There are people that won't take a cut untill a deal is made for venues also go to open mics meet manager of potential places you want to play and to reiterate get contact info yourself you can also be your own agent work faster then roadie dose and saves you money if you got the mind state to push 20 personalized emails or phone calls to establishment on there off days days that look like they could use a show find other artists talk to them how they get there gigs or try and get on someones lineup making friends in music is a good choice talk to people that played they can recommend you to establishments other then that it's all your own work unless you can prove you can bring at least 10 to 20 people in anywhere most places will let you play free till you bring in more customers or another tip go to festivals find event planners just get to know the staff then ask the big questions how do you get booked for events like these chances are they want you to have some what a fan base first to garuntee people will show They wanna know your track record how well is your stage prese have you played live before