We did a private party lake “cabin” gig last week. REALLY humid. That’s what my synth looked like throughout the gig. The garage we played in front of was bigger than my house and valued about 5 times as much. The pay is good and food and drinks are on the house so...
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Lake gig
- Thread starter SteveC
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yep, i get it --- it's hot and humid out there, alright! too bad about the circumstances but at least you were gigging. thanks for sharing your gig experience! hope the next one is a little bit cooler...and not as sticky! 
My gig last week had 5 bands. 2 singers went down due t dehydration and lost their voices. Bass player threw up.
Did a gig outside in St. Louis on the 4th of July years ago , 100 plus degrees and if you've ever been to St. Louis in the summer time you know how ridiculously humid it can be, they grow lots of corn around there. I generally enjoy playing outside but that was brutal
No social distancing and no masks looks like…
And N. Dakota’s infection rate is climbing too.
Oh well. Stay healthy.
And N. Dakota’s infection rate is climbing too.
Oh well. Stay healthy.
Dang that is humid!
I always worry about my basses when playing outside ...I sometimes take a cheap one because of that. Glad you guys got to play out !
I always worry about my basses when playing outside ...I sometimes take a cheap one because of that. Glad you guys got to play out !
The band was distanced. The crowd not so much. It was actually in Minnesota but yeah, we debated for a while. We had a border that you couldn’t see all around the stage.
Glad you all were safe! I wouldn't want to be in that crowd.
I like that you were taking steps to keep the band safe. I regularly go hiking in my area where summer tourists are flocking and I wear a mask on my neck, that I pull up as I see others come my way from the opposite direction. I would play an outdoor gig tomorrow, especially if there was a good breeze and the groupies were not invading my space LOL That humidity is incredible.
That’s not humidity.
That’s THE FUNK.
That’s THE FUNK.
I get it. Once I was playing on a humid summer evening in a field among a lot of trees. After the night set in, every time I wiped the condensation off my instrument, I could watch it grow back in a matter of moments. Needless to say, everything got a days-long airing out when I got home.
Glad you survived that humidity and had a good show.
Here in Ireland we obviously never get that sort of heavy heat...although I have played in heavy rain that looked drier than that keyboard!
Hope everything dried out ok.
While it's great to see gig shots, seeing people gathered together so close these days just feels wrong. Even though they're obviously having a good time. Sad times, eh?
Here in Ireland we obviously never get that sort of heavy heat...although I have played in heavy rain that looked drier than that keyboard!
Hope everything dried out ok.
While it's great to see gig shots, seeing people gathered together so close these days just feels wrong. Even though they're obviously having a good time. Sad times, eh?
Wow OP, looks like the gig was IN the lake instead of AT the lake.
Condensation/electricity/pandemic....vs......good pay, free food and drinks"........the show must go on!......good to see the pics, stay safe
Looks like a fun show, but it's scary to see people that close during the pandemic.. I'm glad the gear survived the humidity, that water on the keyboard would worry me!
Possibly helpful ideas for the next time, if there is one.
Let everything warm up to air temperature in it's case before opening them up. Siting for a half hour or more while you set up other stuff might help. But it might also only be a short term thing.
Wipe stuff off frequently; condensation cools the surface, causing further condensation. Plus generally, cleaner surfaces have fewer "nucleation sites" for the drops to start forming on.
Get a big-assed fan blowing across the stage and angled up. Which would also draw audience breath up and away from you all.
We just played Saturday; not as humid, but hot as hell while setting up and for the first set, in direct sunlight at 93 degrees. And then the sun went down behind some trees, it was already in the mid 70s by the second set. Two of us were whupped, but our drummer was worse, had to sit out for a spell. He's undergoing chemo. I thought we were going to lose him for a while, but he was a trooper.
We also have a barrier around us, but it wasn't really needed; it's the outdoor stage at a fraternal, 25 feet to the nearest picnic table, about 20 feet between tables, about half an acre for maybe 60 people.
Unfortunately it's our last gig of the year that we will play, none of our future dates meet our acceptance criteria for distancing.
Let everything warm up to air temperature in it's case before opening them up. Siting for a half hour or more while you set up other stuff might help. But it might also only be a short term thing.
Wipe stuff off frequently; condensation cools the surface, causing further condensation. Plus generally, cleaner surfaces have fewer "nucleation sites" for the drops to start forming on.
Get a big-assed fan blowing across the stage and angled up. Which would also draw audience breath up and away from you all.
We just played Saturday; not as humid, but hot as hell while setting up and for the first set, in direct sunlight at 93 degrees. And then the sun went down behind some trees, it was already in the mid 70s by the second set. Two of us were whupped, but our drummer was worse, had to sit out for a spell. He's undergoing chemo. I thought we were going to lose him for a while, but he was a trooper.
We also have a barrier around us, but it wasn't really needed; it's the outdoor stage at a fraternal, 25 feet to the nearest picnic table, about 20 feet between tables, about half an acre for maybe 60 people.
Unfortunately it's our last gig of the year that we will play, none of our future dates meet our acceptance criteria for distancing.
