How old were you on your first gig?

[ColdSteelRain]

No paid gigs yet, but I started playing bass for the church choir last year at 44. We've usually got over 1,000 people at that Mass.

 

[katri]

Do you mean paying gig, or first time playing in front of an audience? 19 for the former, 12 for the latter.

Well my first gig was a charity gig, my first payed gig was a few months later down the line.

 

[unbridled]

Christmas shows with my family at about 7 singing and playing drums. Sat in a lot on my dad's gigs on bass and drums then started getting paying bar gigs with my own band starting at 13 on bass in 88.

 

[jaywa]

First gig ever was a high school assembly my freshman year... which would have made me 15 (I think).

First "real" (bar) gig was my senior year, I was 17 and they wouldn't let me in (cause I was underage) until the older people in the band vouched for me.

 

[Bassenstien]

I was 16 I think at my first "party show".
19 for my first paying gig.

 

[LaughingGroove]

My first non paying gig was on drums at the age of 12, for a midnight bowling/teen hang out type thing. Played there about a dozen or so times.

My first BASS gig was a paying gig at a local bar at age 28, I started bass at age 26 and latter joined a already local gigging band, was with them 2 years.

 

[mikeswals]

I don't consider my school performances "gigs" because it's just a class.
But I was 15 playing with much older guys in a wedding/dance club/occasional bar band.

 

[Kaneesel]

Hi.

15, in -86, looked a bit different back then . My first paid gig was in the same summer.

Regards
Sam

That is ultimate '80s.....Nice. ALICE COOPER!!!

My band last year, house party, 20.

 

[Valerus]

Well I played bass at my youth group when I was like 17 so that was 2005-mid 2007

 

[StyleOverShow]

14 on guitar.

Ditto - played sax in high school, then back to guitar and in college switched to bass.

 

[Slax]

Not counting back yards, somewhere around 18... counting backyards probably around 14-15.

 

[denhou1974]

1994. I was 20. We played four hours of originals for $20 each. I was terrified with stage fright. LOL

 

[alembicguy]

13 and it was a paying gig,I am now 42 yikes!

 

[MatticusMania]

I was 17 at my first gig. My second gig was at the Whisky a GoGo, I was 17 then as well, playing bass for a year... if only I could take that back...

 

[ryco]

12 in a church basement.

Unless you want to count grade school orchestra. 8 or 9 on upright.

 

[excane]

15 for the first gig in front of an audience.

19 was the first paying gig.

 

[Fine Cut]

15 for the first paying gig, been supporting myself with just music since 16

 

[DanielleMuscato]

First public performance, eh, probably 6 or so, if we're counting recitals.

First paying gig, 14 or so.

 

[RTL]

First gig, 5, guitar. Aunt's wedding.
First paying gig, 6, guitar. Playing classical music at a nursing home on Christmas Eve.

 

[MNAirHead]

19.. Wimbley Stadium.. I was fillin my shorts.