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The figures break down like this: $100 in 1965 is worth $610.35 in today's
dollars. So, a
$400 gig would have paid $2,441 plus change. Yikes! All of a sudden, those
instrument
prices start to sound a little better!
By comparison, most of the locally-gigging bands in Colorado Springs can expect
from
$400 to $600 per night in the very largest bars.
G
--- In , "Brian Neal" <brian@s...> wrote:
>
> --- In , "Mel Waldorf" <mwaldorf@p...> wrote:
> > I remember seeing a band's contract to play a high school dance. I
> think
> > it's in Bob Dalley's book. The contract, from 1963 or 64, paid
> something
> > like $400. It isn't terribly easy for a surf band to make that kind of
> > money for a show these days. I think that today's glut of entertainment
> > options makes bands worthless compared to early 60s.
> >
> > Mel
>
> That's a really interesting point Mel. So what is $400 in 1963 money
> worth today? And, if I may ask, what does an average gig pay
> now-a-days? I mean I know this truly is a genre you do for the
> love/fun of it, but do you typically at least make gas money? Just
> curious...
>
> Thanks,
> BN
