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Author Topic: Really, So somebody would SURVIVE on this stage?  (Read 9553 times)

Michael Lage

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Re: Really, So somebody would SURVIVE on this stage?
« Reply #10 on: June 10, 2014, 07:07:51 AM »

So have I.  Proper truck trailers, not silly little trailers you might tow with a pickup truck.

The best type are not flat bed but curtain side with the curtains open.  That way you get a roof too.


The Semi Trailers are ok if they are flatbeds (or Curtainsides) in good shape.  The last one that we provided sound on for a band was not good.  The floor was uneven and in poor shape.  The guys that provided it cobbled a cover out of 2x4s and a blue tarp.  Bad.

My original comment was more about the concrete blocks stacked up as steps. More than one layer of blocks used as a step is scary in my opinion.
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Re: Really, So somebody would SURVIVE on this stage?
« Reply #11 on: June 10, 2014, 07:31:31 AM »

After the stage done, time for the PA!

http://www.ehow.com/how_4870563_set-up-pa-system-band.html

And the lights!

http://www.ehow.com/how_7769516_stage-lighting-bands.html
DAMN-I did not know it was that easy.

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Steve M Smith

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Re: Really, So somebody would SURVIVE on this stage?
« Reply #12 on: June 10, 2014, 07:58:17 AM »

The Semi Trailers are ok if they are flatbeds (or Curtainsides) in good shape.

The best plan is to use one which is currently used to haul goods rather than an old one in the corner of a yard or one in a farmer's field.


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Re: Really, So somebody would SURVIVE on this stage?
« Reply #13 on: June 10, 2014, 09:31:50 AM »

I went to a local festival a while back and they had parked two flats side by each and then screwed a plywood floor down which covered the gap and gave them a nice big stage. They had a fork truck ramp at the rear for band access. With a 40x16 surface, they put up a big tent on top for the weather/sun.


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Re: Really, So somebody would SURVIVE on this stage?
« Reply #14 on: June 10, 2014, 10:31:56 AM »

I've done many a show from a flatbed trailer. In Texas many farmers have a "hay trailer" that is not as big as a semi trailer, but still about 25-30 foot long and 8 foot wide with a gooseneck. These would be pulled by a (dually) pickup truck.

Plenty of private party events have used this setup. Usually without the concrete blocks.
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Re: Really, So somebody would SURVIVE on this stage?
« Reply #15 on: June 11, 2014, 09:16:16 AM »

The blocks are for throwing at water bags during that little known game of "Hit the water bag with the block."
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Re: Really, So somebody would SURVIVE on this stage?
« Reply #16 on: June 11, 2014, 10:14:45 AM »

These would be pulled by a (dually) pickup truck.

Is this for trailers with a swan neck?  We don't see those over here (UK) but it's a better option for towing a trailer than a hook bolted to the chassis/body.

Do they apply weight directly to the back axle like a proper truck's fifth wheel coupling are are they just bolted to the bed?

EDIT:  Dually as in dual rear wheels.  I get it now.


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Re: Really, So somebody would SURVIVE on this stage?
« Reply #17 on: June 11, 2014, 10:42:01 AM »

I remember many times making drum risers out of plastic buckets and a couple sheets of plywood.


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Re: Really, So somebody would SURVIVE on this stage?
« Reply #18 on: June 11, 2014, 11:06:06 AM »

The weather is too iffy here for flatbed shows. I turn them down, others have done them. There's usually a good chance of showers, so I take a pass.
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Re: Really, So somebody would SURVIVE on this stage?
« Reply #19 on: June 11, 2014, 11:16:36 AM »

We get trailer stages down here all the time. All sizes.  It's pretty common.

Here's a "stage" that I walked up to by surprise one day. I was told I would have a nice covered stage. It was all of the worst possible conditions. Real close to the beach, in the sand, wind blowing about 25mph, rain in the area, loud generator too close to the stage, needed lights. I was originally told no lights required.

We did it anyway.
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