Seven Days, Ten Bands

It seems to be some kind of weird trend that all the bands I like decide to gig in the same week. Last week I went to three gigs in London. In October, I have three in a week in Birmingham. I can never work out if it's a good thing or not. Pros: Non stop high from dancing, singing, socialising, ear pleasure. Accumulated lack of sleep means that you don't really notice the lack of sleep. Cons: At the end of the week you feel a little bit lost, and the next week almost definitely feels empty in comparison.

Last week I spent around £80. Do I regret it? Not really. I love music, in particular I love LIVE music. People love expensive food, people love shopping for designer labels, both of which come with a large price tag. I got six trains, three gigs, ten bands, three gold bars (chocolate), one free t-shirt, a lot of laughs and hugs, and to see my friends doing what they do best owning stages and loving it, all for my £80.

I know it's cheesy and said too much but I genuinely get a buzz off of seeing how happy performing makes my friends, and I love turning up at their gigs to show them I support them every step of the way. Unsigned/just starting up bands are my FAVOURITE thing because I get to find them, know they're amazing, tell people they're amazing, and watch the size of their audience grow as time goes on. These bands are also the ones that let you know how much they love you turning up, and EVERYONE loves being told it's lovely to see them. And for less than £10 a ticket in most cases these gigs are absolute gems not to be missed, so get down to a little venue and watch a band you didn't know much about.

On a separate note on the topic of my epic quest to break into the music industry I went to my first meeting this week about some volunteering I'm doing at a local 2 day festival. It may only be a small one but everyone has to start somewhere. In two weeks time I'm going to be stage managing, if anyone actually wants to know about how it goes and follow my quest I'll be posting about that in a few weeks time. From what I've gathered from the meeting it involves shouting at people who don't get on or off the stage on time, exactly my idea of fun.

Anyway this was just a brief update on my music life, mostly to get back into the swing of writing because it's been a while. Laters x

PS Dip your toes into some of the bands I went to see this week: 

GrumbleBee 

Best of Enemies

Chisel Beeches

Speaking in Shadows

4th Street

Miss Vincent