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Amazingly, people were still knocking into the speaker on my side - so away from the door. - and causing it to wobble.
We had to finish 30 mins early as a huge fight kicked off between a load of girls with drinks thrown over each other, hair pulling, glasses thrown etc.
Thank God we're not going back!
I have spent many a gig acting as a human shield for our bassist's double bass. Takamines (and guitarists) are easier to replace than Victorian-era basses.
The bizarre thing is, the crowd are really into the songs - dancing, singing etc. - but everytime we'd finish a song, there would be complete silence. No applause, no shouting - nothing.
I mean, we're not THAT bad.
same thing ,everyone dancing and enjoying it end of song no applause, its almost like the crowd think they are too cool to clap, My missus always said avoid hemel as its weird
The one thing i never understood is the door staff stand out the front of the pub and never move or go inside but you can walk down the alley and go in the back entrance unchallenged!
They'd be much happier if a DJ had turned up instead, and so would I.
Speaker stands: Never compromise the width of the tripod base, no matter how much of a premium floorspace is. If there isn't enough floor space to open the stands up then put the speakers on a table or even the floor. You'll compromised the sound a bit but it's just not worth the risk of the stands falling.
Drunks knocking into mic stands: Learn to sing with your eyes open. It pays to keep an eye on the crowd, especially when you're no up on a high stage. I set mine up so the base sits to the right of my pedalboardand the boom extends over. Making a barrier using your floor monitors and black/yellow hazard
Other equipment being damaged by pissheads/general accidents: If you really can't afford for your Custom Shop LP/Boutique amp/ultimate pedalboard to be damaged then don't take it on a pub/party gig, especially one that's known for incidents. I've got nicer gear at home than I take out to pub gigs and the rest of the band has the same attitude. Just take the tools to do the job and although you might feel better playing your ultimate rig it really makes no difference outside your own head if you play a mexican tele through a Katana. Nobody else cares.
@skaguitar I have had this thought too! Haven't done anything about it though. When I randomly come across the right kind of plastic or whatever, I will have a go at it. I play acoustic so hitting transgressors with a telecaster is not possible (unless I bring the telecaster specially).
The bit which sits on the pole is also home made and contains 3 Halogen spots and 4 mains sockets
"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
Also cool to see the sophisticated wheeled keyboard stand .
I bet no-one argues with your bass player either - he's huge! The bass looks smaller on him than the Strat does on the other guitarist...
"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
Slightly different stance on the drunken loon crashing into things
Did a gig last weekend and a huge bloke spent the entire 3 hour set (including our break) hugging the main PA speaker. Asked him to move numerous times but got this blank stare back and the pub bouncers wouldn't do a bloody thing.
His head must have been in pieces as it's a loud gig with vocals and guitar coming through the main speakers (slightly muffled on one side!!)