BOX IS STRICTLY AN OVER 18's VENUE EVERY SINGLE NIGHT
FREE ENTRY, EVERY NIGHT, so you have no excuse not to bring a good crowd, especially if you have weeks and weeks of advance notice of your show. Bring a load of people and reap the benefits, as the more people you bring, the more free beer you get!
!!!! BEER GIVEN TO BANDS AFTER THEIR SET NOT BEFORE !!!!
Don't think about playing 5 Glasgow based gigs in the same month you are playing BOX... it's just not cool.
!!! SOUNDCHECKS & PERFORMANCE !!!
All bands must be in the building by 6.30pm or they may not receive a soundcheck, as soundcheck curfew is 7.30pm.
First band onstage at 8.30pm on bills with 4 bands.
Sets are strictly 30 minutes in length unless otherwise agreed with the promoter. On/Off stage performance times are to be adhered to unless affected by venue technical difficulties, and such instances will be dealt with at the discretion of the promoter. Chants of "one more song, one more song" will not get you any longer onstage!!
REGARDLESS OF WHEN YOU START, YOU MUST FINISH AT THE END OF YOUR AGREED SLOT TIME
Unfortunately we can not guarantee any soundchecks on Fridays as the resident house bands are playing between 6.30pm - 8.30pm
!!! ONSTAGE EQUIPMENT !!!
House P.A. and one of our talented sound engineers is supplied as standard for every band, every night. If you have your own sound engineer please inform the venue with at least 7 days notice.
CLICK HERE TO SEE A DETAILED STAGE PLAN
(Correct - September 2008)
FULL BAND BACKLINE IS SUPPLIED FOR EVERY SHOW:
5 Piece "Pearl ELX" drum kit with 3 cymbal stands + hi-hat stand
2x "MARSHALL JCM2000" Half-Stacks with footswitches
2x "MARSHALL AVT" Combos with footswitches (backup amps)
"ASHDOWN MAG C410T-300" combo bass amp
4 D.I. inputs for all your acoustic guitars/keyboards/samplers etc...
At present you get THREE monitor mixes across the 4 onstage monitors
!!!BANDS NEW TO PLAYING BOX!!!
All bands who are about to play their first gig @ Box please note the following aslo;
We require that you promote your gig as much as possible in ways such as eflyers, posters, messages and bulletins, flyes etc.
To be rebooked we do look for you to bring a decent crowd;
Weekdays (Sunday - Wednesday) - atleast 20 people
Weekends (Thursdays - Saturday) - atleast 40 people
If you cannot meet this, you may not be rebooked.
!!! CANCELLATIONS !!!
IF YOU CANCEL WITHIN 10 DAYS OF YOUR GIG REGARDLESS OF THE SITUATION OR IF YOU SIMPLY DON'T TURN UP, YOU WILL HAVE TO PAY A £50 CANCELLATION FEE, THIS APPLIES TO ALL BANDS. THIS MUST BE PAID WITHIN 5 WORKING DAYS AND BY ACCEPTING A SHOW AT BOX YOU ARE AGREEING TO THIS FEE
Remember, it's FREE ENTRY every day here at BOX so there's no excuses on not bringing crowds! Most importantly, if you have tons of people going mad for your show, then you will have to spend less at the bar because we reward you with free beer!
!!! QUESTIONS AND QUERIES !!!
Please direct any general enquiries to the promoter and any technical enquiries to the sound engineer. Please do not hassle the sound engineers about set-times or running orders as it is not their job to organise such things
Any unusual technical specifications (a 50 piece orchestra for instance!) should be submitted to the promoter at least 7 days prior to the show to ensure the equipment and stage can be set up accordingly. Remember that BOX is a small venue and some sacrifices will have to be made if you have 20 instruments in your band!!
Please be advised that BOX can not take any responsibility for lost, damaged or stolen equipment while in the venue.
!!! THE BENEFITS OF PLAYING AT BOX !!!
Please remember all bands have the opportunity to play 'The Next Big Thing @ Carling Academy Glasgow, Moshulu Aberdeen and The Picture House Edinburgh' and 'Box Stage - Live @ Loch Lomond' so play a good gig, bring a good crowd and buy the sound guy a pint!!!
Thank you, and from all of us, enjoy the show guys!