Not great, our band leader and her husband are doing live shows on Facebook every Friday Night.
I'm staying positive and following all the guidelines..
How about you?
Blue
I'm isolated, however because. I'm retired, under normal circumstances all I do with my time is practice.
I really miss gigging ,being around people and the energy we get from gigging.
Blue
Ouch!
Thanks for the information Dave.
I'm lucky I live in the MidWest, specifically in the Milwaukee WI region. The fair and festival market here is unbelievable, if a band wants to gig there's more than enough opportunities over here.
Daryl
Pete,
Is the fair and festival market that different than it is here in the States? We play more than our fair share of festivals in the summer including Summerfest the World's largest music fest and we don't have that much of a known name.
Blue
I heard about a local Milwaukee WI band traveling out of State to Minnesota for a $35.00 a man gig. Like you say " madness"
I do one boat gig a year. It's an hour and a half gig with a great crowd and the $$$ is to good to turn down.
Blue
I deal with this as I am the only one in the band that's retired. However I'm not financially independent and I depend on gig money to supplement my tiny pension.
I'm lucky that our band is run by our band leader and her husband. They're young smart, and aggressive and can usually smell trouble before it happens.
Blue
Myke the same thing happened to us last year.
It was a private event, a corporate employee appreciation party. A lot of 21 year old ladies. They hated us. When we took our breaks they talked our sound tech into playing their i Pod through the PA and the dance floor filled up.
Not much fun for us. But we took the money.
Blue