Welly Club, Hull. - Thursday 22nd and Friday 23rd February, 2007
So this week I did two shows on consecutive nights in the Welly Club. The only similarity between the two nights was that both bands were over two hours late, leaving me to twiddle my thumbs in utter boredom.
The first night was one of the best shows I have done in that venue. The band didn't have an engineer, and they were good. A lot of fun, well arranged music and something i could enjoy.
Friday, however, was the complete opposite. They were a two piece band, lots of synths and computers and stuff and brought their own engineer. I have sat in on this band in Welly before and remember the engineer being bad. I assumed by now they would have fired him and got someone better. Doesn't seem to work quite like that though, when they eventually turned up with the same incompetent engineer in tow. Seems a little harsh to write, but he really is that bad.
I guided him through sound check at the request of the promoter and went home dreading the evening ahead. Little did i know how bad/tiring it would be!
I arrived back at the club ten minutes before stage time and the only people present where me, my girlfriend, the promoter, a few bouncers, the bar staff, a DJ and a couple of very drunk people propping up a wall. At times like this you instantly know you are not getting home at a reasonable time.
The band eventually went on 50 minutes late and played to around twenty people. (The room holds around 300.) Que a fast pack away and an irritatingly late night. Some you win, like Thursday, this one I very much lost!
Friday's band during sound check.
A cheeky way of marking up Desk Settings. On the camera screen I can zoom right into each individual pot and it still be perfectly in focus. No more faffing about with paper! Suits me very nicely!
So this week I did two shows on consecutive nights in the Welly Club. The only similarity between the two nights was that both bands were over two hours late, leaving me to twiddle my thumbs in utter boredom.
The first night was one of the best shows I have done in that venue. The band didn't have an engineer, and they were good. A lot of fun, well arranged music and something i could enjoy.
Friday, however, was the complete opposite. They were a two piece band, lots of synths and computers and stuff and brought their own engineer. I have sat in on this band in Welly before and remember the engineer being bad. I assumed by now they would have fired him and got someone better. Doesn't seem to work quite like that though, when they eventually turned up with the same incompetent engineer in tow. Seems a little harsh to write, but he really is that bad.
I guided him through sound check at the request of the promoter and went home dreading the evening ahead. Little did i know how bad/tiring it would be!
I arrived back at the club ten minutes before stage time and the only people present where me, my girlfriend, the promoter, a few bouncers, the bar staff, a DJ and a couple of very drunk people propping up a wall. At times like this you instantly know you are not getting home at a reasonable time.
The band eventually went on 50 minutes late and played to around twenty people. (The room holds around 300.) Que a fast pack away and an irritatingly late night. Some you win, like Thursday, this one I very much lost!
Friday's band during sound check.
A cheeky way of marking up Desk Settings. On the camera screen I can zoom right into each individual pot and it still be perfectly in focus. No more faffing about with paper! Suits me very nicely!
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