If your event is going well and you want the DJ to stay longer, you can request an extension. It's only available while the event is actually running — the status will read Event In Progress.
Requesting one
- Open your event.
- On the Progress tab, find Need more time?
- Select Request Extension.
- Use the slider to choose how many extra hours.
- Check Current End against Proposed End, and the Estimated Cost.
- Select Request.
The DJ is notified straight away.
The rate
DJs set their own extension rate, shown before you request. They can adjust it before approving — you're told this upfront, and you see the final figure before paying anything.
A higher rate than your booking rate is normal and reasonable. Staying past an agreed finish can mean venue overtime, a later drive home, or pushing into the next day.
What happens next
| Status | What it means |
|---|---|
| Requested | Waiting on the DJ |
| Accepted/Awaiting Payment | Approved with a rate set. Pay to confirm |
| Confirmed | Paid. Your event's end time has moved |
| Declined | The DJ can't stay |
| Canceled | You withdrew the request before they responded |
At Accepted/Awaiting Payment, select Pay now. Until that payment clears the extension isn't confirmed, and the DJ isn't obliged to keep playing — you'll see a note saying as much.
In practice most DJs keep going while the payment goes through. It's still worth paying promptly.
If it says unavailable
Some DJs turn extensions off. You'll see Event extension unavailable. Nothing to be done through the app — if you want more time, ask them directly on the night and settle it through the platform afterwards if they agree.
Declined
They may have another booking, a long drive, or a venue curfew that isn't theirs to move. Not a slight.
Ask early
Request with thirty to sixty minutes left rather than five. It gives the DJ time to check whether they can stay, and gives you time to pay before the current end time arrives.
Cancelling a request
Use Cancel Request before the DJ responds. Once they've accepted and you've paid, the extension is confirmed.