BigRedX Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 Afternoon and early evening gigs are weird. When I was in my covers band we used to do one that started late Sunday afternoon and was over before 8.00. The strange thing was that even though the pub was open all day it would be almost completely deserted until 5 minutes before we started our first set when the "rock crowd" would turn up en-masse, order their drinks ready to enjoy whatever band was playing that week. The kind of music I'm playing at the moment doesn't really feel right being performed during daylight hours. Having said that we have at least two afternoon gigs booked for this year. One of them is in a large windowless venue so there's no real sense of time once you are inside. The other is in a brewery where they open the large glass doors along one wall so that the people in the courtyard outside can see and hear the bands too. I've been to this one as an audience member several times and it seems to work, although in the past it's always been as a "warm up" to the main events happening elsewhere in the town in the evening. This time around the evening entertainment is significantly less than normal, so it will be interesting to see if it affects the atmosphere in the afternoon. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluewine Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 4 hours ago, Paul S said: My best two gigs for 2024 are both Sunday daytime. Timing, playing to our target audience and both good payers! Perfect! Balances out the others... It's no secret that I love 3-7, warm weather afternoon gigs to the more mature sophisticated crowd. Getting paid well and home by the time most guys are just getting started. Daryl 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluewine Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 1 hour ago, BigRedX said: Afternoon and early evening gigs are weird. There's a few variables involved. I'd be the first to admit some venues are better at presenting afternoon family friendly entertainment than others. And like you said all genres are not a fit for outside family friendly afternoon gigs. There are certain good main stage great production provided gigs that we don't fit. By the same token, the areas top rock cover bands are not going to get the afternoon Brewerys & Winery's. Does that make any sense ? Daryl 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmccombe7 Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 1 hour ago, Bluewine said: Hi Pete, The 3-7 action in my area is great. However it's something to get use to. It's not like a Yankee 8-12 bar gig. It's a different vibe. I personally think it's great for us in our 60s and 70s that have outgrown late night pub and bar gigs. It's seems like out of nowhere all these Winery's and Brewery's opened and started booking bands. Unfortunately many bands will be left out of these gigs. They only book acoustic and small blues, folk and Americana . Daryl Easy listening or background music is what you want at a winery / brewery. I'd probably go to more gigs if they were Sunday afternoons. Just a better vibe for me. Dave 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosie C Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 6 hours ago, BigRedX said: Afternoon and early evening gigs are weird. I kinda like playing in a church band - morning gigs, no drunks, daylight for loading & unloading, free coffee and biscuits. Home by 1pm. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluewine Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 (edited) 13 hours ago, dmccombe7 said: Easy listening or background music is what you want at a winery / brewery. I'd probably go to more gigs if they were Sunday afternoons. Just a better vibe for me. Dave Dave, Some are definitely complete background music gigs. The Harley .Motor Restaurant gigs are like that. However we occasionally get their attention and the crowd will engage us after a few pints. Daryl Edited February 8 by Bluewine 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmccombe7 Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 1 hour ago, Bluewine said: Dave, Some are definitely complete background music gigs. The Harley .Motor Restaurant gigs are like that. However we occasionally get their attention and the crowd will engage us after a few pints. Daryl No matter what the event i always engage with the band when they finish every song i'll applaude. Common courtesy in my opinion. If a band is good i get more enthusiastic in my response. Dave 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepheid Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 I've played at a few beer festivals. If you think people went there for the bands, you'd be very much mistaken - the beer's definitely the star here! Still managed to get a few folk to hang around and have a listen/boogie, but most folk were enjoying our output subliminally I reckon... 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmccombe7 Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 35 minutes ago, neepheid said: I've played at a few beer festivals. If you think people went there for the bands, you'd be very much mistaken - the beer's definitely the star here! Still managed to get a few folk to hang around and have a listen/boogie, but most folk were enjoying our output subliminally I reckon... I've been to a beer festival and you are spot on. People were there solely for beer and had no interest in the bands. I was there sampling beer but fancy beers isn't really my thing so didn't stay too long. Dave 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casapete Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 1 hour ago, neepheid said: I've played at a few beer festivals. If you think people went there for the bands, you'd be very much mistaken - the beer's definitely the star here! Still managed to get a few folk to hang around and have a listen/boogie, but most folk were enjoying our output subliminally I reckon... Same here. My acoustic duo have done a few and were just part of the background noise really. Didn’t overly bother us TBH, not as much as the constant dad rock / folk music requests 😆 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRBboy Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 Well, some hope within my band situation; it turns out there are more musos looking for bands around here than I thought! We are having a rehearsal with a new drummer and guitarist next Thursday, so fingers crossed it goes well and we can start booking gigs again. It will be very weird after 13 years with our old pals though.... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmccombe7 Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 3 hours ago, TRBboy said: Well, some hope within my band situation; it turns out there are more musos looking for bands around here than I thought! We are having a rehearsal with a new drummer and guitarist next Thursday, so fingers crossed it goes well and we can start booking gigs again. It will be very weird after 13 years with our old pals though.... Nice one. Hope it all goes well and the new guy is a good fit for you. Keep us posted. Dave 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluewine Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 7 hours ago, dmccombe7 said: No matter what the event i always engage with the band when they finish every song i'll applaude. Common courtesy in my opinion. If a band is good i get more enthusiastic in my response. Dave Me too Dave. I engage and applaud. And if they're young kids like the jazz quartet I saw a few weeks ago, I'll talk to them all individually and congratulate them. Daryl 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluewine Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 4 hours ago, TRBboy said: Well, some hope within my band situation; it turns out there are more musos looking for bands around here than I thought! We are having a rehearsal with a new drummer and guitarist next Thursday, so fingers crossed it goes well and we can start booking gigs again. It will be very weird after 13 years with our old pals though.... I hope everything goes well next Thursday. Daryl 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmccombe7 Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 (edited) 1 hour ago, Bluewine said: Me too Dave. I engage and applaud. And if they're young kids like the jazz quartet I saw a few weeks ago, I'll talk to them all individually and congratulate them. Daryl Its the little thank you or a comment on how well you played at the end of the night that makes you feel special that night. Not so much the drunks that slabber over you and can hardly talk but genuine folks that just appreciated the band. Those are special moments for me and i fully appreciate them. Dave Edited February 8 by dmccombe7 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelDean Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 1 hour ago, dmccombe7 said: Its the little thank you or a comment on how well you played at the end of the night that makes you feel special that night. Not so much the drunks that slabber over you and can hardly talk but genuine folks that just appreciated the band. Those are special moments for me and i fully appreciate them. Dave Yup. I had a really nice comment about my playing on my first ever gig at 15 and it's really stuck with me. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmccombe7 Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 43 minutes ago, MichaelDean said: Yup. I had a really nice comment about my playing on my first ever gig at 15 and it's really stuck with me. Wish i could remember 15 Dave 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snorkie635 Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 2 hours ago, dmccombe7 said: Its the little thank you or a comment on how well you played at the end of the night that makes you feel special that night. Not so much the drunks that slabber over you and can hardly talk but genuine folks that just appreciated the band. Those are special moments for me and i fully appreciate them. Dave I assure you Mr McCombe, I did not 'slabber' over you; merely fell through your bass cabinet, electrocuting the Entertainments Secretary and sang harmonies to Sweet Chile o' Mine in H flat. 'Slabber' indeed! 🫨 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmccombe7 Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 5 minutes ago, snorkie635 said: I assure you Mr McCombe, I did not 'slabber' over you; merely fell through your bass cabinet, electrocuting the Entertainments Secretary and sang harmonies to Sweet Chile o' Mine in H flat. 'Slabber' indeed! 🫨 I have no sympathy for you ya drunken b*m @snorkie635 My bass tech is currently working on a fix for your mishap With regards the Entertainment Secretary i have offered your condolences to his family. Mrs Kray said her sons will be in touch with you soon. Again i offer condolences. Had a drunk climb onto the stage at the end of the night and knock over my Sandberg luckily no damage. Following gig drunk guy fell over the edge of the stage across the monitors and broke the antenna's on one of the vocal mic wireless receiver and knocked the mic stand into the face of our female singer bursting open a major gash above her eye causing a stream of blood to flow down her face. Luckily she is a trained nurse and grabbed my sweat towel (clean of course) and we managed to stem the blood flow and carry on with the show. That was all within a week right before Xmas. Happy days. Dave 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluewine Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 6 hours ago, dmccombe7 said: Not so much the drunks that slabber over you and can hardly talk Dave Dave, I say never engage a drunk in a conversation without an exit plan. Lol Daryl 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmccombe7 Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 9 hours ago, Bluewine said: Dave, I say never engage a drunk in a conversation without an exit plan. Lol Daryl 100% Daryl, we are quite lucky that our guitarist is an ex Royal Marine instructor trained in 3-4 martial arts. To be fair he is so chilled nothing seems to phase him. I try not to get too close to drunks at the end of the night and once finished i'm usually off stage to get changed and all i want to do is get packed up and go home. Unfortunately with the Glam band we get a lot of requests to have pics taken with us but its usually women who are pretty respective about it and we've not had any issues with them but i'm always wary especially when wearing platform boots. Dave 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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