Dead Set Fall Tour And Band Vehicle Sponsorship

UPDATE: We've been able to liquidate some of our assets to raise about half of the funds ourselves. THANK YOU to everyone who has helped via GFM or otherwise!

Hey, Dead Set family. We're trying to get on the bus so we can continue to bring you the music that means so much to all of us. We've organized this as a band, and we'd love to bend your ear for a minute:

After a tremendous amount of work over the last 10 years, we are now starting to see the fruits of our labor; bigger shows with higher quality production all over the country, a growing national fanbase eager to see us in their hometown, increased ticket presales and a blossoming infrastructure on our team including additional band members, a full time crew member and so much more. But with bigger and better shows comes bigger expenses and that’s why we’re asking for your help! After running the math on transporting, feeding, sleeping, and paying 8 - 10 members, it sometimes feels impossible to manage. Our operation has grown to multiple vehicles, and half of our shows cost us more in hotels and gas than we earn. In order to create a sustainable future for Dead Set we are going to need to invest in our infrastructure.

After researching many options, including renting multiple vehicles and trailers, paying for hotels and airfare, renting tour busses and hiring tour management agencies, we have determined that the best solution for our situation, and the best bet for us to be able to continue on this mission is to acquire a vehicle that can not only seat 8-10 of us, but sleep us as well. With a tour schedule that starts immediately, taking us up and down the East Coast this year and across the country for months through the fall, we are gearing up for the greatest undertaking of our career and we need your help to make this happen! The cheapest vehicles which would suit our needs (sleeping, transportation, gear hauling) are a Bandwagon RV, or a Sprinter Van outfitted for this specific purpose. These can be rented (which adds up FAST) or purchased used for a starting price of around $100,000.00 which is what we’ve set our fundraising goal at.

Every little bit is going to make a huge difference in this effort, and that’s why we’ve created a ton of awesome incentives for you to contribute. Dead Set has organized this GoFundMe in the hopes that we can work together to continue the thing we do best. While donations are always appreciated beyond words, we are more than happy and prepared to return the love in any way we're able to. Please take a look through the incentives we've organized and share this with anyone who you feel may be interested in connecting with us. Here are some incentives we came up with along with the help of some of you. Please reach out if you've other ideas!

$25 Sticker pack + personal thank you note

$50 Sticker pack + shout out on social media

$100 - Personalized phone call with the band

$250 - Dead Set Show Artwork signed by the full band

$500 - A personal ‘Cameo’ style video from the band

$1000 - VIP access to a show of your choice. Hang, eat, watch the show from stage

$1,500 - Zach and a bandmate will come to your house and cook you dinner

$3,500 - Zach will come to perform solo for you

$5,000 - Dead Set Acoustic Duo will come to perform for you

$10,000 - Dead Set Full Band will come to perform for you

*In person incentives will have to fall within 100 miles of a tour date*

We are developing some really exciting events as well for those of you based in New England, including an official Crowdfunding Campaign Launch Party at Higher Ground in Burlington VT on May 27!! Tell your friends and come celebrate this momentous occasion with us.

All of the biggest love from us to you. If you are unable to contribute it would still mean the world to us if you would share this campaign with anyone in your network that may be willing to contribute to our cause!! Thank you for supporting us in what we do, and for lifting us up night after night. Although we'd never trade what we do for anything, it's hard, hard work, and our friends, family, and fans are the single driving force that keeps us afloat. We need you, now, then, and we always will. So thank you from the bottom of our hearts, and we'll see you on the road!

Joe, Josh, Cotter, Adam, Corey, Matt, and Zach

Dead Set