MY WORST GIG (True Story)

This is the story of my WORST gigging experience as a guitar player in a function band. By my own admission a lot of it was my own fault, but still - it escalated pretty fast!

Playing in a wedding band is usually a fun experience but this one definitely tops the list of my worst experiences.

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[TheMeJustMe]

I quit my band 4 days before our first gig. We had been asked to open for a popular local band. The problem is that another member decided that doing heavy drugs right before practice was a great idea. He either disappeared or was too messed up to pick up his instrument. I just packed my amp and guitar then went home. The next day the band member called me wanting to know why all my stuff was gone and I told him I quit. That's when he told me we had an opener. I told him to find someone else because I didn't trust him to be sober that day or even be able to play. He chewed me out for 20 minutes then I told him I still quit. That was basically the last time I spoke to him or the other members. I heard that the other members quit days after I did.

[drummingtildeath]

My guitarist never used a tuner. I told him he should for our first gig. He refused to use it in rehearsal, and used it for the first time at the gig.
Do I even need to say more?
He didn't understand how it worked, went on stage with it tuned all wrong, tuned in a panic, broke his bottom string and then couldn't play anything properly.
He came off stage saying "I think that went well". I told him it didn't go well, he got in a mood for months, and I quit.

[morristhemoron]

I've learned the hard way to eat at least a little something before heading over to a gig, even if I knew the venue served food (whether comped or not). I've had a few experiences relying on getting food at the gig before our set to help carry me through, but for a myriad of reasons we had to wait until after our set (or learn that food wasn't even available/being served). I remember on some occasions feeling super shaky because I was so hungry and definitely affected the quality of my performing. I told myself never again and to at least have some carbs and protein before leaving for the gig just in case I encounter a situation like that lol

[sapphiremellor]

Well that was the photographers fault because him not wanting to stay set it off badly

[indiedavecomix]

Sounds like what seemed like a big deal to you, wasn't that big a deal to the customer. Having the perspective of knowing rhe photographer wanted to leave early, to them it was a quick freak out that got resolved quick. Because you all acted professionally, they didn't have the same stress you did.

[GrimdarkKing]

This sounds work. It sounds like you're going to work. Like...a job. Where people are constantly wrecking everything up with incompetence and inconsiderate behavior.

[sapphiremellor]

The bride and groom probably knew they did wrong and that it wasn't your fault

[fistinair]

The wedding didn't feed the band?

[sapphiremellor]

The the photographer was basically lazy and didn't want to do their job

[hai]

why did you get rid of the tab for your phantom of the opera wtf