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Hello!

Thanks for your interest in booking a show at Moon Base One!

Please read the following before selecting a date below to put on hold. After we review your form, we will send out a confirmation email if approved. We try our best to get to all the forms within the same week of submissions, if you haven't heard from us in two weeks, please email us at admin@moon-ns.org

MOON is actively against racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, and hate in general. If you or any of the bands you plan on booking have issues with this on any level, MOON is not the org for you, and we suggest you book elsewhere.


We Offer Three Levels of Bookings:

1. A Full MOON Show:

We will help you book, and run the show. The fee for this is $150 to rent the room $75 for sound and MOON will split 20% of door after you make back your $150. We require a $75 non-refundable deposit to secure the room and you can pay the rest after the show, assuming pre-sales haven’t already paid for the remaining balance.

Who is this for:
People who have never booked a show before,
Need help filling out a bill
Need help promoting their shows touring bands unfamiliar with North Shore music scene.

To make your investment back you would need to sell 23 tickets at $10 which is our recommended pricing.

Benefits:

  • We will handle all your booking emails.
  • Poster designs.
  • Will set up a ticketing site in advance.
  • Regular promotion on socials and emails.
  • We’ll also handle closing up and settling out with the bands.

2. Waxing MOON, we help out on the day of:

We’ll help you with sound day of show. Room fee of $150 and $75 for sound person. You will be responsible for making sure bands are emailed and know all the details of the show. We will help set up, close down the venue and settle out at the end of the night. We require a $75 non-refundable deposit to secure the room and you can pay the rest after the show, assuming pre-sales haven’t already paid for the remaining balance.

Who is this for: People who have a full lineup in mind/asked, and are comfortable with taking the promoter role.

To make your investment back you would need to sell 23 tickets at $10 which is our recommended pricing.

Benefits:

  • More control of the bands you're booking.
  • Save on the cost of the show by keeping 100% of the door.
  • We will post in our regular rotation of promotion.
  • We’ll include a ticket link.
  • We’ll handle payments at the door.

3. Rent The Space!

Rent the room for $150 and the rest is up to you. MOON will NOT provide a sound or door person. You will be responsible for setting up tearing down and making sure the space is respected. You will also need to handle ticket sales and paying out bands. Your sound person will need experience with a Behringer Air XR18. We require a $50 non-refundable deposit to secure the room and the full deposit 48 hours before the date of your show.

To make your investment back you would need to sell 15 tickets at $10 which is our recommended pricing.

Benefits:

  • Full control over payouts and tickets.
  • Full flexibility in when you book.
  • We’ll share on socials in the week/days leading up to the show.

Discounts — We offer $25 off the room rental if one or more of the following are true about the show you're booking (Not Rentals). Only one discount per show.

  • For including a band from the general Salem Area on the bill.
  • If you have a touring band on the bill
  • If you have a “youth band” (majority of the members are under 18) on the bill
  • If you make the show a partial benefit for a non-profit organization or charity (All benefit shows to be approved by MOON beforehand)

Please reach out to us via email at admin@moon-ns.org for the following, and we'll do our best to help.

  • If you are a touring band with a last minute emergency booking or booking outside our normal weekend hours
  • If you'd like to book our space for a non-music event and/or class.
  • If you'd like to book a day long or multi-day event (such as a benefit festival)
  • If you want a shorter 1 to 2 hour booking

Thank you for reading. We look forward to booking a show with you!

Please Note: If your date is not selectable, that means that it is on hold or has a show book for that time slot. While you are more than welcome to come back and check to see if the spot is opened up, we recommend that you reach out to one of these venues/bookers to get a show for your preferred date. We currently are running shows on Friday evenings, Saturday afternoons and evenings, and Sunday afternoons.

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