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Band Submission Requirements

Thank you so much for thinking of the Dallas Arboretum as a place to perform! We have a unique and beautiful venue and music adds wonderful ambiance in our garden. Our Cool Thursday concert series has become so successful that we have added a second Twilight Tuesday concert series compiled of the best Big band, jazz and swing bands in the Metroplex. If you know a great band or are a part of a band and would like to submit them for a future Cool Thursday or Twilight Tuesday series, please read through our selection process and band criteria below.

The Selection Process:

  1. The Arboretum’s concert committee selects all bands in the line up based on the criteria listed below.
  2. The committee will look at all band submissions and will then choose a select few that meet all of the criteria to see perform in-person at a venue similar to ours.
  3. The line up is formed a year in advance.
  4. Live shows will be viewed in the spring/summer for the following year’s line up.
  5. Bands will be booked by mid-August to early September for the following year.

 

Band Criteria:

    1. Do you have a large local following?
    2. Can you draw an audience of 2,500?
    3. Do people pay $10 and more to see you perform?
    4. How many people are in your band?
    5. Are you appealing to all ages?
    6. Who is your target audience?
    7. What other public venues with a public concert series do you perform at?
    8. If you do not perform at venues similar to ours, what public venues do you perform at?
    9. Is your show family friendly?
    10. Is your show consistent? Do you talk between songs? Is the talk family friendly?
    11. What are your sound and set up requirements?
    12. Is your band loud (a lot of bass)?
    13. Would it work within our neighborhood sound restrictions of 65 decimals?
    14. What is your attire? Is it clean and professional?
    15. Are you easy to work with? Do you have a lot of demands? What are your needs?
    16. What style of music do you play? Is it family friendly, energetic, and something all ages dance to?

 

Submit a Band:

Send a media kit via email to rrogers@dallasarboretum.org

Or mail a hard copy to…   Dallas Arboretum
Public Events
8525 Garland Rd.
Dallas, TX 75218

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