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STORIES BEHIND GIGS #5 - THE SCABS (BE)

“If we have to play a show, I get up in the morning and the gig is the first thing that comes into my mind. Does my guitar need new strings? Is there a clean shirt in my closet? Do I have to go through some stuff I will play tonight? Is everybody well informed? - That kind of stuff.

I usually leave pretty soon te be at the venue in time, sometimes even way to soon te be ahead of traffic. If I’m too early, I drink a cup of coffee or some tea and I take the time to relax.

I like to take a moment with the band alone right before the show. No more difficult questions from the organization or roadmanager, just a moment for myself and the guys. I have no spiritual or religious habits. I don’t pray or something like that before a gig like some (American) artists do, I’m too much ‘down to earth’ for that.

Usually I go up without any alcohol in my body. I like the feeling of being a little nervous, I let it happen because the nerves go away by themselves after the second or third song. Then they make room for a healthy portion of adrenaline.

During the show, I keep my eyes on the audience and their reactions. If I sense that we are losing ‘contact’ with them, I dare to change the setlist because for me it’s important to get the audience into the vibe of our music by the end of the gig.

A long time ago, we played as support for The Kids in the university of Brussels. I came on stage and did a short but powerful announcement of a song that has to be introduced by a killer guitar riff. But when I struck my guitar, there wasn’t any sound, my cable wasn’t connected. In Belgium we call that ‘going down like a watering can’.”

Guy Swinnen - The Scabs

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