How long is your gig?

[LBS-bass]

Kind of a personal question....

Still no sign of land?

 

[Spidey2112]

Still no sign of land?

Hehe.

 

[modbass]

Around here it’s 3 hour long sets with 30 minute breaks between.

Weddings are the same as usual…load in and wait…

 

[MrLenny1]

For what the bars pay the new standard should be 3 hours.
The gig money hasn't changed in 30 years but the price of booze did.

 

[john_g]

I voted 3+ hours. Since things reopened, we have been doing slightly earlier gigs...7/8 pm start time when most used to be 9/10 pm start. But, we do 3 sets of approximately 1 hour and 15 mins (give or take) with two breaks between.

 

[Jason Hollar]

I voted 3+ hours. Since things reopened, we have been doing slightly earlier gigs...7/8 pm start time when most used to be 9/10 pm start. But, we do 3 sets of approximately 1 hour and 15 mins (give or take) with two breaks between.

That’s right - I definitely came up in the 9pm - 1am bar band scene but am very thankful for the current 7-10 hits.

 

[Tim Grant]

Normally 3-4 hours but from time to time we get booked to do one set of about 80 minutes.

 

[Smooth_bass88]

I do many many gigs with many many bands. There is such a variation of times with gigs. 4x 45 minute sets, 1x 75 minutes plus a 45 minute set, 2x minute sets, 1x 90 minutes. Depends on many variables.

 

[pigpen ridding]

we are a 3 piece blues band thats been together since 1978 we only do 5 shows a year now all festivals all pretty much one 45 to an hr sets but when we did run around the circuit full time our sets were 3 hrs standard plus encore

 

[drumvsbass]

3x45 minute sets was the standard around these parts in the before time. Now I'm not sure.

 

[alembicguy]

Longer when it’s hot out and much shorter when it’s cold

 

[Giraffe]

Sit down restaurant gig, just a keyboard player and me playing electric bass and sometimes doubling on guitar. We start at 5 p.m., and do five 45-minute sets, with 15 minute breaks. The first set is played to a mostly empty room, so that is practically rehearsal time on the sly, working on fresh material. It gets packed within the next hour or two. Four nights a week, and they let us keep our gear there, so load-in/-out is minimal.

Two to three times the money we used to make in the Gun'N'Knife Bars. I can be home by 10:30 if we don't hang around. The place is only 15-20 minutes from where we live, and we live close to each other, so we car pool over there. We get fed and treated very, very well. The sitting down part is an enormous plus for me. They bought me a really comfortable stool because they didn't like the one I brought. We've gotten a load of private events from this gig, and they pay even better.

We get to play pretty much anything we want, as long as I never, ever fire up the ring modulator again. Never, ever again. All original or public domain, and we had to learn some of their ethnic music, which we both really enjoyed. Sometimes some of the local ethnic musicians sit in, which is invigorating. (The keyboard player often talks about all the Tom Petty songs he had to play in his last (cover) band.)

Lots of rules. No street clothes, no tipping, no weed, and they seem to be acutely aware of the keys' alcohol intake. A 1099 at the end of the year. Great job, no drunks.

 

[Ekulati]

Yeah. Bar music plays. Band plays about 45 minutes or so. Bar music plays. Next band sets up and plays about 45 minutes or so. Bar music plays. Band sets up and plays an hour to an hour and a half. Bar music plays.

It's still a thing.

Strange. Been playing since the 80s and can count on one hand the number of times my band hasn't been the only band, not counting benefits and other one off occasions.

 

[JeezyMcNuggles]

Strange. Been playing since the 80s and can count on one hand the number of times my band hasn't been the only band, not counting benefits and other one off occasions.

It's because you play in cover bands. Your band is booked to provide entertainment for the night. Our bands are booked to fill time and get the crowed warmed up before the main event goes on. Or, they're doing the same thing for us. Either/or

 

[BlueTalon]

But every so often, we get an audience that's really into our show and we play straight through the three hours without a break.
Since we're all in our late 50's and early 60's (with the exception of the LGP who just turned 23), it's not near as much fun as it used to be.
We don't run out of songs but I admit I am starting to run out of gas about the last thirty minutes or so. Especially on our typical hot/humid afternoon gigs.

Typically, 3 hours at least.

Gigs wear on me. My knees and my back are bad to start with, and the night takes a toll. But when I'm actually playing, I tend not to notice it. Between songs and during breaks, though, I notice it a lot, so I often sit down between songs. I have a cheap keyboard stool that I bring as part of my gear. Sometimes, depending on the gig, I'll play while sitting down as well. That can be helpful on a small stage.

 

[two fingers]

3 1/2 hours. Two 90 minute sets with a half-hour break.

 

[sean_on_bass]

Generally all are either 1, 2, or 3 hours. Only once have i done 4 hours. Most of the gigs are 2 or 3 hours, one set per hour.

 

[chuck3]

Usually 2.5 hours. An hour and a quarter first set, 15 minute break, 60 minute second set.

 

[StudioGC]

We're doing the Goodwood Revival Motor Festival September 17,18,19 and have been slotted in doing 30min. sets 4 times a day from 10am to 4pm. We rotate with another band and DJ. i can tell you we will be pretty sick of those songs by Sunday!

Never played sets broken up like that. Should be interesting.

 

[Dr Zee]

until the police come.