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Most Annoying Behavior of Gig Crowds?

#122
maturanesa said:
Not the audience, but, its a bit annoying when after the show another bassist starts a conversation with you about your bass or gear in general.
You just finish and want to hang out and chill with your bandmates, but you ended talking about woods, valves, builders and famous bassists with a stranger...
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"I have no idea, mate, I bought it coz I like the colour." <and stroll off to your table>
You're welcome :-)
 
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#123
Basstards said:
When some douchebag hits on my girlfriend, and continues to pursue even after she's told him she's with the bass player. I can't kick his ass, I'm playing a set, and getting paid by the venue.
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You have mics on stage. "You heard the lady, mate, leave her alone." Now everyone's your girlfriend's chaperone...
 
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Being asked (told) by the bar manager that we're too loud. Dude, you booked us knowing we play AC/DC, Van Halen, Aerosmith, and Guns And Roses. What did you expect? Beyond that, the stage is so small that we don't even have room for amps of any kind. All going direct into 2 Bose L1 systems with 2 QSC monitors. And it's a noisy bar to begin with? Never played there again.
 
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#128
Pdaddy1978 said:
I've just got two words....

Line dancing......:rollno:
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My last band used to play a private club that had lots of blue haired, older ladies who would dance all night.

During the first time we played there, when we played Another Brick In The Wall, they all started to line dance to Pink Floyd and lots of 70+ year olds yelled, "Hey, teacher, leave those kids alone!" I never saw that happen anywhere before and it was funny but great. Nobody ever played that song there before. After that, every time we would play there, we would get lots of requests for Another Brick In The Wall so they could line dance to it.

I wish I had a video of it to post.
 
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#130
Basstards said:
When some douchebag hits on my girlfriend, and continues to pursue even after she's told him she's with the bass player. I can't kick his ass, I'm playing a set, and getting paid by the venue.
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You can usually have the management throw him out. Or have the singer call him out from stage and turn it into a quick spectacle. I bet it would shame most guys into either leaving or getting more obnoxious and then being thrown out.
 
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#131
Richland123 said:
People who show up during your last song after you already played for 3 hours. You finish and say "Thank you, good night" and they yell, "You can't quit, I just got here!"
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One of our regular gigs is an outdoor bar with strict noise ordinances. There's a hard out at 11 pm no exceptions. Never fails that a group of people will show up at 10:52, catch 1 1/2 songs and be mad because we can't keep going. I'm like we started at 8 where were you then? :rolleyes:

It's not the bar it's the city and several other venues in the area have to abide by the same rules.

Couple of my peeves are people that try to talk to you while you're playing with IEM's, people that can't understand they're in the way during load in/out and of course the inevitable appearance of "that guy."
 
#133
Richland123 said:
My last band used to play a private club that had lots of blue haired, older ladies who would dance all night.

During the first time we played there, when we played Another Brick In The Wall, they all started to line dance to Pink Floyd and lots of 70+ year olds yelled, "Hey, teacher, leave those kids alone!" I never saw that happen anywhere before and it was funny but great. Nobody ever played that song there before. After that, every time we would play there, we would get lots of requests for Another Brick In The Wall so they could line dance to it.

I wish I had a video of it to post.
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So awesome. Guarantee 40 years ago they were yelling it out then. A 40 year old memory in a 70+ body.
 
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#134
Old Garage-Bander said:
That's right up there along with people taking pictures at large venues and using an on camera flash.
The flash does nothing as it doesn't have the range to provide any light way down on the stage from up in the stands. They don't realize that it's the stage lighting that illuminates the scene for them.
This had a lot more of a "duh factor" back when people used flash bulbs or cubes. Each flash cost them money.
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I don't mind that most people leave their smartphone camera flash on auto. While the flash is mostly useless, it's noticed by everyone present and sends the message that your band is something worth taking pictures of.
 
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#135
Mvilmany said:
I don't mind that most people leave their smartphone camera flash on auto. While the flash is mostly useless, it's noticed by everyone present and sends the message that your band is something worth taking pictures of.
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It doesn't happen to me cause I don't play slower, ballad style music, but it's a tiny bit annoying that people use their cell phones instead of lighters to wave in the air. I know times change, and its not that big a deal, still, I'd prefer lighters.
 
#136
Richland123 said:
People who come up after the gig as you are loading the last few pieces of gear into your vehicles and asks, "Are you guys done?"

I joke to my bandmates and say, "Why don't we set everything back up and play a few songs just for "that guy".
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That's the "here's your sign" guy.

As we're unloading the trailer and wheeling gear in the venue:
"You guys playing tonight?"
"No we were bored so we just thought we'd drive all the way over here with the equipment trailer and unload it for no reason."
"Oh ok"
:banghead::facepalm:
 
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#137
LT131 said:
I love line dancers. Around here line dancers are about 95% female. Shorts, jeans, minis and boots. If I gotta play country at least I will be entertained!
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That's how I got through 4 years of doing modern country. The best part was when I played at a nudist camp. They were wearing cowboy hats, cowboy boots, and VERY short skirts (handkerchief size) - nothing else.

Element Zero said:
Being asked (told) by the bar manager that we're too loud. Dude, you booked us knowing we play AC/DC, Van Halen, Aerosmith, and Guns And Roses. What did you expect? Beyond that, the stage is so small that we don't even have room for amps of any kind. All going direct into 2 Bose L1 systems with 2 QSC monitors. And it's a noisy bar to begin with? Never played there again.
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Dude - you are being paid by him. I don't care what kind of music you are playing.
 
#138
buldog5151bass said:
That's how I got through 4 years of doing modern country. The best part was when I played at a nudist camp. They were wearing cowboy hats, cowboy boots, and VERY short skirts (handkerchief size) - nothing else.



Dude - you are being paid by him. I don't care what kind of music you are playing.
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If you hire a sushi chef to cater and then are surprised that the fish is raw, the chef isn't the problem.
 
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