tak down the sistem from the insid innit

:D

one of the most disappointing things i have learnt from playing music is that supporting a big band in a big venue isn't really that fun.

getting there at 2 in the afternoon, still not getting a soundcheck, going on stage at like half 6, getting hassled by security when backstage, playing to a room of people who couldn't care less. getting paid £20 despite having to bring your whole backline and then having your gear ejected from the stage or even venue by over zealous roadies the minute you finish your set.

I would pretty much only play a support slot in a big venue now if i really liked the band who were headlining and wanted to meet them.

i've already alluded to this, but we were supporting the Young Knives tomorrow, which is cool, cause I like them, and it was at Leicester University, so all was ace.

But our guitarist doesn't like one of the other support acts, and when the promoter rang up to confirm the gig, he said that 'they weren't his cup of tea'. Said promoter was in that band, and promptly had us cancelled, but didn't tell us until today, the day before the gig.

Does that answer your question?

I'd probably take the Enemy. I might feel different about the Hoosiers or Scouting for Girls. But I don't think the Hoosiers or Scouting for Girls would ever offer us a support slot so it's not really an issue...

I think the thing is, at the stage we're at,it's highly unlikely we'd get offered a support band with anyone unless the band themselves were really enthusiastic about what we were doing. And if the band in question were enthusiastic and wanted us to play then we'd do it.

I wouldn't support a band just for the exposure. Every small decision made whilst in the band is ink on the page of what will be a completely unblemished epitaph. Wut? £100, of course we'll do it.

do it. It'd be a laugh if nothing else and you'd get to do what you love, in front of lots of people.

if there music was a bit crap but they were cool then I would take it..

however, if were twats and there music was uberrubbish then...no

band supported Razorlight on a date of one of their tours. It gave them some exposure to people who would never have otherwise heard them and earned them some money to pump back into the band. No problem as far as I can see.

you should play as many gigs as humanly possible. You can pick and choose when you're Radiohead eh.

My friends band were asked to support LCD Soundsystem in newcastle (they are from london)

they took two days off work to drive up there and back, had to bring all their gear and were only getting paid £50.

half way up the motorway the promoter phoned the say LCD didn't want them to play because their gear would take up too much room on the stage.

This is the gear they were only bringing because LCD wouldn't let them use their drumkit, and it would have taken two minutes for them to move their gear off after they played.

THIS IS THE SORT OF SHIT THAT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME.

also know another band who didn't get a soundcheck when they supported 30seconds to mars at BRIXTON ACADEMY.

I'm pretty sure that "The boy least likely to" supported James Blunt on a tour. What happened to them.....

I play with bands I think are fucking shit most of the time, so why would this be any different?

It's fine to stand on a soap box when you're not in the position to make decisions like this...

it's a gig, and almost certainly an experience.

sometimes we don't even know who we're playing with..and a lot of times they are just as bad .

i would.

Assuming you dislike The Enemy and LIKE your own band, the thinking should go...

"We're MUCH BETTER than The Enemy. Let's put on the best gig ever, blow them off the stage and steal all their re-educated fans"

Mind you they weren't as big then (as we were both supporting 'Dogs' ffs) but as it turned out it was a good old gig!
So yeah in my opinion - take it.

of course you'd support a big, shit band. I mean, Arcade Fire supported U2.