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Good and bad reasons or excuses for bands cancelling gigs at short notice
This is an on-going problem for small gigs with non-professional promoters. What do you think are good and not so good excuses for cancelling?
Some acceptable excuses:
Band has split up
Serious illness/death of family member
Band member ill or injured
Van breakdown on way to gig
Some unacceptable excuses:
Band members have a tiff
Band member has argument with girlfriend/boyfriend and has to spend the evening repairing the damage
Recording "commitments"
Band gets a bigger gig and has to cancel the smaller gig due to contractual requirements
What else?