What's Your Sign? (For The Soundcheck)
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Maybe it depends onhow many folks there are at the soundcheck. If there are enough to fill 3 rows (assuming across all floor sections - maybe 150 people?), then they have to keep a closer watch. But if its 75 or fewer, maybe they are more loose with moving around?
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liv4art:
Maybe it depends onhow many folks there are at the soundcheck. If there are enough to fill 3 rows (assuming across all floor sections - maybe 150 people?), then they have to keep a closer watch. But if its 75 or fewer, maybe they are more loose with moving around?
I've been to both large and small soundchecks and have never personally seen anyone sitting in the lowers/mezz seats as the Austin poster mentioned above. Everyone's usually been within the rows set out for them - and as previously stated - nobody can move forward past a certain point. I personally haven't seen much wandering around, either. Security tries to keep the group together so that nobody goes where they are not supposed to
. Within the designated rows, you can change spots or go to stand farther back or in the aisles. I would think, tho, that if you are way in the back and have a sign, Paul isn't going to see it, since most of the people in the rows are standing rather than sitting down in the chairs. But if you want more room to dance... 
However, some people at the soundchecks do just sit quietly and listen - no signs, pix, dancing - I think they are just absorbing the whole experience. Everybody's different! -
For anyone that has been to a soundcheck, about how many people do you think were there with you?
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liv4art:
For anyone that has been to a soundcheck, about how many people do you think were there with you?
Ive been to soundchecks that had under 100 and some close to 300 fans. I think it depends on the city that you're attending.
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I'm hoping for a smaller crowd in JAX - better chance to have a good view. With Atlanta the night before which is a Saturday and more centrally-located in the southeast, I'm hoping JAX was a good gamble. Its a close to my house as Paul will probably ever come.
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liv4art:
For anyone that has been to a soundcheck, about how many people do you think were there with you?
I think the average soundcheck these days is anywhere from 100-300 people. In 2009, I was at one in Hamburg where it was just myself and two others. In 2009-2010...a lot of them had 15-40 people but it has grown immensely as people have learned about them and the ones that have done them are hooked and continue to do them
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One of my favorite soundchecks that I have done was Fenway Park in 2009. There was about 35 of us and during the soundcheck, Paul's guitar began to cut in and out prompting a guitar tech to come out to check on his equipment. As he was checking his guitar, you could hear him tell Paul it was a loose jack and he replaced it with a new one. He then left the stage and then Paul made up a song about a pirate named "Loose Jack". The song was at least 4 1/2 to 5 minutes long with numerous verses. I wish somebody had recorded it because it was so cool to she him just make up a song immediately "off the cuff"
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Bob Gannon:
liv4art:
For anyone that has been to a soundcheck, about how many people do you think were there with you?
I think the average soundcheck these days is anywhere from 100-300 people. In 2009, I was at one in Hamburg where it was just myself and two others. In 2009-2010...a lot of them had 15-40 people but it has grown immensely as people have learned about them and the ones that have done them are hooked and continue to do them
Smallest one I have attended was Tulsa night 2 last year. There were about 20 of us paid soundcheckers. There was also a group of young people from a youth center who were invited to the soundcheck only, not the reception. Some of them started doing some fun dancing and Paul's film crew took notice, you can see a glimpse of them in the lyric video for New, about 1:15 min in. Milwaukee turned into a real working soundcheck because they were having problems with Paul's wireless mic and they ended up having him do a song from the rising platform, which isn't normally used during soundchecks. Took them quite a while to work out the problem, but none of us minded!
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thenightfish:
Milwaukee turned into a real working soundcheck because they were having problems with Paul's wireless mic and they ended up having him do a song from the rising platform, which isn't normally used during soundchecks. Took them quite a while to work out the problem, but none of us minded!
Some of the folks waiting outside had a different opinion.
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veggieburgher:
thenightfish:
Milwaukee turned into a real working soundcheck because they were having problems with Paul's wireless mic and they ended up having him do a song from the rising platform, which isn't normally used during soundchecks. Took them quite a while to work out the problem, but none of us minded!
Some of the folks waiting outside had a different opinion.
but you could hear it, at least? -
thenightfish:
veggieburgher:
thenightfish:
Milwaukee turned into a real working soundcheck because they were having problems with Paul's wireless mic and they ended up having him do a song from the rising platform, which isn't normally used during soundchecks. Took them quite a while to work out the problem, but none of us minded!
Some of the folks waiting outside had a different opinion.
but you could hear it, at least?Yes, I wasn't complaining.
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Thanks for all of the replies so far - I'm a scientist and I like to collect numbers when planning things!
