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THIS PAGE IS PROBABLY ONLY OF INTEREST TO THE STAGE ACTS ONLY !
NOW UPDATED WITH ACTUAL PLAYING TIMES - SCROLL TO BOTTOM
HERE IS THE LAYOUT OF THE STAGE AREA
THIS HAS BEEN ARRIVED AT AFTER US SPEAKING TO A FEW GUYS EXPERIENCED IN ALL DAY MUSIC EVENTS WHERE ORGANISATION AND QUICK BAND CHANGEOVERS ARE ESSENTIAL.
YOU'LL ARRIVE AND PARK BEHIND THE STAGE IN A 'BAND ONLY' AREA.
THE STAGE IS 2 CURTAIN-SIDERS SIDE BY SIDE, ACCESS ONTO THE STAGE IS VIA 2 SETS OF STEPS.
ONE SET FOR 'UP' AND ONE SET FOR 'DOWN'. (THOSE WITH THE 'UP' SIGN ARE FOR GOING UP ETC...!)
THIS IS SO THAT DURING THE CHANGEOVERS WE'RE NOT BUMPING INTO EACH OTHER WHILST SWAPPING KIT OVER.
JUST INSIDE THE STAGE ARE THE 'UNLOADING' AND 'LOADING' AREAS.
YOUR KIT SHOULD BE IN THE LOADING AREA, READY AND TUNED UP WHILST THE PREVIOUS ACT IS ON. DON'T FORGET YOUR LEADS, PEDALS, STICKS, PLECTRUMS, BAGPIPES ETC.
SO AS SOON AS THE PREVIOUS ACT HAS FINISHED YOU'LL BE READY TO GET YOUR KIT INTO PLACE. MAKE SURE YOU'RE NOT STILL IN THE BAR AT THIS POINT!
THE STAGE WILL BE LAID OUT WITH A COUPLE OF 13 AMP SOCKETS FOR EACH GUITAR AND BASS, AND EITHER A D.I. LEAD OR MIC FOR EACH GUITAR AND BASS.
THEY'LL BE A ROW OF MICS ON STANDS ACROSS THE FRONT OF THE STAGE FOR LEAD AND OTHER VOCALISTS. DRUMS WILL BE MIC'D UP TOO.
BACKSTAGE LAYOUT
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THE ONLY BAND TO HAVE A FULL SOUND CHECK WILL BE THE FIRST BAND - DISTURBIN' THE PEACE.
THIS WILL TAKE PLACE SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 2.00 AND 2.30 READY FOR THEM TO BE ON AT THE DOT AT 3.OOPM.
ALL OTHER BANDS/ACTS WILL HAVE 'LINE CHECKS' JUST BEFORE THEY PLAY AND AS SOON AS THEIR KIT IS IN PLACE AND THEY ARE READY. THE QUICKER YOU GET YOUR STUFF TOGETHER THE SOONER YOU CAN DO THIS. THE IDEA HERE IS FOR YOU TO JAM A FEW BARS OF SOMETHING FOR 'DEL' THE P.A. MAN TO GET YOUR MIX SOMETHING LIKE RIGHT. HAVE SOMETHING READY TO PLAY FOR A SOUND CHECK. (THIS IS FAIRLY NORMAL PRACTICE FOR ALL DAY EVENTS WHERE THE LOGISTICS OF SOUND CHECKING 8 OR MORE BANDS ISN'T PRACTICAL OR WORTH IT - THINK ABOUT IT... IS THE P.A. MAN REALLY GOING TO REMEMBER THE SETTINGS FOR 8 BANDS WORTH OF INSTRUMENTS AND WOULD IT HAVE BEEN RIGHT ANYWAY IF HE'D DONE IT BEFORE ANYONE HAD GOT THERE? PLUS WOULD YOUR AMPS AND GUITARS BE ON THE SAME SETTINGS TOO?)
THERE IS A RISK THAT THE FIRST FEW BARS OF YOUR 1ST SONG MIGHT NOT BE SPOT ON. 'DEL' IS EXPERIENCED AT GETTING THIS SORTED PRETTY QUICKLY, IF YOU WANT, HAVE A MATE OR SOMEONE TO HELP HIM HERE. HAVE A CHAT TO DEL BEFORE YOU GO ON TOO.
CHANGE-OVERS
THESE NEED TO BE DONE QUICKLY, SMOOTHLY AND SAFELY.
THE IDEA IS WHILST A BAND IS PLAYING THE NEXT BAND IS IN THE 'LOADING AREA' WITH ALL THEIR KIT, GUITARS TUNED UP ETC ETC.
AS SOON AS THE PREVIOUS BAND HAS FINISHED THEY WILL QUICKLY MOVE THEIR KIT TO THE 'UNLOADING AREA'. AS SOON AS THEY HAVE DONE THIS THE NEXT BAND CAN GET THEIR KIT IN PLACE AND CONNECTED UP. DON'T START PUTTING YOUR KIT IN PLACE TILL THE PREVIOUS BAND HAS GONE. YOUR AREAS WILL BE MARKED OUT WITH TAPE ON THE STAGE FLOOR AS WILL BE YOUR SOCKETS AND LEADS.
GET YOUR KIT CONNECTED UP AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE SO YOU CAN DO YOUR SOUND-CHECK.
AS SOON AS YOU'VE FINISHED YOUR LAST SONG. EXIT THE STAGE QUICKLY WITH YOUR KIT. A FEW MOMENTS OF 'ROCK STAR' GLORY AND WILL BE ALLOWED AND FOR JON BIGLAND TO BE SIGNING AUTOGRAPHS! ;-) (AND FOR DAZ BLAND TO FIGHT HIS WAY THROUGH ALL THE WOMEN'S KNICKERS THAT HAVE BEEN THROWN AT HIM) DON'T TRY TO GET YOUR KIT ALL THE WAY BACK TO YOUR CAR BIT BY BIT. GET IT ALL IN THE UNLOADING AREA AND GET IT DOWN THE STAIRS WHILST THE NEXT BAND IS ON.
TIMING
THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT BITS.
THERE WILL BE A 15 MINUTE GAP BETWEEN EACH ACT.
YOU SHOULD BE READY AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS PERIOD READY TO SET UP. MAKE SURE YOU'RE READY WITH ALL YOUR EQUIPMENT.
IF YOU TAKE LONGER THAN THE 15 MINUTES TO SET UP, NO MATTER WHOSE FAULT IT WAS YOUR SET WILL BE CUT SHORT. (IF EVERYONE RAN OVER 5 MINUTES CHEMICAL METAL WOULD END UP WITH THEIR SET CUT SHORT BY OVER HALF-AN-HOUR). SO IF YOU ARE SLOW, YOUR SET WILL BE CUT SHORT.
BANDS WHO RUN OVER THEIR ALLOTED TIME WILL BE GIVEN A MAX OF AN EXTRA 2 MINUTES. AT THIS POINT THEY WILL BE COMPLETELY FADED OUT ON THE PA. (YES, MASTER VOLUME DOWN TO ZERO - BE FAIR ON THE OTHER ACTS!)
THE EXACT START AND FINISH TIMES WILL BE POSTED HERE TOMMORROW AND A BIG POSTER WITH THE TIMES ON WILL BE BACKSTAGE ON THE DAY.
IF YOUR BAND CAN'T PLAY FOR ANY REASON, E.G SOMEONE IS LATE OR SOMETHING, WE'LL DO OUR BEST TO ACCOMMODATE YOU LATER BUT THE CHANCES ARE THAT WE'LL JUST GIVE THE REMAINING BANDS MORE TIME TO PLAY.
APOLOGIES FOR THE HARSHNESS OF SOME OF THIS BUT WE NEED RULES FOR IT TO GO SMOOTHLY.
EQUIPMENT SHARING AND SECURITY
RATHER THAN GO FOR THE NIGHTMARE OF GETTING ALL OF THE BAND MEMBERS TOGETHER TO DISCUSS EQUIPMENT SHARING WE'VE GONE FOR THE OTHER NIGHTMARE...
EVERYONE MUST BRING ALL OF THEIR USUAL BACKLINE KIT OR DRUM KIT ON THE DAY UNLESS YOU'VE MADE PRIOR ARANGEMENTS TO SHARE KIT WITH SOMEONE ELSE.
IF YOU MANAGE TO CHAT TO SOMEONE ELSE ON THE DAY AND SORT OUT SHARING THEN ALL YOU'LL HAVE DONE IS BROUGHT YOUR KIT OUT FOR A RIDE.
IF YOU DO END UP USING SOMEONE ELSE'S KIT PLEASE TREAT IT WITH RESPECT.
WE WILL TRY TO CONTACT VARIOUS MEMBERS BEFORE THE DAY TO SORT OUT SHARING SOME KIT. THE MORE WE SHARE THE SMOOTHER THE EVENT WILL GO AND THE BETTER YOU'LL PROBABLY SOUND IF THE PREVIOUS BAND LETS YOU USE THEIR KIT THAT ALREADY HAS THE P.A. BALANCE SORTED OUT!
WE ARE TRYING TO KEEP THE BACKSTAGE AREA TO BAND MEMBERS ONLY. PLEASE REFRAIN FROM BRINGING MATES, OTHER HALVES AND CHILDREN BACKSTAGE. IT WILL BE A VERY BUSY AREA WITH A LOT OF HEAVY KIT BEING CARRIED ABOUT. ALSO IF YOU LEAVE ANY KIT LYING AROUND UNATTENDED THAT'S YOUR DECISION. THE ORGANISERS CAN NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR ANYTHING THAT GOES MISSING OR GETS DAMAGED.
ACTUAL PLAYING TIMES...
DISTURBIN THE PEACE...........3.00 TO 3.55
JASON CALLEAR......................4.10 TO 4.55
RISE TO THUNDER...................5.10 TO 5.55
BIGLIX........................................6.10 TO 7.05
JASE LOCKETT........................7.15 TO 8.00
OPERATION ERROR.................8.10 TO 9.00
SKORCHED EARTH..................9.10 TO 10.15
CHEMICAL METAL...................10.30
POSSIBLY STARTING A TOUCH EARLIER IS SOUND CHECK GOES OK
SHOULD BE A QUICK CHANGE BETWEEN BIGLIX AND JASE
SHOULD BE A QUICK CHANGE HERE TOO - SHARING SOME KIT
15min CHANGE HERE TO ALLOW CHEMICAL METAL'S FUSSY DRUMMER GET SORTED!
CHEMICAL METAL TO FINISH THEIR LAST NOTE AT 11.45 BUT BY THIS TIME THE STAGE MANAGERS MAY HAVE LOST THEIR WATCHES!!!
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