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My 5 piece funk band will be playing for a few hundred people soon. The venue is open air except for a roof over the band and we need to project our sound to about 60-80 yards. I'm looking at buying a P.A. for drums, vocals, keys, but I have no idea how much power I need to make it loud...

For an outdoor gig- Is it better sound to have cab on concrete or on lawn?

I have been using the forum as a main font of knowledge for a couple of years now, and now came the time to register and ask a question myself, so hello world! The problem I need to solve is playing outdoors (by the sea, in a field etc). Since it's not exactly gigging, I'm only interested in...

I love my 160 watt tube head, but I may add something in the future with more clean headroom for live performance. I’m looking to get effortless articulation and a tight, full low end without any breakup at significant volume. PA/backline support is not a frequent option, but I’m also not going...

Hey all, We’ve finally done it, and made it to an outdoor festival in Sept. Sorry, festival may not be accurate. It’s a BBQ competition, but a large one with a festival size stage and sound. Given this, I’m assuming we’ll be mostly background music during a daytime slot. This is for families...

Add a GFCI to any outlet.

Long story short, I've recently acquired superpowers resulting in more sideman blues gigs and church gigs than I can sometimes handle. Not that I’m complaining. Best part-time job I’ve ever had. I play a mix of large, small, and outdoor venues. Large venues typically have a house system and a...

Hi All. My band has an outdoor daytime BBQ gig at a local park next month and I am VERY concerned about adequate electricity. 3300w total PA (2 x 1000w mains and 1 x 1300w sub) 600w Bass Amp - I'd prefer this, but could go direct into the PA 30w Guitar Amp 2 pedal boards 12 channel digital...

Just played an outdoor gig on the 28th. 3 sets, so I brought 3 guitars and my preferred outdoor rig... Costume for the 1st. set... Drummer... Singer/Guitar player... During 1st. set (Mask kept riding up blocking my vision, so I removed it)... 2nd. set action shot... 3rd. set... no...

Did you notice the vulnerability that outdoor gigs put you to mosquito attacks? You got your hands full and might even loose the beat.

Like many, I find in the Summer months here in the Northeast we play a lot of outdoor gigs. This past Saturday we played a festival and it was in the 90's and very humid. I've always been aware of the issues with strings and the back of the neck under these conditions but, this particular event...

Last night we had practice in a barn, where my P-bass sounded a little low and muddy through my 4x10 that was sitting on the floor. Normally I would remedy the situation by putting the cabinet on a chair and using a Jazz Bass instead of a Precision. But the actual gig will be outside on a...

That was on friday. We got a stage set up for us with DIs. My bass sounded amazing! We played with a sax later on and did some bass vs sax battles with the drummer. That was cool. These pictures were taken before the show. It was raining a little, felt nice. First ever picture taken of me...

We always play some outdoor gigs in the summer. Got really lucky last year - had some threatening weather but never got rained on. The venues/stages have varying levels of weather protection, and some do have a provision to set up indoors if needed. However - it's always a crapshoot and stresses...

Outdoor gigs are my favorite. I'll take a big stage at a festival over a club or theater gig any day of the week. The atmosphere is energetic, the air is refreshing, and the natural light is so much more comfortable on my eyes than glaring spots or thousand-degree cans. But I live in rural...

I have a gig coming up in an outdoor stage in front of a pavillion, surrounded by campsites and forest. It's 50's rockabilly & country with two guitars, or guitars+keys and drums. I haven't been to the venue, but I was told to bring a second cab like the (10-inch+tweeter SWR) I was playing...