Well no, not if you jump too soon. Advice that is often spoken but rarely listened too is don t gig until you re ready . Enthusiasm will hopefully be running rampant in your band as you make the slow ascent from playing in your garage to headlining Slane, but make sure this doesn t work against you. By this, I mean bide your time. Wait until you believe you are musically tight enough to play at least a half hour set without mistakes that are really obvious.
First impressions count.
Almost all venues that put on live bands will require a demo before they even think about risking their takings on your band. You should then send the demo off with a brief biog and any local press or musical history you may have, always printed not hand written. It s a good idea to phone the person you are sending it too the day before you send it just to let them know it s on its way. This way whenever they receive it in the post they will hopefully make the connection and listen to it instead of putting it in the inevitable pile below their desk. Follow this call up with another in a couple of days time and always be polite.