Playing a concert can be great fun! Or it can be totally scary! Sometimes both at the same time.
So we've put together a list of our top tips for great concerts.
If you hit a wrong note or make a mistake, don't stop playing - just carry on and look as though you meant it!
A set-list is a list of all your songs in the order you'll play them.
Make copies for everyone.
Print it BIG! so that you can still read it if it's down by your feet on the floor or if the lighting isn't very good.
Some instruments have parts that need to be replaced if they wear out or break. For example:
Make a list of the spares you might need and make sure you know where they are in an emergency.
Before you start to set up your instruments, take a few minutes to decide where you're all going to be.
It's much better to think about all this before your start setting up your instruments. It's really annoying if you have to start unplugging things and swapping places once you've begun to set things up!
If you're playing a concert somewhere you've never been before make sure you know where it is. Print out a map or set the sat nav before you set out. There's nothing worse than being lost in an unfamiliar place half-an-hour before you're due to go on-stage.
And when you do arrive, the first thing you should do is find out what time you're on. On the night times often change. Ask whoever is running the event when you'll be on. Don't get caught out!