Struggler…
So, I played a last minute solo gig in Clapham on Friday night. Ever the cynic, I expected the worst but decided to do it to get some practice as I’d not played a solo gig in a few months and it was with Adam Bennett, who I’m doing a mini-tour with at the end of the month.
I’ve been playing gigs for long enough now and I’d say I have a fairly good ability to know when a gig is likely to be arse, even before getting to the venue. This one was arse and I sensed it when I accepted the gig. In fact acoustic gigs in pubs are rarely great.
On arrival, there was no sign of the promoter, no sign of any PA, hardly anyone in th pub and the other act came and chatted to us about how this had happened to them before with the promoter. We decided to make the most of it and play unplugged outside the pub.
There wasn’t an audience, other than the other act and a few of their friends, but it was still fun, we were getting free drinks and let’s face it, playing music to anybody beats sitting in and watching crap TV. But if the Coach and Horses in Clapham ask you to play a gig, understand that you’ll play unplugged outside, to nobody just for the hell of it.
My name is Adam and I am living the dream…
