Fellow NY'ers (Upstate) quick bar question

Most bars are OK with it especially with performers. When I was 16 I had to get a note from my mother to play this local strip club.
But that's a whole another story.

Just make sure they don't try and get served.

Where are you playing? Penny Arcade perhaps? I know they do over and under with customers so they should be fine with it.
Have fun!
Dirk

 

The singer/guitar player in my current band is 20yo. While we have not played any bars as a band yet, he has played on stage with his uncle's band in bars a few times. I think it was kind of a don't ask don't tell thing, he was probably 17-18 at the time. He looks older than he is though so that probably helps a bit.

 

Sorry if I take this off track a bit, but while you Upstaters are on the wire? I'll be travelling up to Auburn in August are there any open stages in the area? Thanks for your time. And to the op, i played with an undrage drummer and we were able to negotiate that if we kept him away from the alchohol, he was okay with the bar.

 

I used to play in bars when I was 15-16 in upstate, I played at CBGB's when I was 16. I very rarely had any kind of issue, as long as the 16 year olds in the band aren't chugging pitchers of beer on stage the owners usually won't care. It's a trust thing, if you seem like an honest dude that isn't going to sneak drinks then they won't give you a hard time. Just don't violate their trust.

 

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