BIG JOHN BATES & THE VOODOO DOLLZ

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SUPPORT:
· Opener: up-tempo alt-roots ------- southern gothic; alt bluegrass; one-man rock'n'roll;
· Support: indie punk ----- similar to King Khan; Turbonegro; Fuzztones; Supersuckers;

Also anything along the lines of Tom Waits, Shack Shakers, Bob Log, Slim Cessna, Jon Spencer, Gogol Bordello

STAGE:

· 25 feet (7 metres) wide x 10 feet (2.5 meters) deep x 1.5 feet (.5 metre) high (additional side / front staging ok)
· dressing room with stage access, power, mirrors, seating and lighting suitable for 3 women
· if no stage access dressing room, an area directly adjacent to stage that we can set up for costume changes
· IF requested - security guards at front of stage (FOR DANCERS)
· there is also a 12'x6' (3m x 2m) backdrop at the rear of the stage
Stage must be swept clear of any debris, glass or trash that could hurt someone during the show!

SOUNDCHECK AND SETUP:

· minimum 40 minutes.
· venue is closed and empty during this time.
· minimum 60 minute break after soundcheck.

The P.A. must be ready to play at the arrival time of the band & there must be a technician familiar with this style of music who knows the P.A. well. The sound-technician present, sober and responsive from load-in to load-out. The band does NOT provide a P.A. or monitor engineer.

LIGHTING:

· preferred colours: Red, blue, purple, green gels (please no yellow or orange)
· spot and lights aimed for dancers at stage left, stage right & center stage

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ACCOMODATION (For 5):
· three hotel rooms: one x single / two x two double (with showers and towels.)
· located within 15 minutes drive of venue with parking available for 30-foot Bus + trailer.

CATERING (For 5):
· minimum four drinks each (plus six beer)

· 5 x hot meal with meat
· one bottle of Jagermeister, Stoli Vodka.
· minimum 5 bottles water, 5 cans of energy drink.

PARKING:
· for 30-foot Bus + trailer with access to stage while band is in venue.

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P.A. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
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· 16 channel mixing board with 3 monitor sends.
· FOH should be a 3 way active system, monitors should be at least 2 way passive.
· vocal delay unit capable of approx 120 ms of slapback delay with reverb on backups.
· 2 channels patchable compression (DBX 166XT/Behringer).
· system should be capable of achieving 120 DB at 1 meter.

Monitors: We kindly request there ONLY be two foldback monitors at the front of the stage, left and right (with separate mixes preferred) and a drum monitor. All three monitors require both stage left vocals.

OUTDOOR STAGES: All monitors: upright bass, kick drum, guitar & both stage left vocals.

CHANNEL INSTRUMENT MICROPHONES
01 kick drum   provided
02 snare-drum   provided
03 percussion Condenser
04 rack-tom SM 57 or E604
05 floor tom SM57 or E604
06 overhead Condenser
07 overhead Condenser
08 bass D112 or similar
09 bass D.I.
10 guitar rhythm SM57
11 guitar fuzz SM57
12 backing vocals bass Shure SM55
13 Lead - vocal Shure SM55
14 Lead - vocal 2 Shure Bullet Mic + D.I.
     

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BACKLINE & SOUND EFX : Please provide other mics, stands & cables as required.

Stage Left:
Guitar and Lead Vocals / 2 vocal lines / 2 guitar mics
1. Shure SM 55 - use slapback echo (approx 127 m/s delay with 2-3 repeats) - main vocal.
2. Shure Bullet mic - roll off highs and lows to sound like an old megaphone - main vocal.
3. Guitar Amps: please mic BOTH amplifiers - rhythm sound bottom / fuzz sound top

4. 1 power outlet front of stage / 1 rear
AMPLIFIER: 2 x 15 Watt Gibson Goldtone Amp GA15


Stage Right:
Upright Bass and Background Vocals / DI & mic
1. Shure SM 55 - use reverb.
2. 1 power outlet front of stage / 1 rear
AMPLIFIER NORTH AMERICA - Mesa Fathom 600 (internal D.I.) and David Eden 4x10 cabinet.
AMPLIFIER EUROPE - EBS 450 Head (internal D.I.) and Hartke 4x10 cabinet.

Drums:
1. Left-Handed Drummer / 4-pc Gretsch / beer keg / floor tom on each side of kit / NO high hat
2. Two cymbal stands (boom)
2. Alpha kick drum & snare microphones / prefer clip-on tom mics
3. Four power outlets required

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BACKLINE (ONLY IF being provided by promoter):

1. Guitar Amplifier - two (2) tube combo amps (either 40 watts or 15 watts Class A).
.. .Preferred: Gibson, Vox or Fender with Reverb.
2. Bass Amplifier - one tube head + cab (8x10 or 4x10 + 1x15).
. .Preferred: Ampeg SVT.
3. Drum Set - 22" kick / 18" floor / 16" floor, snare stand, 2 cymbal stands, throne.
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Preferred: Gretsch (Band provides snare, kick pedal and cymbals.)
4. Upright bass (3/4 size) w/ nylon strings, adjustable bridge, pickup.
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Preferred: Solid top plywood sides with proper setup & Revolution pickup
5. Two boom stands for vocals and all other mics & cables as required.
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