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poor choices
Mar. 16th, 2005 12:13 amSee, there's this thing about weeknight club events. Opening bands should do just that--open. They should start well before midnight, so that the headlining band goes on no later than, say, 12:15 or 12:30. Folks have to work, study, or sleep. Some folks have to drive a long way. Everybody should get to see both bands, but it's kind of hard when the main act doesn't go on until 1am or later. This is what happens when an opening act is told they start at midnight and have a 45-50 minute set. That's not cool. It's seriously not cool.
Keep in mind that those bandmembers have to have or be drivers. And those drivers have to be awake. Sure, maybe the promoter can handle those weird hours, but some of us have chronic illnesses which require sane hours. Some folks have to work the next day and have to put forth a hell of a lot of effort. Some have classes. It's a disservice to the patrons of the event, as well. On a weeknight, I expect to be leaving a club around 1am--if a band goes on later than that, I have to stay (and risk my precarious health) or leave and miss the act I've *paid to see*. If I were a fan and discovered an opening act wasn't going to start until midnight on a weeknight, I'd skip the show and wait for another chance to see the main act.
Sure, I don't have to pay money to get in to shows where my husband plays, but I have to pay in energy, pain, and oxygen deprivation.
Musicians do this for the love of the music. Sure, any compensation is nice, but the compensation in this case seems to be a complete lack of appreciation or consideration. The guys in Silent Muse are nice, but that doesn't mean other people won't stick up for them. They don't deserve this kind of bullshit.
Keep in mind that those bandmembers have to have or be drivers. And those drivers have to be awake. Sure, maybe the promoter can handle those weird hours, but some of us have chronic illnesses which require sane hours. Some folks have to work the next day and have to put forth a hell of a lot of effort. Some have classes. It's a disservice to the patrons of the event, as well. On a weeknight, I expect to be leaving a club around 1am--if a band goes on later than that, I have to stay (and risk my precarious health) or leave and miss the act I've *paid to see*. If I were a fan and discovered an opening act wasn't going to start until midnight on a weeknight, I'd skip the show and wait for another chance to see the main act.
Sure, I don't have to pay money to get in to shows where my husband plays, but I have to pay in energy, pain, and oxygen deprivation.
Musicians do this for the love of the music. Sure, any compensation is nice, but the compensation in this case seems to be a complete lack of appreciation or consideration. The guys in Silent Muse are nice, but that doesn't mean other people won't stick up for them. They don't deserve this kind of bullshit.
