Please turn on the AC

[legionz]

It's hot in here

 

[DADRocks]

Yes please. Damn it's hot in here. And please also turn off the dance music. WTF is up with the torture?

 

[Mardoch]

Find someone in person, or try Twitter or Facebook. The forum is going to be your slowest way to get something to the people in charge.

 

[eppst1]

Heh, I think it's too cold in the venue. Wishing I brought pants and a sweat shirt. lol

 

[Diabolik]

have you not been to a live concert event???? yeah it gets hot. Who do you complain too in the summer that it is hot out?

 

[Mardoch]

Have you ever been to Center Stage? It's frequently chilly, even when it's packed. It was unusually warm in there yesterday.

 

[TheLongshot]

Yesterday was comfortable. Thursday and today they are trying to freeze me to death.

 

[Cheiron]

Some singers and bands don't like it cold. It affects the singing, as well as playing (ever tried to play guitar with cold fingers?). So they'll ask for the air to be turned off before the set. Then it's usually kicked on after it, at least for a little bit (depending on the next band). Sure it got a little warm a couple times, but it was never bad.

 

[Purveyor Of Evil]

It was freezing up in the seats again this year.

 

[Diamond45]

It was hot on Friday night, but on Saturday night we were FREEZING!!

 

[Felixrox]

Some singers and bands don't like it cold. It affects the singing, as well as playing (ever tried to play guitar with cold fingers?). So they'll ask for the air to be turned off before the set. Then it's usually kicked on after it, at least for a little bit (depending on the next band). Sure it got a little warm a couple times, but it was never bad.

Great points.....trying to play guitar with cold fingers sucks !!

 

[DigitalMan]

I didn't spend much time down on the floor this year, but I was freezing my ass off up in the seats most of the time.

Guy

 

[Exploding Ned]

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Originally Posted by Cheiron View Post
Some singers and bands don't like it cold. It affects the singing, as well as playing (ever tried to play guitar with cold fingers?). So they'll ask for the air to be turned off before the set. Then it's usually kicked on after it, at least for a little bit (depending on the next band). Sure it got a little warm a couple times, but it was never bad.

Great points.....trying to play guitar with cold fingers sucks !!

Playing an outdoor street party concert in January will be cold fingers definitely. Playing inside with A/C is not cold fingers. And if the singer's cold, all they haveta do is move around more... do laps across the stage if need be. Good exercise after the cramped tour bus/plane ride. Attendees should know by now to bring a hoodie in case. But under no circumstances should A/C ever be cut back... anywhere... at any time. :hotjump:

 

[Harvester]

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But under no circumstances should A/C ever be cut back... anywhere... at any time. :hotjump:

Remind me to introduce you to Roy Khan when I get a chance.

 

[VenomGA]

Remind me to introduce you to Roy Khan when I get a chance.

don;t have to worry about him anymore!!

 

[Exploding Ned]

don;t have to worry about him anymore!!

OK, I get Khan is an A/C fan, being from Norway, but what am I missing?

 

[Rick Pierpont]

don;t have to worry about him anymore!!

Don't worry, there are plenty of singers and other performers that want the AC turned off before they play. It isn't just Roy.

I have NO problem warming up when I am on stage (understatement), but even I hate having cold arms/hands before going on stage.

 

[Sumeet]

I generally like it cold. A lot of people find it cold in movie theaters or office buildings where I'm perfectly comfortable. I drive around with the AC on in the winter (granted, I live in Florida). I can't recall ever being too cold in an indoor concert venue. I do recall it being too hot during a few ProgPower sets over the years (Hammerfall a few years ago in particular... I was literally drenched in sweat after the set), but I assume those situations were because the bands preferred a higher temperature.

I know one thing for sure though... Jeff Scott Soto wasn't too cold. I'm pretty sure his entire outfit was soaked through with sweat over the course of his set!

 

[nailz]

Remind me to introduce you to Roy Khan when I get a chance.

Fuck that fucking guy. What a shitnoodle.

 

[Prog_Muse]

Vocalist here.
A/C actually dries the air, and it affects your mucous membranes, such as the ones lining your nasal passages, throat, and lungs.
It's not uncommon for the band to request the A/C be cut for that very reason. How many times have you seen a front(wo)man sweating their ass off under those lights and you're roasting in the audience thinking, "Damn, hit the A/C?!" It dries us out! So, it is what it is. *shrug*