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| From | "Arthurbang2@aol.com" <arthurbang2@aol.com> |
| Subject | Re: concert start times |
| Date | Mon, 9 Mar 2009 19:23:01 -0700 |
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I don't mind the late starts as much as I hate when it says on the
ticket that a concert starts at a certain time but you get there and
that's just when the doors open. I've had to wait up to 2 hours
before any band actually comes on.
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On Mar 9, 2009, at 5:49 PM, Ronald Sanchez - Career Records <eldeluxe@bridgeband.com
> wrote:
> In the old days, opening bands might play 20 mins and 30 mins.
> Headliner another 45 or 50, then they'd do it again. I'm speaking of
> the Fillmore. When I saw Hendrix, there were three opening bands:
> John Mayall, Albert King, and The Soft Machine (who only played one
> set) We got out at like 2.30! Best $3.50 ever spent. I agree. Local
> gigs are so lame now. I went out to see only two shows last year. At
> one, the first band was setting up at 10.30 and trying to do a sound
> check. Why? Then they played far too long. This was on a Monday
> night. Our pal Herman Jolly and his band Little Pieces couldn't
> understand why there wasn't a big crowd... Bands never start before
> 10.30 here, but then, no one will show up before then... I just
> don't go see the local bar gigs, and sadly, there are never even
> bands I want to see anymore come through.
>
> Bill Sherlock wrote:
>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I recently had the sad experience of passing on a show that I would
>> have loved to see (Explorers Club) due to its advertised show time.
>> To wit, the show began at 9:30 PM with two openers. Let's say band
>> #1 got 30 minutes. Then there's, let's say, 20 mins. setup for
>> opener #2. They play for 45 minutes. Another 30 mins. setup for EC
>> and we're at 11:30ish. They play for 90 mins. and the show ends at
>> 1:00 the next day.
>>
>> This show was on a Wednesday. I have 2 kids to get off to school
>> the next day which means that I have to be up by 6 to pack lunches,
>> make sure they eat something for breakfast, etc. Not an easy thing
>> to do on 5 hours of sleep. I am 45 years old and would have loved
>> to have seen this show, but logistically it was just not feasible.
>> The questions I have for any music pros are these: Why do these
>> shows start so late? Am I not the target demographic (probably not
>> but I love to hear some discussion on this)?
>>
>> I had the pleasure of seeing the Kaiser Chiefs last fall. Their
>> show began at 8:30 and was over by 10:00. Is this not usually doable?
>>
>> Thanks for any and all responses.
>>
>> Bill
>>
>>
>
> --
> Ronald Sanchez
> Director Of A&R
> Career Records <http://www.careerrecords.com>
> Donovan's Brain <http://www.donovans-brain.net>
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