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Lighting things on fire during a gig?
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Ive never set my own gear on fire, but there have been occasions when I wanted the guitarists axe/rig to burst into flames.
I once saw a singer breath fire on the stage in Santa Barbra their second song was called "FIRE EXTINGUISHER TO THE STAGE!!!!" don't do it.
I'd give a short answer of, "No."
A band we shared a bill with, their drummer lit her sticks on fire during the drum solo. It was indoors, in a casino. Probably not the smartest move.
Our drummer (very young) saw that and wanted to do it too but the rest of us old veterans all thought right away about the Great White thing and said he could only do it for outdoor shows. The more we thought about it the more we thought even that was probably a bad idea. There are so many clients these days just looking for a reason NOT to hire your band (or any bands at all), so why give them a layup?
A band we shared a bill with, their drummer lit her sticks on fire during the drum solo. It was indoors, in a casino. Probably not the smartest move.
Our drummer (very young) saw that and wanted to do it too but the rest of us old veterans all thought right away about the Great White thing and said he could only do it for outdoor shows. The more we thought about it the more we thought even that was probably a bad idea. There are so many clients these days just looking for a reason NOT to hire your band (or any bands at all), so why give them a layup?
Most of the club owners I know would put your ass out with a fire extinguisher and you'd never set foot through the door again.
Great White, anyone?
Great White, anyone?
Danger aside...I find antics like that are often done because the band needs something to distract the crowd from their less than stellar playing and/or their mediocre songs.
Play good songs well and you won't need the "extras" to impress the audience...
Play good songs well and you won't need the "extras" to impress the audience...
Back in 1997 i had a female roommate who had a rock duo (drums and fuzzed out geetar), and they had a penchant for "trying stuff on stage".... you kinda see where this is going.... so the guitar playing guy (the drummer's boyfriend) had decided to do an art show by painting himself, his jeans, and his guitar while they were playing a gig. Artsy... i guess.. 
So after about 30 minutes of painting/noisemaking the dude gets the bright idea to light the paint on his jeans on fire down by his shoes.. next stop, you guessed it, a trip to the emergency room to remove the jean material burned to his legs. Stop, drop, and roll didn't really help much.. They sure as heck didn't play that club again either!!
So after about 30 minutes of painting/noisemaking the dude gets the bright idea to light the paint on his jeans on fire down by his shoes.. next stop, you guessed it, a trip to the emergency room to remove the jean material burned to his legs. Stop, drop, and roll didn't really help much.. They sure as heck didn't play that club again either!!
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Use to put lighter fluid on the drummers floor tom for his solo, I would light it with a barbecue lighter , he would then hit it causing a flame mushroom at least six foot high.or the ceiling whichever came first.
Did that for twenty two years without a problem.
I do not recommend it to anyone though.
Did that for twenty two years without a problem.
I do not recommend it to anyone though.
I've often toyed with the idea of making some gerbs to go on my drumkit, a la Keith Moon. But knowing my luck, the next song I'd be playing is Pour Some Sugar On Me.
Because of great white it scares so many venues when we set up our flash pots. Some times they freak out and dont let us use them... heres a link to a video where we set them off at the end just fast forward to the last like 15 seconds or so. Five-0 live at Branx - YouTube
That's why [Invalid or Expired Link Removed] should be a part of everyone's spare cable/parts bag.... Smoke inhalation gets more people than fire usually...
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Randy
My guitarist was doing it with flash paper and or magic paper
striker on the head stock big flash see video. We however stop using it when Great white burned up a place and the fire marshalls were visiting clubs we were performing at asked us not to do it. So we turned to leds to light up the guitar instead
Guitar on Fire!!!! - YouTube
Do not do it if you want to continue to play places #1 and #2 if you do not have a pyrotechnician's license for your state or the state you are playing it carries a hefty fine.
