Hanging a Banner

I think 3M or similar makes square plates with hooks for your grommets that has that tacky removable glue on the back that should not harm the venue’s walls. Might not work on brick though.

 

Stretchable bungee/tie-down cables with the hooks. Get a set with various lengths(Harbor Freight is a good source), you might have to daisy chain as well, and then size up what you have at each venue to hook onto. Don’t forget to clear it with management as to what you can use(wall decor, moulding, picture hooks, railing, etc).

 

Large safety pins - work well with cloth backdrop (we play in an old theater sometimes). Outdoors - zip ties

 

My two older kids painted our banner for us, no grommets. They painted it on cotton, bedsheet type material and my wife sewed it onto some black heavyweight denim material to make it hang better. Just an idea of what the material is, maybe alot heavier than yours?

So my wife sewed a "pole pocket" in the top. I used some black elec wire stripped out of 12/2 indoor wired to make loops that attached to the ends a 1" pvc that slides through that pocket. There are hooks installed on the light stand that we put center of stage in the back. We hang it when we attach the lights, raise it and leave it rolled while we wire things and set up, than unroll it after soundcheck. Maybe that helps?

 

We use bungees. There's always been something we can attach to. Whatever you use, make sure it hangs straight without wrinkles. Better nothing than a banner that's hung poorly.

 

I'd suggest you cut a 1 x 4 and put two hooks on it for the banner, then a couple big eyehooks on the upper edge. This way if you have to bungee it to weirdly located things, or use vise grips to clamp it to a pipe, or what have you, the banner will always be nicely flattened out.

 

We have two! A banner, when there's a place to hang it:

And a lobby card when there isn't:

 

Me made a freestanding structure fromblack PVC pipes that we place behind the drummer, for when we play and there is no place to hang the banner. We made it do it can be dismounted and put in a bag.

 

Depending on the overhead infrastructure, I’ve used zip ties, bungees, params hide cord, etc. My most frequent go-to is parachute cord with adjustable hooks you can buy at Lowe’s or Home Depot. The most important thing, however, is the bottom edge. I bought theater sandbags and attach the bottom corners to the sandbags via the above mentioned parachute cord and hooks combination.

 

Where does your drummer put his gong?

 

If you want extremely unique ideas on how to hang it, get a few small quad-copter drones, and hang it from them. Then have them fly the banner around the venue.

Maybe get one of those telescoping/collapsable tent poles with the elastic running through it. It'll collapse down to nothing and then roll it inside the banner for storage. Then you can make it full-length and either snake it through the grommets, or use carabiners to hang each grommet from the pole. Then attach metal hoops to the ends of the tent pole. That way you can attach either more carabiners, or twine, or bungee cords, or giant safety pins, or whatever mounts best to whatever is behind the stage.

I haven't actually tried this idea. Just spitballing for some unique ideas.

 

Only problem is the segments tend to break off and make new cords.

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All funning aside, though, the point about weighting down the bottom is well taken.

Put another 1 x 4 along the bottom, secure it with some tacks, put eye hooks on the bottom of it so if the weight of the board isn't enough you can tie it down to something.

 

Paint the band logo on the gong, and then make sure you have a flame system attached to the rim.

 

Ditto. Works out really well. Easy to assemble/disassemble, too.

 

I use bungee chords you can buy cheap at Home Depot. We hang it from the light truss that stands behind us. Good luck.

 

Standard issue banner stand from Amazon, around $50. I actually have this one for our smaller banner and another one that is something like 12' X 8'. Sets up quick and easy. I use ball bungees to attach the banner to the frame or you can use zip ties if you prefer. Adjustable to fit anything 4 x 4 to 8 x 8.

https://www.amazon.com/VEVOR-Exhibi...?keywords=banner+stand&qid=1674844923&sr=8-20

 

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