How was your gig last night?

[Burns-bass]

Back from playing Dorset Chilli Festival. Was a great day and some lovely food. Recommended.

 

 

[MacDaddy]

Runnymede Live, Victory Park, Addelstone.

It only took 2 years but Electrik Soup finally got around to doing a gig! The phrase 'herding cats' was invented for this band 😆

Outdoor gig today, fortunately the weather was good. We were the first band on at 12:45pm. Set consisting of mainly 90's indie and Britpop (hence the bucket hat).

One of the guitarists forgot to bring the bass amp, so I used a Warwick Gnome belonging to the other guitarist, just as a DI. It sounded really good, with a surprising amount of 'heft'. On stage monitors were plentiful and although we didn't have a sound check the on stage sound was sorted by the third song, and FOH sounded great according to the punters I spoke to. 

I only took a clip on tuner, which died as I was tuning. All I needed on an out door gig 😖. But Shuker 3 is awfully resilient and tends to stay in tune regardless of environment. So I got away with it.

Gear: Shuker 3 > Airbridge wireless > Warwick Gnome (DI) > FOH

 

 

 

 

[EssexBuccaneer]

1 hour ago, Greg Edwards69 said:

How did you get involved in that one, it looks a lot of fun (despite lack of dancers)? It would be a good one for us to do if they have a few bands on during the day.

DM’d 

[EssexBuccaneer]

1 hour ago, Burns-bass said:

Back from playing Dorset Chilli Festival. Was a great day and some lovely food. Recommended.

 

 

I couldn’t play that. The band would be running round trying to find me trying all the chilli products

[Burns-bass]

21 minutes ago, EssexBuccaneer said:

I couldn’t play that. The band would be running round trying to find me trying all the chilli products

We arrived early and went round the festival before anyone else!

 

Bought some naga chilli sauce which was my level. Tried hotter ones, but the flavours weren’t as good.

[WalMan]

1 hour ago, Burns-bass said:

We arrived early and went round the festival before anyone else!

 

Bought some naga chilli sauce which was my level. Tried hotter ones, but the flavours weren’t as good.

Dangerous to go round before the gig? 🤣😵‍💫

[police squad]

First gig with this tonight

The Policed

It sounds amazing and a great crowd

Couldn't be happier

[dmccombe7]

Auld Gambling Hoose in Alloa for BLOCKBUSTARZ tonight. 

Reasonable sized crowd maybe 100 in plus a childhood neighbour turned up who lives in Alloa. Owner said its been slow over past few mths.

Anyways thought i'd try my Overwater J4 for a spin but half way thru 2nd set i realised it was getting a bit heavy and my back was feeling it and i changed over to old faithful Sandberg VM4. Wife reckoned the VM4 was better sounding, deeper but clearer.

Had dancers up most of the night with a full floor for special request of Time Warp. Audience seemed well up for a party tonight and really enjoyed themselves.

Using Overwater J4 then Sandberg VM4 into Handbox WB-100 and BF 212 cab with Shure wireless and Keeley Bassist Comp.

1st set fro 8 to 9:20pm and 2nd set 9:45 to 11:15pm

Got paid and a 1:15mins drive home.

Dave

 

 

Edited 8 hours ago by dmccombe7

[JapanAxe]

On lead guitar last night with a pub covers band. The venue was a ginormous chain pub with a huge (but not separate) ‘function room’ area at the back. Sadly they had at some point walled off the stage to create a store room and somewhere to mount the biggest TV screen I have ever seen. I really wasn’t feeling it at first as I’d played with the band the previous night and could have done with a night in. Our sound check quickly cleared a table in front of one of the PA speakers, which didn’t bode well!

 

But as soon as we started playing our first set there were people on the dance floor, and it just got busier as the night went on. By the end there were several people dancing on the tables, which fortunately seemed to have been constructed from scaffolding materials!

 

The landlady was so happy with the band that she paid us an extra 20%.

[naxos10]

Played a local pub (to the drummer and myself)on Friday night, The Yew Tree in Norton Canes (South Staffs). We are, as they described, a light rock band doing 60's, 70's 80's and 90's covers.

 

We got there around 6ish to set up but found that they were still serving meals and they use the stage area for bigger groups, so hung back 'till 7pm. This also gave the lead singer time to grab something to eat.

 

We started at 8.45pm and although the place was not packed but was busy and the audience were appreciative. Started the second set just before 10pm getting a similar response but having people from the 'sports bar' in the back of the pub popping in to listen as well. Finished just before 11pm.

 

Now we had cleared the tables from the stage when we set up and we put them back afterwards as they seemed a little short staffed.

The punters had told the landlady that they had had a good time and were pleased to have been able to hear the music and still be able to hold a conversation with friends. She had also enjoyed what she heard and was over the moon with the response and comments from customers to the point that she recommended us, via an internal WhatsApp group, to the other 200+ pubs in the chain and said she will book us again.

 

Sorry for the long post and sounding a bit euphoric but this is only our 4th gig as a band, The Context, and we acquired it via a 30min set at the Yew Tree open mike night in April. They booked us there and then.

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[Stub Mandrel]

Went to see a local band play their third gig of the day(!) Their schtick is playing requests and when in places frequented by local musicians they also have a lot of guests up in the second half. 

 

Got asked up to join in for several rock songs, mostly ones I know for a change, but ended up doing American Idiot and Money for Nothing entirely by ear which was fun.

 

This is the band without me!

 

[jazzyvee]

Had a cracking gig as dep in a UB40 tribute last night at the Big Tribute Fest 2025 in Plymouth. The band were headlining the Saturday night.

 

[casapete]

Three gigs this week.

 

Tuesday was our monthly gig at a local pub ( acoustic duo). Plenty of great requests, including

a few for the inevitable ‘Paranoid’ which we left until the end. Probably the busiest we’ve seen

it, a lovely crowd all up for a good time and a laugh too - we did ‘Sylvia’s Mother’ and don’t 

know how we got to the end TBH. A fabulous gig, best we’ve done there I think. 

 

Wednesday was my weekly gig playing rock and roll at a local club. I’m getting a few songs

together to sing , to give my guitarist mate a break mainly. I did JJ Cale’s ‘The Breeze’

and also ‘High heel sneakers’ which went down well with the dancers. 
 

Then Saturday I was depping with a local band at a garden party 6 miles from my village. We

played under a gazebo at the end of the garden, and I had a tortoise keeping me company

throughout ( see pic). One of those rare occasions where I wasn’t the oldest guy in the band,

sax player was 83 and played seated unless soloing when he stood up and rocked it.

Material was a mix of ska / reggae / soul with a few pop standards thrown in as well. Well lubricated

audience loved it, and we got fed and watered. Nice to play with people I’ve never worked 

with before, doing stuff I’ve not played before too. Tunes included ‘Lip up fatty’, You can get

it if you really want’ , ‘My boy Lollipop’ and ‘Everything I own’. Finished by 8.30pm, home 

around 9.15 so fine with me. 
 

 

[Stub Mandrel]

Got asked to do a dep in a couple of weeks. I know most of the songs. Not looking forward to sequeing play that funky music into superstition- that always fries my brain!

 

And they have Mama Mia on the list 🤪

[Stub Mandrel]

Photo from yesterday evening's guest spot

 

[colleya]

50 minute afternoon spot at Ellesmere Port Summer Jam today. Only our third ever gig. It's a slow ball to get rolling right now but we're getting there.

 

No amp/cab, just a HX stomp in and IEM straight from the desk. It always sounds fine at rehearsal but I need to do more work on my gig mix as it's never as well defined.  Thinking about that diverts my focus away from what I'm playing, so I need to get it sorted.

 

Played well, pretty happy all round. Sun came out and people listened. Nice things were said afterwards. Unfortunately the wrestling show had finished by the time we got off stage so my plans for a top turnbuckle band pic were scuppered.

 

Here's a little phone clip of Macy Gray. Of course, our friends & family managed to catch the bit where I trip over my lead, nearly stack it then hit the wrong note.

 

 

And some Jamiroquai with added photo (video?) bombing.

 

 

 

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[martthebass]

Lovely gig at the Victory Club in Barton (on Humber) last night. Didn’t expect a packed house at this time of year so was shocked at the great attendance. Up and dancing from the second number in the first spot which was appreciated and made the gig fly by. The motorway gods were reasonably kind also as a threatened M180 closure failed to materialise - bonus. We’re continuing the East of England theme next week with an outdoor gig in Withernsea, hope the weather is compliant.

[Stub Mandrel]

I've seen a lot of well attended local gigs the last month or so.

[Bluewine]

17 hours ago, dmccombe7 said:

Auld Gambling Hoose in Alloa for BLOCKBUSTARZ tonight. 

Reasonable sized crowd maybe 100 in plus a childhood neighbour turned up who lives in Alloa. Owner said its been slow over past few mths.

Anyways thought i'd try my Overwater J4 for a spin but half way thru 2nd set i realised it was getting a bit heavy and my back was feeling it and i changed over to old faithful Sandberg VM4. Wife reckoned the VM4 was better sounding, deeper but clearer.

Had dancers up most of the night with a full floor for special request of Time Warp. Audience seemed well up for a party tonight and really enjoyed themselves.

Using Overwater J4 then Sandberg VM4 into Handbox WB-100 and BF 212 cab with Shure wireless and Keeley Bassist Comp.

1st set fro 8 to 9:20pm and 2nd set 9:45 to 11:15pm

Got paid and a 1:15mins drive home.

Dave

 

 

 

Cool and very nice looking room.

 

Daryl

[dmccombe7]

2 hours ago, colleya said:

50 minute afternoon spot at Ellesmere Port Summer Jam today. Only our third ever gig. It's a slow ball to get rolling right now but we're getting there.

 

We all use IEM straight into the desk. It always sounds fine at rehearsal but I need to do more work on my gig mix as it's never as well defined.  Thinking about that diverts my focus away from what I'm playing, so I need to get it sorted.

 

Played well, pretty happy all round. Sun came out and people listened. Nice things were said afterwards. Unfortunately the wrestling show had finished by the time we got off stage so my plans for a top turnbuckle band pic were scuppered.

 

Here's a little phone clip of Macy Gray. Of course, our friends & family managed to catch the bit where I trip over my lead, nearly stack it then hit the wrong note.

 

 

And some Jamiroquai with added photo (video?) bombing.

 

 

 

Enjoyed those, great singer with a very nice voice.

Dave