How much to book your favourite band? Rates leaked online

$750k for Adele, a mere $7k for We Are Scientists

14:01 20th May 2014

Ever wanted to hire your favourite band/artist for your birthday party? Well, bad luck if it's Taylor Swift; however, it may be just in reach if you're a big fan of Wavves.

How do we know this? Well, a source from major booking agency Degy Entertainment has leaked the going rates for some of the world's biggest artists...as well as the more underground ones.

Want Britney Spears at your bash? That'll be at least $500K. Foo Fighters ask for the same amount, as well as Green Day, Katy Perry, Faith Hill, The Killers and John Mayer.

Those who expect to command a cool $1 million for their efforts include Madonna, Justin Bieber, Bruce Springsteen, Justin Timberlake and Taylor Swift.

A fan of hip hop and got less than $100k? Childish Gambino, 2 Chainz, A$AP Rocky, Snoop Dogg, Busta Rhymes and Tyler, the Creator all come in between $50K and $100K.

Lana Del Rey will set you back $75K, Arctic Monkeys fetch $75K to $100K, Bastille expect $40 to $60K, whilst Kelis commands $30K.

If you're really feeling the pinch, amongst the cheapest musicians on the list are Flatbush Zombies, Fang Island, Wavves, and Kitty Pryde, who all come in at under $10K.

For the full list, head over to Priceonomics.

Below: how much? More booking fees for the world's biggest stars

Mariah Carey - Mariah will play a four song set for you for just $250k (about £164,515). Per song. So that's a million dollars then. For four songs.
Christina Aguilera - Ms Aguilera was paid $1m (about £658,094) to play an hour long show at a private Halloween party.
Lily Allen - Apparently it will cost 150,000 pounds to have Lily appear at your party - but she'll sing to a backing track, not with a band. Obviously she'll need petrol money and somewhere to stay too. That was in 2008, though, so perhaps it'll cost more to get her away from her family now.
Jay-Z - Jay-Z was paid $1m (about £658,094) to perform at a private Las Vegas New Year's Eve party. Half what his wife was paid, so presumably she bought the Christmas presents.
The Prodigy - Considering the legendary status The Prodigy enjoy in the UK and around the world, £250k for a private appearance really isn't too bad.
Roxy Music - If you want to see Roxy Music appear at your party it'll cost you a cool £200k, but that doesn't include production costs (stage, lights, sound board etc) or the cost of the band's rider.
Cher - Revelling in her role as a living legend, Cher charges $1.5m (just under a million pounds sterling) to appear at a private function.
Jamiroquai - It'll apparently cost 500k to have Jamiroquai come and perform at your party. But the cost doesn't end there. You'll need to provide accomodation for the band (five star hotel) and the crew if they have to stay the night (four star hotel). Jay Kay needs a suite, and then you'll need to book 18 single rooms with king size beds. The additional rider is just 'usual band rider stuff', so that's a silver lining.
Justin Bieber - The teen pop superstar was paid $1m (about £658,094) to play an hour-long private show. We think the money is going towards expanding his colection of hats.
Kanye West - Kanye West charged the president of Kazakhstan $3million for private show, proving that it doesn't matter how controversial the political figure - Weezy is ready to sign the dotted line.
Beyonce - Queen Bey was once paid $2 million to perform on a private island at New Year's Eve. Sometimes, if you drive a hard bargain, she's willing to reduce that fee to a modest $1 million. Only if you are a princess though. An actual one.

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