NWB - Community Blog

25 Jul 2011

Band Needed this Saturday - Large Outdoor Village Fete

Posted By : Idle Promise | Comments : 13

Ricky Tomlinson is opening it! Cover Band needed for an hour slot.. PA Provided

Village Day/Fete in Ainsworth, Bolton this Saturday. Usually a really busy day with all sorts going on and they want a band for the early afternoon slot. It is held on an outdoor field next to a main road and they have a stage up, with a nice loud PA provided. (SKP did it last year)

A band is needed to play for around 1 hour, and the fee is £100. Need a good modern, easy listening Covers Band to fill the slot.. As stated above, The Royale Family's own Ricky Tomlinson is kicking the day off.. Poor guy's career has changed a bit from regular primetime TV and the Mike Basset film, Farmfoods adverts and opening Village Fetes its where its at! :)

I am just asking on here on behalf of a mate who's organizing it so PM if you're interested and I'll put you in touch..

Cheers

Anthony

Comments

# Posted by Idle Promise - 25/07/2011, 17:27 (GMT)

Good exposure this one aswel, local venues to this Village Fete are The Sevenstars, Rose & Crown, Bottom Bull..... get a name for yourself in the area and it will most probably open some doors..

# Posted by SKP - 25/07/2011, 18:34 (GMT)

hahaha - just as long as the dj (equipped with the finest..2 cd players and 6 boxes of cd's) knows he needs to leave a bit more space than a 2m square on a 40ft hgv trailer for a full band outfit lmao!!

oh and the organisers remember that climbing a 5 ft ladder (secured to iron railings with a washing line) with pa speakers, drum kit, guitar amps etc.. strapped to your back isnt really very good on the health n safety front because whoever dropped the trailer off parked it too close to railings which enclose the whole park!

just a bit of forward planning with the hgv driver, and a quiet word in the dj's ear
eg "YOU DONT NEED 30FT OF SPACE FOR 2 FEKKING CD PLAYERS YOU T*T!" - that should do it lmao!

surprisingly - we cant do it this year we're otherwise engaged lol x

other than that - twas good fun to anyone fancying it...bass bins a must - large open outdoor space just make sure you contact the organisers before saturday to make sure the problems as mentioned above dont re-occur - possibly suggest a band gazebo in front of the stage on ground level rather than the trailer, you'd be able to drive straight onto the grass and unload without any problems :-)

enjoy x
Karen - SKP

# Posted by SKP - 25/07/2011, 18:38 (GMT)

jesus - only just read the blog properly - i bet ricky tomlinson aint doin it for £100! they paid us full gig fee last year - and the pa will be the dj's (we took our own)

# Posted by Tony- Vocalist - 25/07/2011, 22:13 (GMT)

Sounds like one to avoid, who needs the hassle? Unless you have all the above problems sorted, then My band RED32 is free this Saturday , a classic rock band covering The Faces,Pink Floyd,The Doors, Deep Purple,Joe Bonammasa, The Rolling Stones, Alice Cooper,and many more,
A classic rock 5 piece, Guitar & Vocals, Keys and Vocals, Drums, Bass and Lead vocalist with blues Harp if you can up the money ( double at least, but I will have to negoiate with the lads) we can do it ,we have our own PA about 5k if needed.

# Posted by Tony- Vocalist - 25/07/2011, 22:15 (GMT)

PS we are the x Jo-Danuki Band with a new vocalist from the North East of England.

# Posted by SKP - 25/07/2011, 22:58 (GMT)

aww sorry didn't mean to put people off lol...its a great village day, and we genuinely DO have other plans or else id av negotiated with the organisers :-)

# Posted by Idle Promise - 26/07/2011, 09:37 (GMT)

Lead Balloon hey Karen? Geez you have put me off let alone any other bands!!! lol

# Posted by SKP - 26/07/2011, 12:43 (GMT)

hey ricky tomlinson can play ukelele - tell him he can av an extra £100 quid to play for an hour - see what response they get!
haha - lets be honest Anthony...for £100 would you have done it anyway??
maybe advise them to reach out for a solo artist rather than band...fekking cheapskates lmao x

# Posted by SKP - 26/07/2011, 12:53 (GMT)

Anthony - maybe this will help - you only listened from your bedroom didnt actually see what we had to endure...it was worth every penny!

www.facebook.com/photo.php

# Posted by Idle Promise - 26/07/2011, 12:58 (GMT)

The position has been filled!
Just had a message that they have got a band in place.. chance has gone :)
You doing a joint gig on NYE Karen with Johnny & the Pussycats? (Think that's their name??) lol

# Posted by SKP - 26/07/2011, 13:01 (GMT)

yeh its gonna be a gudden!

# Posted by Anthony-Idle Promise - 26/07/2011, 13:51 (GMT)

Yeh certainly will be! Really like it in there.. bet it'll be a busy one for ya all... rock n roll!

# Posted by New Antiques - 26/07/2011, 16:45 (GMT)

Only just seen this post, let us know if your chosen band gives backword.

You need to be Logged in | Registered to add a comment

Blog Search

Follow NWB on Facebook and Twitter

Help Support NWB - Find out how.

Shopping online? - Select your stores, enter search text, and click go!

Cottam Guitars

10% Discount for NWB members, email max@cottamguitars.co.uk

Bakehouse Studio

Accrington's cosy project studio. Book online 24/7. Use code NWB20bc110301 for NWB members special 20% discount.

Pinned Posts

Who's On?

Latest Comments

Hot Posts

Community Blog Guidelines

Be nice: Even if you disagree with someone, you need to keep your tone civil and reasonable.
Keep on topic: Please keep discussions relevant to each topic and avoid multiple topic posts.
Don't Spam: Show restraint with your posting frequency. We're all doing cool stuff on NWB, but if we post about it too much, it can be distracting.
Respect the Moderators: The entire Community Staff were users once, just like you. We try very hard to answer everyone's questions, so please be cool.