Random gig happenings - unexpected depping

Legionreturns

I think this pretty much could only happen on the little, local band circuit. 

At a gig tonight to support the EP launch of one of my mate's bands. Get there to discover one of the support bands is without a drummer, then end up being dragged in as a dep drummer, having never met them or heard their music.

Went ok, just busked it and they seemed happy and said it was "perfect" ... anyone else done anything as weird? 

Lestratcaster

Not as last minute but have turned up to a show mainly as a tech not expecting to play, then finding out one of the members can't get to the gig in time so get told 2 hours before stage time I'm going to have step in, so there I am in the back of the band van learning the songs, most of the set I had played before but not played in a while. The show went well too.

Legionreturns

Lestratcaster said:

Not as last minute but have turned up to a show mainly as a tech not expecting to play, then finding out one of the members can't get to the gig in time so get told 2 hours before stage time I'm going to have step in, so there I am in the back of the band van learning the songs, most of the set I had played before but not played in a while. The show went well too.

Yeah, that's pretty hardcore! Keeping a beat is very different from knowing the songs enough to play them! 

PhilW1

That’s a coincidence- just watched a Who documentary on Y channel where Keith Moon is off his tits on the Quadrophenia tour in the US and they get someone out the crowd to step in for him 

Legionreturns

PhilW1 said:

That’s a coincidence- just watched a Who documentary on Y channel where Keith Moon is off his tits on the Quadrophenia tour in the US and they get someone out the crowd to step in for him 

That's almost exactly what didn't happen tonight. 

Dominic

I was at the local hospital to get a prescription when it became apparent that a few of the gynaecologists were having trouble getting in due to the snow ...................................

PhilW1

Dominic said:

I was at the local hospital to get a prescription when it became apparent that a few of the gynaecologists were having trouble getting in due to the snow ...................................

Did you lend a hand...

Nitefly

@Dominic : a gynaecologist is a man who can wallpaper the hall, stairs, and landing - through the letterbox...

Headphones

Nitefly - pretty sure it looks pretty ropey afterwards!

mart

Headphones said:

Nitefly - pretty sure it looks pretty ropey afterwards!

It would if they’d got roped in at the last minute.

Dominic

Nitefly said:

@Dominic : a gynaecologist is a man who can wallpaper the hall, stairs, and landing - through the letterbox...

Actually, a Gynaecologist is a man who WORKS where other men PLAY !

Lestratcaster

Legionreturns said:

Lestratcaster said:

Not as last minute but have turned up to a show mainly as a tech not expecting to play, then finding out one of the members can't get to the gig in time so get told 2 hours before stage time I'm going to have step in, so there I am in the back of the band van learning the songs, most of the set I had played before but not played in a while. The show went well too.

Yeah, that's pretty hardcore! Keeping a beat is very different from knowing the songs enough to play them! 

Well as I said I had played the songs live before but not for a long while!! Had to have several playthroughs just to brush up!

I think that night I had to just keep in time and know the song structures.