Gig Question/Ideas

[Thunderbroom]

YFC has been asked to play a couple of gigs at the bar where we debuted...once in October and then again in November. The fella that's booking us told us we could do whatever we wanted as far as the gig goes since we don't have 3 hours of music yet.

 

 

Some options we have (that I can think of):

1. Have an opening band.

2. Play shortened sets with longer breaks and/or repeat some songs toward the end of the evening.

3. Take the last 30 - 60 minutes to do a jam with musicians that we invite to the gig. I'd call it "YFC & Friends".

 

Any other ideas?

[The Insomniac]

All three are good ideas or you can learn Cocaine and Stranglehold real fast. That should fill out the night.

 

I would try to avoid repeating songs (but I have done it to very good effect before).

[Detox]

Learn about 6 Allman Bros. tunes and you'll be good to go.

[Thunderbroom]

I know Stranglehold!

 

We had to repeat a song when we played our debut at this place last month. We played every one of our songs. The audience wanted an encore. We had the crowd request a song we'd already played. Someone shouted out a tune, and we played it.

[canadianriot55]

i'd say go for the jam session

[Cortfan]

2. Bars normally turn over customers every few hours, and the ones that stay will be too drunk to notice, or they are your friends, anyway. If they're dancing, repeat a verse, and chorus of the song you're playing, and stretch it out a little.

[Super_Donut_Man]

I like the third option the best. Definately not 2 (but three hours is hard to fill I imagine)

[mcantafi]

Hmm, I don't think I can help you there. We typically blast through about 20 songs in around 45 minutes. However, as Spinal Tap would suggest, you could do Jazz Exploration. Just not in front of a stadium crowd.

[sunburstbasser]

Jazz charts.

[PrestiaRules]

Originally posted by Detox Learn about 6 Allman Bros. tunes and you'll be good to go.

 

 

[LO_RYDER]

3 hours? damn thats about 30 songs! lol (average song about 5 min) damn I saw Prince a year ago and he played 3 hours but he has 20 albums worth of material! lol good luck dude!

[bassplayinguy]

id go with taking longer breaks, especially if they have a good house DJ or some other tunes spinning when youre not playing.

 

 

that and get crackin on learning more tunes. practice with the band more often till the gig, youll be suprised how fast you will learn new songs when you actually have to.

[btb&dr=tone]

Inagodadavita

 

 

Iron Butterfly

 

 

That will eat up some time just not all of it.

[sludgebass69]

I say option #1............

[nicebigstrings]

Yeah, get cracking and learn some new songs TB. Five or six isn't too tall an order. Don't get into repeating tunes. I've done it a few times with bands and just walked away feeling like more of a slut than the slut I really am afterwards.

[Thunderbroom]

Originally posted by sludgebass69 I say option #1............

 

This is the way we're leaning...

 

We're only going to have one rehearsal between now and 10/15. We're going to try to add a few songs then. This weekend we're auditioning lead guitarists (the old one will play gigs until the new guy is up to speed). We're rehearsing the following weekend. Taking the following weekend off. Gigging on 10/8.