Regular club night in a hired venue

Club-goers buying tickets or paying on the door, and the venue, which may share bar takings with you.

Ticket or door income, often plus a share of bar takings or a guaranteed fee, minus DJ fees, promotion, and any door or equipment costs.

• Promoting events on social media and in person
• Booking and managing DJs
• Negotiating with venues
• Organising on the night

• Check the venue's premises licence covers your hours, capacity and type of event; a one-off event elsewhere may need a Temporary Event Notice, so check the limits with your council
• Confirm who holds music licences (PRS for Music and PPL) and who arranges SIA-licensed door staff
• Public liability insurance for your event, and check what the venue's own cover includes
• A poor turnout can leave you out of pocket after paying DJs and promotion upfront
• Venue agreements: put dates, splits and cancellation terms in writing

Estimates suggest startup costs are typically around £1,000 to £6,000, depending on promotion, DJ fees and insurance. A poor turnout can leave you out of pocket if you pay DJs and promotion upfront.

Estimates suggest monthly revenue of typically around £1,000 to £5,000, depending on ticket sales, how often you run nights and any bar share agreed with the venue.

Things to check: that the venue's premises licence covers your hours, capacity and event type, whether a Temporary Event Notice is needed elsewhere, who holds PRS for Music and PPL licences, SIA-licensed door staff and public liability insurance.