FinnDave Posted July 10, 2021 Share Posted July 10, 2021 There used to be a thread about people's gigs, but I can't find it now. Played 2 1/2 hours of Grateful Dead in the garden of my local pub to a mix of regulars and quite a few people who had come along to see us. Band was under cover in an open sided marquee and the audience were in the pub garden. Went down surprisingly well, lots of appreciative comments, got paid, got asked back. I used my recently acquired Jazz bass (swapped an Ibanez for it) through my new Orange Little Bass Thing and Barefaced Super Compact - sounded good to my ears and the band and audience seemed to agree 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newfoundfreedom Posted July 11, 2021 Share Posted July 11, 2021 Nice one Dave. I bet it felt good to be out there doing your thing. 👌 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FinnDave Posted July 11, 2021 Author Share Posted July 11, 2021 1 hour ago, Newfoundfreedom said: Nice one Dave. I bet it felt good to be out there doing your thing. 👌 It did - but I've played several gigs already this year, this wasn't the first, just the first proper 2 set gig with this band. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FinnDave Posted July 17, 2021 Author Share Posted July 17, 2021 Played again last night, Franklins Tower again, this one had been arranged by another member of the band, all we got for our troubles was a couple of pints each. Nice riverside location, but the stage was in 3/4 of a box, so both the sound and the heat were trapped there. We had fun playing to a small audience, though to be honest, they couldn't have comfortably fitted many more in. The windows were sealed shut, so we ended up skipping several numbers from our planned set as we could escape before one of us collapsed. I got through three T shirts! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FinnDave Posted July 17, 2021 Author Share Posted July 17, 2021 Supposed to playing my regular slot with a three piece blues band tonight, just heard from the guitarist that his son has tested positive for corona and they live in the same house, so we're cancelling that one. Shame, as I look forward to them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodinblack Posted July 17, 2021 Share Posted July 17, 2021 On 10/07/2021 at 23:50, FinnDave said: Played 2 1/2 hours of Grateful Dead in the garden of my local pub to a mix of regulars and quite a few people who had come along to see us. Went down surprisingly well, lots of appreciative comments, got paid, got asked back. I can't believe that is true. I have it on good authority from this site that if you don't play oasis it is not possible to be invited back! well done anyway, I think the thread you meant was the "how was your gig last night" thread 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FinnDave Posted July 17, 2021 Author Share Posted July 17, 2021 42 minutes ago, Woodinblack said: I think the thread you meant was the "how was your gig last night" thread Yes, I think you're right - memory failure! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickeyboro Posted July 18, 2021 Share Posted July 18, 2021 View from the stage at my gig! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skidder652003 Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 'ere! Get back in your seats, no dancin' allowed! Well from today you are.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FinnDave Posted July 22, 2021 Author Share Posted July 22, 2021 Having spent the last three days (in this heat) playing through the material that might come up on Saturday's gig as it's a band I haven't played with for several years - got a message last night from the booker to say he'd double booked the venue, sorry, won't be needing you after all. Incompetent doesn't begin to describe it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FinnDave Posted July 27, 2021 Author Share Posted July 27, 2021 (edited) Just heard that last week's cancelled dep gig has been re-booked for this week and I'm still needed. Always good to be in demand! Edited July 27, 2021 by FinnDave 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FinnDave Posted August 1, 2021 Author Share Posted August 1, 2021 Finally got to play the gig following cancellation due to double booking. Arrived last night to play and was told that he's double booked again, but had sent to other act (solo singer/guitar) away with some cash to cover expenses. Actual gig was good, had a few local guests from other bands coming up to join in, great atmosphere. Mixture of blues and rock n roll with a singer who's been playing the local circuit for a long time and knows what he's doing. A very pleasant way to spend an evening. Next gig is my daughter's wedding in a week's time. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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