FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What is the best way to get started ?

Simply fill out an Booking Request and an agent will contact you within 24 hours.

Booking with First Dime Bookings: How does it work?

First Dime Bookings find the act or acts from your list that are available for your specific date that fall within your budget. After getting a wish list of entertainers, a date and the budget you wish to stay within from your entertainment request form, we then figure out how much of the production responsibilities you wish to take on (i.e. sound, hotel accommodations, ground transportation, etc.) and quote you a price for the entertainment inclusive of the production responsibilities that we will handle.

What are production responsibilities that make up a live musical performance?

Almost every produced concert is made up of the following aspects:

Pre production and onsite producer
The band's feeFlights
Ground transportation
Hotel accommodations
Sound and Lights
Back line equipment
Staging and Power
Rider requirements

Is there an upfront fee to use First Dime Booking Agency?

It depends on the artist/talent. Most time it does.. The only time your have to pay anything is if we secure an act for you and our fees are built in to the overall price we quote for the entertainment.

What are rider requirements?

A rider is a list of what the performer requires to perform or make an appearance. It RIDES or is attached to the contract so it is called a rider. This rider includes everything from the number of flights to the sound requirements to the type of food and beverages that they require.

What do you mean by a TURN-KEY event?

When we say we can provide you with a turn-key event, this means that First Dime Bookings will handle all of the necessary requirements mentioned above including providing a producer to fly in to the city where the engagement is being held to handle the show from A-Z. How much we handle depends on how much you feel comfortable dealing with (hotels, ground transportation, etc.).