Subreddit rules check
r/band
Can you promote here?
Promotion is allowed only with moderator permission (or inside designated threads). A short, honest modmail before posting costs two minutes and functions as a safe-conduct pass; skipping it is the most common avoidable removal.
Links
The rules clearly allow links. A plain-text mention still often outperforms a URL from a young account.
What this community rewards
Dominant post formats: question, discussion, showcase
Short, first-person titles or questions (e.g., “Don’t feel good enough for my band”, “tips on being an effective band leader?”). Post bodies are informal, earnest, and moderate length. Lead with the problem or ask a clear question, include instrument/age/location/commitment when recruiting. Personal stories, honest problems, and concrete LFG posts get upvoted; obvious spam/self-promo will draw flak.
Arriving in the local format matters: cross-posting the same text everywhere reads as tourist instantly. The wider method is in the Reddit playbook.
Classified mechanically from the community's published rules and recent top posts, last checked October 2026. Rules change and moderators have the final say: verify at r/band's rules page before posting anything that matters.
Thread Otter checks this before every send
These profiles power the product: promo-banned communities never receive a promotional draft, drafts arrive in the local format, and a fact-check gate plus human pacing protect the account doing the talking.