Fancywebsitethat saysnothingAvoiding writtencontact andinsisting onphone callsinsteadTons oflikes/followers.on their page,no engagementon their postsNamedroppingmassive artistsor companies,with nothing toprove their linksOfferingunrealisticopportunitiesfor your levelLittle to nopositive orlegitimatereviewsDemandingmoney/cashupfrontMake youfeel likethe nextbig thingYour act can beeasilyinterchangedwith any otherin theirproposalOfferingphysicaltickets to sellin personThey takethe biggestcut of themoney yougenerateGettingoverlydefensiveGreatexposureUnwilling tosign aperformancecontractToogood tobe trueAvoidingquestionsPitchingthemselveswith a generic,untargetedemailProvidingnothing foryou you can'tdo yourselfMassivepromises, nosuccessstoriesThey'rerushingyou toconfirmHugevenues,tiny bandsMainly workingwith new,young, orinexperiencedbandsThe needto insistthey're nota scamHundredsandhundredsof clientsFancywebsitethat saysnothingAvoiding writtencontact andinsisting onphone callsinsteadTons oflikes/followers.on their page,no engagementon their postsNamedroppingmassive artistsor companies,with nothing toprove their linksOfferingunrealisticopportunitiesfor your levelLittle to nopositive orlegitimatereviewsDemandingmoney/cashupfrontMake youfeel likethe nextbig thingYour act can beeasilyinterchangedwith any otherin theirproposalOfferingphysicaltickets to sellin personThey takethe biggestcut of themoney yougenerateGettingoverlydefensiveGreatexposureUnwilling tosign aperformancecontractToogood tobe trueAvoidingquestionsPitchingthemselveswith a generic,untargetedemailProvidingnothing foryou you can'tdo yourselfMassivepromises, nosuccessstoriesThey'rerushingyou toconfirmHugevenues,tiny bandsMainly workingwith new,young, orinexperiencedbandsThe needto insistthey're nota scamHundredsandhundredsof clients

Black-List Bingo - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. Fancy website that says nothing
  2. Avoiding written contact and insisting on phone calls instead
  3. Tons of likes/followers. on their page, no engagement on their posts
  4. Namedropping massive artists or companies, with nothing to prove their links
  5. Offering unrealistic opportunities for your level
  6. Little to no positive or legitimate reviews
  7. Demanding money/cash upfront
  8. Make you feel like the next big thing
  9. Your act can be easily interchanged with any other in their proposal
  10. Offering physical tickets to sell in person
  11. They take the biggest cut of the money you generate
  12. Getting overly defensive
  13. Great exposure
  14. Unwilling to sign a performance contract
  15. Too good to be true
  16. Avoiding questions
  17. Pitching themselves with a generic, untargeted email
  18. Providing nothing for you you can't do yourself
  19. Massive promises, no success stories
  20. They're rushing you to confirm
  21. Huge venues, tiny bands
  22. Mainly working with new, young, or inexperienced bands
  23. The need to insist they're not a scam
  24. Hundreds and hundreds of clients