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. Sent from my iPhone. On Mar 9, 2009, at 5:49 PM, Ronald Sanchez - Career Records 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 > Donovan's Brain