Band 101- Stick Around.

Here's another quick and easy tip for all you bands out there: Stick around until the end of the show. Always. I don't care if you opened for fifteen other bands. Don't leave until the show is over and everyone who came to see it is gone.

Here's a list of possible benefits of staying around:

1. The other bands might be good.
2. Some people wait to buy merch until the end because they don't want to carry it around.
3. The other bands will appreciate it. Maybe they'll return the favor by asking you to play with them again.
4. You never know who is attending an event, like producers, promoters, and other important business types. These people, like everyone else, love to hang around and talk after shows.
5. At a big show, you might avoid the parking exit traffic.
6. You want your name and your band to stick in people's minds. The longer they have an opportunity to see you and your band, the more likely they'll remember you later.
7. Most importantly, someone might invite you to Denny's!

So, I'll see you at then end of the next show, right?

Brax.