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[quote name='Clarky' post='1089533' date='Jan 14 2011, 04:58 PM']Its MASSIVELY appealing but my band could not pull in 200-300 punters sadly ... and I suspect therein lies the rub for most of us Best of luck with this[/quote] Cheers Clarky!!

All fair points, so thanks for flagging these up. Guess maybe I thought the appeal of doing a show at that venue for a good sized audience was more appealling than it seems from an outside perspective. Its good to get different views on things - I guess thats why we're all here! Perhaps I should provide some further explanation... I put in a 'requirement' to be able to pull a crowd because, to be frank, a venue of that size is expensive and also looks rubbish half-empty. If there are three bands playing then they would all need to pull their weight in terms of bringing a crowd and 200+ is what each band would need to bring in. I've organised these each year for the past 5 years, in increasing sized venues - from Bush Hall to Indigo2. We underwrite the hire costs and all the organisation costs and in return some 'up and coming' bands get to play a venue they wouldn't otherwise be able to, and generally to an audience much larger than they have played previously. Its a good fun thing to do. I found it interesting how the charity aspect attracted the most comments. Basically the event breaks even and of what is left over we give some away. We don't seek backing of the charities - we just write them a cheque. A couple of years ago we put an air conditioning unit into the Renal Unit at St George's hospital, then we did a larger cancer charity, then the following year we made a loss. So, best to put the charity aspect aside and just look at it as a gig opportunity (which is how I intended my original post). Cheers all.

No one interested?? Thought there would be loads of interest in this.

[quote name='Jigster' post='1084535' date='Jan 10 2011, 05:48 PM']hey mate, what's the charitable aspect? any more info?[/quote] Unclear at the moment, its still early days, but a donation of a proportion of sales has been talked about, although no cause was decided upon.

Copied up from 'Gigs' Section.... Evening All, I'm organising an event booked in at Shepherds Bush Empire for a Friday in late July and our first choice of support band dropped out so we have a slot available. I'd much rather give what is a great opportunity to someone on BC than pick a random act from elsewhere, so if you fancy it then please PM me with descriptions/links etc. Here's the deal: Its a 3 act event and we're looking for the main support act, ideally for a 40min slot Originals bands preferred - something rock/indie ideal. There will be a charitable aspect to the gig so ticket sales are important. You must be able to shift at least 200-300 tickets without struggling, and be able to demonstrate that you can do that. That probably means that you're from the London area, or already famous You'll need to be amenable to a degree of gear-share, and be nice guys (that includes any guitarists! ) In return you'll get: A top slot in a proven event, with hopefully 1000 punters lapping up your creative genius Being able to say that your next/last gig was at Shepherds Bush Empire (Possibly) a multitrack recording of the gig that you can mix together (haven't worked out the technicalities yet) So, anyone keen? I can't labour enough that you need to be able to shift the tickets as otherwise the whole event with fall flat, but if this sounds like you then please get in touch Cheers Nick

Evening All, I'm organising an event booked in at Shepherds Bush Empire for a Friday in late July and our first choice of support band dropped out so we have a slot available. I'd much rather give what is a great opportunity to someone on BC than pick a random act from elsewhere, so if you fancy it then please PM me with descriptions/links etc. Here's the deal: Its a 3 act event and we're looking for the main support act, ideally for a 40min slot Originals bands preferred - something rock/indie ideal. There will be a charitable aspect to the gig so ticket sales are important. You must be able to shift at least 200-300 tickets without struggling, and be able to demonstrate that you can do that. That probably means that you're from the London area, or already famous You'll need to be amenable to a degree of gear-share, and be nice guys (that includes any guitarists! ) In return you'll get: A top slot in a proven event, with hopefully 1000 punters lapping up your creative genius Being able to say that your next/last gig was at Shepherds Bush Empire (Possibly) a multitrack recording of the gig that you can mix together (haven't worked out the technicalities yet) So, anyone keen? I can't labour enough that you need to be able to shift the tickets as otherwise the whole event with fall flat, but if this sounds like you then please get in touch Cheers Nick

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[quote name='RussFM' post='862257' date='Jun 9 2010, 04:09 PM']I didn't know you were the Cry For Silence bassist, probably saw you once, but I can't remember where or supporting who! Enjoy the gig!![/quote] Yeah, likewise. I think I saw you with Gun last year. Great gig. Always nice to see someone local doing well too, being a Pinner/Hatch End boy myself.

Thanks Jamie - I've sent him an email. Much appreciated.

Morning, We've got a wedding gig at Corfe Castle in November and not only can our regualr engineer not make it, but neither can our back-up guy. Does anyone know of a quality engineer in the area that I could get in touch with? It doesn't need to be big (2.5kw FOH?) but we need a full foldback setup as we don't carry backline. Cheers Nick

Try Alaska Studios at Waterloo

Last bump for our gig as its this Friday.

[quote name='waltsdog' post='607785' date='Sep 24 2009, 02:59 PM']Scream Studios have just started putting gigs on, bit out of the way (down by southe Croydon tucked down an alley, but no stab vest required honest) but worth a look.[/quote] Thats where we rehearse. Didn't realise there were so many BC'ers familiar with the delights of CR0.