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kesslari · #1 11-10-2009, 01:45 PM

When you only have one gig booked in the month, and you get a call to do a gig FOR THE SAME DATE?

Jimmy Bones · #2 11-10-2009, 01:56 PM

I've had a couple days where I did multiple gigs in a day.

They were super hectic, but ultimately worthwhile for getting dependability cred.

Richland123 · #3 11-10-2009, 03:43 PM

My band does play frequently but recently I had one Saturday that I could have booked 10 times over and the day before or the next Saturday I could not give away for free.

bass12 · #4 11-10-2009, 04:49 PM

Yes - seems to always happen to me during my slow months. I will find myself cursing at my calendar and wishing I believed in god just so I'd have someone to blame...

kesslari · #5 11-10-2009, 05:23 PM

I've done the multiple gigs thing, and I'll do it again if the gigs are right. In this case, they are 2 hours apart and 2 hours of driving (if there's no traffic) distance. Just not a good idea to try to do them both - the likelihood of some variant of Murphy's Law taking effect are too high.
I'm still bummed, though - both are gigs that would be fun.
The one we're doing (booked first) - my first gig with Funkranomicon.
The one I can't do - benefit gig for BadRap (pit bull rescue organization in SF). www.badrap.org

BryanM · #6 11-11-2009, 05:00 AM

At the end of the month I think my band is playing about 7 shows over a 10 day period, but for the life of us we can't seem to book the Saturday in the middle.