freemansland
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I m just doing a survey, do bands like to play at theatre of the above. Where everyone is seated.
Victoria Concert hall, Esplanade Theatre, Kallang Theatre
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freemansland
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Haha, Wont be much. Roughly max $20. Just doing a survey for a friend. Hopefully you guys can help me out with the statistics. =)
freemansland
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I m asking if bands would like to play over there. Nothing to do with sales.
unholyernest
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wa.. victoria concert hall ah..
thought thats the place for classical music.. those symphony kind..
u must make sure u have like..1200 friends then u can have a concert there loh.. ticket price u can set your own.. but i think $10 is the normal standard price..
u have to book the hall in advance.. like..6 months man.. cuz that place is always busy..
VCH is quite a good place lah.. love the reverb in the air.. feels very good..
thought thats the place for classical music.. those symphony kind..
u must make sure u have like..1200 friends then u can have a concert there loh.. ticket price u can set your own.. but i think $10 is the normal standard price..
u have to book the hall in advance.. like..6 months man.. cuz that place is always busy..
VCH is quite a good place lah.. love the reverb in the air.. feels very good..
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i think one of the things in question here is whether or not the bands playing would mind a seated audience..but i doubt it'd be an issue. i've been to performances at the esplanade and kallang theatre where the audience does get up on their feet, so yeah, i doubt bands should mind playing at these oft-touted as classical venues.
shaneypants
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I think it's important to keep in mind the standard and status of the venues. Professionalism and experience are benchmarks and from what I've seen at "$12 ticket shows", most bands are just simply not up to par for venues of such standard.
Let's be honest?
As much as I would like to perform at venues such as these, I wouldn't allow myself to play at a venue like that because, from what I've seen from bands playing at Esplanade (not Powerhouse), I am nowhere near comparison.
A seated crowd is not my concern in this situation.
Let's be honest?
As much as I would like to perform at venues such as these, I wouldn't allow myself to play at a venue like that because, from what I've seen from bands playing at Esplanade (not Powerhouse), I am nowhere near comparison.
A seated crowd is not my concern in this situation.
freemansland
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Appreciate the feedbacks, at least now i can give my friends some advice. Do you think bands will support big bands that are playing? Or should i say attend performance by other bands.
jeepers
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I've played at all three venues before, but with a symphonic band though. Thing is, the acoustics of the venues are so scarily amazing (esp the Esplanade halls, the rest are just decent), if a particular band isn't that good (no offence intended whatsoever), the audience (prolly the more musically-inclined ones, and of course musicians) would know right away. Mistakes, technical faults and more would be pretty darn obvious.
Especially since I kinda agree to a certain extent that Singaporean crowds are kinda dead (less cheering/jeering/etc.), everything would sound a lot clearer.
There are bands that sound better recorded than live too, so playing in such venues would highlight their faults. (Eg: Saosin @ Incubus concert; Fort Canning Park. The vocalist was so bad compared to their recordings)
Just my 0.02, please do correct me wherever I'm wrong.
Especially since I kinda agree to a certain extent that Singaporean crowds are kinda dead (less cheering/jeering/etc.), everything would sound a lot clearer.
There are bands that sound better recorded than live too, so playing in such venues would highlight their faults. (Eg: Saosin @ Incubus concert; Fort Canning Park. The vocalist was so bad compared to their recordings)
Just my 0.02, please do correct me wherever I'm wrong.
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