something i noiced was people who you didn't know and none of the band new turned up to see you play. when my band started it was mainly our friends who went specifically to see us play (theres an upstairs section where ppl go when they dont want to hear the band) but then people would come down to check us out an then stay and we eventually got people going to gigs just because our name was on the list. thats when you realise your gettin more recognised