More like $50, on top of the $300 or $400 for the band adds up. Any idea how many beers a bar has to sell to cover a $450 expense? Sales would have to be $900 just to cover the band at 2 bucks a beer that is 450 beers, 50 people (big crowd for a small venue) all drinking 9 beers.
The music industry is killing itself with greed.
Actually it is roughly $3000 for a venue up to 3800 square feet for the licenses from ASCAP, BMI and SESEC, payable per year. If they have one band a month, that's $250 per performance. Get a band a week and you're down to $57 per performance, but no matter what the number of bands, the fees have to be paid yearly and in advance.