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Tea Bag Tiger Talk Pro Reged: Sep 16 2004 Posts: 1423 Loc: Canada Gig Energy       Wed May 26 2010 06:19 AM (129.42.208.182) Edit   Reply   Quote   Quick Reply   What techniques do you do to make sure you are fully rested and 'On' when you walk into a gig? The reason I ask is; - on gig day you load your equipment, drive a good distance, unload it, set it up, sound check and run around prepping etc. Then after all that, someone turns on the lights and you have to be sharp as a tack on the first downbeat. Normally I don't have a problem with it but sometimes I find setup can take it's toll and playing fatigued is never good. Here's one example of gig fatigue and I'm not sure what the main cause was: - I saw a loud 12 piece band play the night before a gig, woke up the next day with a headache that lasted all day. Got setup and soundchecked with 3 hours before the show. As I felt so tired, I went home and had a nap for ~40 minutes. I woke up seemingly rested.. but when it was time to play, my head felt like - EMPTY! - I couldn't remember cues in several tunes that I know inside out and backwards! So.. I'm not sure if it is exhaustion or the 'power nap' did more harm than good..or maybe going out the night before and getting my ears blown off by a loud band is not a good thing.. Any gig prep tips out there? Post Extras

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