No, not house music, but a house gig: an artist performing in someone's living room. I might go and see two American artists whith 5 cds each to their name perform in a living room somewhere in Liverpool.
This set of gigs is described as following:
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What are house gigs?
Er, they’re gigs. In a house. But lots of people do ask about how they work. They’re really not that frightening honestly. Basically, artists who have a spare night on a UK tour (and occasionally artists who just fancy doing a house gig full stop) turn up and play in a living room. You just need to turn up with a bottle and some money (usually £5) for the whipround for the artiste’s expenses, find a seat or bit of the floor, and then sit back and enjoy music in probably the most intimate setting you can see it. There’s buffet food provided for when you get hungry, and you get to chat to the artists afterwards because there’s nowhere for them to escape to. It’s also a good way of meeting people with similar music tastes as a regular crowd develops and neighbours become good friends! As we say, all really are very welcome and transport to the current location we mainly put them on in Liverpool is very good as the house is next to a city line train station which has direct trains running to both Liverpool Lime St and Manchester Oxford Road. No need to book “tickets” in advance either - just turn up any time after 8pm on the night. The evening usually kicks off around 9pm and winds up late....
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It sounds great, though it will probably be a little odd ringing a door bell in a residential area (presumably) and go: is this the gig?
Has anyone been to one of these things?
What are they like?
The concept sounds great, but I just don't know what to expect (anywhere from watching the gig from the corridor, to finding myself on a sofa with an inquisitive person either side of me and no-one else in the room.
