Last year I went to see Uli Jon Roth in concert for the first time ever, and probably the last.
For those who don't know, he is a German guitar player who was in the Scorpions back in the 1970s. My main gripe was that he did not come on stage with his band until 9.15pm. Before then we had just one support act, which lasted only around half an hour. This was on a weeknight; I had work the next day, and so I was not prepared to stay till the very end of the concert. I enjoyed what I saw of the concert, but next time Herr Roth comes to town I will pass on buying a ticket.
Last night I went to see a Thin Lizzy tribute band - a long set with no support act. The doors opened at 6.30pm, and I arrived shortly before 7pm. I was then a bit miffed to find out that the band was not due on stage until 7.30. In the end they came on stage at 7.50pm.
Again it was a weeknight, and I had work the next day, and so I did not stay till the bitter end. I enjoyed the concert, but all the same I do resent them coming on stage twenty minutes late. Next time they are in town I might go to see them again, but I am not sure.
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For the record, I recently went to see Glen Hughes playing Deep Purple songs on a weeknight, and I enjoyed that.
What time are you going to start your set?
Will there be anyone there?
You guys must be the first people that I have heard who leave a gig early for work the next day. Can I ask how old you all are? In my 20's/30's I'd go to gigs in London and drive home to Lancashire and still be at work for 8 am the next morning. This was a normal occurence, three gigs a week was typical for me.
Is this acceptable behaviour by a live act?
Unless I’m missing something I don’t see what the issue is. What would you call a reasonable time for a gig to finish?
One of last times I went to see a band, Jason Lytle at a club in Brighton, I rolled up at 9pm thinking I’d be in good time, to be informed the gig was nearly over. I went in anyway and was treated to 10 mins of dire crapness. Obviously a work night for him, fleecing the sheep.
Strat54, it is quite normal for people who work to care about not being late. I have known many cases of people either being sacked from jobs or else quitting to avoid being sacked. Poor timekeeping is one of the reasons.
You could not have paid me enough money to leave early. Fuck that! It's one night, and I work to live, not live to work.
This theory thst "people leave early on weeknights" is not one I recognise.
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Just because you're paranoid, don't mean they're not after youSome venues give show times in advance and some don’t . Sometimes a late start is for a reason beyond the control of the artists ( I suspect Uli likes to be tucked up with his cocoa in good time these days).
To the best of my memory I’ve only ever left one gig early that I paid for ( Furniture in about 1574) although you do see a lot of people pop off ten minutes early these days ( presumably to try to get off the car park ).
For anyone who isnt isn’t a time traveller here are Furniture:
https://youtu.be/1JeEXP717T0
I was always late for work
I spent most of what I earnt on Cocaine and Hookers and the rest I wasted !
You are lucky you never saw Guns and Roses - Axl didn't respect on-stage times for years - often 3 hours late onstage
And I've just seen that you live just outside Croydon , so until fairly recently transport was still pretty reliable getting home.
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It's a gig. Not an episode of Teletubbies.
otherwise:
you can't expect a tour to go on the road and only play weekends, and you can't start too early either
I think the band should state "on stage at.." and actually mean it though
As for cocaine, people who buy it should have all of their money confiscated to be replaced with food stamps, and no I am not joking.