So anyway...
So last Friday we (Broadway Screamer) jammed a show with Prime Circle and Saving Silence there at Voodoo lounge in Linksfield. "So how was the show dude?". Well, let me tell you...
So I spent the Friday trying to not think about the show cos I don’t like getting myself worked up or nervous, so what happens, the whole of Friday I have people asking me 'Hey dude, aren’t you nervous'? well, I wasn't, but now I guess I am...
Then... So then we had to do sound check at 4 o clock, ya I know, I could only leave the office at 4. so I race off to the gig and the sound guys were still setting up the stage, so I kinda raced there for nothing. I arrive and see the rest of the band, we all sit down and chill for a while and I ask, 'well, when do we sound check'? they all reply 'Dunno dude, we still waiting'.
So time passes, eventually its nearing time to do sound check, and then it starts to rain...
So we go back inside, and chill a bit longer, stress is evident on everyone’s face...
More time passes, eventually its nearing time to do sound check, and then it starts to rain... again.
So we decide to go home and get change, eat, shower and whatever else. When I get home I get a message saying sound check at 7, the time is 6:45 and I’ve just got home, not happy. So I smash supper in my face, do a half shower vibe, get dressed and off we zoom back to the gig.
We arrive and the sound man says we will do a line check only, (this means they will check the sound just before we play, so it’s not a proper sound check). We are not impressed.
Ladies and gentlemen, are you ready to ROCK!?!?!
The first band is up, they are called Saving Silence, they were really cool, they had a good sound and sounded pretty professional.
We played second and then it was Prime Circle headlining. Now the way it works is Prime Circle play at a certain time, whatever happens before that is not their problem so who ever needs to play before them needs to get their show done and then sod off.
So because the no-one was watching the time correctly, the first band got their normal super long awesome set (which is cool for them), but it meant that when we got stage we had very minimal time to play. We literally rushed on, plugged in, belted out about 5 songs and then got told 'hey dudes, this is your last song'. grrrrrrr, not happy.
So we finished the last song, 'We are Broadway Screamer, goodnight'!!!
All in all it was tons of fun, we threw merchandise out, the crowd really responded well (dare i say they loved us), they were boppin-and-a-hoppin-foot-stompin-and-a-groovin. We even got a huge 'WE WANT MORE!!!, 'WE WANT MORE!!!'
So did it suck that we had a short show? Absolutely! Do I think we left a lasting impression? A big fat Hell YEA!!!
A big shout out to Prime Circle for delivering an awesome performance, Saving Silencewho really impressed me, Sub Species who are a brand new clothing label in SA (check em out), all the fans and everyone else. THANKS!!!
photo's to follow.
