First Gig in...

[John Deacon]

18 hours and 51 minutes, any tips guys? im kinda nervous.

[tom once dead]

go crazy, dont get nervous and just play staring at your fretting hand.

make sure you really get into the songs your playing.

[chuckjones93]

Before hand, drink just enough whiskey to take the edge off. But not enough to effect your playing.

[John Deacon]

Too bad I am only 17 so no whiskey! I actually plan to do a lot of audience interaction, and I am singing some songs, so I cant stare at my hand anyways! Haha

[novahands]

Look at your band mates, try not to think about the crowd.

[Richo]

i had my first gig 2 weeks ago
once you nail the first song (which you will!) it is all a blur from then on, everything will flow fine

[John Deacon]

I did a bass solo, people got drinks. Fail.

It went alright, ran into a few snags, but hey, it was our first gig.

[kesslari]

You did your first gig - AWESOME! Now that's done. It keeps getting better.
In fact, the more fun you have, the better it gets...
Don't fret the solo - your solo is never as interesting to your audience as it is to you... If you felt good about it, that's the key thing.

[mrkreuzschlitz]

My first show was a punk gig and I barely knew any of the songs. Heck, I played the verse during the chorus of one song, BUT IT FIT.

You just gotta feel comfortable. If you're in a band thats not a "bar band" then honestly, pump some tunes and rock out to it. Like air guitar, just with your bass. Don't even try to play. I did that and many of my friends say my stage presence is very good considering how long I've been playing shows, which is less than half a year.

[tom once dead]

Ive had the same bass solo expirence.

[Dave R]

Feel the music, grasshopper.

Have fun. The audience takes its cues from the band. If you guys have fun, the crowd will have fun.

Fun covers a multitude of sins.

[fourstringdrums]

Just relax and have fun, that's the most important thing. Remember that you will make mistakes even after your 100th gig, but you should just brush them off and take them away as a learning experience.

Good luck and have fun!

[CRONOS]

I haven't had my first gig yet but I know that showing off is something you want to do when your more popular in the area.

[darkrider1]

Wow, this is great. Brand-new musicians! I did my first gig 21 years ago. I still remember it.

It's so nice to know that after we are gone, the music will re-new itself.

[Essthreetee]

My first gig is coming up in less than 2 weeks...everytime I think about it I get nervous butterflies in my stomach...I can't wait!!!!!!

[BullHorn]

I'm going to play my third gig, after not gigging for a year because of my military service, etc.

It's going to be a huge tribute show to the famous russian rock band Kino. It'll include 12 Kino songs and 4 of our original songs. We expect it to be 2 hours long.