How long would you have stayed (people being tardy)

Two hours late, and without calling to let you know? Ridiculous. That needs a serious conversation, I would not accept that someone disrespects other people and their time (and money too in this case) that way.

 

Without a phone call, a half hour is all you're likely to get from me.

 

If it's more than 10-15 minutes we expect to get a text message or phone call in advance from our band mates. If someone is later than 30 minutes without a message then we would worry something serious has happened - or once in a while if it's the drummer that he has forgotten we have moved a reheasal to another day (usually no problem though since he lives within walking distance).

 

Time to move on - life's too short to play with arsehats...

 

Some professional bands assess "fines" for such things. You guys might want to consider it.

 

Make the late guy pay for the additional time at the rehearsal studio.

 

You gave way more time than I would have and had all right to bail early. For the guy not to even call is a bad move on his part. I once did an audition where the diva lead singer was over an hour late with no call.
Even though she was late she never apologized and had a "tude" the rest of the night. I never went back.

 

Next

 

Two hours late in rock and roll is a punchable offense.

 

10 min and we are getting annoyed.. We are all busy and have better stuff to do..

Regards
Mark

 

I was raised to be early, lived 20 miles out of town, and got left behind more than once as a kid.

So not surprisingly, it's difficult for me to tolerate lateness at all, but with a phone call or text with a status update, I'll usually wait a long time for someone who has a real reason that's holding them up.

With no phone call/text, the band goes on without them after about 10 minutes, rehearsing vocals or some other sectional work that might need attention without the whole band. If they show up too late to have a full band rehearsal, we don't go long just to accommodate the late arriver(s).

If it's for an audition, or some important function, well, there will be a tough conversation soon to follow...

All the best,

Shane

 

Probably an hour, no more than that. If other people can't be bothered, then neither can I.

 

I have three time scales for just this situation.
#1. Same situation, 20-30 minutes
#2. Same situation +pizza, 45-1hr
#3. Same situation +Beer and pizza, 2hrs max.

Given the lack of beer and pizza, I would not stay. I would also let the guitar dude know this really wasn't cool and if he needs time to just call.

 

You're leaving off a pretty important detail - what did the gui**** say? If he didn't have a good excuse I would have left when he got there and let him know that next time would be the last time. People only take advantage of you if you let them.

 

And a full on rat pack in a punk band.

 

The plot thickens. I think I'd have a serious talk with both of the idiots. If they are too rude and/or stupid to share info, I think I'd move on.

 

So maybe it was just an honest mix-up between the two of them as to who was supposed to contact everyone else?

Aw, screw it. Fire the drummer, then rage-quit.