The Fabulous Red Diesel: Blog

I have just come up with an absolutely incredible idea. What if, and now work with me people , work with me, we get a load of bands to come and play, say on a nice big stage, outside  .What a fantastic thought eh? And then  make sure maybe that you position the stage next to a pub or some food outlets, yeah now we're talking, and so the band play and people come and the local pub makes a good days takings and everyone is happy.

What- pay the band and the stage crew, well no, who is going to pay them, they just do it because they love it surely ?? I mean its an honour for them ;to buy diesel, drive to said ( fictitious ) site, work a 14 hour day bringing all their expensive equipment with them, then pack down and go home.

Sorry? did you say they could maybe have a rider? Well no- then the pub/food outlet would not make so much profit, and after all they have to provide food and drink for themselves every other day so why would this day be any different? Yeah and then there would be a knock-on trade for the chip shops and the souvenir shops and people would come from far and wide to hear the music, and once they got here they would need to spend a bit of money and hey presto - everybody wins.

Yeah but there's only one flaw- which bands in their right mind would come and do all that for absolutely nothing ??????

Yes you're right.... silly idea... don't know why i even mentioned it.