STAGE:
· 25 feet (7 metres) wide x 10 feet (2.5 meters) deep x 1.5 feet (.5 metre) high
· can be smaller if additional side / front staging is used -- and triangular 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 - two security guards at front of stage (FOR DANCERS)

LIGHTING:
· in order of preference: Red, blue, purple, green gels
· please no whites or yellows (except as spots) and no strobe into darkness (must be used with other lights)
· if possible blue lights aimed for dancers at stage left, stage right and center stage

ACCOMODATION (For 5):
· three hotel rooms: one x queen-size / two x two double (with showers and towels.)
· located within 15 minutes drive of venue with parking available for 25-foot Ford Bus / Sprinter (Europe)

CATERING (For 5):
· four drinks each and a hot meal (including meat)
· one bottle of either Jagermeister or Bombay Gin or Jack Daniels
· minimum 6 bottles water, 4 cans of Red Bull (or other energy drink)

PARKING:
· for 25-foot Ford Bus / Sprinter with access to stage while band is in venue

SUPPORT:
· preferred support is currently alt. bluegrass or up-tempo roots oriented bands

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SOUNDCHECK AND SETUP:
· minimum 30 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 who knows the P.A. well. The sound-technician is present during the whole length of the event, sober and responsive at any time from load-in to load-out. The band does NOT provide a P.A. or monitor engineer.

NOTE: There is some contact fire applied directly to the dancers skin used during the show. If this is a problem please advise agent and band (if possible) when booking date.

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:
· 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.

OUTDOOR STAGES: FOLDBACK MONITORS require upright bass and guitar.

BACKLINE (if to be provided by promoter):

1. Guitar Amplifier - two (2) tube combo amps (either 40 watts or 15 watts Class A).
.. .Preferred: Gibson or Vox with Reverb. If not available then Fender Deluxe ok.
2. Bass Amplifier - one tube head + cab (8x10 or 2x15)
. .Preferred: Ampeg SVT
3. Drum Set - 22" kick / 16" floor / 14" rack with hi-hat stand, snare stand, 3 cymbal stands and kick pedal.
... Preferred: Gretsch (Band can provide snare, kick pedal and cymbals.)
4. Upright bass (3/4 size) w/ nylon strings.
... Preferred: Any with proper setup/adjustable bridge. (Band can provide bass pickup and strings.)
5. Two boom stands for vocals.
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INFORMATION FOR MIXING:

•  Stage Left: (John) Guitar and Vocals.
VOCALS LEAD: Two vocal lines.
1. Shure SM 55 with slapback echo (approx 120 m/s delay with 3-4 repeats).
2. Shure Bullet mic with reverb (bullet is warm and distorted like an old megaphone.)
GUITARS: two (2) Gibson Goldtone Amplifiers (top amplifier used only for fuzz guitar so both amps require mics.)

•  Stage Right: (Caroline) Upright Bass and Background Vocals.
VOCALS BKGD: Shure Beta 58 with reverb.
NORTH AMERICA - Ampeg SVT III and 2x15 cabinet.
EUROPE - Marshall 450 Head and Hartke 4x10 cabinet.

•  Drums: (J.T.) Left-Handed Drummer.
NORTH AMERICA - 4-pc Canwood drums (internally mic'd with Shure 57's and Alpha Kick mic.) Please provide a snare mic and overheads (if desired).
EUROPE - 4-pc Gretsch drums - all mics are required.

•  Monitors: We request there ONLY be two foldback monitors at the front of the stage, left and right (with separate mixes preferred) and a drum monitor. FOLDBACK MONITORS and DRUM MONITOR require both of John's vocals - Caroline also needs her vocals in her stage right monitor.
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