steantval Posted November 22, 2023 Share Posted November 22, 2023 On 21/11/2023 at 09:14, Al Krow said: Not going to be often that my crew get invited to play a wedding at the Shard - so definitely one for us to remember. Logistically it was one of the most tricky we've had to negotiate: moving kit from the loading bay, which we needed to pre-book slots for the two cars, then going off to park in a nearby car park while a member of staff plus one bandmate moved all the kit from lift 1 to lift 2 and then from lift 2 to outside the wedding reception room on the 34th floor. Then doing all that in reverse at the end of the night! The view was worth it though 😊 Fish & Chips, Burger & Chips probably £35 each in The Shard. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Krow Posted November 22, 2023 Share Posted November 22, 2023 47 minutes ago, steantval said: Fish & Chips, Burger & Chips probably £35 each in The Shard. Haha, you're not wrong! £39 for fish & chips and £10 for half a lager!! Fortunately we had food provided (which was an unexpected treat) by the wedding couple who very kindly looked after us. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzz Posted November 22, 2023 Share Posted November 22, 2023 Just on the precious PA owners being bass-shy, the busiest of my gigging bands uses two RCF 2-way 15s (745s, IIRC), no subs, and absolutely everything goes through them: vocals, guitar, me, drums (5 mics on the kit), bongos/congas (don't ask), the lot, without backline, and we're always, always too loud for even big pubs - the BL/Singist/Geetard/PA Owner is of the 'If it doesn't sound right turn something up' school of mixing, and possibly thinks attenuation is something soldiers stand to: I'm constantly telling him to turn the mains down, while I'm looking at wincing punters*.... Anyhoo, point being those 2 x 2-way RCF 15s of ours can absolutely deafen even a large pub, so they'll handle the bass without breaking a sweat... * I have my inears in, and the volume control set to 'Ohhhhh, that's nice and clear and not very loud'... 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stub Mandrel Posted November 22, 2023 Share Posted November 22, 2023 On 20/11/2023 at 21:10, Downunderwonder said: 'A' boom is tricky because it's right in the breadbox at 110hz but worth a crack. You probably have walls 6m apart, 2 wavelengths. 3m. A wide pillar section directly across half of the band area 😞 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stub Mandrel Posted November 22, 2023 Share Posted November 22, 2023 On 21/11/2023 at 17:05, Woodinblack said: Do you know, if you misread that as banana, it conjours up a whole different scenario... A lot of USAnian bassists eat bananas at gigs. Their extended set times make them prone to cramp and bananas are touted as a cure because of their potassium content (yes I fell down the TB wormhole for a bit). 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stub Mandrel Posted November 22, 2023 Share Posted November 22, 2023 On 21/11/2023 at 18:44, dmccombe7 said: One of my fav programmes when i was a kid. That and The Monkees. Dave Oh-oh Jungo! It's Danger Island Next! 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Downunderwonder Posted November 22, 2023 Share Posted November 22, 2023 12 minutes ago, Stub Mandrel said: A lot of USAnian bassists eat bananas at gigs. Their extended set times make them prone to cramp and bananas are touted as a cure because of their potassium content (yes I fell down the TB wormhole for a bit). Glad to see my advice gets taken on board sometimes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Downunderwonder Posted November 22, 2023 Share Posted November 22, 2023 28 minutes ago, Stub Mandrel said: 3m. A wide pillar section directly across half of the band area 😞 1 wavelength it is then. 3x works too. 4 x takes in the octave below as well but usually not too much 55hz flying around. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard R Posted November 23, 2023 Share Posted November 23, 2023 9 hours ago, Stub Mandrel said: A lot of USAnian bassists eat bananas at gigs. I can't help thinking there is a whole world to open up there. "I'm on tour with Kiss, I'm the banana roadie"."Cool, I was fruit tech for Boston a while back" End of derail - back to the thread! 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted November 23, 2023 Share Posted November 23, 2023 1 hour ago, Richard R said: I can't help thinking there is a whole world to open up there. "I'm on tour with Kiss, I'm the banana roadie"."Cool, I was fruit tech for Boston a while back" End of derail - back to the thread! Fruit Tech - in these health conscious times I reckon that`s a goer. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted November 23, 2023 Share Posted November 23, 2023 Rare mid-week gig for Hurtsfall last night at The Angel in Nottingham. This was actually our first proper "headlining" gig with support from Beck Stacey. Debdepan, Feather Trade all of whom were brilliant. With four bands playing, the evening over-ran slightly and there was no time left for us to do an encore even though there were requests for us to do one more. There were a couple of glitches one where it seemed like the whole PA cut out for a beat during one of the songs and our singer came in too early for the last verse of the last song, but I suspect most people didn't notice either. A decent turn out for a gig on a "school night" although not as packed as our last few. Nice to see plenty of familiar faces in the audience which means that we most definitely have a "following" now and also a lot of new ones, some of whom appeared to know the songs! Hopefully photos will appear later on Facebook that I can repost. That's it for Hurtsfall live for 2023. We'll be finishing off the "Christmas Song" this weekend for release as a single in early December, and working on other new songs for the gigs we already have arranged in 2024. On Saturday I'll be back at The Angel with my other band, In Isolation, supporting B-Movie when I'm expecting the venue to be packed as tickets sold out weeks ago! 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluewine Posted November 23, 2023 Share Posted November 23, 2023 (edited) On 20/11/2023 at 16:13, Bluewine said: THIS WEDNESDAY Thanksgiving Eve Maple Road Rockfield Music & Media Rockfield WI We start at 7:00 BYOB Don’t forget to bring your favorite beverage! Daryl Very interesting venue. The living room of a home is converted into a music venue. Lots of Victorian furniture and Persian rugs. There's a nice bar. No liquor license, people bring their own booze. Very well attended. Personally I wasn’t feeling my playing. Something was off. Daryl Edited November 24, 2023 by Bluewine 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piers_Williamson Posted November 23, 2023 Share Posted November 23, 2023 1 hour ago, Bluewine said: Very interesting venue. A retired school teacher converted the living room in his Victorian era home into a music venue. Lots of Victorian furniture and Persian rugs. There's a nice bar. However, no liquor license, people bring their own booze. Very well attended. Personally I wasn’t feeling my playing. Something was off. The sound provided was questionable. It was a 7-10 gig with a 15 minute commute. Pay wasn't that great, our band leader gave me $110.00. Daryl Can I ask what the speaker looking thing behind the guitarist;'s right leg is? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msb Posted November 23, 2023 Share Posted November 23, 2023 The cymbal case? 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gafbass02 Posted November 23, 2023 Share Posted November 23, 2023 (edited) Had a two night stint on solo acoustic for Cheltenham races, which is usually horrendous. This time however, it was actually rather lovely with minimal aggro and idiots. Quite enjoyed it. Edited November 23, 2023 by gafbass02 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmccombe7 Posted November 23, 2023 Share Posted November 23, 2023 Not a gig but next week i've booked a 3 hr rehearsal slot for the Glam covers band to run thru the Xmas songs we've not played for 11mths just in time for the first Xmas gig on 2nd Dec. WHOO HOO. Dave 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alant Posted November 23, 2023 Share Posted November 23, 2023 1 hour ago, dmccombe7 said: Not a gig but next week i've booked a 3 hr rehearsal slot for the Glam covers band to run thru the Xmas songs we've not played for 11mths just in time for the first Xmas gig on 2nd Dec. WHOO HOO. Dave We're playing it safe this year and just planning to do Slade on the 2nd and 9th December. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted November 24, 2023 Share Posted November 24, 2023 Photos from Hurtsfall's Wednesday night gig: 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmccombe7 Posted November 24, 2023 Share Posted November 24, 2023 (edited) 9 hours ago, alant said: We're playing it safe this year and just planning to do Slade on the 2nd and 9th December. We'll be doing Xmas songs by Sweet, Slade, Wizzard with the Mud song being added this year too. Not sure how the Mud song will go down but our guitarists old band used to do it and it was a big hit with the audience so we'll give it a try. Relatively easy one to learn too. Got gigs on 2nd, 16th, 22nd and 23rd Dec We have one on 31st but not sure Xmas songs will be suitable after 25th. Dave Edited November 24, 2023 by dmccombe7 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted November 24, 2023 Share Posted November 24, 2023 In Isolation will be playing our version of "I Believe In Father Christmas" at all our December gigs. There will be a CD single available to buy as well. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzz Posted November 24, 2023 Share Posted November 24, 2023 We've only got two gigs in Dec before Xmas (so far), so it's only been a token Last Christmas to chuck in (four chords all the way through), which is a relief... 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmccombe7 Posted November 24, 2023 Share Posted November 24, 2023 27 minutes ago, BigRedX said: In Isolation will be playing our version of "I Believe In Father Christmas" at all our December gigs. There will be a CD single available to buy as well. Good to hear a modern version of this amazing song. Enjoyed that a lot. 👍 Dave 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacDaddy Posted November 24, 2023 Share Posted November 24, 2023 1 hour ago, BigRedX said: Photos from Hurtsfall's Wednesday night gig: Still not used to seeing you without a Gus 😉 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alant Posted November 24, 2023 Share Posted November 24, 2023 58 minutes ago, dmccombe7 said: We'll be doing Xmas songs by Sweet, Slade, Wizzard with the Mud song being added this year too. Not sure how the Mud song will go down but our guitarists old band used to do it and it was a big hit with the audience so we'll give it a try. Relatively easy one to learn too. Got gigs on 2nd, 16th, 22nd and 23rd Dec We have one on 31st but not sure Xmas songs will be suitable after 25th. Dave We've played Wizzard and Mud ones in the past but with a different vocalist. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted November 24, 2023 Share Posted November 24, 2023 29 minutes ago, MacDaddy said: Still not used to seeing you without a Gus 😉 I'll be playing the Gus on Saturday (and for the rest of the gigs this year) with In Isolation. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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