Any advice for a rookie?

[grim_rip]

Well i shoudnt exactly be posting this here but wateva.
Ok so we're about to do our first gig at skool. Its the first time so i have no idea how ist gona go i mean jamming with friends is diffrent then playing in a hall in front of everybody!
Is ther anything i need to pay particular attnetion to? What are the things that can go wrong and especially which Pedals are the most important in playing live?

well lets just hope everything goes well.

G

[StoneDragon]

Really... you just have to get in there and do it. Nothing can possibly prepare you for the rush af adrenalin, the nervousness, the excitement.

Next thing you know, it will be over. You'll be on the other side wondering why you were done playing before you even got a chance to start enjoying yourself. That's the way of it. That's what makes you want to do the next gig... and the gig after that.

The only thing you can do is make sure you have your parts down. Practice, practice, practice until the day before the gig... then just forget about it. Get up there on stage and let it happen.

[joe blow]

first things first get your band as tight as possible!Practice your songs and only your songs.In my first band we had 2 guitarists myself and a lead player(ego could bearly fit through the door!).Make sure rehearsal time is'nt wasted showing off new licks,remember time is money.If you find yourself in competition with other band members maybe its time to move on.

[swm]

first show i ever did was a Christmas assembly at a Catholic School! we played mostly metal stuff. it was kinda strange! i was all cool about it till it was time to go on, then i thought i was gonna throw up!

it's just like stonedragon says, nothing can perpare you for it, even though we played crap it was such a rush. that's when you find out if you're cut out for playin' live or not. we came back a few months later and won the battle of the bands at the same school. some chick even asked me for an autograph!

it should scare the s@$t out of you, love it while you can!

[theozzwomancometh]

Glad to see you still lurking around here Stone...haven't seen many posts as of late, I was beginning to get worried. http://www.zentao.com/ubb/smilies/biggrin.gif