Paid gigs at pubs, bars, restaurants and hotels across the UK. For bands, singers, DJs, food trucks, creators and photographers.
Pubs, bars, restaurants and hotels near you post nights and ask you to play. You keep every penny of your price.
The venue’s money is secured before you play. It’s in your account within two working days of the night. If you’re booked at short notice, it’s three working days after the booking instead.
Free to join. Nothing taken from your fee. No tie-in. Launching Friday 20 November.
Who it’s for
Who are you?
Bands, DJs, food trucks, creators, content makers, hosts and comedians each have their own page, with the gigs, prices and checks that fit them. Go straight to yours.
Something else? Magicians, tribute acts, children’s entertainers, anything that fills a room. Make your free profile and tell us what you do.
Do something else? Pick “Something else” when you join and tell us what you do.
What’s in it for you
More gigs.
All of your money.
Showing it for bands. Change
Here’s one £280 midweek gig, booked two ways.
Through an agent, you lose a fifth of it and wait over a month. Then you chase it.
Thursday · The Red LionCovers band · 8pm
- Agreed feeAgreed fee£280£280
- Agent’s cut (20%)Packed Out’s cut−£56£0
- Invoice sentVenue’s payment30-day termsSecured before the gig
- ChasingChasingTwice, by emailNone
- When it landsWhen it landsIn about five weeksThursday
You get£224eventually
You pick the nights.
Every gig is a one-off. Take a single night, a busy weekend or the whole week. Tap the nights you’d play.
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Tap a night to add a gig.
Based on your price. Bookings depend on venues near you.
Join with these nightsHow it works
Run your gigs
from your phone.
Four steps, all in one app on your phone or laptop. Tap a step to see it, then try it: change your nights and accept a gig.
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Tap a night to switch between free and busy.
Northside Covers
Covers band · 4-piece · Travels up to 25 miles
“Packed the garden midweek. Booking them again.”Example review
What you need
Start today.
Add the rest later.
Venues book you because they know what they’re getting. Insurance and PAT tests are only needed when a venue asks for them. Add them once and you can say yes to more nights.
Acts and DJs
For bands, singers, duos, tribute acts, hosts and DJs.
- A few videos and a set list
- Public liability insuranceIf the venue asks
- PAT-tested kitIf the venue asks
Food trucks
For street food, pop-ups and vans.
- A food hygiene rating
- Public liability insurance
- Photos of your truck and menu
Creators
For food, nightlife and local creators.
- A public profile with real followers
- Examples of venue posts you’ve made
- What you’ll post, agreed in writing
Your page takes about five minutes.
Make your free profileQuestions
Fair
questions.
Question we haven’t answered?
support@packedout.co.uk
Email us and we’ll get back to you. Everything else, from posting a night to getting paid, happens in the app.
None. Joining is free, always. You only pay when you book: 15% on top of the act’s price, never more than £50. Food trucks are a flat £50.
When you accept a booking. We hold your money safely and only pay the act once the night’s gone ahead. If the night doesn’t happen, you get it all back.
That’s the Backup Promise. We find you a replacement. If we can’t, you get every penny back.
Every act’s profile shows reviews from other venues and what we’ve checked. Need public liability insurance or PAT-tested kit? Tick it when you post the night. Only acts who have it can say yes. Food trucks always need a hygiene rating.
Keep them. Bring them onto Packed Out and book everyone in one place, with the same checks and the same money held safely until the night.
If you can send a text, you can use it. Posting a night takes about a minute. The app walks you through every step.
No. No minimum nights, no monthly fee. Book when you want, stop when you want.
We work with pubs, bars, restaurants and hotels across the UK. Acts choose how far they’ll travel, so you only see people who’ll actually come to you.
Not always. Many ask for a meal or a stay. Some charge a fee too. What they’ll post and what they get is agreed in writing before they walk in.
No. It’s free to join and we take nothing from your fee. We charge the venue, so you keep every penny of your price.
The venue’s payment is secured before the night and released to you once you’ve played. It’s in your account within two working days of the night. If you’re booked at short notice, it’s three working days after the booking instead.
Videos and a set list, so venues can see you first. Venues say on each night if they need public liability insurance or PAT-tested kit. Add them once and you can say yes to more nights. Food trucks need a food hygiene rating.
Yes. You set your price, the areas you’ll travel to and the nights you’re free. Venues see your price before they ask.
Yes. Invite them on and book through Packed Out. You get paid on time, every time, without chasing.
No. Keep your own bookings and your agent if you have one. Use us to fill the gaps in your diary.
Make your free profile, set the areas you’ll travel to and the nights you’re free. Pubs, bars, restaurants and hotels near you send requests at your price.
You set your own price and keep all of it. A covers band charging £280 a night keeps £280. We charge the venue our fee, not you.
Yes. We book DJs, quiz and karaoke hosts, comedians, entertainers, food trucks and creators, as well as bands and singers.
Yes. Mark your free nights in your dashboard. Venues only ask about those nights. You can turn any request down.
Join free
Get your
first gig.
Sign up free on our app and build your page. Get checked once, then venues near you can book you.
Your page
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Make your free profile
- Set your own prices and the nights you’re free.
- Get checked once, then venues near you can book you.
- Free to join. You keep every penny of your price.
Bookings open on Friday 20 November. Join now and get your page ready.
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