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Hello!

Here is my new article, Must Have Items For Gigging Musicians. Reading it now for myself, I get the impression that there are massive amounts of stuff to keep track of and haul about. But in reality, I am pretty used to it all. And there is more! When writing this, I had trouble knowing what to leave out!

I hope you find it helpful. Please let me know if I overlooked anything you think is a "must have" item for a gigging musician!

Cheers!

Hi Sabira, your article on 'Must Have Items For Gigging Musicians' is really comprehensive. How do you manage to transport everything in practice? Do you use vans? (JOY)

Hi Joy,

Thanks!

We do use vans most of the time. Most of the items I mention in the article are small, so they don't really take up huge amounts of space. But we also carry PA speakers, instruments, the primary amps, and people. Vans are great for bands. I should have mentioned them in my article!

Cheers!

Very informative Sabira! You must have a lot of gigging experience to come up with all this information.I have a friend in a band and I am going to print your article for him.

Thank you Lovely Rita! I am glad my article will be helpful!

Cheers!

Great article Sabira

But you left out the handsome body-builder roadies??? LOL!

I hope to get to the point where I need a contract At this point I put out a hat for tips LOL.

Deanna, you are so right! How could I forget the crucial handsome roadies!

I should probably write an article about how to prevent injuries when moving your own equipment, in a hurry, up and down stairs, etc. Sigh...

I usually have nice musicians working with me who all help one another out. Then we all arrive on stage kinda sweaty. Roadies... what a luxury!

What kind of hat do you use?

Cheers!

LOL!!! A big ol' straw hat!!!

Smart to go with something fairly unbreakable! And easy to transport! :-)

Cheers!