CARSICK - Gig Tax (Official Music Video)

See us live and buy our merch: https://linktr.ee/carsickofficial Gig Tax is our heartfelt tribute to the trials and tribulations of being a young(ish) band on the great British touring circuit. There's nothing we love more than playing shows and the UK is absolutely blessed to have such a vibrant independent music scene, full of incredible bands, promoters, venue staff and punters who live and breathe music. We're lucky enough to have experienced it all first hand - but we've also very familiar with the other side of that coin: dodgy geezers down the local who want to pay musicians in "exposure"; bands in a tiny green room acting like they're Oasis; hecklers and haters either in a live crowd or on the other side of a screen. This one goes out to those lot, and to everyone dealing with them on a regular basis. VIDEO BY DEV PLACE STARRING JOE RICHARDSON, JACK RICHARDSON, JACK HARDIMAN, TOM ARMSTRONG, AND AARON CONWAY SPECIAL GUESTS TOM WOODS, SKYE REED, KIRA STONE, GRACE CONWAY, LOUIS WILLIAMS, POPPY FISHLOCK, LAUREN HARDIMAN, ELLIE BULL, JAMIE "CADDIEJAY" LINGHAM, AND WILL DAVIS For Belko, who was the greatest. - What time are you on? Can you do a cover song? Don’t know if I can pay ya We didn’t break even with the tickets So I guess I’ll see ya later Who, me? Yes, I’m the promoter Minimal turnout means exposure Trust me, done it for years mate I’ll never fuck you over Dead sober We’re on time No soundcheck, don’t ask why Could you cut your set short Make room for the club night? Don’t mean to be uptight I’m all bark, no bite Need you out by nine tonight Turned you down if that’s alright? Great set Didn’t see it Heard you were good I don’t believe it You drove all that way Seven-hour trip, nowhere to stay How much you charge? How much they pay? To see you fuck up on the stage? Said you got some tips, Tricks and pointers, you insist Top ten ways to make it big Coming from someone who never did You got 8k followers Pretty big deal, you see? Said you’ve done bigger and Playing to an empty room, Well that just ain’t me Oh, by the way lads, I gotta shoot So I’m gonna miss the set, so uhhhhhhhh… Break a leg Great set Didn’t see it Heard you were good I don’t believe it [Yeah, nah, those boys are kinda shit, Like I don’t really rate them They think they’re unique All they do is rip off other bands, Like they’re not even discreet If you ask me, I think they sound a lot like The…] Dave knows a bloke Used to run The Royal Oak Said he could get us on there next week Said he’ll call it a favour and he’ll pay us later For now we should do it for free And if it ain’t too much trouble We got merch to hustle We haven’t got money to eat He said you’ll have to charge double It’s cheaper on Redbubble Shipping on their site is free