gig in ruislip

In order that there are no horrible errors can I ask you to please look at Ruislip Gigs and make sure that the date is correct!!!!!

Please also have a look at Band Info to check on such things as how to find us, access times, local places to eat etc.

Finally please have a look at our page regarding PA's (its a "staff" page only, so not as smart as it could be) and check your arrangements, where "Phil Jones" is our standard hire in pa guy. If you think you are providing it, it should say "OWN PA". We have had a couple of "cock ups" so this is important.

Please make sure we are called Tropic At Ruislip and link to www.tropicatruislip.co.uk please do NOT use the @ symbol in our name. Phone number should be 020 8707 2256, please check your notes, this is the ONLY phone number you should quote. Please space as shown (I am a pedant and 0208 at the start without a space is WRONG!)

In a nutshell you CANNOT gain access before 6.30pm unless it is a school holiday or, SOMETIMES, the Friday BEFORE a school holiday. Check with me if you want to try to get in early. You can be in the room from say noon to 4.15 pm but MUST totally vacate all the rooms from 4.15pm to 6.30 pm (staying in the bar is OK!) - NO EXCEPTIONS.

Main band on at 9.30 and MUST finish at midnight. Bar is to midnight also. Band must set down and be out by 1.30 a.m. latest.

I ASSUME your set is at LEAST two hours or thereabouts. If it is NOT then you MUST let me know so I can decide on a support band/timings.

(SATURDAY - Access free from 6p.m. - earlier on request, doors to public to music room from 8.30p.m.)

SMOKING - YOU MUST NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES SMOKE IN THE DRESSING ROOM or adjacent loos and corridors.

You MUST order any drinks you want to have after your gig BEFORE MIDNIGHT AND PAY FOR THEM. No money can go over the bar after midnight.

THREE A2 PLUS FIVE A3 posters would be great, if you have not got A2 please send Eight A3. If you have the artwork on a file you can email it to me and I can print them myself, but they will not be as good as proper litho printed ones.

Please send to P J Duerden, 39 Barnstaple Road, Ruislip, Middlesex HA4 0UW. Any unused posters are kept and you will be told if we do not actually need any, so if you have not been told (or have already sent them) then they are needed! Do not use recorded delivery - no point as never anyone in!

Please do NOT send them to the venue as they always forget to hand them over, not unkindly but the person who gets them in the morning is not the person I see in the evening.

If you think I should have posters just tell me (from the link) and I will double check

If we agreed you are bringing your own PA for this gig I can tell you the room does NOT like the speakers to be on the floor, bass bins ok but the main speakers MUST be raised so the bottom of them is about 4 or 5' from the floor. If you do not raise them the sound will be muffled and dreadful.

It is a pain to get in and out both of my house, my car and venue, so I prefer it if you have your own (!). If you have your own banner please use this link to tell me and I will then not bring mine. If you have a banner there are hooks but you will probably need some twine to suspend it as they are quite high up at the back. We have a step ladder if you need one.

My mobile is 07742 694 397 - I do not always have it about my person and there is no answer machine on it - you can text if you wish.

020 8707 2256 is the "ticketline" number, that has a machine on it, I (Philip) pick up all the messages, if you need a call back a landline number is best as I get free calls to them (!). I do not pick up any messages after 6 pm on any day.


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Tropic at Ruislip was co-founded by George McFall, who sadly died on 7th October 2010. Read the history of Tropic At Ruislip here
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