Setting Up PA Three Times For One Gig

[smitty_p]

I just got back from one of the oddest situations I’ve run into yet at a gig.

We arrived at the venue and began setting up at the venue’s outdoor stage. We were mostly done, with the exception of the lights, when it became apparent that we were about to get rained out.

So, we talked to the venue manager and tore everything down and relocated indoors. It’s a good thing we did because it began storming pretty heavily shortly after.

We were all finished setting up indoors, had completed sound check, and were literally just a couple of minutes from starting when the power went out.

After waiting for about an hour and a half, we talked to the venue manager again and decided to cancel. But, just when we had finished tearing down the PA, the power came back on.

Well, we convened a brief meeting of the band members and decided to set things back up and get in as much as we could. While we set the PA up for the third time, the band leader quickly put together a revised set list for our time remaining.

So, we essentially played a single extended set. Fortunately, the crowd was really into it. It ended up being one of our best gigs, though decidedly shorter than most.

 

[Jethro Rocker]

Wow! That is an a$$ load of work!
Never done that before.
Glad the show was good.

 

[iblive]

Wow! That is an a$$ load of work!
Never done that before.
Glad the show was good.

That’s why you have roadies.

 

[Jethro Rocker]

That’s why you have roadies.

Man, I wish...that 2 AM dismantling that takes an hour n loose change....
Local venues are nice cause house PA.

 

[67plexi]

Man, I wish...that 2 AM dismantling that takes an hour n loose change....
Local venues are nice cause house PA.

Same same takes us an hour to tear down and put all the gear in it's cases

 

[iblive]

I guess me playing acoustic at church wasn’t such a bad deal. I walked in with one guitar, a gig bag with odds and ends in it, and my small pedal board set up for acoustic. If I took my time….. maybe 15 minutes on both ends. And that would include walking from and back to my car.

 

[iblive]

 

[smitty_p]

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Pretty much sums it up!

 

[smitty_p]

Same same takes us an hour to tear down and put all the gear in it's cases

Yeah. It takes just about an hour to tear everything down, roll up all the cables, and load everything back into the trailer. That includes tearing down and getting all our personal gear back into our cars.

 

[Clockworkmike]

Well, glad you had a good show despite the shorter time and all the absolute BS you had to go through with the rig! I know it's about as realistic and simple as getting a bear to poop in a toilet, but for the headache and 3 basically setups; the venue should've tossed a few extra bones your way. Again, yeah right huh? Lol

 

[iblive]

Well, glad you had a good show despite the shorter time and all the absolute BS you had to go through with the rig! I know it's about as realistic and simple as getting a bear to poop in a toilet, but for the headache and 3 basically setups; the venue should've tossed a few extra bones your way. Again, yeah right huh? Lol

Or at least a free beer. I mean after all. Didn’t Malcolm require a bottle of JD be on stage when they played? Just sayin’ fellas.

 

[Clockworkmike]

Or at least a free beer. I mean after all. Didn’t Malcolm require a bottle of JD be on stage when they played? Just sayin’ fellas.

Absolutely! Take what you can, if they won't pay extra lmao Im not ashamed to admit it, but when we played out years ago, one venue burned us TWICE and upon the second time, it was none other than @froman5150 who decided to start taking other stuff in exchange. One thing he snatched was a nice Led Zeppelin Tapestry off the wall but told them directly what he intended to do and they let it happen. Basically, we started strong arming them at his cue lmao

Hey, I never said follow my examples!

 

[smitty_p]

Well, glad you had a good show despite the shorter time and all the absolute BS you had to go through with the rig! I know it's about as realistic and simple as getting a bear to poop in a toilet, but for the headache and 3 basically setups; the venue should've tossed a few extra bones your way. Again, yeah right huh? Lol

Actually, this venue has treated us very well and has us play whenever possible. I don’t know what our band leader worked out for arrangements given the odd situation. But, they’ve never tried to stiff us.

The management would have been willing, I think, to let us continue tearing down, but it was our idea to set back up and play anyway.

The crowd appreciated it!

 

[Clockworkmike]

Actually, this venue has treated us very well and has us play whenever possible. I don’t know what our band leader worked out for arrangements given the odd situation.

The management would have been willing, I think, to let us continue tearing down, but it was our idea to set back up and play anyway.

The crowd appreciated it!

Oh man I was just joking with ya about ripping off some swag lol no that's awesome they treated you all right and worked with you throughout all the setbacks. That's great!

 

[smitty_p]

I also learned from our drummer that there is a TikTok video in a private group of me standing up on a set of chairs playing last night.

Yeah, I did that!

 

[Beagle]

We had all that about 20 years ago, not only were we carrying the PA and various guitars, we were also shifting Bobby Arechiga's drum kit on and off the outdoor stage dodging storms most of the day. I swear he had more drums than the average drum shop...

 

[JohnnyGoo]

You wildman Smitty.