The names of the bands you fill that list with is feels like it’s EVERYTHING.
Especially starting out, you’ll do anything to add cool bands to your list. Some of those bands you actually opened up for and then sometimes…
You’ll include bands you were on a festival with, or bands that you played on the same night in the same city…in a venue kinda sorta in proximity to the cool venue with the cool band.
And I get it. That bullet point list is important. To be able to rattle off a list of bigger bands you’ve opened up for CAN open up the next door.
But the list is just a list. It’s static. It says you pulled some favors, woo’d an agent.
Much much much more importantly, once you got the opportunity to open up that show or tour: what did you do with it?
Was GETTING the gig (being able to add it to your list) more important than anything you did AT the gig?
When you can tell someone you got to open up for Maroon 5, that’s impressive.
When you can tell a story about something you DID while opening for Maroon 5, that’s building more than just a “we’ve shared the stage with” list.
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