Non-traditional Venues

While every musician loves the big stage, nice venues with lots of lights shining down on you; sometimes the non-traditional venues offer a much more enjoyable show.  For the Carnie Bums, our first show was playing a friends party and one of our best gigs ever was in a giant tent in a parking lot for climbing convention.  This past weekend we played another great non-traditional venue, at a pizza place/bar at the base of Mary Jane ski resort.  We were the first band to play there in over a decade and we had to make our own "stage" and set up our own PA.  None of that mattered once we started playing.  We played a covers heavy set and the people stopping to get food in between runs loved us.  Lots of energy, lots of cheers, lots of beer flowing in gratitude.  We had a high energy set and played one of our favorite shows.  So much fun.

In addition, we ran most of the set without a setlist.  Set lists are good, but sometimes you just need to call shots as you see them.  Someone asked for "Talking Heads" so we played Psycho Killer, someone asked for Punk, we gave them a block of punk music.  Over 2/3 of the set was called from the stage without a set list.  It felt very liberating and is something the Bums will explore again in the future.  Until then, here is what (we think) we played and some pics to show the energy....

Set list
Pepperoni's- March 12, 2011
Jumpin' Jack Flash, Roadhouse Blues, Seven Nation Army, I've Got a Feeling, Gin and Tower, 40 Gate, Dynastar Man, Four Kicks, I Wanna Be Sedated*, Colfax, Fight for your Right, Psycho Killer, Sympathy for the Devil, London Calling, PBR, Ball and Chain, Punks in Oklahoma, Chocolate, Rockin' In the Free World, Watchtower, Old Habits, Sweet Jane, Hey Hey My My, Are You For Real?

* First time played