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This sunday was my bands first gig this year. A nice three band matinee, at the Fiddlers Elbow in Camden with us opening the show. Decided to take the tube, so went as lightweight as possible, my bass (mendel Precision) and my tech21 dUg, going through venues Fender Rumble. Stage sound was great, audience was very receptive and we had a nice little suprise... We are an originals band, but frequently throw in a cover of Staring at the Rude Boys, by the Ruts. As were playing it, the Ruts bass player Segs walked! We had a nice chat later - great chap. All in all, a very enjoyable afternoon!

I love Alice and Motley - I'm in! And love the fact it is his band and I'll just be a hired gun! I expect petrol and rehearsal expenses covered as well as strings, picks and stage wear. We can negotiate on my fee for gigs and recordings. As I'm not really in the band, I won't be spending any of my own money...

So my band is on it's 4th drummer. Current guy is very new (3 gigs in) and has been taken ill. I'm wondering what options we have to playing to drum tracks from the album live. Is there a pedal type gizmo where we can trigger the drum tracks from the stage? Presume we feed them to the PA and use monitors to hear them. We don't have in-ears... Any help/advice would be greatly appreciated

Apologies if this shouldn't go here... I wondered if anyone had any experiences selling basses through Andertons. I've a bit of paranoia about getting ripped off, so paying commission gives me peace of mind and saves me the faff of placing adverts and dealing with time wasters... Interested in how other found dealing with Andertons....

At that price, I am really interested. Not expecting much, but the bluetooth makes it very useful.

Fantastic gig at Suburbs at the Holroyd in Guildford last night. A wonderful human being got 7 bands (including his own) to play his 60th birthday. We played 3rd to a very busy and enthusiastic audience. Our drummer has just retired due to tinnitus issues and we had a dep stand in on very short notice. Could have been a car crash, but I think he did brilliantly. Rig was my trusty P Bass, going through house combo and the debut of my new Sansamp DP-3X, purchased off our very own @NancyJohnson

Thanks Tim!

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Public Service Announcement had a show at the iconic Hope and Anchor in Islington last night. A drive through London in rush hour traffic certainly wasn't something I was looking forward to, but it was actually a surprisingly smooth journey and parking was easy. Hope and Anchor has played host to some amazing bands such as The Damned (where the New Rose video was filmed) and The Stranglers. Ironically, both bands are playing this weekend at the Stone Valley Festival, which meant a fair number of our target market were unavailable. Baring that in mind, it was a decent turn out, including former England footballer Stuart Pearce. The band played very well, were very well received and shifted a good amount of merch. All in all a very enjoyable evening.

We were opening a festival, so we cleard off stage as quickly as possible (really grinds my gears when a band hangs around on stage after their set, with no consideration for the band next on stage) and stored our gear. We have a new album out, so we went to the merch table so see if we could flog a few cd's and shirts. After that we I enjoyed an alcohol free Guiness and enjoyed a couple of bands, before joining my family on holiday.

Last night we (Public Service Announcement) opened the Undercover Festival at the Holroyd in Guildford. Set time was 6.10, so we fully expected to play to an empty venue - wrong! Great crowd which just got stronger through the 30 min set. Great stage sound, and the band played a really tight. We gave a really good account of ourselves, feedback from the crowd was superb and we sold a good amount of copies of the new album. Very happy band this morning!

Can I ask what the app was, please @King Tut

When my band were looking for a new drummer, one potentially applicant was a big distance away. Our solution was to find a rehearsal room mid way. Meant everyone would have a roughly 50min journey. Would have been worth it for the right person.