i recently have had a similar incident with a night that has now been cancelled by the club they were at for taking the piss.
was told i would be paid 50 quid for my set. again i have played for some people on the board and have never asked for a penny i appreciate people giving me the chance to play at their nights. this night contacted me and offered me the money i didn't ask for it but i knew it would cost me 20 quid in a texi there and twenty quid back so i was doing it for next to nothing anyway.
to top it all off 1 of their dj's was late so i went on first as well as my set later on till the first dj came. when he did come i passed him the headphones he did the 3 worst mixes i've ever heard said he didn't want to play! so i carry on playing till next guy turnes up and again he turns up half and hour so i've been playing for a total for an hour and half then played my set later. i left before end of the night as i couldn't be bothered staying till the end and was gonna pick my money up the next day.
guy rings and says he can't afford to pay me they lost money and can he pay me week later. not happy but say ok as nothing i can really do! thats about 3 or 4 weeks ago i've tried ringing him no response, he's not even bothered to ring me either. what a prick. found out he owes one of the other lads who played 100 quid as well from the last time he played for them. the sooner people like this are ou of the scene the better!