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I have an acoustic gig tonight and full Maple Road gig tomorrow night 6:30-9:30 Blue

I'm 65, off topic. I have friends my age that will say, " She approached you to talk and take a selfie and you didn't get her phone number?" No, I didn't. I'm not 18 and I'm there to work not pick up women. I just want to go home. Blue

Yeah, when space is tight it seems like it's always us that gets the short end of the stick Here's how I handle it; " There's not enough room for your amp, you'll have to DI through the PA." Me; "No , I'm playing through my amp" Blue

The boat cruise was good .It was a lot of work but still fun We played 2 hours straight, no breaks. We were loud. Our band drew over 100 people that paid $25.00 a pop to see us. The crowd was fantastic Blue

We have a boat cruze gig on Lake Michigan tonight. Join Maple Road aboard The Vista King Saturday Night 7/27/2019 9pm - 11pm Milwaukee Boat Line 101 W Michigan St, Milwaukee Blue

Cool and necessary! Blue

If you don't have the gig bug now chances are gigging is not for you. For me, I still love the challenge of gigging. I like the demand of the skill sets necessary to make live performance work. But keep in mind playing in a band is not a fun hobby for me. Blue

I think you also have to consider the level of an originals band The guys that have been around a particular scene for a while, the act is solid with a large number of fans can get good festival bookings. I'm not sure how it works for new guys starting out Blue

Depends on what the originals scene is like where the band is playing. Festival gigs would be far and few in-between for local originals bands in my neck of the woods. I've seen it from both sides. Blue

We had a monthly gig in Milwaukee, the hours we're 9:30-1:30. Home by 3:00. Blue

I love gigging, however now at 66 years of age the 4 hour bar gigs are difficult for me for a myriad of reasons. Blue

Fantastic! Blue

Last week's gig with The Charlie Daniels was fantastic. Yesterday we played a Harley Davidson Bash, 12:00-3:00. Harley always runs top notch events. However, we were not good yesterday. The crowd was small and we had to tear down when a huge storm blew in. It passed and we set up again. Then another storm came through and it poured. The sound crew's monitors got soaked. This has happened to many of you and it doesn't make you hate gigging. Like many other things it is part of the job, it goes with the territory. We'll all be laughing about it in the future. If stuff like this makes you hate gigging it's probably time to step down . Everybody has experienced bad gigs. Even The Stones & The Beatles had bad gigs. Blue

Thanks Stub, Yes, it was backstage sitting in a big case on top of a whiskey barell. Blue

Thanks Stub, Yes, it was backstage sitting in a big case on top of a whiskey barell. Blue

Thanks BreadBin I don't get enough of playing big crowd gigs, so I savor every moment of these gigs When I'm on stage singing and looking out at that big crowd I remember dreaming of this type of experience when I was kid just starting to gig back in the mud 60s. Blue

Thanks, It's so important to have fun. Easy to have fun at these big crowd gigs. The challenge is bringing the fun and positive attitude to the not so big problematic gigs. Blue

Not a great performance, we're not tight and the parts are not great but it's where we're at and what we're doing this summer. Blue

I'm actually really to pass the 4 hour bar gig torch to the new young bands. Blue Not the best sound or performance but it's what we're doing now.

I am not sure having your band seen playing to 3 people in a bar has much value at all other than a paid rehearsal. Blue

Agreed, we want to make ad much money as we can. Blue

There were bars we had to drop. The type of establishments that books bands and has a clientle that has absolutely no interest in any type of live music. And remember we're faced with 4 hours here in the States not 2 hour pub gigs. Blue

I'started gigging in rock bands at age 12 never really stopped. I'm 66, can't wait till this Saturday's gig. I thinks it's different for those of us with no other life interests. Don't get me wrong, all gigs aren't great. You just put on a happy face and don't take it or yourself that serious. A lot of stuff just goes with the territory I love It . Blue

My band has been lucky this summer with high profile big stage 1 hour gigs. They are more lucrative and much easier to manage and overall more fun and exciting. I'm a bar band guy to the core but after 14 years of 4 hour bar band gigs even I see that it's time to be more selective about the gigs we accept and play. Plus I'm 66 , I'm getting old. I don't expect much discussion from this topic but share your thoughts. I'm sure we're not the first band faced with this. Blue

For me, this usually occurs at poorly organized events with low end management and staff. I've been through the same thing many times. Blue