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………….Acoustic part 3- 3rd and Lindsley…………..

OR
“How to ram 30,000lbs of gear into a 5 lb bag”

By: Michelle Sabolchick Pettinato

The way things go in this business, even when you make it to the ‘big time’ you always end up back at a bar gig sooner or later.  This tour was purposefully booked into smaller, intimate venues but today’s is probably the most difficult of the tour.  We’ve had some small stages and some difficult load ins but 3rd and Lindsley in Nashville provided a whole new set of challenges.  Cue the “ we thought this was a couple guys and acoustic guitars?”  We had to bring in two generators since there wasn’t adequate power in the building for our production.  We have to fit 11 musicians on a stage that is 14′ x 24′.  There is little to no room for the 5 backline techs and monitor world.  And did I mention it’s a bar?

I think I’ll let the pictures tell the story.

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Everything in this truck is going on this stage:

IMG_5744A view of the room:

IMG_5745We loaded in in waves- 1st wave- lighting and all feeder.  After lighting cases were emptied and sent back outside we loaded in audio and built FOH and half of Monitor world.

IMG_5747FOH waiting to be built:

IMG_5746The most important part of the day- FOH Coffee maker!

IMG_4159Audio snake run:

IMG_5748The stage is filling up:

IMG_5749FOH is set up:

IMG_5753 Monitor world is built:

IMG_5751 Dead case storage, outside behind the venue:

IMG_4168And back in the truck:

IMG_4157

 

There wasn’t enough room in the bar for our drum or bass tech so they had to set up in another room down the hall backstage.  This also served as the dressing room and production office:

IMG_4164The day progresses and lighting is nearly finished:

IMG_5757

IMG_5755FOH Mix was about 15′ from the stage:

IMG_5754The stage just before the band walked on:

IMG_4170In the end, the show went off without a hitch and was a success.  The staff and crew at 3rd and Lindsley did a superb job of making a difficult day be much less painful than it could have been.

 

 

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3rd and Lindsley, concert touring, Goo Goo Dolls, live sound
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