Dan Gurman
04/12/2022
We are professional touring musicians from Canada who had a confirmed gig at the Whangamata Sports Bar on November 23rd). We have confirmation for the gig in writing from Darryls personal email. Long story short he decided to cancel the gig 2 days before we were supposed to play (after we already flew to NZ) without any apology, sympathy, or compensation. He had an ample amount of time to tell us the gig wasn't happening anymore so we could book something else for that day, but he chose to let us know a couple days before. When I book a hotel I don't need to call the hotel every minute on the hour to make sure I still have a room when I show up... no honourable business works that way. This place knows nothing about accountability, reliability, and reputation. I would avoid playing music at this place and avoid Darryl at all costs when doing any sort of business. He has proven to be unreliable and the kind of person who passes the blame onto others without taking ownership for his own and or/his employees mistakes and actions. Very disappointed by how he handled things.