I wasn't in the van on the way but we went in convoy with me leading down the motorway. Reaching the venue just on time even though we did get lost a couple of times. The first snag that we did have was that the venue was in the city centre of Liverpool making parking slightly difficult. We had to pull up on the curb and while one person stayed with the van and equipment the guys took up the speakers as quick as possible. After 8pm we would be able to leave the van across the road down a side street until the morning. This was the same as the car.
We moved the rig into place and began connecting up the cables. The normal nights that we have run the DJs we have used have been able to work with out a monitor speaker. Due to being in a bigger venue the acts that were playing weren't are DJs and wanted a monitor speaker which was quite understandable. Luckily we were able to borrow a small speaker and amplifier and hook this up to our crossover.
The venue we were working at was a big warehouse about a car park. Inside the venue the organisers had created a massive tent structure which looked amazing.
The night began just on time due to some of the DJs being slightly late and was to continue until 8am. This for us wasn't a problem but was incredibly had to stay awake and with the sound system though out the night. Every one was having a great time and the door had taken a lot of money. By 2am the doors were officially closed and we could relax a little bit.
The night was a success and every one enjoyed it but i gave up at 4am and went to sleep in the back of the car.
Standard speaker shot.
By 8am we were ready to leave, we asked the DJ to play his final tune and we started packing away the rig and putting it back on the van. We had to drive home unload and drop the van off after no sleep!!
Every thing went smoothly and we got the van back ready to have some food and a well deserved nap. The night had been a great experience for us and also a fantastic earner now we could look at changing some of the speakers and re-paint the cabinets.
Job well done.
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