is it just me.. - aberdeen-music

22-11-2006, 17:29

or is this a bit shameful?

"fund a tour!!!! please!
Hey u guys!! We're celebrating our 10,000 friends mark buy setting up an "fund a tour" campaign, if every one of our friends just donates just £1 to our cause we can buy a bigger bus and have a proper tour getting round to all of the venues you guys wanna see us at up and down the UK and even over in europe and the states!!

please send a £1 coin or a cheque for one pound to:

My mind's weapon
flat 4/2
200 elliot street
Glasgow
G3 8EX

Larger donations will be much appreciated."

delboy · 22-11-2006, 17:30

not really its up to the individual whether he/she wants to contribute or not

Chris · 22-11-2006, 17:34

Seems fair enough to me. If the people on their friends list want to see them play then they can send them a quid. It's a pretty imaginative way to raise cash to go play elsewhere to be honest. It's not like they're tricking anyone into giving them cash.

Shaki · 22-11-2006, 17:46

Would it not be easier to offer a Paypal option? I don't know the ins and outs, just a suggestion.

stuartmaxwell · 22-11-2006, 17:51

they can do whataver they want, its their band, its their friends and if peopel want to donate money to them then fair dos

its different when away for a week or two, but to go 6 weeks etc you need a big kitty to cover arse

Alkaline · 22-11-2006, 17:51

Yeah, i don't have a problem with that as such. But they do have an actual merch site so surely they could've put a paypal button on that, or on their myspace. They might actually get more if they do it like that as it would at least look a wee bit more legit.

I've seen plenty of bands do that kind of thing and it usually works. If they get anything at all at least it may contribute toward petrol bills or bits and bobs for touring.

flossie suvara · 22-11-2006, 18:10

Sounds like a great idea to me.

In the depths of the past, The Lorelei toured regularly, with about a dozen trips down to london. Transport was an ex-council transit minibus which regularly broke down, and which was even thirstier than some of the band, so fuel costs there and back would be at least £200. Add the costs of food onto that and it was lucky that we could make enough from gigs to make it home, let alone eat. More than once we ended up busking or passing the hat round in pubs to try and get enough donations so we could make it back to Aberdeen.

If MMW get enough donations from this to get a decent bus which doesn't break down so regularly that you get on first name terms with the AA man at Dumfries services, then that's magic. If they actually get enough money so that they can afford to tour AND eat properly, and even afford a couple of pints, that's a bonus. Take it from me - touring on a shoestring is shit.

Regards

Flossie

ben_1903 · 22-11-2006, 18:20

nothing wrong with that.

you don't have to donate.

Jake Wifebeater · 22-11-2006, 18:21

Scrounging for the 21st century. "Spare any change, mate?"

What happens if they fall short? It'd cost a fortune to post all those quids back.

Before anyone starts any knicker-pissing, I'd say the same about any band who tried this little stunt.

Jim Stax · 22-11-2006, 18:21

Pipped me at the post they did. I was about to start requesting money to dvelop a fund for a hitman to do away with most of Ziggy's other band so that Staccato set could rehearse and play gigs again. It was either that or all of our friends donate a fiver each so that Andy and me could go for a couple of pints.