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:
· 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.

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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.
... Preferred: Gretsch (Band provides snare, kick pedal and cymbals.)
4. Upright bass (3/4 size) w/ nylon strings, adjustable bridge, pickup.
... 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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