If you're a frequent visitor to Will Rogers World Airport, you're probably familiar with constant parking garage construction, limited direct flights and lukewarm Schlotzsky's sandwiches. You also may be familiar with the airport's pun-driven live music program, Jet Sets. Here's how the airport abstractly describes it:
Music is an invitation. It invites you to move; to tap, snap, or groove. Music invites you to hum, sing, or whistle; to relax, meditate, or remember. On behalf of music, WRWA invites you to enjoy Jet Sets, the airport’s live music program showcasing Oklahoma’s very talented musicians. Check the calendar below for upcoming performances.
Here at The Lost Ogle, we love to see both talented and untalented musicians get their due, so we applaud Will Rogers for giving local musicians a platform to showcase their talents and make some money. In fact, Jet Sets pays anywhere from $120 to $200 for a short set.
Unfortunately, the platform the airport provides seems to be way too limited. Despite booking five paying gigs a week, many Local Musician Moles have asked us to look into Jet Sets, because it's apparently one of the more difficult stages to get booked on in the metro.
Jet Sets began in late 2015 and, according to airport spokeswoman Karen Carney, the airport has had more than 300 applications but only approved 33 musical groups to perform — an approval rate of about 10 percent.