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OUCH! Blue

I remember a gig where someones shoe flew past my head. Blue

Played a 7:00-10:30 Thanksgiving Eve Bash at Kuhtz's in Oconomowoc. Our first public gig with a new guitarist. The place wad so packed if I had went there to see a band I would have turned around and left. It was a good gig for us , great audience engagement and lots of attention given to the band. A guy that had too many cocktails was on the dance floor and fell backwards onto a stage monitor. I'm sure we've all seen that one. Blue

Compared to other sites there's a lot more diversity on this site. I'm a Yankee and everyone here is more than nice to me. I also think because there's more guys on this site that are in gigging bands makes the threads more engaging. This is a great site. Blue

I had known of the band. I knew they had a female lead guitarist, they were local , they played 70s era blues and rock and they gigged a lot. I thought, "I should be the bass player for this band" I went to their gigs and introduced myself. Eventually I told them I was looking for work. One of the members said we should talk. Turns out they were looking to replace their bass player. I auditioned several times and eventually was offered the job to play bass and sing backing vocals. That was 9 years ago. Blue

Played a 7 to 10:30 with our acoustic 4 piece in Delefield Saturday night. Very upscale community, a lot of high end homes , condos and resturants. Wasn't the best gig for me, I didn't think I played all that well. I have a full band Maple Road gig tomorrow night in Oconomowoc . Blue Blue

Try listeningg to Maceo Parkers live version of Mustang Sally with Sweet Charles singing lead vocal. Blue

Your doing the right thing. Don't be stupid like me. I've had to walk off stage at a few gigs lately due to fatigue and nausea. I'm treating for a right bundle branch block. I have an old school. 8- 11 this Saturday night with an hour commute one way. Blue

Now that's a baddass pic. Blue

You have to decide if you want to be in a band. What would be the best fit for you. Then what type of band, originals, covers, gigging band or a "for fun only" no gigging band. 42 is young from my perspective. Blue

Yes, that's definitely similar to ours.☝

We played an acoustic gig last night, 5:30 - 8:30 at The Harley Davidson Motor Restaurant. To me this is a great gig, professional staff, great hours, great pay and tips, very high caliber clientele. And the place is beautiful sitting on the Milwaukee River. We go back on January 25th. Blue

Last Saturday night I was ready to rip into House A Rocking and the bands starts at half the tempo. Absolutely nothing we or I could do. I've mentioned to the BL. Trying to correct the tempo after your already out of the gate can be challenging. Blue

Samantha Fish , I'm not sure why I'm going. I've seen her twice already and $35.00 is a little pricey. Sam has played a lot of " big time" gigs but this is a very small Milwaukee bar. Blue

Strive to make it to the 65 plus group. Blue

I wish I could slowly ween myself away from my pedals. I really like my bass octave pedal.

Sounds like you played a full gig Dave.😀 I have a G&L ASAT bass that I want to start gigging with again, with that active pre-amp. I haven't figured out how to get the most out of that feature. and I've had the bass for years. I don't think the active pre-amp likes my pedal board very much. The connection plug for the 9 volt battery is awful. Blue

I love those kind of gigs. Blue

5-6 hours of travel, sounds like a $300.00 per man gig. Blue

Our band leader pays us in cash before each and every gig. Tips are divided equally after the gig. Blue

For new venues we usually check the place out before the gig. If there's not enough room for the band we won't take the gig. Blue

Wouldn't that be "How To Avoid Bad Drumners" Blue

Which brings to mind some of us that play bars with established questionable clientele. Over half the crowd were recently released from prison and wearing GPS ankle bracelets. True story for us. Blue

I like your response. We're primarily a bar band outside of the summer when were playing larger festivals and fairs. Bad gigs depends on the type of band your in and if your a fit for a specific venue or event. A few examples of what my band should be thinking about. While many gigs can be hit or miss., playing a bar gig and your in a room separate from the bar it's a lose lose proposition. Either don't take the gig or as we say, "take the money and run" In general don't return to venues where you've had any issues with getting paid. Beware of bars and pubs where you know the crowd has no interest or a dislike of live music. Beware of bars that don't have adequate space to set up your band properly. If your band is a bunch of guys in their 60s, think twice about playing to 20 somethings and milenials. Just a few examples there are others. Blue

At 65 so do I. Great story and not much different then mine for last Saturday night. Private retirement event, I was expecting uninterested family and friends. Plus it was our first gig with our new 25 year old lead guitarist and vocalist. I wasn't happy with our rehearsals and didn't think we we're ready. From the first few bars everything clicked together and the crowd turned out to be cool music lovers from the 60s & 70s. The gig gave me new faith the band can survive the loss of a 14 year founding member. Blue