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If anyone has any good advice or useful pointers or even warnings on this subject, then they would be gratefully received.
I'll try cut the story as short as possible
Bass player in our band (Steve) is a Police Constable. Last summer two young female officers, colleagues of our Steve, were gunned down and killed on the outskirts of Manchester. Sadly Steve is part of the First Response Unit. I'm sure I need say no more.
We've formulated an idea to run an unsigned band event, a mini festival if you will. We're thinking, 'Copfest' or '999fest' or some such but this is early stages. Just, essentially, a chance for us and some other bands, and hopefully a good audience, to come together and say, "hey girls, thanks for your service, you won't be forgotten".
We believe we have the venue onside (a very respected live music venue near where the PC's worked) and that we may be able to secure it for free, hopefully including the door men, sound engineer, etc. The one stipulation we're trying to push for is that EVERYONE works for free.
We've managed to already round up four bands who will play. We'd like to get a couple more on board.
Our Steve is in discussion with Greater Manchester Police to check that we're not going to cause any problems, and also to hopefully invite the families of the constables who died along. Obviously this all needs to be played very carefully. We don't want them to think that we're trying to gain ANYTHING from the deaths of their loved ones.
We want all proceeds from the event to go to their nominated charities.
What kind of things should we be mindful of and/or watch out for, when organising this?
We're trying to solve the problem of fans coming to see their band alone, either arriving later or disappearing after. I've had an idea on this, but I'm not sure if it flies. I'm thinking that we draw the performers out of a hat so order of play is completely random. Still doesn't stopping people buggering off after they've seen their band, but then if the place has sold out, I guess it's sold out.
In terms of sound checks I'm thinking one drum kit set up and sound checked. Each band to bring their own cymbals, snare, bass pedal, guitars etc but each band has ONE HOUR to do whatever pre-gig sound check they need to, and then to play their set.
It is these band/music-related considerations that we are dilemming over...
We'd like to ideally get some local, or maybe even national, press coverage. We believe that we can get the full show broadcast on local radio which would be just great. And hopefully make an absolute packet for a worthy cause.
Any comments and/or ideas, thoughts, ANYTHING, gratefully welcomed
I'll try cut the story as short as possible
Bass player in our band (Steve) is a Police Constable. Last summer two young female officers, colleagues of our Steve, were gunned down and killed on the outskirts of Manchester. Sadly Steve is part of the First Response Unit. I'm sure I need say no more.
We've formulated an idea to run an unsigned band event, a mini festival if you will. We're thinking, 'Copfest' or '999fest' or some such but this is early stages. Just, essentially, a chance for us and some other bands, and hopefully a good audience, to come together and say, "hey girls, thanks for your service, you won't be forgotten".
We believe we have the venue onside (a very respected live music venue near where the PC's worked) and that we may be able to secure it for free, hopefully including the door men, sound engineer, etc. The one stipulation we're trying to push for is that EVERYONE works for free.
We've managed to already round up four bands who will play. We'd like to get a couple more on board.
Our Steve is in discussion with Greater Manchester Police to check that we're not going to cause any problems, and also to hopefully invite the families of the constables who died along. Obviously this all needs to be played very carefully. We don't want them to think that we're trying to gain ANYTHING from the deaths of their loved ones.
We want all proceeds from the event to go to their nominated charities.
What kind of things should we be mindful of and/or watch out for, when organising this?
We're trying to solve the problem of fans coming to see their band alone, either arriving later or disappearing after. I've had an idea on this, but I'm not sure if it flies. I'm thinking that we draw the performers out of a hat so order of play is completely random. Still doesn't stopping people buggering off after they've seen their band, but then if the place has sold out, I guess it's sold out.
In terms of sound checks I'm thinking one drum kit set up and sound checked. Each band to bring their own cymbals, snare, bass pedal, guitars etc but each band has ONE HOUR to do whatever pre-gig sound check they need to, and then to play their set.
It is these band/music-related considerations that we are dilemming over...
We'd like to ideally get some local, or maybe even national, press coverage. We believe that we can get the full show broadcast on local radio which would be just great. And hopefully make an absolute packet for a worthy cause.
Any comments and/or ideas, thoughts, ANYTHING, gratefully welcomed