Pubs opening July 4th - Gigs?

[paul_c2]

Given that community centres etc can re-open from July 4th, at least that gives a firm idea of when rehearsals can re-commence. Its just up to the rehearsal venues to confirm.

[cheddatom]

official advice is that rehearsals are now OK. I'm involved with a rehearsal studio. We double checked with Trading Standards who were telling us to stay closed, and they confirmed on Friday that we're now OK to open

[Kev]

47 minutes ago, cheddatom said:

official advice is that rehearsals are now OK. I'm involved with a rehearsal studio. We double checked with Trading Standards who were telling us to stay closed, and they confirmed on Friday that we're now OK to open

Out of interest, what steps are you taking to clean the rooms between bands??

[cheddatom]

4 minutes ago, Kev said:

Out of interest, what steps are you taking to clean the rooms between bands??

We've not actually opened yet as we're not ready. We're meeting tonight to nail down the formal plan. It's not going to be simple!

[cetera]

Bands should be required to bring their own mics for starters....

[chris_b]

1 hour ago, cetera said:

Bands should be required to bring their own mics for starters....

. . . . and drum stools!

[EBS_freak]

1 hour ago, cetera said:

Bands should be required to bring their own mics for starters....

How many bands have a singer that actually has their own mic?

It blow my mind how I’ll equipped most singers are.

[cheddatom]

I'm thinking we say "bring your own mic, if you don't have one you can buy one of ours"

[EBS_freak]

3 minutes ago, cheddatom said:

I'm thinking we say "bring your own mic, if you don't have one you can buy one of ours"

And xlr. They are bound to spit on that too.

[taunton-hobbit]

One way of getting shot of old mics.................

😎

[cheddatom]

Just now, EBS_freak said:

And xlr. They are bound to spit on that too.

yeh but we can wipe them down. It's the baskets/foam on the mic, I doubt there's a practical way to adequately sanitise them

[BassBunny]

31 minutes ago, cheddatom said:

yeh but we can wipe them down. It's the baskets/foam on the mic, I doubt there's a practical way to adequately sanitise them

If you had enough mics, quarantining them for 72hrs would do the trick.

[taunton-hobbit]

Nah - sell 'em and buy new !

😎

[cheddatom]

8 minutes ago, BassBunny said:

If you had enough mics, quarantining them for 72hrs would do the trick.

Is that certain?

[ClassicVibes]

49 minutes ago, EBS_freak said:

How many bands have a singer that actually has their own mic?

It blow my mind how I’ll equipped most singers are.

Singers swagger in to the venue, get on stage, say 'Test, test', walk off and head straight for the bar. Then usually try to chat up your girlfriend... 

[Happy Jack]

1 hour ago, cheddatom said:

yeh but we can wipe them down. It's the baskets/foam on the mic, I doubt there's a practical way to adequately sanitise them

Yep. Who knows where a mic has been.

[ubit]

It would be very important to use your own mic. Check this out!

 

 

[la bam]

Weddings now allowed for upto 30 people.

No singing, raised voices or food and drink though.

Small steps. But hopefully this will get the ball rolling.

[Lozz196]

I’m not sure, even if they were allowed, and if I was in a gigging band, that I’d be interested in playing a gig on 04 Jul, or Barmaggedon as it’s becoming known.

[taunton-hobbit]

^ ^ ^ Hemel is the only place that I ever had a police escort out of after a gig ........

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[pete.young]

4 hours ago, cetera said:

Bands should be required to bring their own mics for starters....

I always do anyway. The concept of cleaning mikes seems entirely alien to most rehearsal studios round here.

Behringer XM8500, not exactly going to break the bank is it.

[Lozz196]

1 hour ago, taunton-hobbit said:

^ ^ ^ Hemel is the only place that I ever had a police escort out of after a gig ........

😎

It’s the only way to get out, that’s why I’m still here......

[fretmeister]

3 hours ago, cheddatom said:

Is that certain?

It's an average for some types of surfaces.

Some of the cruise ships still had live virus on surfaces 2 weeks after they had been evacuated.

 

I wouldn't rely on that.

[BassBunny]

4 hours ago, cheddatom said:

Is that certain?

It's what clothing shops have to do with clothes that have been tried on. Same with Charity Shop donations, 72 hrs in quarentine before they can go on sale.

[steantval]

If you live and gig in Leicester, you have no chance for the foreseeable.