Make youfeel likethe nextbig thingThe needto insistthey're nota scamNamedroppingmassive artistsor companies,with nothing toprove their linksDemandingmoney/cashupfrontOfferingunrealisticopportunitiesfor your levelPitchingthemselveswith a generic,untargetedemailLittle to nopositive orlegitimatereviewsGettingoverlydefensiveThey takethe biggestcut of themoney yougenerateFancywebsitethat saysnothingGreatexposureHundredsandhundredsof clientsOfferingphysicaltickets to sellin personTons oflikes/followers.on their page,no engagementon their postsToogood tobe trueProvidingnothing foryou you can'tdo yourselfHugevenues,tiny bandsMainly workingwith new,young, orinexperiencedbandsYour act can beeasilyinterchangedwith any otherin theirproposalUnwilling tosign aperformancecontractThey'rerushingyou toconfirmAvoidingquestionsAvoiding writtencontact andinsisting onphone callsinsteadMassivepromises, nosuccessstoriesMake youfeel likethe nextbig thingThe needto insistthey're nota scamNamedroppingmassive artistsor companies,with nothing toprove their linksDemandingmoney/cashupfrontOfferingunrealisticopportunitiesfor your levelPitchingthemselveswith a generic,untargetedemailLittle to nopositive orlegitimatereviewsGettingoverlydefensiveThey takethe biggestcut of themoney yougenerateFancywebsitethat saysnothingGreatexposureHundredsandhundredsof clientsOfferingphysicaltickets to sellin personTons oflikes/followers.on their page,no engagementon their postsToogood tobe trueProvidingnothing foryou you can'tdo yourselfHugevenues,tiny bandsMainly workingwith new,young, orinexperiencedbandsYour act can beeasilyinterchangedwith any otherin theirproposalUnwilling tosign aperformancecontractThey'rerushingyou toconfirmAvoidingquestionsAvoiding writtencontact andinsisting onphone callsinsteadMassivepromises, nosuccessstories

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