Stage Hand says 'no setlist, not mine to give'..

[bearman🐻]

For people who clearly don't go to a lot of shows at the 9:30, there is a huge difference between the door staff and the roadies that a band will bring in. Door staff work their ASSES off. If you had any idea what is involved in the job, you would have so much better appreciation for what these guys do. I know, I did it for a year and it was a while before I enjoyed going to concerts again.
 
 A 9:30 Club employee has rules to follow, and that includes not giving out something that isn't theirs. What is on that stage belongs to the performer or band. Whether or not their own roadies hand out a setlist or drum stick is up to them. Don't be pissed at the 9:30 staff, be pissed at the roadies...because chances are the performers are oblivious to whether or not a setlist gets handed to a fan or thrown out.
 
 And Sinatra, chill out dude. People forget that chances are if you work at the 9:30, you love music. But you tend to get a LOT of perspective when you work concerts as opposed to just going to see them as a fan. And for the record, I have a pretty nice collection of setlists...so it's not like I don't appreciate where you are coming from.

[Justin Tonation]

A couple of years ago I  politely asked Midnight Oil's soundman for the setlist and got it. No problem for me. Perhaps sinatra's approach matches his/her posts.

[bearman🐻]

Ya think?

[kosmo vinyl]

Garbage Setlist suitable for framing at  Seeking Irony

How do we know that you're the REAL Kosmo???

[Justin Tonation]

Originally posted by bunnyman:
  Ya think?

Never. I prefer  others to do it for me  :p

[bearman🐻]

heh heh...hey, on a separate note, what was the intro song that they came out to? I've been wracking my brain to place it, I know I've heard it before somewhere. (sorry, meant to post this one on the Garbage thread)

[chaz]

Originally posted by sinatra:
 
  no other venue (& I've been to hundreds)

Wow...you've been around.  Hundreds??

[grotty]

Originally posted by bunnyman:
  heh heh...hey, on a separate note, what was the intro song that they came out to? I've been wracking my brain to place it, I know I've heard it before somewhere. (sorry, meant to post this one on the Garbage thread)

Setlist above sez the intro was  Hurt .
 
 NIN?

[seeking_irony]

it was the johnny cash cover of "hurt," not the NIN original.

[godsshoeshine]

i asked the enon's singer for a set list once. she obligied

[Sir HC]

Okay, so some bands reuse set lists, some keep them to remember what they played and to be sure to change up sets, some just don't want them out in the general public.  It is their property to give away, not the stagehands.  And when you yell "Hey gimmie that!" you are just asking not to get it.  Politeness counts people, if you want something for free be polite, ask and if they say no then say thanks (not sarcastically) and continue on your way.  Don't think that we are obliged to give you the list, and yelling doesn't make me more willing to give you a list.  I have a job that I am getting paid to do and handing out set lists is not in the description.  If someone does that, it is to be nice, but usually you are too busy to do such things.  
 
 And by complaining, NO SOUP FOR YOU!

[hitman]

I've never had a problem getting a setlist that I wanted.  But they have come from the roadies and not 9:30 staff.  However, the problem I have is all of the idiot chicks, kicking and screaming to get to one, while whipping out their tits, and then having the roadies say fuck it.  Instead of dealing with getting yelled at, they throw it away, and screw little old me.
 
 And when it comes down to it, I've never had one problem with the 9:30 staff.  They've always been more than helpful in many situations.  And I seem to think they are better than the staff of any other regional club around DC, VA, MD.

[Bags]

Originally posted by myuman:
   

Originally posted by thatguy:
  the club's employees are not allowed to take anything from the stage and give it out.  they have a job to do, and dispensing souveneirs is not part of it.  the tour personnel can do whatever they want.

I hear you, but a small bit of gratuity like handing  a setlist to a fan is a win-win.  Being a little reasonable and compassionate goes a long way.  Remember, the club is a business that survives on customers. [/b]

C'mon, thatguy's explanation was completely reasonable.  I can only imagine with the bands traipsing through that club that there are all kinds of policies -- it's up to the band's personnel, not the club's personnel.  
 
 I have never seen a 9:30 club stapher be anything but polite or at least clear.  They're usually only rude when rude is being thrown at them...
 
 And your response on here, sinatra, leads me to believe you have the capability of rudeness.

[Sir HC]

And sometimes we want those set lists for ourselves