Gis a gig, will ya? (2 Viewers)

[JohnnyRaz]

Also it helps if you've been putting on gigs for other bands for about ten years before starting your own band.

you'd think that, wouldnt you?

 

[Buzz Fledderjon]

cheers al

ideally, would have gone that route, but if we hadn't played our first gig, we wouldn't have had a band! being honest, the only reason the band came along is cause we got the gig!

and then once you've played a few, it's a lot harder to go off and vanish while you write/record.don't want people forgetting about ya like. though i guess it worked for paddy casey...err...

 

[Pantone247]

wouldn't want to get known as the band who's only playing cause of that connection, ya know?

fair enough, but for every one of you there fifty a-holes who'll sell their granny to get on a sniff of a 2fm road show... obviously you don't have to go all out, but it does no harm to ask people in The Bizz, if you can, for a bit of help and guidance along the way

 

[Alan Remorse]

cheers al

ideally, would have gone that route, but if we hadn't played our first gig, we wouldn't have had a band! being honest, the only reason the band came along is cause we got the gig!

and then once you've played a few, it's a lot harder to go off and vanish while you write/record.don't want people forgetting about ya like. though i guess it worked for paddy casey...err...

i know tis a bit rich me saying this considering we did 4 tours in 8 months, but overkill is something you really have to watch.

Taking time out can definitely work in your favour. If you play a few deadly shows (assuming you have your shit together from the off), and then take a break, people are going to wonder where you are - especially in a "scene" as small as Ireland's. If people forget about you if you havent played in 6 months, then things probably weren't right in the first place.

Another thing - always try to have at least one new song everytime you play a town. Nothing worse than playing the same set over and over. That's a surefire way of killing it.