Age Limits On Performers Question

[Don Hughes]

Hey guys. Someone asked me this here and I did not know the answer. A band here has a gig soon (at The Hop House, a bar here in Pittsburgh), but one of their bandmates is 19. Are their age limits as to the age of bands/performers in bars? I would imagine under 18 wouldn't be allowed, however what about the 18-21 range. Would people of that age be able to perform in bars (with or without supervision)???

Don

[bassist_25]

I believe that you can legally perform in a bar when you turn 18. I remember I had wanted to start gigging when I was 16, but my parents called the State Police and were told that I would have to be 18. I started gigging at 18 and didn't recieve any hassle about it. I have heard of a minority of club owners still taking issue with someone being between 18 and 21.

[DirtySanchez]

18+ is good to go.

[JayBird]

By law, you have to be 18 to work in a place that serves alcohol. A band is considered a sub-contracted employee for that night, so the law stands for all members of the band...must be at least 18!

[thebattle]

yep yep its 18 they just pasted that law in what last september?

[jb31dtr]

I still think I would contact the bar to make sure. Even though the law is 18+, I have heard of a few venues where they still dont want to deal with issues(someone sneeking them alcohol ect....) of having someone under 21 even in building

[nitekast]

http://www.rockpage.net/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?t=14054

[EErnst]

Yeah... sometimes they hit ya with the "house rule 21 or get" clause

[thebattle]

i think venues should be more precise on that topic too and clarify the age just b/c of how many younger generation bands there are.

[Lisa]

We have Nitekast all the time! We don't mind that the band has anyone over 18 but under 21. We have never had a band who violated liquor laws. We do not allow any guest who is under 21 unless special permission is granted in advance.

I will admit that we did not know about this law quite right our first year and did allow a band who had minors play at our place. They were a very good band though and I hope that do well as they become old enough to play out and about.