Who's going the Bham Guitar show?

spark240 · April 2022

Ill be there Sunday....Happy to man TFB stand for a an hour or so if you guys are there ...

axisus · April 2022

I used to love guitar shows, but 3 hour drive plus pandemic just isn't so appealing to me right now. Last time I went to B'ham (many years ago) I was pissed off as the car parking was extortionately expensive but there was nowhere else to park. Put me off but I don't recall the venue now.

EricTheWeary · April 2022

axisus said:

I used to love guitar shows, but 3 hour drive plus pandemic just isn't so appealing to me right now. Last time I went to B'ham (many years ago) I was pissed off as the car parking was extortionately expensive but there was nowhere else to park. Put me off but I don't recall the venue now.

Free parking at the B’ham show. The car park tends to get full up early but there is on street parking as well. I think the last couple of times I’ve been parked on the street behind the venue.

I think busses run nearby and it’s maybe 15-20 minutes walk from the nearest train station ( Jewellery Quarter). There’s a bit of detail on the show website.

WindmillGuitars · April 2022

We're over for both days

stratman3142 · May 2022

I hope make it on the Saturday, as I plan to visit my brother in Stoke on Trent over the weekend. Otherwise it would be a bit of a trek from Exmouth.

fretmeister · May 2022

Nah. I went to one many years ago.

The main problem was it was infested by really annoying mammals all trying to be louder and faster than the next.

I did get to meet Jeff Berlin though. That was cool to chat about bass for 5 mins.

prowla · May 2022

I'm having doubts about going - it's a bit of a trek and I don't recall much memorable about the last one I went to.

Roland · May 2022

I’m manning theFretboard stall on Saturday, and @Bridgehouse will be there on Sunday. Volunteers are welcome to cover parts of the day so that we can take breaks.

Roland · May 2022

https://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/225999/volunteers-wanted

Snags · May 2022

Roland said:

I’m manning theFretboard stall on Saturday, and @Bridgehouse will be there on Sunday. Volunteers are welcome to cover parts of the day so that we can take breaks.

I was wondering how @Bridgehouse would manage without regular breaks for tabs, then remembered he's probably knocked those on the head now. So it's just the 2l lemonade bottle required and he'll be fine.

Bridgehouse · May 2022

Snags said:

Roland said:

I’m manning theFretboard stall on Saturday, and @Bridgehouse will be there on Sunday. Volunteers are welcome to cover parts of the day so that we can take breaks.

I was wondering how @Bridgehouse would manage without regular breaks for tabs, then remembered he's probably knocked those on the head now. So it's just the 2l lemonade bottle required and he'll be fine.

Indeed no tabs for me any more - not for at least 6 months now

TeleMaster · May 2022

I'm going with my mate in Saturday so I'll definitely pop by and introduce myself.

darthed1981 · May 2022

Whats the parking like? I'm starting to think I get a bit of anxiety driving to places where I don't know I can park?

Jason · May 2022

darthed1981 said:

Whats the parking like? I'm starting to think I get a bit of anxiety driving to places where I don't know I can park?

The Car park has space for 250 cars (FOC), then there is an NCP across the road (under the flyover) then all the roads around the venue are free

EricTheWeary · May 2022

darthed1981 said:

Whats the parking like? I'm starting to think I get a bit of anxiety driving to places where I don't know I can park?

There's a dedicated free car park. Although unless you are fairly early or late you are likely to end up going through the car park and out on the street. If you aim for the street behind the building you should be okay if you can't get a space on the car park. It's a sort of industrial area at the back and quiet at weekends. Most of the surrounding streets are residential so have limited on street parking.

ThorpyFX · May 2022

im exhibiting and very much looking forward to it too. be nice to say hello and meet people again....

Roland · May 2022

@ThorpyFX It will be nice if the electricity supply works this time.

ThorpyFX · May 2022

Roland said:

@ThorpyFX It will be nice if the electricity supply works this time.

indeed

Jason · May 2022

ThorpyFX said:

Roland said:

@ThorpyFX It will be nice if the electricity supply works this time.

indeed

At least we know what to do this time.

I'll be talking to the contractors when I get onsite

Schnozz · May 2022

@Jason - Can you get entry by showing the purchase of the ticket, as opposed to needing to take delivery? A colleague and I want to head over.

mrkb · May 2022

Schnozz said:

@Jason - Can you get entry by showing the purchase of the ticket, as opposed to needing to take delivery? A colleague and I want to head over.

I want to know this as well. Ordered a saturday ticket today expecting a pdf to print and they said they were posting a ticket out! Hope they get it first class!! needs to be here by Friday.

dindude · May 2022

Oh didn’t know that, was thinking of going along but postal ticket won’t work, must be a way of paying on the day no?

Jason · May 2022

Schnozz said:

@Jason - Can you get entry by showing the purchase of the ticket, as opposed to needing to take delivery? A colleague and I want to head over.

mrkb said:

Schnozz said:

@Jason - Can you get entry by showing the purchase of the ticket, as opposed to needing to take delivery? A colleague and I want to head over.

I want to know this as well. Ordered a saturday ticket today expecting a pdf to print and they said they were posting a ticket out! Hope they get it first class!! needs to be here by Friday.

Hi both, yes you can, there is a list that it will be checked against, that I'll get that on Friday PM. They are pretty good at getting them out though.

I like tickets, I have a box full of them from my very first gig (Adam and The Ants) a pdf just isn't the same.

mrkb · May 2022

Jason said:

Schnozz said:

@Jason - Can you get entry by showing the purchase of the ticket, as opposed to needing to take delivery? A colleague and I want to head over.

mrkb said:

Schnozz said:

@Jason - Can you get entry by showing the purchase of the ticket, as opposed to needing to take delivery? A colleague and I want to head over.

I want to know this as well. Ordered a saturday ticket today expecting a pdf to print and they said they were posting a ticket out! Hope they get it first class!! needs to be here by Friday.

Hi both, yes you can, there is a list that it will be checked against, that I'll get that on Friday PM. They are pretty good at getting them out though.

I like tickets, I have a box full of them from my very first gig (Adam and The Ants) a pdf just isn't the same.

Cheers Jason,
I use "the guitar show" free plectrums as memento's - dual purpose!

Jason · May 2022

dindude said:

Oh didn’t know that, was thinking of going along but postal ticket won’t work, must be a way of paying on the day no?

You can still buy in advance or pay on the door, either is fine

Just glad you want to come :-)

Jason · May 2022

mrkb said:

Cheers Jason,
I use "the guitar show" free plectrums as memento's - dual purpose!

Got loads of them, just found a bag left over from the last show. They give me thousands of them

dindude · May 2022

Jason said:

dindude said:

Oh didn’t know that, was thinking of going along but postal ticket won’t work, must be a way of paying on the day no?

You can still buy in advance or pay on the door, either is fine

Just glad you want to come :-)

I’m glad guitar shows are still a thing in 2022, very happy to support it.

Cirrus · May 2022

I'm not going, but just thought I'd mention that the M6 at J10 (Wolverhampton) is going to be *closed* all weekend - traffic is going to be diverted up the J10 slip road and down the other side, in both directions, while they demolish an old bridge.

It's a congested stretch at any time of the day across all 4 lanes approaching the junction even when all is well, so it's probably going to be carnage. Anyone coming from the north, probably worth avoiding that stretch altogether, and find another route

davros · May 2022

I was planning to, but I tested positive for covid this morning, so now looks like not

.

Even more annoying is the flight the the USA on Sunday which I also can't do now.

mrkb · May 2022

mrkb said:

Schnozz said:

@Jason - Can you get entry by showing the purchase of the ticket, as opposed to needing to take delivery? A colleague and I want to head over.

I want to know this as well. Ordered a saturday ticket today expecting a pdf to print and they said they were posting a ticket out! Hope they get it first class!! needs to be here by Friday.

Sorry to quote myself - but ticket turned up this morning - so they are fast to send tickets out!

Jason · May 2022

mrkb said:

mrkb said:

Schnozz said:

@Jason - Can you get entry by showing the purchase of the ticket, as opposed to needing to take delivery? A colleague and I want to head over.

I want to know this as well. Ordered a saturday ticket today expecting a pdf to print and they said they were posting a ticket out! Hope they get it first class!! needs to be here by Friday.

Sorry to quote myself - but ticket turned up this morning - so they are fast to send tickets out!

See, all under control :-))

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