As Uncle Dave said in a previous post, we, as performers, are not liable for the royalty fees when we play a club. The Club is. I have played several venues where an ASCAP or BMI guy has come in to check on licensing of music. The fee varies depending on several factors, including number of seats, whether there is dancing or not, the number of hours the music is used per week, etc. The last place I played that got audited had 5,000 square feet, 250 seats and large dance floor with music 6 nights a week and the fee was around $250 for the year.