Hi everyone tomorrow is my first gig ever and its at a retirement home any last minute tips or advice ? thank Ron

Rosemount · Follow about an hour ago · What a lovely afternoon of music at Rosemount! We had Ron in singing for the first time at Rosemount, what a fantastic time we had! With loads of songs spanning the eras,a little bit of country thrown in for good measure,Ron had everyone joining in. There was something for everyone! There was plenty of singing along, tapping of feet and even a few people up dancing! A huge thank you to Ron for coming along and entertaining us. See less

All channels talk about filling the repertoire with "bangers" - song that are recognisable, and have broad appeal across the world and different age groups. And audiences truly enjoy them - leave out "Brown-Eyed Girl" at your own peril. I've noticed how pub entertainers all play the same songs, and I've sometimes played bingo - ticking them off the checklist. Last night I watched someone play 12 of these core songs in a row, and it was all so predictable. Standards are useful, but I can't help but feel that a set only composed of bangers becomes a caricature of a gig. It's like having a magic power - it should be used wisely. How do you keep from sounding like everyone else, or a Spotify playlist?

so next week I have my first ever gigs coming up and I have been working on some songs and I thought I would go along to an open mic to try them out, when I got there apart from the host there was only me playing to 4 customers. the host asked me to play more I did about 35 minutes to in the end 1 customer and the bar man. anyone else played to such a large crowd 😄

Firstly, a quick heads up for everyone who's joined recently. This community is here for you to chat, ask questions and help each other at any time. I'm generally gigging Thursday through Sunday, so I'll naturally be a little less active in here over those days. Monday is when I emerge from the wreckage and catch up. 😂 Which brings me nicely to this weekend... Has anyone ever been playing a gig and had the venue turn the SPORT on through the actual PA while you were still performing? Not just TVs on around the room. I mean the commentary coming through the venue's sound system WHILE you're playing. That happened to me this weekend. I posted a Short about it and it got a lot of comments. Most people understood why I was pissed off, but a few suggested I should take it down because it wasn't my usual humorous take on gigging. I'm leaving it up. I love finding the funny side of this business, and most of the time I will. But I also want to keep things real. Sometimes something happens at a gig that's genuinely disrespectful to the performer, and humour isn't necessarily the right response. So I'm curious... Has anyone else had the venue PA competing with them WHILE they were actually playing? And what did you do?