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# How To Book Your Band’s First Show
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/how-to-book-your-bands-first-show/
- Published: 2012-08-27T09:55:00.000Z
- Updated: 2012-08-27T09:55:00.000Z
- Description: After posting advice on not acting like an amateur band, Simon Tam follows up with a post on booking your first show. If this is your first gig, check out. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2012/08/how-to-book-your-bands-first-show.html]
- Author: admin
- Tags: Music Think Tank, booking, gig, Natalie Cheng, shows, Simon Tam, venue, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:49

[![Austin-musicscene](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e2017c317c67a4970b-100wi "Austin-musicscene")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e2017c317c67a4970b-popup?ref=hypebot.com)

After posting advice on not acting like an amateur band, **Simon Tam** follows up with a post on booking your first show. If this is your first gig, check out [this post on booking](http://www.musicthinktank.com/blog/how-to-book-your-bands-first-show.html?ref=hypebot.com) to help you get started.

“Not only should you **pick the right venue by scene** (appropriate genre of music), but you should find a venue that is just a little bit smaller than what you need so that you can pack it out.” ([Read On](http://www.musicthinktank.com/blog/how-to-book-your-bands-first-show.html?ref=hypebot.com))