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WHAT TO DO AT A LAMB GIG
For those of you who haven't seen us, or towns we have never played, i
think the crowds are sometimes shocked at how we choose to present the
band (a lot more having it and and energetic than the records). For those
of you, here is what to do in 6 easy steps.

MOVE
This isn't just for us, we have realized, that moving crowds don't think as
much as static crowds, thinking is totally overrated, and has its place, but
not at a gig, feeling the music is better which is more viable when the body
is engaged.

SING
If you can or can't, i like to see it when people get the words wrong but
dont care!

EXPRESS YOURSELF
Let those quirky things that you don't want people to see out! you'll feel
much better, and realise, that you're not the only nutter.

BE AWARE OF OTHERS
The thing that makes our gigs stand out is how fucking amazing our fans
are, everyone is on a good level, just a bit of eye contact, to people
around you and help, if needed, makes so much difference. Lets keep the
gigs personal!

HAVE FUN
What these are all about, with an open mind and an opening to the vibe,
the levels of fun and positive energy are amazing.

ENERGY
The music is important granted, but the energy of the gigs is better. It
works in a phenomenal way, in that i mean, we start the ball rolling,
getting the folks excited, from there we feed off the crowd, as much as
they feed off us. I believe that if you look at energy in the same way as
you need fuel for a car, there is your own personal tank, where to store
your fuel, this is quickly exhausted, and takes a while to refill. But tapping
into the energy of the crowd is like mining oil from the ground, there is
loads of it...purer, and stronger than the personal. In encouraging crowds
to express passion, its really to develop the feeling of all the band and
crowd tapping in to this infinite supply of energy, this is when the shows
are best!

THE WAVING FINGERS EXPERIMENT
We have been trying out an experiment, at most gigs, where i invite the
crowd to relax, and raise their hands and wiggle their fingers. The results
have been really good, i believe for a number of reasons, one is majority,
most people actually do it and the cynics are totally outnumbered, the
second, is its not "cool" and there is the possibility of feeling stupid. This is
a powerful tool for getting the mind to shut up (bonus), and to engage
with the body. Lastly i believe the hands act as antennae for the vibe and
energy that's in the room (everyone gets on the same wavelength). When
i ask the front of the crowd to turn to the back, its to lose the "we're the
band and in control" vibe and make it more a communal feeling, hey we're
all equal, other variations have involved shouting and in our swiss shows
the crowd ohming (mmmmm mantra) (without any instruction from the
stage) this was really magic. Constructive comments or ideas would be
good on this, a few people have slated it, but in general we have got a
good reaction to it. What do you think? email letters as always to
intouch@lambstar.net.

Lamb love Andy