Roger2611 Posted July 25, 2015 Share Posted July 25, 2015 We have started taking bookings for next year and are finding more and more venues want us to start playing later, 10.30pm rather than 9 / 9.30pm then finish at 1 / 1.30am, I can understand why, as quite a few venues we play just start filling up as we get to the last bit of our second set...it just seems strange, when I was younger and willing to stay up all night, pubs closed at 11pm, we were out and on our way home by midnight...now when I really need my beauty sleep the bu**ers want to keep me up until breakfast time!! Are other people finding they are being asked to shift their playing times into the early hours of the morning? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike257 Posted July 25, 2015 Share Posted July 25, 2015 I know of one or two venues here in Liverpool where they have bands starting after midnight and carrying on as late as 3. Don't really fancy nights that late for pub money if I'm honest! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted July 25, 2015 Share Posted July 25, 2015 (edited) Goes with the territory. Surely as a rock 'n' roller you're taking drugs and staying up late anyway..? And I didn't think anarchists [i]needed [/i]beauty sleep... Edited July 25, 2015 by discreet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger2611 Posted July 25, 2015 Author Share Posted July 25, 2015 [quote name='discreet' timestamp='1437827741' post='2829350'] Goes with the territory. Surely as a rock 'n' roller you're taking drugs and staying up late anyway..? [/quote] Well of course, regular cocktail of Paracetamol and indigestion tablets and the odd throat sweet washed down with a [s]bottle of jack[/s] can of Red Bull and it's rock and roll all they way! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_b Posted July 25, 2015 Share Posted July 25, 2015 Most of our gigs still start at 9 but we do a few 10.30 starts and 1 o'clock finishes. I can get up when I like the next day so it makes no difference to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spike Posted July 26, 2015 Share Posted July 26, 2015 Just did one last night, 10.30 start and 1.30 finish. I'm knackered this morning and I've got another gig this afternoon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delberthot Posted July 26, 2015 Share Posted July 26, 2015 (edited) I'm in a wedding/function band so it's mainly 8-12 gigs for me but a few years back it wasn't unheard of to do 7-1. The killer is when we're far away like Inverness and Aberdeen so there's a 3 hour drive home. A 12 finish normal translates to getting home around 4am. Had one of those last week and I'll have another in 3 weeks time Generally means that the next day is a right-off Edited July 26, 2015 by Delberthot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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