I had a one-on-one practice with Paul the other guitarist, which helped with my nerves and ironed out a few things I was not sure of.
Two of the songs I had to learn had no demo, so the only time I could hear them or practice them was in the live setting of the rehearsal studio.
A few hours with Paul helped me work out my parts and got me up to speed.
The only thing that I was worried about was the clean part in 'one night in april' at that point I have not got it right once in practice!
Its been way too long since I got on stage with a band, busking at the jam session was one thing, but now I had musicians that were relying on me.
We got to the gig early, we were second on the bill.
We got sound check out the way and headed off into winchester for a kebab, which is now a bit of a custom.
I didn't tell many people about this gig, as it was my first one with the band and I was already putting enough pressure on myself without my boys taking the piss.
As I stepped up to the stage an old mate that I taught guitar to appeared at my side, it was a relief to see a friendly face.
The gig went well, we only had a 30 mins slot so before I knew it, it was all over. All I remember is feeling euphoric and loving every minute of it.
It has been way to long since I last played with a band. I remembered why performing music is the most addictive drug in the world.
I even managed to blag 'one night in april' so it didn't sound like I came in late for once. At that point it had weird timing that we have now fixed.
As I left the stage another mate and his wife appeared out of the crowd. That made my night. Its one thing doing good a great gig, but it's all that much better if there is people I know in the audience.
I guess we went down well, as we were asked back a few weeks later.
We got to the gig early, we were second on the bill.
We got sound check out the way and headed off into winchester for a kebab, which is now a bit of a custom.
I didn't tell many people about this gig, as it was my first one with the band and I was already putting enough pressure on myself without my boys taking the piss.
As I stepped up to the stage an old mate that I taught guitar to appeared at my side, it was a relief to see a friendly face.
The gig went well, we only had a 30 mins slot so before I knew it, it was all over. All I remember is feeling euphoric and loving every minute of it.
It has been way to long since I last played with a band. I remembered why performing music is the most addictive drug in the world.
I even managed to blag 'one night in april' so it didn't sound like I came in late for once. At that point it had weird timing that we have now fixed.
As I left the stage another mate and his wife appeared out of the crowd. That made my night. Its one thing doing good a great gig, but it's all that much better if there is people I know in the audience.
I guess we went down well, as we were asked back a few weeks later.
There is a review of the gig on our bands website here.
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