Members mstreck Posted June 3, 2011 Members Share Posted June 3, 2011 We're playing at a local family campground tonight from 6 - 8. The place sells out every weekend, so there should definitely be some people around. The best part is that they are providing the PA* and we'll be done before dark. We've had to make things "family-friendly" - we eliminated bar-friendly songs like Raise Your Glass and She Hates Me, and also changed some of the lyrics to F*** You (now it's Forget You) and a couple of lines in You Oughta Know, etc. It's going to be weird playing for a bunch of sober people. *I'm taking ours, just in case... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MikeyParent Posted June 3, 2011 Members Share Posted June 3, 2011 We've had to make things "family-friendly" - we eliminated bar-friendly songs like Raise Your Glass and She Hates Me, and also changed some of the lyrics to F*** You (now it's Forget You) and a couple of lines in You Oughta Know, etc. Just make sure you don't forget up and call out the wrong lyric... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jeff42 Posted June 3, 2011 Members Share Posted June 3, 2011 Most of the Church Bazaars and the Town festivals we played were like that. We usually end up playing to kids. They are the ones really enjoying it. This year we haven't played any because they are kind of boring and the only one that was offering to pay decently was on the same day as another big gig. Have fun! We usually just change the lyrics to the song but usually don't drop any. Hell we even played Bodies hit the floor at a Church Bazaar in our hometown... cuz we were asked to Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TrickyBoy Posted June 3, 2011 Members Share Posted June 3, 2011 Yeah, I don't see any need to drop songs. I just eliminate any F-bombs when we play family friendly places, but other than that, sounds like a fun gig! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wheresgrant3 Posted June 3, 2011 Members Share Posted June 3, 2011 Awesome... have a great show.... and feel relaxed that you don't have to deal with drunks or 'draw' tonight. Should be a fun gig. I love playing all age events. Kids are wonderful to play for and it's hard to not feel loved when the audience you are playing for is appreciative. I look forward to these events. Something we've tapped into over the last two years is playing Fireman benefits. We get full pay and get fed well too. These are public/community events and they help spread our name (for private events), the crowd is appreciative and firemen are a blast to play for. Also, just like weddings, referrals are great. One leads into two, which leads into three more. Two years ago we played one event, this summer/winter we're booked for five (including an X-Mass party). Right now we're being passed around three local volunteer fire departments, all who want to outdo each other with big summertime parties. They spend $5K-10K on the party and raise $20K in donations. We've had to turn down requests because of availability. Who would've thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cherri Posted June 3, 2011 Members Share Posted June 3, 2011 My last band had a semi regular summer gig at a local campground. They had a nice covered stage with lighting. I loved everything about it ... being able to bring the dog, wrapping up at dusk, watching the kids dance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dan88z Posted June 3, 2011 Members Share Posted June 3, 2011 We do a lot of family type gigs- church carnivals and stuff like that. We never bothered to learn the "original" lyrics to FU because we knew that the clean version would suit us better. A lot of the deck gigs we're doing this summer are places that allow kids in, and I don't think it's cool to be dropping the F bomb at restaurant and casino gigs, so the clean version is all we do on that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Vito Corleone Posted June 3, 2011 Members Share Posted June 3, 2011 "F...You" is crowd-dependant for us. Our standard version is the clean one, but if it's an all-adult crowd at a private party, we'll usually let the F-bombs rip. Especially if the crowd starts singing them out first. Most often we do the first two verses "clean" and the sing the last one "dirty". Kinda helps build the energy to the song that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jeff42 Posted June 3, 2011 Members Share Posted June 3, 2011 We do a lot of family type gigs- church carnivals and stuff like that. We never bothered to learn the "original" lyrics to FU because we knew that the clean version would suit us better. A lot of the deck gigs we're doing this summer are places that allow kids in, and I don't think it's cool to be dropping the F bomb at restaurant and casino gigs, so the clean version is all we do on that one. We were talking about this last night. We are pretty clean normally compared to some bands in the area. The only time we do drop the F bomb is if it is in the song... and we are playing a bar/club. Never at a casino gig or private event. We never banter on the mic and curse like sailors... usually. Sometimes it slips but its not profanity laced banter normally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mstreck Posted June 3, 2011 Author Members Share Posted June 3, 2011 We were talking about this last night. We are pretty clean normally compared to some bands in the area. The only time we do drop the F bomb is if it is in the song... and we are playing a bar/club. Never at a casino gig or private event. We never banter on the mic and curse like sailors... usually. Sometimes it slips but its not profanity laced banter normally. We always ask first. We were surprised at the number of places that didn't really care if we did or not. We played somewhere on a Sunday and the guy said "don't say it tonight - save it for next time when you're here on a Friday night." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mr3lions Posted June 3, 2011 Members Share Posted June 3, 2011 1. Bring bug spray2. Have a great gig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TIMKEYS Posted June 3, 2011 Members Share Posted June 3, 2011 1. Bring bug spray2. Have a great gig If you play late ,, be prepared for the dew to drop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TrickyBoy Posted June 3, 2011 Members Share Posted June 3, 2011 1. Bring bug spray True statement! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mstreck Posted June 3, 2011 Author Members Share Posted June 3, 2011 Haha! I just texted everyone about the bug spray! Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Vito Corleone Posted June 3, 2011 Members Share Posted June 3, 2011 If you play late ,, be prepared for the dew to drop. +2 for living in Nevada! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dan88z Posted June 3, 2011 Members Share Posted June 3, 2011 I have a spray bottle of cutter in my gig box for the summer! Nothing like having your legs eaten alive while you try and play! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members pickinatit Posted June 3, 2011 Members Share Posted June 3, 2011 Now, don't laugh but...buy yourself a box of "clothes dryer sheets". You know the things that you find hanging out of the cuffs of your pants at the most embarrasing moments ? A wipe down with one of those does a great job keeping the bugs off. Don't know why, but it works great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TIMKEYS Posted June 3, 2011 Members Share Posted June 3, 2011 +2 for living in Nevada! Skeeters are typically not much of a problem down here ,, but when they are ,,, they are brutal. I carry two grades of bug dope. A mild one that isnt that toxic ,, and the deet 100. after a tropical storm ,, the skeeters are awful. The good news now is that our home dig is indoors and has AC. The band leader said he was really gonna miss playing outside bayside. I just looked at it like hmm no red tide, no skeeters ,,no portable heaters, no leaky polapa roofs , and no freezin your ass off or sweating bullets. Oh yea and no load in and out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Vito Corleone Posted June 3, 2011 Members Share Posted June 3, 2011 Our biggest problem around here is playing outdoors and getting snowed on when you least expect it. There are a couple of big Memorial Day events that went on last weekend and I dunno which bands thought they were "lucky" enough to get booked for them, but I'm sure they felt otherwise once the snow started flying. Presuming the gigs just didn't get cancelled altogether. But yeah...no bugs; no dew. I don't miss dealing with either of those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MikeyParent Posted June 3, 2011 Members Share Posted June 3, 2011 Was my joke too obvious or too subtle? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MDLMUSIC Posted June 3, 2011 Members Share Posted June 3, 2011 I play lots of outdoor gigs (got one tomorrow, for a car show cruise-in at the local Foster Freeze). Biggest problem we have here is the weather. It's either blisteringly hot (I'm in the Mojave desert), or so windy that things keep blowing over (like cymbals, amps and PA speakers). Tomorrow, we'll probably have to duct tape stuff to the ground to keep from losing it. Not to mention the mess it makes of my hair while I'm singing onstage. (That's a joke, BTW. See my picture to the left) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mstreck Posted June 4, 2011 Author Members Share Posted June 4, 2011 The weather was great and no bugs! Sound check was to be at 5:00 and we would perform from 6 - 8. However... When we showed up, we found that this is what they were providing... 8 channel passive mixer 2 JBL powered eons and stands 2 mics and stands And nothing was set up. Ugh. The girl who organized this back in February had a boyfriend at the time who plays in a local band and he was supposed to get a PA suitable for us and run sound. Apparently, they aren't dating any more. She's never done this before so she really didn't know what she needed to get when it was no longer available (and didn't ask). The acoustic act the week before used it with no problem, so it's good for everyone, right? Since thought we were going to have a larger PA, brought our halfstacks. We keep/transport them in the band trailer (which also houses both PAs that we use for band and acoustic gigs), so it was easy enough to save the show - we decided to just go direct and used our mackie powered mixer and our JBL tops. We used the provided eons for monitors. If we weren't so crushed for time, I would have pulled out the entire rig - or at least set up more monitors. We ended up starting 15-20 minutes late. There were about 50-60 people there when we started (mostly people over 30) and it trickled down to about half that when we finished two hours later. The drummer's eon monitor died right before the last song (perhaps blew a fuse?). Fortunately, he was using v-drums and could at least hear something from the mains to get him through. This was his first gig with us and he handled it in stride. The performance must have been ok. Somebody we don't know posted on our facebook "You sounded good. Liked all the songs. Some were better versions than the originals." Still, we got paid pretty well for a two hour show and we were out of there by 9:00. We spent the rest of the night at a friend's deck party playing acoustic with everyone singing along, then we went to see a band around 12:00. All in all, a good night! It was a welcome change from playing a bar and getting home at 4am! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mstreck Posted June 4, 2011 Author Members Share Posted June 4, 2011 Was my joke too obvious or too subtle? I'm a little embarrassed to admit this, but it didn't click with me until I was on my way home for work yesterday! Hahahaha! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SpaceNorman Posted June 4, 2011 Members Share Posted June 4, 2011 I have a spray bottle of cutter in my gig box for the summer! Nothing like having your legs eaten alive while you try and play! What!?!?!? Does this mean you play while wearing shorts ?? Say it ain't so! :poke: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TIMKEYS Posted June 4, 2011 Members Share Posted June 4, 2011 What!?!?!? Does this mean you play while wearing shorts ?? Say it ain't so! :poke: LOL ,,, We wear shorts all the time.... one of the benifits of playing in a beach band. Yea you can even play a wedding in flip flops lol Hit the second hand store for some dead guy Trop shirts for 3 bucks and you are ready for the stage lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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