Ever played on too small a stage?

[Achilles]

Stop complaining! Bonham fit his gong - you can fit your Helix floor.

 

[DrewJD82]

Hahahah I’ve played a whole bunch of gigs where my pedalboard sat onstage and I was either in front of it or off to the side.

 

[Achilles]

Hahahah I’ve played a whole bunch of gigs where my pedalboard sat onstage and I was either in front of it or off to the side.

In my old band the drummer was a Peart freak and had a 17 piece set.
Played a number of gigs with me and the bass player standing on the dance floor in front of the stage.

 

[AutomationBias]

"Jonesy, be a good sport and stand behind the gong, will you?"

 

[AutomationBias]

Jokes aside, this is a rare moment in the timeline where Page is still playing the Telecaster but has started using Marshalls. April 1969, apparently. And this takes place before the Royal Albert Hall show, so he was back and forth with the Marshalls and Hiwatts.

 

[Achilles]

"Jonesy, be a good sport and stand behind the gong, will you?"

"Don't worry John, we'll graduate to bigger stages. I guarantee it." - J. Page

 

[gonzoknife]

I only seem to play too small stages, if I even get a stage

 

[Devin]

Yeah I've played a couple that were so small I just stood off the stage instead

 

[joezlo]

Before I played guitar, I was the singer/accordion player in a comedy satire band in middle/early high school. We played a youth pool hall which the stage was a 8x8 plywood base raised off the ground by red bricks. Our CCR parody Bathroom on the Right was a hit because we were right next to the bathroom...

 

[Alex Kenivel]

DIY Hardcore shows. Good luck on even getting a stage. Pedals need to be over near the amp or they get dragged into the pit, ask me how I know. Split lips and cracked teeth from mic stands coming down into your mouth while singing, those were the good times

 

[sleewell]

Were doing diy house shows right now.

It's so much fun. I started a jolly llama fb page that has our upcoming flyers and pics and vids from shows.

 

[Achilles]

Were doing diy house shows right now.

Looks more like Fight Club to me.....

 

[sleewell]

Haha yea we get down.

Piss Ant from IN were really, really good a couple weeks ago. We have Cold Case from TX up on Friday and then Luca from Chicago in 2 weeks.

I need to figure out filming and recording these shows and get a YouTube going.

 

[JasonE]

I have played on more stages that were cramped than I care to admit. Heck, I have played in places where there wasn't even a stage. We were setup on the floor and were at the same level as the audience many times as well. A gig is a gig.

In one band I was in we had a new bass player and we had a gig in a place with no stage. We were setup off to one side of the room. All he did was bitch about how he doesn't play gigs at places that can't even provide a stage. This went on all night. That was his first and last gig with the band.

 

[gearJunkie]

Damn, I remember playing at Johnny's Rockin' Bistro in Orlando several decades ago and having to move to the left whenever anyone went in or out of the restroom.

 

[gearJunkie]

I definitely got the side of the "stage".

 

[iaresee]

Every time.

None of them are MSG-sized. Wholly inadequate.

 

[Achilles]

Too small: Have to check first before pivoting your headstock more than a 90 degree turn.

Nice and comfy: You can do a full 360 without even thinking about it.

 

[Achilles]

Ever notice how Zep never used monitor wedges along the front of the stage? You wonder how they could hear themselves.....

Look at the freaking size of the three cabs they had hanging from the rigging on each side and right behind Bonham!

With everyone getting wasted all the time you wonder why there weren't more accidents with the rigging back then!
How much weight you figure they had hanging over their heads?