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how much do djs get paid?

just wondering how much headliners get paid? and does the promoters pay for the airfare and hotel and stuff?

Yes. Airfare and hotel is covered by the promoters.

It depends the DJ and the venue as well as age restrictions and alcohol permits. It can range anywhere from a thousand dollars (keep dreaming you wont book Deep Dish for this) to a hundred thousand dollars.

Paul Oakenfold, for example, made 75 000 to play Celebration in Montreal and had his contract include a private jet to NYC to make another 75 000 at another club. What a life eh...

yea, i am sure tiesto/avb/ and them would get top notch $$, but like johan gielen, rank 1, etc...?

Be careful, you're not allowed to ask those questions on this forum!


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In the late 90s, 2000, maybe 2001 too, DJs could demand much more than now. Especially the likes of Oakenfold who was something around $50,000 for every two hours or something in certain cities on certain nights.

Not sure who is the highest paid DJ these days, but some of the stupendously expensive ones in the past few years include Tiesto, PvD, Oakenfold, Danny Tenaglia, and Mauro Picotto.

Not sure if I would say DJs like Armin, Ferry, Diggers, etc are stupid high because when they play in SF presales typically start at $15 and maybe got as high as $25 at the very end. And this is on weekend nights.

Not to say they aren't cheap. LA can get a night with both AvB & ATB because Circus can handle 4,000+ peeps in one night (3,300 capacity plus a good thousand between folks swinging in and out through the night) and can cover costs. No club in SF can handle nearly that much and would surely lose money.

The market, day of the week, and relationship with the promoter has a lot to do with it.


I'll give you an example with out throwing any names. I was going to book a big trance headliner DJ last year (a Top 100). The restrictions were that I couldn't book him in LA/Hollywood because of his relationship with other promoters. But, I can book him in OC for much cheaper. He wanted $2000 plus expenses to book him here. That isn't that much. If I booked him in San Diego or Mexico, he wanted $1500.

Other example. Tiesto tickets last month. In San Diego... $40. In Mexico $20. They were the same night too. Then the following day in LA, they were $55.

You can tell who's paying him more by the ticket prices.

i'd say Tiesto has to be the highest paid DJ right now.

if you take a look at his May 06 schedule where he averaged around 6 gigs per week, i'd assume he made WELL into the six figures income for that month.

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Originally posted by Cool1g i'd say Tiesto has to be the highest paid DJ right now. if you take a look at his May 06 schedule where he averaged around 6 gigs per week, i'd assume he made WELL into the six figures income for that month.

I imagine he made close to that in one week

Dunno today but like two years ago, maybe less, when Tiesto was #1, PvD was still more expensive in a lot of markets.

It really just depends on the city....some cities have a much higher demand for a certain DJ over another. Like, for example, it seems NYC has always been a bit "eh" with Tiesto while they love their PvD!!!

And, until this past time with Tiesto, I'd say SF was bigger with PvD compared to Tiesto. And maybe we still are. Just PvD has played here like a kagillion times (probably more here than any other city outside of Berlin?) since last September. Considering it's pretty much a residency without using the word residency.

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Originally posted by DaveT I imagine he made close to that in one week Dunno today but like two years ago, maybe less, when Tiesto was #1, PvD was still more expensive in a lot of markets. It really just depends on the city....some cities have a much higher demand for a certain DJ over another. Like, for example, it seems NYC has always been a bit "eh" with Tiesto while they love their PvD!!! And, until this past time with Tiesto, I'd say SF was bigger with PvD compared to Tiesto. And maybe we still are. Just PvD has played here like a kagillion times (probably more here than any other city outside of Berlin?) since last September. Considering it's pretty much a residency without using the word residency.

PvD def played in SF many times but Id say its a close 2nd NY. He was a resident at Twilo for a few years and he still plays there every few months.

For highest paid? My guess is Tiesto

You're all wrong, you can book fantastic djs for only $200.

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Originally posted by dj_bas You're all wrong, you can book fantastic djs for only $200.

Yep, and we have our own speakers too!

Question i have is, if you book a duo, say, deep dish or above & beyond and only one of them can show up, is it half price or it doesnt' mmatter?

another question, how much is it to book DJ Luxor? I heard he's phenominal and charges astronomical fee.

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Originally posted by dj_bas You're all wrong, you can book fantastic djs for only $200.

hehehe u got more for ur buck too!

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Originally posted by groovedaddy21 Question i have is, if you book a duo, say, deep dish or above & beyond and only one of them can show up, is it half price or it doesnt' mmatter? another question, how much is it to book DJ Luxor? I heard he's phenominal and charges astronomical fee.

Did bas mention we're a duo?

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Originally posted by Marcus007 Yes. Airfare and hotel is covered by the promoters. It depends the DJ and the venue as well as age restrictions and alcohol permits. It can range anywhere from a thousand dollars (keep dreaming you wont book Deep Dish for this) to a hundred thousand dollars. Paul Oakenfold, for example, made 75 000 to play Celebration in Montreal and had his contract include a private jet to NYC to make another 75 000 at another club. What a life eh...

can someone give an example??
say I wanted to book the following dj's on a typical friday or saturday at Avalon or Ruby skye how much would they cost?

Sasha-?
Armin-?
DJ Dan-?
Pual Van Dyk-?

any guess?

Damn, DJ's be livin large

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Originally posted by MR STROKE Sasha- about $30,000 or so. Armin- about $30,000 depending on capacity DJ Dan- hahah like $2,000 - $3,000 or so. Pual Van Dyk- probably around $35,000

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Originally posted by Dinaire Force 1 PvD def played in SF many times but Id say its a close 2nd NY. He was a resident at Twilo for a few years and he still plays there every few months. For highest paid? My guess is Tiesto

I mean as of late. PvD didn't play in SF for like over a year at one point until he played last September the night of Love Parade. And has been here a bunch since.

damn these guys have it easier than loan officers. and thats saying a lot because loan officers dont do shit.

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Originally posted by Clovis86 Yep, and we have our own speakers too!

lmao. wow, clovis you are quite impressive today.

wish you were always this funny

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Originally posted by Junior Chavez lmao. wow, clovis you are quite impressive today. wish you were always this funny

I am you just don't always get the jokes.

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Originally posted by Clovis86 I am you just don't always get the jokes.

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Originally posted by MR STROKE can someone give an example?? say I wanted to book the following dj's on a typical friday or saturday at Avalon or Ruby skye how much would they cost? Sasha-? Armin-? DJ Dan-? Pual Van Dyk-? any guess?

Tiesto took in 80 grand for the 2 nights at Avalon this year...

But you can always enquire from their booking agents, they usually post that info on their web pages, and you would be surprised sometimes you might be able to get a great deal.

What I would do is find out their schedule and try to book one of the good ones when they are in the states, you would get a better deal that way, but would have to spend more on promotion given that you probably will not have enough time for marketing, but than again bigger the name less promo needed.

A friend of mine was able to book Core Fijneman 3 years ago for $2500 plus travel


Good luck

it varies with club size. for a place with around 800 capacity, these are my guesses...

sasha - 15k
seb fontaine - 8k
christopher lawrence - 10k
teisto - 25k
pvd - 20k
avb - 15k
dj hyper - 5k
junkie XL - 10k
danny t - 20k
rank1- 6k

clubs with 3,000+ capacity, probably double those fees.

new years eve is a whole other beast.


i still find it odd that i can see radiohead for $40, but a club/promoter charges $30 to see some guy play records....lol

You'd suprised that some of the most expensive DJ's are not even on the EDM circut but are DJ's like DJ AM and guys that play Hip Hop for upscale private parties and shit...especially in the US.

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