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Yes indeed, Nick has ties with some of my friends in Milwaukee that go way back. He's the "real deal" and a nice guy. Blue

If they're from Liverpool I'm going to check them out. Blue

Yup, and Steven Tyler is on a "free" stage. BTW, all stages are free except The Amphitheatre. My band doesn't have a date yet. Last year we played before Frampton. Blue

Last time I saw McCartney he had 45,000 in attendance. Blue

Most of the headliner shows I go to are in the $15.00- $20.00 range. Blue

Summerfest, Milwaukee WI.. The world's largest music festival. Located on the beautiful Lake Michigan lake front. As a Senior my day pass is $7.00. A huge bargain https://summerfest.com/2018-lineup/ If interested take a look at the line up. Most bands are too young for me to know much about. I do see that Greta Van Fleet will be there, Manchester Orchestra? Comment on any artist or band if you know anything about them.

True, Price is a factor. I paid over $300.00 for a Stones ticket . Nobody is a bigger Stones than me, but never again. As a Senior I can buy a Summerfest ticket for $7.00 and literally see a multitude of headliners. Blue

In some ways live rock music is so much a thing of the past people don't know how to act at concerts anymore. I saw The Stones in 2016, it was like corporate family night. It was not cool.Most of the crowd was there only to be seen at the huge event and knew nothing about The Stones or their music.They only knew they were very famous. Blue

Some bars have live bands and fail to realize their clientele has no interest in live bands. Blue

Exactly, that tone comes from his fingers. Blue

Hope it wasn't a real Gibson SG. Blue

Well, the first set at Pillars was very hot. We started playing at 8:00. The crowd was sparce but by 8:30 the place was packed including the balcony. Interesting, it was still not our crowd, yeah lots of people having a good time but I don't think they really understand live 70s hard rock or what we do. Our first set was almost 2 hours long. The crowd stayed a respectable size, 2nd and 3rd sets we're ok, a C+ if you will. Overall it's a good venue. We've been playing there for over 4 years. Last night we were told the place is being sold. The new owners don't know if they're going to continue having bands. "Don't Know" sounds like no to me. Blue

Ralaxing at Starbucks and on my way to a grueling 8-12 gig at Pillars Pub. Should be packed, first nice Saturday nigh of the year. Nice venue,with a stage. Upscale crowd, however not our crowd so this place has always been a challenge. It's a converted Church so, high cathedral ceilings and a ton of stained glass.Low stage volume will be key. I'll let you know what happens. Last weeks gig was not so great. By the way, you guys know my position on gigging, I love it, right? At 65, my position is beginning to change. If I was doing 1.5 hours as a headliner it would be cool. 4 hour gigs are slowly but surely starting to drain me. Blue

Gigs are money in my pocket, the more gigs the better. I know how hard it is to successfully book gigs. I send out a sincere "thank you" for every new date announced. Blue

Nice medley. Didn't look like the main was damaged. .Blue

You really should have a realistic plan for booking gigs. Booking gigs and managing a band takes specific business skills. Gigs don't fall out of the air and into your hands. Blue

Not unusual, 99% of all "start up* bands never see their first gig. It's why I advise anyone looking to gig and make a little cash to avoid start ups. Blue

Depends on what a band is doing.Were a gigging bar band and we found that in most cases without experience having to be out there 2- 3 nights a week was too much of a commitment and too much work. So experience was important and a requirement for us. Being the best drummer was not. We always go with the best person for the job not the best musician. Blue

It's not a huge community of bar bands that are out there gigging every weekend. Very easy to verify with the name of the band or bands someone has played in. Blue

Big take away here for newbies looking for a band. When you ask them to provide you with 3 to 4 songs to audition and they can't. Blue

Frustrating to say the least. I'm curious, how old were you guys in the early 90s? Blue

Fantastic job asking questions. This is something I've always stressed. Asking questions before committing to an audition. Your questions revealed a laundry list of Red Flags. For anyone that's looking for a gigging band, Friday and/or Saturday rehearsals should be a huge Red Flag. Blue

You don't want to know. 😁 Blue

Aren't these types of mismatches filtered out by asking for details on relevant recent experience before the audition? When we were auditioning new drummers I made sure auditions we're only awarded to those who had at least a year of recent bar band experience, where they were playing 4 hour bar gigs at least once a week. Blue

I don't move much either. Unless the invisible bear shows up. Blue