What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Michigan
One of my friends plays in a cover band, and they had a gig last night. They had a verbal agreement with the bar owner to receive $500 to play from 9:30pm to 1:30am. The band did not make any promises or any statements on how many people would show up, and the bar only asked what type of music they play before booking them. They band told the bar they were a cover band and played rock music. The bar did not ask for any cd's or videos from previous shows and essentially booked the bank sight unseen.
So there ended up not being many people at the show, and the bar manager basically blamed it the band for playing "bad music" and playing too loudly, thus driving people away. So he ended up cutting the band off after about an hour, and offered to pay them $125. The band of course wants the full $500, and made it very, very clear to the manager they were willing to stay and play until 1:30 and fulfill their end of the agreement. The manger refused to allow them to and asked them to leave. He said he did not have the authority to give them the full $500 and they could take the $125 or come back and discuss it with the owner of the bar today. They chose not to take the $125.
So the question is, since the bar manager fully admits what the terms of the original oral agreement were, and the band was willing to fulfill their end, are they legally entitled to the full $500?
One of my friends plays in a cover band, and they had a gig last night. They had a verbal agreement with the bar owner to receive $500 to play from 9:30pm to 1:30am. The band did not make any promises or any statements on how many people would show up, and the bar only asked what type of music they play before booking them. They band told the bar they were a cover band and played rock music. The bar did not ask for any cd's or videos from previous shows and essentially booked the bank sight unseen.
So there ended up not being many people at the show, and the bar manager basically blamed it the band for playing "bad music" and playing too loudly, thus driving people away. So he ended up cutting the band off after about an hour, and offered to pay them $125. The band of course wants the full $500, and made it very, very clear to the manager they were willing to stay and play until 1:30 and fulfill their end of the agreement. The manger refused to allow them to and asked them to leave. He said he did not have the authority to give them the full $500 and they could take the $125 or come back and discuss it with the owner of the bar today. They chose not to take the $125.
So the question is, since the bar manager fully admits what the terms of the original oral agreement were, and the band was willing to fulfill their end, are they legally entitled to the full $500?