The battle

You are asked to play a battle of the bands. You tell all the members of your band, (for me two), without hesitation they say, ok. As it gets closer and closer to the battle, you start to wonder if this event would turn out like the past battle of the bands, which was a grueling 12 hours of waiting until the decision, and upon the decision, which was won by the roar of the crowd, most of your fans had already left because it was way too late. So, when seeking out bands who have play at this new venue, they stated similar points of how band the venue is. What would you do? Would you not go? or would you think outside of the box and think of what will happen if you do go?