2bsticks
Platinum Member
Last night my band was opening for a band that put out many hits back in the late 60's and into the 70's hint: (Jeremiah Was a Bullfrog) ring a bell to you older guys.
We were told to be there by 5:00 for a sound check. Gates open at 7:00, sold out show, we go on at 8:00 sharp to 8:45.
I guess there was some power issues not to mention that the headliner brought in their own sound engineer. They did not get their sound check done until 7:45, now they throw us up on stage as they open the gates and tell us, "just start playing and be off by 8:40 or we pull the plug" So we are standing there on stage, nothing tested no vocal mics are working looking like the 5 Stooges up there, finally about 8:10 the mics kick in and off we go. I was told after the show that our mix was horrible. Not surprised at all. Total lack of respect if you ask me. We open up for lots of these older bands that in their day were super stars and this was the first time I really felt like a peasant.
After we finish we are so rushed off the stage stuff is flying everywhere, I get off to the side off the stage to see my Oak Customs sitting there and my floor tom tipped over on it's side. (little dent not through the finish, whew) I'm packing my stuff away in the dark and a few drop off rain hit me. Lucky for me there was a tarp handy.
I was pissed off big time being treated like that but what can you do? They had all those hits.
We were told to be there by 5:00 for a sound check. Gates open at 7:00, sold out show, we go on at 8:00 sharp to 8:45.
I guess there was some power issues not to mention that the headliner brought in their own sound engineer. They did not get their sound check done until 7:45, now they throw us up on stage as they open the gates and tell us, "just start playing and be off by 8:40 or we pull the plug" So we are standing there on stage, nothing tested no vocal mics are working looking like the 5 Stooges up there, finally about 8:10 the mics kick in and off we go. I was told after the show that our mix was horrible. Not surprised at all. Total lack of respect if you ask me. We open up for lots of these older bands that in their day were super stars and this was the first time I really felt like a peasant.
After we finish we are so rushed off the stage stuff is flying everywhere, I get off to the side off the stage to see my Oak Customs sitting there and my floor tom tipped over on it's side. (little dent not through the finish, whew) I'm packing my stuff away in the dark and a few drop off rain hit me. Lucky for me there was a tarp handy.
I was pissed off big time being treated like that but what can you do? They had all those hits.