Gig Etiquette

[bobby]

Originally Posted by Daveoftheband

i think the most important part of gig etiquette is not shouting things at the band and laughing among your drain-pipe wearing friends....cunts

nuff said

are you being a pap?

oh david. banter is part of what makes local music brilliant.

[MotioN]

If it's not banter and just abuse they're shouting at you, then respond appropriatly, aka "get tae fuck", but aye, the banter, mainly the drunk heckling, is the reason i got to gigs...

[graham enzk]

shouting abuse at bands is theraputic

[humndislocation]

There's a difference between friendly heckling that sometimes goes on, and being a twat. (except when it's deserved)

Also if this behaviour annoys so many of you, can't you just refuse to loan equipment? Yeah, idiots might think you're twats for it, but these people would soon start bringing equipment if they realised no equipment = don't get to play tonight

[bobby]

Originally Posted by humndislocation

There's a difference between friendly heckling that sometimes goes on, and being a twat. (except when it's deserved)

Also if this behaviour annoys so many of you, can't you just refuse to loan equipment? Yeah, idiots might think you're twats for it, but these people would soon start bringing equipment if they realised no equipment = don't get to play tonight

excellent point.

i'd like to add at this juncture; I only ever heckle bands in a joking/ banterful manner.

[graham enzk]

Originally Posted by bobby

excellent point.

i'd like to add at this juncture; I only ever heckle bands in a joking/ banterful manner.

indeed, if a band is truely bad beyond redemption i just leave. so if i'm shouting abuse it means a band isn't complete shite.





or it could well mean i can't be bothered to move and am just shouting cuz i'm annoyed by the truely crap band onstage.

but generally it's just a bit of fun.

[I_got_a_mohawk]

Originally Posted by humndislocation

There's a difference between friendly heckling that sometimes goes on, and being a twat. (except when it's deserved)

Also if this behaviour annoys so many of you, can't you just refuse to loan equipment? Yeah, idiots might think you're twats for it, but these people would soon start bringing equipment if they realised no equipment = don't get to play tonight

Too true

[AttackTimCozine]

Ok - here's one that I don't think has been covered & is a little off topic but Is related in a way...i guess.
Playing out of town/on tour:
When someone decides they're willing to put you up to avoid you having to sleep in a van or pay to stay somewhere, don't take the piss...
e.g.
-Don't get hammered unless you know the person who you're staying with is cool with it.
-Don't spread all you bag's/sleeping bags all over the place.
-Clean up after yourself.
-Just cos you're staying in someones house doesn't mean you can help yourself to everything they own.
-Don't just assume it's okay to smoke in someone's house.
-If you break/spill/destroy anything it's your responsibility.

I've had a lot of bands stay over in various places I've lived & the majority of the time they are curtious, clean & helpful.
The band I helped out most recently as a favor so they didn't have to pay for accomodation, took the piss. I wasn't arranging a gig for them, they were on tour with a pretty big name band & needed a floor for a couple of nights.
Several members got totally loaded both nights & managed to wake up the people I live with.
When they went off to play their gig they left all their bag's & stuff spread out across the living room & when they left the following day it took me a good hour to clear up all their crap. Needless to say I won't be helping them out again.
In short: just don't be a dick.

[Pubic Wig]

Originally Posted by TimCozineTWF

In short: just don't be a dick.

never a truer phrase spoken...or in this case written i guess...

[Wee_rick]

Originally Posted by TimCozineTWF

Ok - here's one that I don't think has been covered & is a little off topic but Is related in a way...i guess.
Playing out of town/on tour:
When someone decides they're willing to put you up to avoid you having to sleep in a van or pay to stay somewhere, don't take the piss...
e.g.
-Don't get hammered unless you know the person who you're staying with is cool with it.
-Don't spread all you bag's/sleeping bags all over the place.
-Clean up after yourself.
-Just cos you're staying in someones house doesn't mean you can help yourself to everything they own.
-Don't just assume it's okay to smoke in someone's house.
-If you break/spill/destroy anything it's your responsibility.

I've had a lot of bands stay over in various places I've lived & the majority of the time they are curtious, clean & helpful.
The band I helped out most recently as a favor so they didn't have to pay for accomodation, took the piss. I wasn't arranging a gig for them, they were on tour with a pretty big name band & needed a floor for a couple of nights.
Several members got totally loaded both nights & managed to wake up the people I live with.
When they went off to play their gig they left all their bag's & stuff spread out across the living room & when they left the following day it took me a good hour to clear up all their crap. Needless to say I won't be helping them out again.
In short: just don't be a dick.

To fucking true. After putting on a gig for a couple of touring bands, i took one back to my back place to stay. I didn't quite get it when they repeatedly asked if it was ok to smoke a fag yet they started throwing poppers around each other no questions asked.
Also, one of them took it upon himself to start knocking shit over and shout like an arsehole. I was seconds from kicking him out but rather than cause a fuss i just got my head down and slept and was rewarded when they accidently left 3 quarters of a bottle of JIm Beam Behind. Cheers boys

[Keerin]

They only left it because it was the subject of a vicious circle jerk.

[Wee_rick]

Originally Posted by Keerin

They only left it because it was the subject of a vicious circle jerk.

hahaha...ooh yeah..

but nah, it did have a few crisps floatin around in it but who am i to be choosy?

[tartanriot]

Originally Posted by Wee_rick

To fucking true. After putting on a gig for a couple of touring bands, i took one back to my back place to stay. I didn't quite get it when they repeatedly asked if it was ok to smoke a fag yet they started throwing poppers around each other no questions asked.
Also, one of them took it upon himself to start knocking shit over and shout like an arsehole. I was seconds from kicking him out but rather than cause a fuss i just got my head down and slept and was rewarded when they accidently left 3 quarters of a bottle of JIm Beam Behind. Cheers boys

haha UK Death Charge indulge in poppers! says so much