Live at the Legion

CONTACTS: BOOKINGS: Steve Darrington I was a touring musician for 35 years, now a festival organiser, entertainment consultant and gig guide publisher - see www.stevedarrington.com I prefer to communicate by email [email protected] AT THE CLUB - David Elm (Elmo), Club Steward and Reece Hannah, Assistant Steward: email [email protected] Phone 01929 422722 PLACE - The Legion, 150 High Street, Swanage, Dorset BH19 2PA. A progressive social club that regularly puts on quality live entertainment - stage, lights, dance floor and state of the art Vocal PA so you can hear clearly at the back without excessive volume at the front. Free WiFi, club price drinks, comfy seats, big screen TVs, a function room and a wide range of activities including snooker, pool, darts and a members’ golf society. The restaurant has spectacular views and is very popular, so booking is advisable. The club is family friendly with a No Swearing rule and no children after 9pm. CAR PARK – there is a members’ car park at the back of the building, accessed via a different road. It’s best for Acts to check with the Steward or door man on arrival. LOADING – side door in High Street, right hand side as you look at the building, almost directly onto the stage, which has lights and a Vocal PA system. ARRIVAL – Best for you to phone the club in advance and speak to Reece or Elmo - see also HOUSE PA (next paragraph) HOUSE PA - The House PA is a VOCAL PA. Depending on when you arrive, Reece (sound mixer for 9 piece Ska band Ratrace) may be able to offer some assistance in setting up the desk and doing a sound check but not for mixing throughout the gig. (Best for you to phone the club in advance and speak to Reece or Elmo.) The House PA is a line array Vocal system that can be heard at the back by the bar with only 10% loss in decibels, cost over £3,500 and is RCF Evox 8 PA system plus 2 x RCF monitors and a Mackie DFX12 mixing desk on stage in place and wired-up for Acts’ use. Only one monitor mix is possible on Auxilliary 1 (Auxilliary 2 is for effects). Microphones, microphone leads and microphone stands are NOT supplied, so Acts must bring their own. Acts are requested to leave the equipment set up as they found it. Mixer manual available at www.manualslib.com/download/97174/Mackie-Dfx6.html (also covers DFX12). Please note microphones, microphone leads and microphone stands are not supplied. Acts may bring their own PA system, in case they don’t like ours or just as backup. Using the House PA is encouraged. LIVE AT THE LEGION www.facebook.com/liveatswanagelegion – BANDS: mainly Sunday afternoons, occasional Saturday or Sunday evenings, and a full programme Thursday to Sunday twice a year for the Swanage Blues Festivals; DJ theme nights once a month; OPEN MIC – monthly on 3rd Thursday of month; COMEDY NIGHTS – twice a year; Fun Days, Sports Nights, Private Functions etc. ADMISSION POLICY – open to public, free to all except for ‘special’ events. Temporary membership is available. PLAYING TIMES – A minimum of two hours playing time is required. Sunday afternoons 3.30-4.30pm (break) and 5.00-6.00pm. Occasionally Saturday and other evenings 8.30-9.30pm (break) and 10.00-11.00pm but only if members have requested the act and have indicated they will attend in sufficient numbers to warrant a booking. BACKGROUND MUSIC – The Legion may provide their own choice of background music if Acts don’t provide their own. ADVERTISING - We appreciate every effort to promote events and make them successful for all concerned. FACEBOOK plays a large part in our advertising. Where possible, we like to tag band members on the Sunday Live at the Legion page. Apart from in house posters and flyers given out by members, we advertise on the Swanage & Purbeck ‘Live Music and more’ monthly guide (shop window posters, printed copies in venues, 1000s of downloads to the public and local hospitality businesses for their Welcome Packs etc, 1000s of views on Facebook).