Drummer & Bassist required for Stockport function band
Guitarist and Vocalist/Keys seek Bassist and Drummer for new lineup
We're connected with venues already with our other bands and can hit the ground running as a couple of them are ready to offer us dates as soon as our lineup is complete. We play to a high standard and are looking for likeminded people to get our new lineup on the road
Footage of us from this weekend: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZpChiI9GOKY
Setlist consists of standard function tunes (Mr. Brightside, Sweet Child O Mine, Livin' on a Prayer, Rolling in the Deep and all the other usual suspects) coupled with wanting to add some contemporary tunes that will pack the dancefloor but we don't see other bands on the circuit covering (Harry Styles/The Weeknd/Britney/Taylor Swift) including some heavier stuff (Rage Against The Machine, Evanescence, Paramore) so versatility is a must.
Once we've got some regular function slots we're aspiring to get a showreel sorted and posted on agency websites for corporate/wedding opportunities.
IMPORTANT full disclosures we want to be upfront about:
Due to our existing commitments, we are NOT running auditions until mid December! Our dates earmarked for auditions are the 16th, 17th and 18th Dec. We're putting this feeler out there now so we can hit the ground running as soon as we're able to get together. If you want to let us know you're interested and we sound like a good fit then we'll keep in touch til December
We're looking to gig roughly twice a month to balance the other commitments we have. If this is an ideal number of gigs for you and not too much given your existing commitments / not too little given your ambitions, then we'll be a good fit. We're after people who would have this band as their gigging priority, as opposed to someone who has lots of commitments and deps regularly with other bands as we don't want to go weeks without gigging as a result of calendar clashes.
We're after likeminded folk who agree on the setlist we have a vision for, and don't mind "selling out" and playing the odd Taylor Swift tune for the greater good (getting the dancefloor packed and therefore repeat bookings) as opposed to playing tunes that WE like but audiences don't 😂
We're in the SK postcode area and don't want to be spread too far from each other, so please be sure this area is okay with you or you're cool with gigging in this area - although we do have contacts in and around Manchester so we imagine we'll be gigging that way occasionally too. It'd be ideal if you were based within 15 miles of Stockport.
Have your own travel and decent gear please
Strong Backing vocals are a huge bonus but not necessary so there's zero pressure to add any BV's if you don't feel too confident with your vox
Finally - PLEASE include some live footage of yourself playing when you DM me. Our free ad was inundated with messages and unfortunately we can't prioritise responding to ones that don't include a link to their playing.
Here's an example of some of the songs we'd want to run at auditions to demo a decent mix of the genres we'll be covering, we'd like to get through 3 or 4 of these:
Listen to your heart
Misery business
Sweet child o mine
Wanted dead or alive
Killing in the name
Hot Stuff
I feel like a woman
Thank you and we look forward to hearing from you!
STOCKPORT