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[Rob Karloff]

Hell yeah, we get to open for the creators of horror punk once again! July 15th, The Limelight, Belfast, N.I., although I somehow doubt anyone would make the trek over there. But, it is only one of three UK dates for the Misfits, the others being Sheffield on the 14th and Brighton on the 16th.

On a similar note, we can be found giving Dr Drakes another coat of blood on the 20th of this month. Do come along to see the horror show... Rumour has it our music is pretty damn good too...

congrats!

that biography just keeps on growing

perhaps aberdeens lesser experienced bands should take notes from karloff,

nae bullshit, work hard to get your arses onto great bills and tours by actually bothering your arses to organise shows outside town, then reap the rewards later on when word travels

which brings me to a a big gripe of mine

so many local bands say, "we are trying to get some shows outta town right now but we aint having much luck"
i could garuntee you at least 70% of them have sent under 20 press packs, probably straight to venues that get thousands (while completely ignoring local promoters and local bands), then sit on their arse and wait to be contacted
fair dos if they have tried every possibility and had not much luck-usually cos the demo is poo *ahem* even still you would prob get shows, orwell had a show in glasgow, edinburgh, dundee booked for the one weekend and our demo was poor, but i just sent loads and loads of emails, press packs, phonecalls, and as a result of which people put me through to other people who could help,

i am aware that i aint got much experience in the field of booking gigs and dont have any touring experience etc etc but it seemed rather easy to get shows out of town, as long as you have a demo, contact as many people as possible and are willing to go these towns without talking about money for the first few times

so, why is it that so many great abderdeen bands seem to be stuck to playing show after show in aberdeen?

we have a healthy scene, why is the rest of scotland, uk, world not getting to see why?

what are everyones thoughts on this??

[Aaron Gilman]

awsome.

on the thing about booking dates out of town, we're having trouble, mainly just because we can only play selected dates, cos we're wee school kids, and just general lack of contacts. im a virgin at booking dates out of town, but im breaking myself in slowly

Originally Posted by Aaron Gilman

awsome.

and just general lack of contacts.

that is the defeatest attitude im talking bout


why not contact bands you have played with, see if you can use theirs,
gig swapping, websites are full of contacts, even promoters here can help
etc etc

i dunno why it bothers me so much

Good job guys!

[psydoll]

Quality indeedy - Ant mentioned this over a pint or two in't Moorings before Dangerfields and it sounded exciting indeed. I notice Mr.Only's been trying to get Danzig back involved again lately to no great degree of success.

Maybe you can use your time with them to 'persuade' them to come back to the 'deen?

[flossie suvara]

Well done to Karloff.

On the gigging out of town thing - it is definately the way ahead - The Lorelei played Aberdeen exclusively for the first 2 years, and we noticed a distinct fall off in numbers - the thinking being that "Oh, they're playing next week - I won't bother tonight". Once we started getting gigs out of Aberdeen it improved attendance when we did play at home, as such gigs were much fewer.

Perhaps some sort of "out of town gigs" forum or website (maybe on the AUBL website) is an idea. Bands who have played outside Aberdeen could leave details of where they played, what the venue was like, how much they got paid, did they get accomodation, promotors name/contact details, etc. Bands could also use it to co-operate for gigs where a support is required.

Regards

Flossie

[Keilan 303]

Pffft....if you're a band with no car, no mates who drive, no one in the band who can drive, you're NEVER gonna get a decent out of two gig.....even if the demand was there for you...

Originally Posted by stuartmaxwell

congrats!

that biography just keeps on growing

perhaps aberdeens lesser experienced bands should take notes from karloff,

nae bullshit, work hard to get your arses onto great bills and tours by actually bothering your arses to organise shows outside town, then reap the rewards later on when word travels

which brings me to a a big gripe of mine

so many local bands say, "we are trying to get some shows outta town right now but we aint having much luck"
i could garuntee you at least 70% of them have sent under 20 press packs, probably straight to venues that get thousands (while completely ignoring local promoters and local bands), then sit on their arse and wait to be contacted
fair dos if they have tried every possibility and had not much luck-usually cos the demo is poo *ahem* even still you would prob get shows, orwell had a show in glasgow, edinburgh, dundee booked for the one weekend and our demo was poor, but i just sent loads and loads of emails, press packs, phonecalls, and as a result of which people put me through to other people who could help,

i am aware that i aint got much experience in the field of booking gigs and dont have any touring experience etc etc but it seemed rather easy to get shows out of town, as long as you have a demo, contact as many people as possible and are willing to go these towns without talking about money for the first few times

so, why is it that so many great abderdeen bands seem to be stuck to playing show after show in aberdeen?

we have a healthy scene, why is the rest of scotland, uk, world not getting to see why?

what are everyones thoughts on this??

bollocks!!

you are trying to tell me that you know nobody who drives?who wouldnt give up a night to go to even dundee

dont talk shite, its not like you have to take all your equipment either, most places have a drumkit and pa, and at least one or two amps

its like you have given up before trying

[Keilan 303]

Hmm given up after 6 years of trying...