and we played in front of 600 kids. we only made a hundred bucks but who cares? our myspace blew up the next day.
6. IT WAS SUCCESFUL, YOU DID THE GIG AND BY THE WAY, YOU HAVE TO PUT YOUR SONG OUT THERE MORE, GET MORE COMFORTABLE WITH THE STAGE AND WITH PEOPLE AND BE MORE CONFIDENT WHEN YOUR OUT THERE.. YOU GOT MONEY TO SO THATS JUST A PLUS!! : )
7. Did people pay any attention to your music? If they did then it was successful. If no one liked you then at least you got 500, but you might not be going back there to play. :) PS You could have something in your profile here about your band....no better way to get fans!
8. As another participate related, it all depends on what you call success...getting the gig/money or having people dance. The point is, not everyone likes to dance or will dance. So I would not limit whether you were successful or not to whether anyone danced or not at this particular venue unless that is the specific reason you were brought in for which it doesn't seem to be. Many people just like to go to a bar and listen to the music and socialize with their friends and meet new friends. So maybe, success here should be defined to 1) You got the gig, 2) You got paid, & 3) People seemed to enjoy your music due to them kind of "dancing" in place with their toe tapping, bobbing of the head as well as the comments of how much they liked your music. Also, you will know how successful you really were if you end up playing there again in the future. Now, if you played at an event that was geared toward dancers (let's say a dance contest) and you were the entertainment between the contest events and none of the dancers got up to dance to your music, then I would say, that you had very limited success. Still successful because you got the gig and were paid, but limited because the purpose of your music at this venue would be to get the dancers on the floor and they didn't. So, success would depend on what the purpose of the gig was both in the minds of those who hired you and in your own. Just my two-cents worth!!