One tiny patch of carpet on the bare wooden stage...

[Dom in Dorset]

...and the drummer sticks his kit right in the middle.

[JapanAxe]

[Dom in Dorset]

Not our drummer, carpet or stage but you get the idea.

[visog]

Or a roadie would hoover it then Greg Lake would sing on it...

[JapanAxe]

[quote name='Dom in Somerset' timestamp='1432577109' post='2782914']
Not our drummer, carpet or stage but you get the idea.

[/quote]

Disappointed on 3 counts there!

[Marvin]

Does he own a scaffolding company?

[gary mac]

[quote name='Marvin' timestamp='1432578404' post='2782942']
Does he own a scaffolding company?
[/quote]

[Jazzneck]

[quote name='Dom in Somerset' timestamp='1432577109' post='2782914']
Not our drummer, carpet or stage but you get the idea.

[/quote]

Pearl's a Singer?

Edited May 25, 2015 by Jazzneck

[BassBus]

[quote name='Dom in Somerset' timestamp='1432577109' post='2782914']
Not our drummer, carpet or stage but you get the idea.

[/quote]

...and I thought guitarists were bad.

[tonybassplayer]

Is that Neil Pearts garage ??

[quote name='Dom in Somerset' timestamp='1432577109' post='2782914']
Not our drummer, carpet or stage but you get the idea.

[/quote]

[Number6]

[quote name='Dom in Somerset' timestamp='1432577109' post='2782914']
Not our drummer, carpet or stage but you get the idea.

[/quote]

So that's the jazz kit but where is the metal set up?

[Dad3353]

There's no reason you can't bring your own household furnishings.

[ahpook]

[quote name='tonybassplayer' timestamp='1432580658' post='2783004']
Is that Neil Pearts garage ??
[/quote]

Naaah, where's the red barchetta ?

[Maude]

The stage gets slippery if there's nothing to soak up the dribble.

[PlungerModerno]

[quote name='ahpook' timestamp='1432581404' post='2783017']
Naaah, where's the red barchetta ?
[/quote]

Where do you think the camera man's sitting?

[ahpook]

[quote name='PlungerModerno' timestamp='1432587955' post='2783113']
Where do you think the camera man's sitting?
[/quote]

[tauzero]

I have a rug in the back of the car which is frequently deployed for drummers (I think it's a little too small for hitchhikers).

[Dad3353]

[quote name='tauzero' timestamp='1432590116' post='2783141']
I have a rug in the back of the car which is frequently deployed for drummers (I think it's a little too small for hitchhikers).
[/quote]

[Skybone]

It's only Rug'n'Roll?

[phil.c60]

Don't pile it on.

[stuckinthepod]

Looks like one of them their Velociraptor cages

[chris_b]

[quote name='Dom in Somerset' timestamp='1432576600' post='2782902']
...and the drummer sticks his kit right in the middle.
[/quote]

Was it your turn for the tufted Wilton?

All drummers I know bring their own carpet and leave it in the car if there is carpet at the gig.

I would have been more surprised if he hadn't used it.

[urbanx]

[quote]One tiny patch of carpet on a bare stage[/quote]

Reminds me of one of my ex's....

[chris_b]

[quote name='hiram.k.hackenbacker' timestamp='1432645873' post='2783517']
Also, why do drummers insist in setting up dead central. When you have three others in the back line, sometimes it's a bit of a struggle getting two lots of gear on one side of the kit. "I'm not moving it now. It's taken me ages to set up". Queue the three others grabbing said piece of carpet and moving the whole kit over.
[/quote]

If I turn up late and there isn't enough space on my side for two of us I tell them to move up. I am always surprised if I have to do this, as they are all intelligent and grown up people, who should be able to count and estimate by now.

Anyway, a lot of grumbling ensues, but I tell them if they were stupid enough not to remember how many people we have in the band and didn't leave enough room for all of us it's their problem.

[The Admiral]

A friend who is a very experienced live sound engineer favours in small spaces, having the drummer at one side, angled at 45 degrees out towards the audience, but also throwing sound across the stage, with the bass next to the drummer, and the guitars, keys on the other side, with vocals in the centre. He usually gets quite a bit of push back from new clients, but those that try it for the 'shoved in a corner at the Dog and Duck' type gigs frequently like it and find that it works well when you don't have room for many, if any, monitors. This is a situation where the drummer is playing unamplified, as are everyone but the vocals and perhaps keys (depending on the keyboardists gear).