2 gigs in 1 night at 2 different venues...

[addylewis]

I've potentially got 2 gigs tonight...(well, see the title)

I'm probably gonna be knackered tomorrow lol. Who here has done it? On at 8 in one place, on at 10 next door...we're not taking amps or anything but guitars so I bloody hope the 2nd place can accomodate us properly as we're doing a last-minute fill-in lol

[snyderz]

Outdoor gig 4-7pm, indoor gig 9-1, 30 miles away. Full tear-down, full set-up. Piece of cake.

[plankspanker13]

Outdoors 7-9pm on Mill Ave, in downtown Tempe; 10-2 indoors in Maricopa. It's not what one would want to do too often, but it's been done.

[Martin89]

Plankspanker, what band are you in? Yeah, I would not like to do that too much...

[jmattbassplaya]

My band had a gig from 12-4pm, had to tear down and then drive 2 hours to play another gig that went from 10-2am, and then we drove the 2 hours back home. It sucked, but we made close to 2k that day

My drummer actually has to do that sort of thing a lot. He's in the jazz program at school and probably plays around 4-6 gigs a week. It's not unusual for him to play 2 or even 3 gigs in one day.

[odin70]

I have done it. I like it a lot. Gives me energy (in a way)

[Joe Nerve]

I used to do it often. Original gig at 8 or 9 with one band, cover gig with another at 10 or 11. Haven't done it in over a year, but I too enjoy it, and I'm pretty certain I'll be doing it again at some point. Currently playing in 3 bands, and I sub here and there. It's bound to happen.

[HeadyVan Halen]

Your in England.
Florida/Florida State won't be on TV.
What the hell else you gonna do?

[retardedpossum]

6 to 8 at one place and about 20 minutes away from 930 to 130...totally doable!

[lowfreq33]

Not unusual around here to do a 6-10 at one place and a 10-2 down the street. But all the bars on broadway have drums and bass rigs backlined, so you just grab your bass and pedalboard if you have it and walk over. I kinda feel sorry for the pedal steel guys though.

[Ryan L.]

Haven't done this in a few years, but it was common during the summer for the band I was with back then to play a county fair (usually a 3 hour or so show) in the afternoon, tear down the PA, and head to another town and set up full PA and lights and play a street dance that same night. And we travelled with a VERY large PA system, so it wasn't just plug in a couple cables and go......

We made a lot of money keeping that kind of schedule on summer weekends back then, but damn, when I think back on it, I really don't miss it.........

[makkE]

Just today, I rehearsed from 9-14 with my cover band, then headed to my original band's practice, about 4-5 hours of playing time, then I stumbled into an open jam and played another hour or so.

I'm really knackered now, but it was a good, good day

Though, playing two gigs a night is more tiring I guess. Sleep tight, OP!

[addylewis]

It WAS fun...but I'm glad not ALL gigs are like that lol - it actually ended up as on at 8:45 off at 9:15...on at 10 off at half past 2 doors down...we didn't have a LOAD of stuff with us, but still had drum breakables and 1 guitar amp so I'm knackered now (it's about 50 miles away in a different city too which didn't make it particularly easy what with the Sheffield rush-hour to get through...anyone from the uk who's done a gig in Sheffield and had to be at the venue for 6 to soundcheck HAVING to go through the one-way-central of our city centre will know where I'm coming from lol)

[elgecko]

I've had of few of those lately. I like the pay!

[TheCush]

I've done a couple days doing 3 hours at a car show then four hours at a club. Definitely felt wiped out after but really it's pretty fun.

[basscooker]

ever play so much at a certain club you went there instead of where you were supposed to be? did that once.

[Factor88]

Like many others have said, happens from time to time. When you finally hit the sack, you are wondering why you did it. When you wake up the next day and open your wallet and look at what's in there, you start wondering when the next one is coming!

[MatticusMania]

Ive done it more than a few times. Last time we played at an Art Show, got paid $75 in tips, and were each given a bottle of wine. THEN we went to a party and rocked out there!

Another time we played a club in LA to almost no one, headed back home and played a huge 300+ attendee party with no lighting. Someone moved their car and we played in the beam of headlights.

[Johnny Crab]

Do-able, esp. without gear-lugging.

Once per year OTC(Offshore Technology Conference) comes to Houston.
We do two shows that day(4 hours in the morning/afternoon, drive across town, 6 hours there).
Long day but much worth it.
We're all in our 50's.

[Loel]

Does anyone remember Matinee's,use to do these
every saturday afternoon 3-7 evening 10-2pm,back
in the 70's-80's..