Hi
Was just writing something about this on another thread and thought it was worthy of some discussion!
This is regarding that odd breed, the promoter!
We played a support gig with ocean colour scene last week in manchester, it was one of a handful of gigs they played prior to their UK tour which starts this week.
It was in a small club called Moho. A few months back, The enemy played there and they squeezed 700 in, I heard it was too many and they wouldn't be doing that again. So the promoter aimed for 600, then i heard on the night, with tickets and guest list, it hit 790!
It was great to play to such a packed venue, but if I had stumped up £15 for a ticket and had to endure tha I would have been well pissed off, it was just unpleasant. Even going for a piss was a nightmare!
Also, two support bands were planned, which would have been fine as OCS had took over a lot of the back stage area, so we had a small storgage room for our kit, but three bands got booked. I heard this was agin the promoter being nervous over selling tickets, so an extra band selling even more tickets was his plan. The gig sold out as soon as the tickets came out!
The logistics of moving and storing gear from three support bands was a nightmare, with gear piled up in a ridiculous manner!
Yeah, it was a good night, but in my opinion it suffered due to out and out greed on the part of the promoter. I spoke to a lot of poeple who went and everyone said the same, and I know similar comments are out there on the www.
Anyone else got any similar stories?
Tony