As we feared, the promoter suddenly shortened the sets at the last minute.

2 x 65 minutes was what was negotiated originally, it was in the original contract and it’s what we’d discussed repeatedly ever since! They'd never objected to that until then.

Claire needed to step in at this point and a message to emphasise that this is what was agreed originally and that the band had worked very hard to prepare these sets.

A couple of things worth noting:

• We were keen to stick to the contract/originally agreed set timings of 2 x 65 minutes (didn't mind negotiating 2 x 60; just thought it best to set the precedent high).
• The promoter hadn’t booked a DJ (as discussed) and to make up for this we prepared a small selection of mixes for the playlist at no extra cost to the promoter.
• The band were happy to do 1 longer set or condense the break in the middle.

We used a diplomatic voice. We would have had to cut out half our set which the musicians worked so hard to prepare otherwise.

One question: would this have affected our payment? It did not affect our payment, no. However, Rory and the musicians were completely devastated to limit/confine ourselves to 2 x 25 minutes when 2 x 65 minutes was originally agreed. But we were able to be a bit flexible; i.e., how about 55 minutes?

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