Don't know if anyone's interested in answering this, but I'm curious. A lot of us on this site are in bands, whether full time or part time. What was the biggest/best stage you ever played on, and what was the size of the crowd?

Mine was in this little hick town 60 miles out of Vancouver. It was an outdoor festival, the stage was huge had a shit monitor mix, (surprise surprise), and the crowd was 5000+, I just about shit myself, but it's no different than playing in front of 100 people, after the first few bars, it's all goodhttp://www.vhlinks.com/vhlforum/smilies/biggrin.gif

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Baluchitherium

My biggest crowd was about 500 people in a Disco back in 1994 ! It was a kinda of jam in a disco , and we was in the radio live ! http://www.vhlinks.com/vhlforum/smilies/biggrin.gif
Btw , till now I have changed my band , with young guys that have to practise , so ... for now my arena , is the room when we jam ! http://www.vhlinks.com/vhlforum/smilies/eek.gif


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Eddie_italian from Italy

Well record it and upload it Ed, I want to hear you shredding with your band!

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Baluchitherium

Homeunit ! ... My actual band is not so good as yours one or of the rest of the others guys ! ... we're quite good ( look to eruption one from studio ! ) !
Btw , Homeunit ... I feel that maybe you don't like me and my way to be ! That's what I feel behind your post when you are talking about me ! ... I don't know if it's true , and if it is I wanna apologize with you ! ... Peace : I can't pretend to be liked to all here !


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Eddie_italian from Italy

Eddie
I think you are great! You alway make good posts and are always positive! You play guitar like one of the greats. I have absolutely no problem with you! You are one of the few people around here who is always saying good things about everybody, why do you think that I don't like you??

If I pissed you off by asking to hear your band, I apologize! You are a very good player and I was looking foward to hearing your band. Peace my friend.
John

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Hey Homeunit ! Not problems for me ! http://www.vhlinks.com/vhlforum/smilies/biggrin.gif http://www.vhlinks.com/vhlforum/smilies/biggrin.gif YUNNNKKKKKK http://www.vhlinks.com/vhlforum/smilies/eek.gif http://www.vhlinks.com/vhlforum/smilies/eek.gif ...
Hey ... my buddy , we may go for a big beer togheter and a big italian pizza !!! ...
I need to apologize with you , because you are a great guy here , and a great forum moderator ! ...
Btw ... Do ya prefer red beer or blond beer !? http://www.vhlinks.com/vhlforum/smilies/biggrin.gif .... I gotta buy for all of us in the guitar forum ! http://www.vhlinks.com/vhlforum/smilies/eek.gif


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Eddie_italian from Italy

i "played" eruption at an air band concert at school.....a little 1500 kids were there....the biggest adrenaline rush of my life!

Hey Mark Van Halen ! I think that u r a cool guitarist and a cool guy ! http://www.vhlinks.com/vhlforum/smilies/biggrin.gif http://www.vhlinks.com/vhlforum/smilies/eek.gif
YUNNNNKKKKKKKKKKK

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Eddie_italian from Italy

20,000 seat amphitheater, last sumemr during a radio station rock festival. Also on the bill were Kid Rock, Sevendust, Powerman 5000, Staind, and a few others. The stage was big (imagine the size of any outdoor amphitheater stage). It was great. I would have loved to been in the crowd to hear us from the HUGE sound system! Quite a rush!!!

Well, my experience doesn't compare, but I'd say a flat bed semi trailer set up for a block party with about 500 people.

Hey Jape-man !? http://www.vhlinks.com/vhlforum/smilies/biggrin.gif R u a kinda of Rock-star ?! http://www.vhlinks.com/vhlforum/smilies/biggrin.gif Sounds good !! http://www.vhlinks.com/vhlforum/smilies/biggrin.gif YUNNNNKKK http://www.vhlinks.com/vhlforum/smilies/biggrin.gif


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Eddie_italian from Italy

Uh...nothing close to Jape Man. About 400-500 at a party in 1996 in my old band.

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thanks eddie i! http://www.vhlinks.com/vhlforum/smilies/smile.gif

Ya know Mark Van Halen : playing eruption in front of 1500 people is so cool , that if I hear someone do that here in Italy , and it's not me , I will for sure start to cry ! http://www.vhlinks.com/vhlforum/smilies/biggrin.gif


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Eddie_italian from Italy

I'm not a rock star (yet), just a lucky guy in a good band. Give me few months and I'll work on the rockstar thing. Just kidding! We do get to play a lot of cool gigs: 5000 people on a stage at the beach, House Of Blues, etc. . .

I think the biggest crowd for me was around 2,000 or so. When we were backstage and they announced that we were the next band, the crowd went apeshit. God, I had the weirdest rush off of that.

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Eat Us And Smile motherfucker!!

EUAS Co-Founder

"I won't go down in history, but I will go down on your sister!"....David Lee Roth

The biggest stage that I ever played on was supposedly the stage that Roth used on SKYSCRAPER tour.This was at the Hampton Bay Days in Hampton Va.opening for the Hooters.
Evidently , a guy by the name of Bobby Melatti (who works for Cellar Door prodoctions)bought the stage for general use in the Hampton coliseum.
It was absolutely the BIGGEST fucking stage that I have ever been on and I have played a couple of amphitheaters.
My biggest crowds are just this last April at centennial Olynpic park in Atlanta.about 22,000.The bill was in order TRAIN, SPLENDER,HUMANOLOGY9my band) and then Edwin Mcain.
That is tied with May of 1996 at Townpoint park in Norfolk Va. opening for Del Amitri.
We are going to open for Melissa Etheridge here in Atlanta on june 10th,so hopefully that will be another great big crowd.

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"I Got Myself a Brand New Oakland Scarf right here I say"

Fat Tone is the man. He's a good friend of mine and a SERIOUS guitar player. How are things in Atlanta Mr. Tone?

awww shit you guys rock. the biggest stage i ever played on was ok, it was a small theatre that held about 300 people. it was full though http://www.vhlinks.com/vhlforum/smilies/smile.gif Adrenaline rushes are addictive http://www.vhlinks.com/vhlforum/smilies/smile.gif

WWAASSUUUPPP Jape Man!!
Things are cookin down here in Atlanta man.
come on down!!
Hey I think we might be playing in Va Beach this summer!!

Later

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"I Got Myself a Brand New Oakland Scarf right here I say"

My Old band (which i was the only person in it who was dedicated to the band besides the bass player. We are were also the only two who liked VH) played one gig in front of like 30 people. That's it. I am only 14 so wo cares. I'm just getting started

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Nick " Changed, Nothin' Stays The Same"