wateroftyne Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 (edited) I'm in the house band for the two Sunday for Sammy shows next weekend. I can't give too much away 'cos the line-up is under wraps, but with 5,000 people at each show, it's going to be fun. I'll take some pics and that, and try not to make any mistakes. Disclaimer: I fully acknowledge this is a 'boast post'. Apologies. Edited February 19, 2018 by wateroftyne 15 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingPrawn Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 Sweet gig man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stingrayPete1977 Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 I half expected it to be Jools Holland! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wateroftyne Posted February 8, 2018 Author Share Posted February 8, 2018 2 hours ago, stingrayPete1977 said: I half expected it to be Jools Holland! Poor Dave :-( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huge Hands Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 Good luck WoT! My mam and dad try to go to that every time it is on, I think they got tickets for it for Christmas or something, I really must listen more when I call home.... I've not lived up there for 22 years now, would love to see one myself. Mega jealous bonny lad 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xgsjx Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 Nice one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuNkShUi Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 Noice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casapete Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 Nice one Michael, hope it's a good one! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
el borracho Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 Good one. Enjoy. I'd be interested to know what the Arena sounds like from on the stage compared to the usually poor sound from in the audience. You're certainly busy - I haven't managed to gig since September. Problems of being in a band where everyone else is in another band - except me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wateroftyne Posted February 12, 2018 Author Share Posted February 12, 2018 First rehearsal today - six hours' worth. It was loads of fun. The show's being shot for DVD, so everything has to be spot-on. We've got a week in the rehearsal hall, so we'll have the monitor mixes pretty much there by the weekend, so hopefully the check in the arena will mostly be tweaking stuff. The band is great.. the drummer's from Lindisfarne, the keyboard player's from Dire Straits, the other keyboard player and sax player are from The 1975's live band, the guitarist was a touring member of The Arctic Monkeys, and one of our vocalists sang on 'I Would Do Anything For Love' with Meat Loaf. And then there's me. I daren't pinch myself. Loads of pics here: https://www.sundayforsammy.org/sunday-for-sammy-2018-access-all-areas 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Burrito Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 Very cool. Sounds like a decent gig to land Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raymondo Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 Nice one! I love the pic of the sound engineer Standing with his arms folded and looking like he's falling asleep... All those fabulous musicians and he's " get on with it muppets, I have a home to go to" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grandad Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 A hearty congratulations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casapete Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 Looks like a cracking band Michael, but don't think for a minute you shouldn't be there too! Have a great time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EBS_freak Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 13 hours ago, wateroftyne said: the keyboard player's from Dire Straits Ha - I did a gig with my friends dad's band. I think he may have loaned us a keyboard back in the day! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassBus Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 Maybe second best to playing in Mark Knopfler's band. Boast away. have a good gig. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pbasspecial Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 Quote Well done. Enjoy every second of it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wateroftyne Posted February 13, 2018 Author Share Posted February 13, 2018 Here’s a pic of my pedalboard and chord charts... :-D 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EBS_freak Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 2 minutes ago, wateroftyne said: Here’s a pic of my pedalboard and chord charts... :-D Mime gig then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wateroftyne Posted February 13, 2018 Author Share Posted February 13, 2018 That's rehearsal day 2 over with. A long one, but we got loads done with the brass section and vocals, and a couple of special guests. The set list is eclectic to say the least. Here's some day #2 photos. I'm not in any of them, 'cos I took them... https://www.sundayforsammy.org/sunday-for-sammy-2018-access-all-areas/blog/band-rehearsals-day-two Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JapanAxe Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 (edited) Ooh, that's the WB100, the all-valve Handbox. Have you done a thread about it somewhere? Just found it! (I've been wasting a lot of time on the Fretboard forum recently.) Edited February 13, 2018 by JapanAxe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wateroftyne Posted February 15, 2018 Author Share Posted February 15, 2018 (edited) Update... here's some pics from yesterday. It was a good day - you could tell we were all starting to relax a bit more. All the tunes were recorded so the lampies can work out the cues and visuals. Today felt a bit different - it was a shorter day, but a bit more intense as we (and mainly the MD) started the very necessary process of nitpicking. We've got tomorrow daytime off - the gear is being taken to the Arena for the setup. We'll get time to do some checks tomorrow night, and hopefully run through some songs with vocalists we haven't hooked up with yet. More of the same on Saturday.. a couple of the main stars won't be around 'till Sunday - the day of the gig. So lots of waiting around and last-minute run-throughs. Edited February 15, 2018 by wateroftyne 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burns-bass Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 This is a fascinating insight into what makes a super-tight live band. I read somewhere that McCartney would rehearse for about a month, and he can (and does) choose some of the best musicians in the world. I'm sure you're sounding fantastic already ,when the adrenaline hits on the night it will be amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wateroftyne Posted February 15, 2018 Author Share Posted February 15, 2018 2 hours ago, Burns-bass said: This is a fascinating insight into what makes a super-tight live band. I read somewhere that McCartney would rehearse for about a month, and he can (and does) choose some of the best musicians in the world. I'm sure you're sounding fantastic already ,when the adrenaline hits on the night it will be amazing. Thanks, and here's hoping! The trickiest part of this is that we're rehearsing the tunes generally without the vocalists being present. We just need to be as tight as we can and move with them where possible... especially as it's all being filmed & recorded. Thankfully our MD is as sharp as a tack - I've got massive respect for the job he's done. Another thing which may - or may not - surprise people is that this isn't a reading gig. The brass guys have been given parts by their leader, but that's it. No-one has dots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted February 16, 2018 Share Posted February 16, 2018 2 hours ago, wateroftyne said: Another thing which may - or may not - surprise people is that this isn't a reading gig. The brass guys have been given parts by their leader, but that's it. No-one has dots. So how have you learnt your parts for the songs - from recordings? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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