mrbezlington

Can't upvote this enough! Used to book local supports for a small venue that had good pull with agents etc, and really it comes down to two things: do you fit with the headliner musically, and do you bring a crowd. If you bring a crowd to the shitty support slots, turn up sober (or, sober enough!) and generally put the work in on any shows, you bet your ass you're getting the golden ticket support slot when it comes up.

Yeah man. Far more common though - at least back when I was booking acts - was a local support turning up, demanding a slot as well as payment and not putting in any effort to support the venues / promoters. Those people can go fuck themselves.