danbowskill Posted June 18, 2020 Share Posted June 18, 2020 It feels like it's been yonks since my band has rehearsed because of all the chaos. Anyone had their usual rehearsal, practice space, studio reopen yet? Really destroying the soul not having that loud satisfying buzz of live band jamming Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulgm1 Posted June 18, 2020 Share Posted June 18, 2020 Our local rehearsal studios are re-opening and we’ve made a tentative booking for first week of July. We’re going to see how we feel at the time about five of us in a fairly confined space. The studio we use does have an outside door that we can leave open which is a plus and they’re having gaps for cleaning and disinfectant between bands. Not sure how I feel about it yet but gotta get back to some sort of normality at some point! We’re all missing the playing.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewblack Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 First rehearsal booked for 4th July at Firebird in Bristol. They've opened a big room in a different building which they say has enough space for us to remain well away from each other. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulWarning Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 we've got one this Wednesday, big room, well away from each other, I suppose it's not strictly following the current guidelines, but a damned sight safer than public transport or going shopping and we're all allowed to got to work, just because we enjoy it doesn't make it not work, we get paid for gigs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naxos10 Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 We are in phase 2 of a three phase return at our studio. Hoping to hear about the 3rd phase in the next couple of weeks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Dare Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 July 6th for us. Can't wait. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt P Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 The rooms we use are still closed and expect to stay like that for a little while yet, they started a crowdfunder last week to help keep them afloat and they hit their 5k target in under 48 hours! now they've set a stretch goal and any extra money is going on improving the spaces and the kit, we're on very good terms with them and i think they are one of the best rooms in our area and run by very enthusiastic guys. Our normal room is pretty small (the smallest one there) so we don't expect to be back for a while, in the mean time we've put some money into the kitty and will sit tight. one of the rewards was to nickname a room, some of these have been taken (at 500 quid a room) so i'm looking forward to seeing what names they are given! we went for buying a step, we get to decorate it anyu way we like so that will be a fun discussion with the other band members. Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul S Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 My blues band rehearses in the drummers barn, he is a farmer, and we'll be having our first rehearsal tomorrow 😁 can't wait. It's a bit posh, 12th century thatched job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
louisthebass Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 Even if ours opens up (possibly mid July, depending on the owners discretion) I still don't expect to be rehearsing until end of August, start of September. Just had a WhatsApp discussion, and the drummer thinks mid July is too early to restart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonesy Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 I had a socially distanced jam with a guitarist the other day (was great to play loud again!!) and the studio I use for my band has been open for a while, but only for solo use. I'm itching to play with a full band again and the studios are opening up properly on July 4th, but I think we're going to see what's happening with infection rates etc before we jump back in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_bass5 Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 On 18/06/2020 at 21:15, danbowskill said: It feels like it's been yonks since my band has rehearsed because of all the chaos. Anyone had their usual rehearsal, practice space, studio reopen yet? Really destroying the soul not having that loud satisfying buzz of live band jamming Got an email from ours that they are opening on 4th July. Might get a room as soon as i can get everyone together. The rooms are big enough, and each has its own door way from the yard, so we wouldn’t need to go through any buildings (all booked and paid for on line). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danbowskill Posted June 23, 2020 Author Share Posted June 23, 2020 Just had a message saying ours are taking bookings on the first, get in 😊 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_bass5 Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 Ironically we had a pub gig booked for the 4th. Not going to happen obviously, and certainly not without a rehearsal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcnach Posted June 24, 2020 Share Posted June 24, 2020 Nothing here yet, and not many places have big rooms which will be very much on demand. I play in a couple of 8+ member bands. It's not going to be easy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacDaddy Posted June 24, 2020 Share Posted June 24, 2020 Got a rehearsal booked on Monday. i'll report back... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inthedoghouse Posted June 24, 2020 Share Posted June 24, 2020 We've had two weekly rehearsals as of last night. It was so great to play some music at last! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_bass5 Posted June 24, 2020 Share Posted June 24, 2020 1 hour ago, inthedoghouse said: We've had two weekly rehearsals as of last night. It was so great to play some music at last! Thats how i will feel after the first one.....then back to hating it lol. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naxos10 Posted June 25, 2020 Share Posted June 25, 2020 Had a note from our studio saying that they are re-assessing their opening strategy due to the fact that an enclosed space increases the risk of catching Covid19 due to droplets put into the air when singing. This looks like a sensible move since a similar situation exists for theatres and venues, and it must be similar for pubs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manny Posted June 25, 2020 Share Posted June 25, 2020 I’ve never been so keen to rehearse with the band (formed during lockdown, we haven’t started yet) but agree it’s probably not that safe yet. Keep trying to justify it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulWarning Posted June 25, 2020 Share Posted June 25, 2020 (edited) I think what makes a big difference (for me anyway) is when you're practising you're in a room with a limited number of people who you know have no symptoms, whereas in any public place who knows who you're interacting with edit, but at the end of the day it's what your own attitude to risk is Edited June 25, 2020 by PaulWarning 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_bass5 Posted June 25, 2020 Share Posted June 25, 2020 1 hour ago, naxos10 said: Had a note from our studio saying that they are re-assessing their opening strategy due to the fact that an enclosed space increases the risk of catching Covid19 due to droplets put into the air when singing. This looks like a sensible move since a similar situation exists for theatres and venues, and it must be similar for pubs. Yes, the government have said no live music yet in pubs for this reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacDaddy Posted July 1, 2020 Share Posted July 1, 2020 On 24/06/2020 at 13:17, MacDaddy said: Got a rehearsal booked on Monday. i'll report back... So. We got there to find the gate locked. Many messages to phone, Twitter and Facebook later, the Father of the owner turned up to let us in. TBF he said to add the time on we'd lost at the end. Once in there was a disclaimer to sign. Not sure if we all should have done one each, but the drummer (who had made the booking) did it for the band. I suppose social distancing was possible in the room, but it's an enclosed space as you can see below. Even though this was the first time we have seen each in four months - let alone rehearsed together - we did a live stream thing, which turned out to be quite successful. We did a sound/level check first by Facetiming the singers son. To make sure I could be heard I turned the amp bass EQ off, boosted the low mids, and had a fiddle with the treble. Not a sound I would use at a proper gig, but it did the job through an iphone. It felt so good to finally playing in a band again, and it did feel like we were doing a proper gig Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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