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# Should I Take It Or Not? The 7Fs Of Payment
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/should-i-take-it-or-not-the-7fs-of-payment/
- Published: 2020-01-20T14:50:00.000Z
- Updated: 2020-01-20T14:08:13.000Z
- Description: As a band or artist, particularly one just starting out, you may get asked to play gigs or shows that simply aren’t worth it. Here we look at the 7. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2020/01/should-i-take-it-or-not-the-7fs-of-payment.html]
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- Tags: DIY Advice & Tips, Live & Ticketing, Music Think Tank, DIY, money, Payment, Touring, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 09:55

As a band or artist, particularly one just starting out, you may get asked to play gigs or shows that simply aren’t worth it. Here we look at the 7 Fs rubric, which can help assess whether to take a gig or not.

In this recent piece from [MusicThinkTank](http://www.musicthinktank.com/?ref=hypebot.com), contributor[ ](http://www.musicthinktank.com/blog/author/interidoru?ref=hypebot.com)**[Apryl Peredo](http://www.musicthinktank.com/blog/author/interidoru?ref=hypebot.com)** shares a system dubbed the 7 Fs of Payment, to allow artists to assess whether a gig is worth taking or not.

*” 5) First time event situation – Maybe this is the 1st ever occurence of the ‘Dandelions in Nebraska Music Festival’ or maybe it’s just the 1st time I have ever been invited to take part in said festival. Or maybe it’s the 1st time you’ve been asked to work as a one-day stage manager assistant and you actually have never had to use all the skills of that skill set before?”*

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