Our band night raised £121
We held our band night at Buff Club Glasgow (free venue hire) which only provided us with a basic PA system. This posed many problems as we had to find the cheapest organisation to rent microphones from. After much confusion and difficulty in communication with some acts regarding what equipment was required we finally arranged to pick up 4 mic stands, 3 microphones (SM58, SM57 and Beta52) and 3 XLR cables for £34. We rented this equipment from Audio CP Glasgow which is located in the Southside of Glasgow - never venture to the south side without first working out where you are going. Myself, Sam H and Gemma L finally reached the warehouse after an hour of subways and walking in circles. The equipment fit into one compact bag.
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| High spirits after finally collecting the equipment |
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| The final push to get to Buff Club |
We arranged to arrive at Buff Club at 17:00 to start sound checks for the acts however we didn't arrive until 17:45. The bands hadn't showed face so this played in our favour. Craig and _____ helped us out with all the technical aspects of the night.
The acts were found through mutual friends, facebook searches for local artists and posts on facebook asking if any artists would be interested in being involved. We originally had Holly Drummond and The Whisky Band as acts but they had to pull out due to family issues/illness. Andrew Murphy was confirmed the day before and we received a call from Calum O'Connor enquiring about the night on the day.
Massive thank you to
Andrew Murphy
Calum O'Connor
Hannah Jackson
and
Return to the Sun (donated any money earned from selling their album to the project)
Turn out to our event was poor and could have been improved with more advertisement and commitment from volunteers to spread the word and get friends to the event.
Overall it was a really good night with all acts performing brilliantly and those there having a good night! Ashley O'meara managed to use her charm without realising and get a mention on Return to the Suns Facebook page. Everyone needs an O'meara on their team!
