Let me throw a little bt of the entertainment industry perspective on this. I know you know alot of this justin but let me add my two cents. The floor take 2 guys 8 hours to pull up, thats it. Your looking at somewhere between 3-5 thousand for insurance and cops the facility should go for around 5 depending on wether it is just unt students or ticketmaster sales etc... your looking at around 10-12 for sound and lighting, minimum and you must have enough money in the bank to cover the 'what if' factor, ie you book this and pay the band, sound, facility, insurance, even if no one shows up. However, there can be ALOT of profit. but if you do alchohol sales and food sales the band gets a cut of that as well as the venue typically just my two cents. if you want contacts for different bands let me know eric
