The Big Blue Blues Band Blog

Big Blue Blues Gigs

Just to keep everyone posted with events, a date we were all looking forward to on 24 September at Bob Brunning's Blues Club in London has now been postponed by the venue due to a double booking.  Some of you will know this was the event we were hoping to record for our next CD release.  The date should be replaced for something later in the year but it's a little frustrating for us all as we've mentioned it to so many people.

Thanks for your patience.  Hopefully, we can all adjust our diaries again soon.

For those in need of a Big Blue fix in the Sussex area, we have 3 gigs in a week in Barcombe, Framfield and Worthing - check our gig listings for further info.

While I'm here, and it's been a while, I'm reminded of one of our last gigs in Sussex at The Junction in Polegate on 23 July when the planets seemed to align for a truly memorable gig.  Great crowd, great sound, great atmosphere, and I thought the band really sounded good and reminded me of why I actually do all this!

I hope another one like this will come along soon.

It dawned on me that we can't have a great gig without a good crowd so we really appreciate your support at the gigs.

Make sure you all say hello at the next gig you can make it down to.

How Bands get Shafted - Lesson 1

Here's a scenario for you.....

A three-piece band, in 3 separate vehicles, make a round trip of nearly 300 miles in total to a venue that shall remain nameless (but here are some clues:  fruit, orchard, West Sussex s**thole).  They go on stage 5 minutes "late" after trying to order 3 glasses of water at the bar whilst charismatic lead guitarist dons his gladrags in the dressing room (gents toilet).

At 11.10pm they are informed their fee is being docked by 25% because of the 5 min delay in starting and for having the temerity to take a break between sets (the norm, to the uninitiated).