Good thread...

Our client only wants another 10-15 minutes at the most because they want people to leave.

I kind of put the band into "one more" mode.

One more swing tune...
One more dixie tune...
One more latin, polka, country...
One more ballad...

then GBA and "We'll meet Again" to wrap it all up.

(BTW, some goof scheduled me for a double on New Year's day. First gig at 10:00am out near Indiana. I should know better!)

Be safe out there!


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Bill in Dayton

Tony doesn't your Ketron keyboard do that automatically...

"Turn out the lights, the party's over" - Willie Nelson/Don Meredith
DonM

Played my first New Year's gig at age 14 and played what Fran said then, and every year since - Golden Slippers and a long medley of related tunes. We usually followed with a conga line number, tried to fire every one up and milk the crowd for some overtime money ...
The last couple of years, I just do my restaurant gigs and I'm home by midnight.
Ciao,
Jerry

I stopped playing NYE about 10 years ago. I think the band should play til 12:30, then go home. A couple huggy-squeezy ballads would do just fine at 12:01, then I'd go into "Brick House" "That's What I Like About You" and "Roadhouse". Happy New Year, Good night and God bless... and don't forget to pack up everything, especially that old book you were using tonight.

You got me on that one Fran 10 out of 10. go and see the teacher!
I wonder what mdorantes did play after Midnight?

Happy new Year Fran

[This message has been edited by Tony Hughes (edited 12-31-2009).]

As usual...what I planned was amended. After Auld Lang Syne I went into Hot Hot Hot. During that I had a request for a Polka..and, believe it or not, a request for Alley Cat.

I did both...then catered to some 20 somethings on the floor with MP3s and called it a night.

A good time was had by all. I was hired again for next year. I hope I am still alive.

Eddie

The job went VERY smooth...I even played Schottische, the people in this place did a very nice job in this dance.

These was the type of job that the time goes so fast that I did not notice, it was FUN.

By the way, I asked what the SZ members play After Auld Lang Syne. I have at least 36+ NYE jobs I done, I played When the Saints march in, then the Can Can, I survived...and to finish, Show me the way to go home.

I have done this many times, I may add, that this dance was for Seniors, and I had some "New" seniors, (Baby boomers) and of course, I played some Rock & Roll and some Rock ballad on this same 50´s 60´s too.

I adapt my repertoire according with the age group, and some weeks before the job, if is for an audience that I have never played before, I ask to the organizers the music type that their people like to dance or so, and I make sure I am prepared for.

After the job was done, I was ask to play for the next 2 NYE, only I am already booked for the next one, still, I will be back there, hopefully.

Manuel

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mdorantes

Played ALS with the band, then the owner wanted us to take a break for 30 min, DJ played booty music, then we went back on and did more of our usual thing...

Nice to not have to trot out the usual party chestnuts, let the DJ have his time, get some champagne (amazing how often they forget to bring glasses to the band! ) schmooze with the owners and cute girls and THEN get back to playing. Mostly a 25-50 crowd, so no party pooping (or diaper pooping!) going on here!

Had fun, they had fun, made some good music... what more could you ask for?

Well last night we ended up playing MASSIVELY upbeat party music as we had to contend with 18-50 year olds - so:

I Gotta Feeling (Black Eyed Peas)
Long way to the Top (AC/DC)

and just went onwards and upwards from there....

(Happy New Year everyone btw..