All the venues round here priced themselves out of it on Millenium Eve (careful Yorkshire folk and all that!)
I quoted £750 for a booking I took in the October to work that night. The guy bit my hand off (I must have been cheap!) but by mid December he cancelled due to lack of ticket sales. I didn't charge him anything (Goodwill goes a long way and it got me subsequent work). I offered myself around at £500,,,, then £300,,, finally £250.. (only to pubs ect.. that DIDN'T already have a DJ booked). I got another taker at £250..... only to be cancelled again - the brewery wouldn't authorise the disco!
A few days to go and I was desperate to work and even offered to do it for a the price of a few beers

... but I couldn't even give it away
So, being a single chap, at the time, there was nothing else for it! An alcohol fueled night of laddish persuits with the lads
I met my future wife on that night....... so a bit of a result really