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People who say 'excuse me' as they try to stand in front and look surprised when I say no, there's no room! 14 year old daughter (who was petite sized) and a huge crowd, there was no way anyone was getting between us.
Pff, I said that of some random boring support act I saw at the venue. Coldplay
Hmmm ... well ...
on a tangent - do rubbish support bands sound rubbish because they can't yet afford decent equipment? Or because they are just rubbish? The aforementioned rubbishy Apothek sounded like they were playing through a muddy wellington, but maybe under other circumstances they would sound OK?
Go and see the support act! I don't always, but that's because I've seen too many gigs... But some of the bands I love, i only know because of support slots.
or when the support changes to someone really good.
I thought i would see daughter supporting (quite like) but i turned up to see willy mason (****ing love). 😛
Who was Willy Mason supporting?
do rubbish support bands sound rubbish because they can't yet afford decent equipment? Or because they are just rubbish?
The support band will use the same PA system as the main band. The headliner will get the best soundcheck and have a lot more mics running, but if the headliner sounds great and the support doesn't, then there's a fair chance it's the sound the support are making an odd sound. This can be because they are using cheaper on-stage kit or that they just aren't as good.
One way to tell if it's sound or band is to pop some earplugs in - that takes the volume away and you can really hear what they are doing. Some bands sound great, some crap and you can really tell who can sing and who can't!