The Premiership here we come!

















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Gig - Beverley Minster

Last time I was in a minster it was one of the hardest gigs of my life. This time was no different but for different reasons.

The rig was a distributed system of 4 lines of speakers down the main body and 2 down the side. Rigging this was hard work to say the least. Gun ho all afternoon. But it all worked first time to I was happy. I even did a dance!

One thing was for sure. It sounded a million times better than a few months previous in York Minster. Success!

This was the minster with our speakers down the side...





















At the end of the night we cabled up the miles of cabling, and went on to Hull Uni to pack away another show that Happy Mondays had been playing.

Two get outs later and some cheesy chips consumed arrival back at the unit was the name of the game. Iain and I tipped the truck from each show on our own to ease the following week.

Then I had an idea. Something to boost morale in the early hours on future shows...

Some Graffiti on the truck...

Tip the row of arcs on the subs and you get the word congrats...

Tip the Subs and you get the words "U Made It!" and a big smiley face...
















Something to look forward to at the end of a long hard day! Get in!

Gig - All Modcons - Welly Club

I took this gig because I knew it was using a Yamaha LS9 and I wanted to play. Little did I know what a pain it would be.

Arriving at 5pm I had the carry the equipment from up to downstairs. I then set up, got some cheeky stuff going on the desk, and then waited. And then waited some more, and then some more!

The band finally arrived at 9:10pm. Sound check was slow as I was getting used the the desk, and I left the club at 10:30pm.

The band went on at 11:30 and were great. The band rocked and so did the desk. I would recommend to anyone. Then I started on cabling up. Being a bank holiday weekend I had to completely cable up as the club was in use by a different promoter the following night. What a pain. I finally got home at 2am. Shattered.

This is the band...
















Pro of the day... LS9's Rock

Con of the day... Downstairs gigs at Welly don't! (When with upstairs equipment)

On Monday Derby play West Brom for a place in the Premiership.

Come On!

Woo!

Gig - Go West - Hamilton Park Racecourse

Last summer I did three gigs at this venue. The involve a stage, some sound and some lights. Four people go and are responsible for all three. The catch is the stage is built on an evil slope and is one of the hardest of the year to do. And this time round it was every ones first time out with the stage this year. In fact, it was my first outdoor gig.

Last year we had Sandi Thom, Matt Willis, Dani Minogue and Journey South play. Journey South was the funniest as I was engineering, the CD player was on repeat all and when they got to the end of their set they went back to the beginning and did the first song again. Very funny! Oooops!

This time round Go West were playing. exciting stuff is it not?

I didn't grab any pictures as I was looking after their engineer, and running playback for them. However I am promised some of one of the other guys, so I will update this entry as and when they arrive. I am even informed there may be a video! Time to sign up to You Tube and take the blog to the next level!

Anyway we got there on the Thursday and built the stage and stacks. Just as we were driving off it threw it down. Got lucky there on it holding out.

Show day we set the stage, then got some food then did the gig. All went well, Go West were OK and the weather just about held out bar a little shower. At the end of the show we were just ready to start dropping the inflatable stage when the clouds opened. Boy the rain was heavy. All the flight cases were lined up behind stage and the stacks were still up, not covered! It was wet. Gordy and I loaded the van as quick as while the others rolled the stage roof.

It was however a little to late, the stage was soaking, as where the speakers. So when back at the unit we had to tip them all and leave the, dry over the weekend. Lovely!

OK show, shame about the weather! Back there in a few weeks. Apparently One of the Sugarbabes are playing. Exciting stuff.

Gig - The Maccabees - Welly Club

The Welly has changed in the last six months. Since starting on the Club NME tour an ever increasing amount of high profile bands have been coming through the door.

The other week the Long Blonde's came. Tonight The Maccabees where residents. The club was opened up to 14+ and the event sold out.

I was on FOH with a Heritage 1000, which made a pleasant change from monitors, and it was right good fun.

They brought their own FOH engineer, and while he was OK there was something about him that I was a little unsure about. Anyway he did his job and the crowd enjoyed it, so who cares.

Support was from a three piece who I cant remember the name. I was engineering for these and they were very good. In fact they rocked. I thoroughly enjoyed it!

But guess what, as last night (and the fact that I am writing both these blog entries at the same time) my camera has wiped all its pictures. Oh well, the show was good! Stupid camera!

Two days off now for Bank Holiday. Get in there!

Gig - Barracuda Bar

So tonight I did another gig at Barracuda Bar in Hull. Last time I was here we got a parking ticket. And guess what, this time we got another. This one was while we were loading in, and had spoken to the traffic warden. Christmas bonuses all the way with these people. Muppet's!

Two bands were playing, so I engineered one and the guy I was working with engineered the other. M7CL as the desk. Great fun!

Just went to load the pictures onto my computer and it appears my digital camera card is corrupt. Gutted! Which has left me with nothing more to say really. Denied.

Moral of the Day - Good gig, but Traffic Wardens suck. May she have a good Christmas.