First gig in fifteen years. Any tips?

[Jo.gwillim]

Never more than one pint until the last song is over. If i make a mistake, and there are many, i laugh at myself rather than frown. Looks better and i get over it faster. I always take a backup bass cables and amp. Hardly ever need them but you never know!

[Jackroadkill]

3 hours ago, Jo.gwillim said:

Never more than one pint until the last song is over

 

Not a problem for me - haven't had an alcoholic drink since 1994, when I was fifteen.  Any (well, all!) mistakes will be solely my own doing!

[EssexBuccaneer]

This is gonna be me in a month from now - last gig was Dec 2002. On august 12th 2023 I’ll step back on the stage.

 

You’re bound to be nervous, but I always found that only lasted until the first bar of the first track. Nail it and you’re on your way. Before you know it, it’s time to unplug and get off stage again!

 

Good luck - we’ll see you in the ‘how was your gig last night?’ thread! 

[Jackroadkill]

12 hours ago, EssexBuccaneer said:

Good luck - we’ll see you in the ‘how was your gig last night?’ thread! 

 

Yes, that'll be another first for me, I suppose.

[Jackroadkill]

 

Well the gear has all been checked, and I've spares and tools at the ready....

 

 

 

...and it's packed into the crappiest little gold car ever, ready to hit the road.

 

Wish me luck!

 

JRK

[Waddo Soqable]

4 minutes ago, Jackroadkill said:

 

Well the gear has all been checked, and I've spares and tools at the ready....

 

 

 

...and it's packed into the crappiest little gold car ever, ready to hit the road.

 

Wish me luck!

 

JRK

All the best.. You'll be great 👍

[Jackroadkill]

5 minutes ago, Waddo Soqable said:

All the best.. You'll be great 👍

 

Cheers Wadd; you're a lovely lad, even if you're overly optimistic!

[Reggaebass]

Good luck Jack, I’m sure all will be great ☝️

[snorkie635]

On 23/06/2023 at 10:40, nilorius said:

A bit of whiskey 12 hours before, will do the thing.

Not as good as 12 whiskies a bit before. 😉

[snorkie635]

On 22/06/2023 at 12:34, Leonard Smalls said:

Always wear something cool and memorable. You're The Band, not a bunch of scruffy punters! Though if you're rubbish standing out makes it easier for disgruntled audience members to find you...

 

All Saints playing the Bishop's Stortford Mitre-fingering Festival on Easter Sunday?

[tony_m]

Have a good 'un! 👍

[msb]

Give ‘em heck!

[Jackroadkill]

Well, thanks for all your support, folks.  It went pretty well; I made a couple of errors but no howlers, the punters seemed to enjoy it and we had a lot of fun.  We got another booking out of it, so it can't have been that bad!  Apparently there are some decent picture floating around, so I'll post one when they land.  As it is, here's us before we went on, looking proper special:

 

[Waddo Soqable]

Top man! 👍

Great stuff.. and on to the next one... 

[dmccombe7]

Too late to offer any advice but glad it all went well for you guys.

Pretty decent gear too. Nice bass rig.

Dont forget to add your gig comment to the How Was Your Gig Last Night thread when you get a gig pic or vid.

Dave

 

[Franticsmurf]

On 25/06/2023 at 10:33, Jackroadkill said:

We got another booking out of it, so it can't have been that bad! 

Well done - that's the measure of success.

[diskwave]

Did a nice paying dep five years ago after not playing for nearly fifteen years! My goodness I remember the first rehearsal, what a wake up call, as they were a very good 60's tribute unit with stunning harmonies etc and very good musicianship. Biggest downer was the volume....my poor ole ears were telling me enough is enough. 

[fretmeister]

Drink just enough to get some teenage over confidence back.

[Jackroadkill]

3 hours ago, fretmeister said:

Drink just enough to get some teenage over confidence back.

 

I'd be fighting in seconds, crying in minutes and puking for days!