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It is possible that the venue has some restriction on how much mains electricity can be drawn. Current starvation could do some nasty things to your valves.
Physical characteristics of a venue can affect how sound travels from stage to audience.
Big amps turned down low can sound less powerful than a lower power ones, running in their sweet spot. In effect, the 100w amps may be too powerful to work well in the venue.
Been uploading old tracks I recorded ages ago and hopefully some new noodles here.
If it's not the amps, it could be a wiring fault in the venue.
[long story]
A long time ago I was on holiday in France over Christmas, in a chalet complex which was only about a third full because it was partly closed for maintenance during the holiday. On Christmas day, everyone put their Christmas dinner in the ovens at about 10am, but as more and more were turned on the lights started slowly dimming and the ovens not reaching the proper temperature, and by around 11 it was obvious that something was badly wrong and that dinner would not be served! Me and my dad went to investigate, and found the site substation, which was making a loud crackling sound from inside the (locked) doors. We called the site manager, who sent an electrician over - who turned up about an hour later, visibly drunk and not at all happy to be there on Christmas day. Luckily when he opened the doors it was very obvious what the problem was - a large screw terminal was sparking. The electrician produced an enormous screwdriver, and somewhat unsteadily and slightly worryingly given his drunkenness, stuck it in the terminal screw and tightened it. Immediately the sparking stopped, and everything was back to normal.
It was the neutral connection for the whole section of the site that was in use - when there was only a light load it must have been making a good enough contact to work, but not when there were twenty ovens all running at the same time. Probably someone had disconnected the other two areas when they were working on them - which would have shared the neutral connection to the incoming power cable - then forgotten to re-tighten the screw.
The drunken electrician now seemed very happy that it was such a simple job, presumably knowing how much he could charge the site for the call-out .
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TLDR - if you find nothing wrong with the amps, it may be worth contacting the venue and suggesting they have their electrics checked, since there is a potential fire risk if it was that.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein