Booking
If you or the act you represent is interested in performing at the Haven Social Club please contact Darrek Anderson at . We typically book 3 – 4 months in advance. Seating capacity is 150, cabaret raked seating, table and bar service. The Haven has a full lounge menu and proudly serves Pharos Pizza, the best pizza in Western Canada. The Haven is a fully licensed venue with a wide assortment of tasty cocktails as well as high-quality wines and the usual beers and liquors.
The Haven is happy to work with outside promoters and to book private functions/private parties. Our room rental rates are very reasonable and we have world-class in-house catering available upon request. With a high-definition projector and 8’ screen, The Haven is also the perfect venue for video releases and movie screenings. Please contact Darrek Anderson at for all booking matters. Please contact Darrek Anderson or Ryan Latta at regarding all promotional materials and inquiries.
Visual artists:
If you are interested in displaying your collection or having a gallery show, contact Ryan Latta at . Exhibits are typically one month long and The Haven takes no commission for sales; all sales are directly through the artist. Art hanging and framing are the responsibility of the artist.
If you have just been confirmed with Darrek Anderson that your gig at the Haven is confirmed from our end please follow these 3 important steps:
- 1. Please send booking confirmation to stating you have read and understand the Haven’s booking policy, as explained below. Until you do this we do not consider the gig confirmed and may give the date to someone else, as our calendar fills up rapidly. Once you have sent this confirmation your email serves as a contract between you and the Haven binding both you and the Haven to the policy outlined here.
- 2. Send the following show details to Darrek/Ryan at ( PLEASE send this all in one email if possible):
i) hi-res band picture (at least 300 dpi)
ii) band bio
iii) a poster, if you’ve made one
iv) website links and any other pertinent web links for the band (Myspace etc) - 3. Send your stage plot and input list to James Murdoch at and confirm sound check time with him, as per the details below. The Haven has a high end back line you are more than welcome to use (details below).
Booking Policy
The Haven provides the following for the booked acts:
*online and print promotion/advertisement of your show (see below for details)
*professional sound technician (contact James Murdoch at to coordinate sound tech requirements)
*professional back line (see below for details)
*quality sound system and lighting (see below for details)
*greenroom
*full bar and bartending/wait staff
The way the money works:
By playing at the Haven, you are basically renting out a high quality music and special events room for FREE, including a professional sound tech, back line. The Haven takes 100% of bar sales and the first $250.00 from ticket sales. The booked act keeps all the rest of the income from ticket sales, and 100% of their merchandise sales. Depending on what is charged for admission and how many people attend, it’s very realistic for a booked act to make between $1300.00 and $5400.00. Busy nights are a frequent occurrence at The Haven and artists are given the opportunity to make a good deal of money in a single evening. By being proactive and professional in the way they promote themselves, a band or artist can greatly increase their chance of making money. The Haven is an A-List room where music is given top priority, and its owner and staff take great care to ensure all musicians performing there have a great experience.
3 Week Radius Clause:
We ask that if you are playing at the Haven you do not book another show 3 weeks before of afterward within a 100 km radius of Edmonton. This is to ensure your draw is not conflicting with any other venues in town. If you are a local band that just likes to play for fun every weekend in town the Haven is probably a place you would want to reserve for your CD release only, or some special occasion. We are open to making some exceptions to this rule, but we would ask that this be addressed PRIOR to confirming your booking with us.
Cancellation Policy:
If you need to cancel your gig booked at the Haven we require 3 or more weeks’ notice, as communicated via email to . Failure to give this notice will mean we may still charge you a $200.00 deposit for the room.
Acts on the Bill:
There will normally be 2 artists per performance. How the door is allocated between the artist(s) can be one of two ways 1) an opening act and headliner, in which case the opener takes receive 30% of this profit, and the headliner takes 70%, or 2) a double bill, i which case the 2 acts take a 50/50 split of the door. The headliner will set the ticket price (minimum $10), or if you are sharing the bill we ask that you and the other act sort out what you’d like to charge (minimum $10). These 2 scenarios are guidelines to help you and exceptions can be made to these rules. If you have any questions or concerns regarding payout after the show, please contact Darrek at PRIOR to the event.
The Haven’s Promotion and Advertising for Booked Acts:
- Show submitted to all local print media listings one – two weeks prior to show date
- Feature show poster on the Haven’s Homepage the week of the show, list show and show details on the Haven’s calendar, and lists the artist’s bio and photos on the Haven’s website
- List show on the Haven’s Myspace and Facebook sites
- Send an email to our (very large) email list of Haven members regardingthe show (in our bi-weekly newletter)
- Optional: post one song you agree to make downloadable to us on the Haven’s Myspace, 1–2 weeks leading up to your show. Please notify us at if you wish to do this, and when the song will be downloadable, so we can upload it to our site. Once your show is over we will be deleting the song to make room for the next upcoming acts.
- Advance ticket sales online (YEG Live) and in the venue.
Once your show has been confirmed, you will receive The Haven’s Artist Info Package. This document contains all the information necessary for your show. Please read through it carefully and contact the appropriate member of The Haven staff if you have any questions.
We’ve included some of the more pertinent details from our Artist Information Package below.
Sound Check and Set Times:
We ask that the bands load in for 7:45pm. Please load through the back door, accessible from the back alley where there is ample parking. Sound check starts at 7:45pm sharp and concludes at 8:30pm. If you have any questions regarding sound check, please contact James Murdoch at .
The Haven Back Line:
Guitar Amps
Fender Super Reverb
Fender Twin
Bass Amp
Traynor Dynabass 200T (2×10” Combo)
Keyboard & Amp
Korg Triton Extreme
Drums
Sonor Delight 20”, 10”, 12”, 13”, 14”, 16”
Gretch Jazz 18” Kit, 12”, 14”
mic’d and ready to go
Music stands available
The Haven PA
Front Of House
1x Allen & Heath – GL2400–24-4 mixing console
more info
1x Rapco-24×4Ch 100Ft Snake (Will eventually be replaced by a Rapco split
in the event we require a monitor console to be brought in)
2x KV2-EX12T Speakers
more info
2x KV2-KX1.5 Subwoofers
more info
Monitors
4x Yamaha-MSR400
more info
Effects
TC Electronics M0neXL or t
more info
DBX1074 (more info),
DBX1046 (more info)
Microphones
As for mics there will be Shure 58s for vocals, E604s for the drums and a Shure-Beta52 for the kick, rode NT5s for Hi-Hats/overheads, Shure-Beta57A for Guitars and misc instruments, Radial-JDImk3 or Shure Beta52 for Bass Guitar
Thanks in advance for playing at the Haven, we look forward to seeing and hearing you.
Hours of operation:
6:00pm-2:00am, on show nights (check the calendar)
Cover charge – advance tickets available through YEG Live.