If so how do you go about getting gigs?
Do you have any trouble convincing clubs owners who are used to bands that your are not just a DJ?
Go to some shows with similar music to your own and ask to speak to the promoter/venue booking guy. Get his email address and hit them up with links to your stuff. Or if you want shows out of town Google for the same info as above.
Actually it’s pretty simple. You do need to understand how the whole thing works and your environment. A live is generally a bit more expensive than a dj set. (maybe that will change but normally as you come with some pieces of hardware there’s more logistic so it cost a bit more)
THEN. you have capital city and big town. and days. you can’t (generally) access to capitals and big town the saturday without a solid network and followers of your music. WHY : because nobody will book you if people doesn’t come FOR YOU. That’s why today it’s working like the cinema, movie is sold on casting and sfx (i dressed a very dark picture here and exaggerate a bit but not that much)
BUT you have options. know your town, generally there’s collective, association, contact your town hall ask to meet people connected to your music style or collective that help young artist.
Make track and try to send it to the best records label, but don’t send techno music to a dub step label. follow their rules and be kind and humble. Try to make a bandcamp, make flyers, hire student girl pretty and ask them to distribute, promote your bandcamp, website etc…
IF you have records shop try to get your music listened.
Meet as most people as you can ! and ask them to follow your music, burn CD and give them a part of your live to promote as well
MAYBE DO A TEASER of a part of your live :
BUT GIVE in real hand so do not send that by postal service… to people organize things in the town you live or target) Go the parties you need to be seen as much as possible !!!
All that take times, effort and a bit of help from people you will meet and will trust on your music and maybe they help you.
BUT IF YOU keep yourself in the basement to create music and not get out i can tell you it will be very difficult unless to SIGN a fucking track that all god fathers played every week 
Alternatively, if you feel confident you won’t lose money, or don’t care if you do… You could put your own night on. Most places do venue hire. Cost/deal will vary. That route can sometimes get stressful with organisation/money stuff tho… Especially if you have other people playing as well as yourself.
as callofthevoid told you can be promoter too. that’s an option
AND BE PROFESSIONAL AND ACT AS A PROFESSIONAL
DON’T BE SCARE we all start somewhere.
alternatively, you could try to play clubs that routinely book DJs, assuming your music is made for a dance crowd.
for promotion, in addition to having good recordings online (i recommend at least one full-length high quality liveset in addition to individual tracks), a couple of videos showing what you do would help.
p.s. don’t limit yourself to clubs. sometimes the best gigs happen elsewhere, when people aren’t conditioned to expect a particular type of performance in a particular setting. 
I was outdoor with my dog and thinking again.
Do you have any trouble convincing clubs owners who are used to bands that your are not just a DJ?
Also when you say that, actually you point something you need to be sure you will not just play your music song after song… (like a dj) it can be stupid but actually it’s not a LIVE is somehow a performance where you have the basics blocs but any show can be different. that’s improvisation, playability, groove, emotion you give to an audience, re-writing songs differently, play drums or keyboard or other things… HOW ? that how you reply to this question and propose something that make you different or amazing or super cool i don’t know…
Don’t forget that you have not to be ALONE, you can make music with some instrumentist, singers or make an duo you the music and other guy which A/V perform or audiovisual artist (kind of vjing but more interesting)
Absolutely RIGHT !
WTF?!
yes maybe a bit too much …
…and if you can’t find a promoter who will put you on, consider putting on your own small-scale parties. Book a room in a pub/bar or similar venue and do it yourself.