FOR BANDS
Hey bands and performers –
First, thank you for playing in the School’s Out Summer Concert Series. Our concert series would not be possible without the awesome bands and solo artists who volunteer to play all summer long. In our 2 years of Plymouth waterfront concert experience, we’ve worked with a ton of bands and had an awesome time with almost every single one of them. Here’s some general info about playing at the School’s Out Summer Concert Series to make it a fun and exciting experience for you and everyone else involved.
Contents:
A. Tips for playing
B. On- and off-stage policies (merch, swearing, drinking, equipment, etc).
C. Venue directions
D. Rain and other bad weather
A) TIPS: It can be really fun working the soundboard at a concert, but it can also be really stressful. A lot of this depends on whether or not our equipment decides to work, but a lot also depends on the band’s interaction with the soundguy. Here are some things you can do to make the show really fun for everyone involved:
1. Be patient when we’re adjusting the monitors. Stage monitors can be really fussy, and you’d pretty much have to be U2 or Bon Jovi playing the Boston Garden to get perfect monitors. As much as we wish it were true, perfect monitoring simply doesn’t exist – but the more patient you are, the less stressed the soundguy will be, which will probably result in better monitoring.
2. Arrive early! Bare minimum, be there 45 minutes early. We understand if you’re coming from work or practice, etc. but you absolutely need to be early enough to have your stuff ready to go onstage when the other band is done. *However, it’s courteous to show up and watch the bands that are playing before you, and to stick around for whoever’s playing afterward.
3. Plug yourself and your merch! Make sure everyone at the show won’t forget who you are. Say your band’s name as much as you can, and tell everyone your Web site or MySpace. Also, bring t-shirts and CDs to sell.
4. Read this article. It’s got some good info.
B) POLICIES:
1. Merch: You are free and encouraged to bring your t-shirts, stickers, and CDs, etc. to sell at the show. You should bring your own table, though, because we might not have room at our table.
2. Alcohol: There is NO alcohol allowed on or off-stage.
3. Swearing: Do NOT swear when speaking on stage – it’s completely unnecessary and it’s an open public space. Please censor yourself and your lyrics appropriately for the venue.
4. Equipment: Brewster has a [charmingly] mismatched, hodge-podge stage equipment collection. Please be respectful to the equipment – if it breaks we can’t put on concerts because we don’t have a lot of/any money.
5. Promotion: PROMOTE! By any and all means necessary! If you can, put our name/Web site on promotional stuff, but most importantly GET PEOPLE TO THE SHOW!
C. DIRECTIONS
To Hedge House, 126 Water St.: Get off Route 3 (south, exit 6A; north, exit 6) onto 44 east. Follow 44 east to the jct. of 44 and 3A. Go straight through the lights and follow Park Ave. to the rotary. Go 1/4 around the rotary and turn right into the Visitor Information Center parking lot. The Hedge House is a large yellow house with a big lawn in front of it next door.
To main stage, Pilgrim Memorial State Park, Water St.: Get off Route 3 (south, exit 6A; north, exit 6) onto 44 east. Follow 44 east to the jct. of 44 and 3A. Go straight through the lights and follow Park Ave. to the rotary. Go 1/4 around the rotary and follow Water St. until you see the stage on your left
D) RAIN/BAD WEATHER:
Main stage shows: All shows will go on rain or shine. If there is really bad lightning, or other extenuating circumstances (hurricaine, tornado, blizzard), we may cancel the show.
Hedge House shows: Since the shows are directly on the grass with no cover, these may be cancelled due to rain. Usually, we’ll be able to postpone it to the following day (Saturday). We’ll keep you well informed if such a situation arises.
