Join the Weekend Warriors Gig 2016

Weekend Warriors

Over the past month, musicians have been gathering around the Western Cape. These are not professional musicians. They are accountants, pilots, doctors, lawyers. These are men and woman in their 30’s and up. They have been getting ready…

What have they been getting ready for you might wonder? They have been rehearsing for Weekend Warriors 2016!

Join the Weekend Warriors band members from this year’s round as they show off what they’ve been able to achieve in the last 4 weeks. The evening is open to all and there is no entry fee! That’s right, entry is FREE!

Where: Westlake Golf Club
Time: 18:00
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More about Weekend Warriors

Run by Paul Bothner Music in the Western Cape, the spirit of Weekend Warriors is “Join a band for fun”.

If you are not connected in the music industry, meeting like-minded musicians can be a challenge. If meeting one or two is a challenge, finding an entire band can be a nightmare. That’s where the Weekend Warriors programme steps in.

The programme matches musicians of similar skill levels and music tastes and forms them into a band. The bands meet at their local Paul Bothner Music store once a week for band practice. Everything a band needs is provided for them; from PA to guitar amps and even a drum kit.

In addition to the backline, the bands are also given a music coach. The coach works with the band at every band practice and is there to guide that band and ensure that they are on the right path. And if that isn’t enough, at the end of the one month period, Paul Bothner Music organises a gig for the band to showcase what they have done!

Each band selects 6 songs that they would like to cover. They spend the next month learning and rehearsing the songs, under the watchful eye of their coach.

After one month, the bands all gather to perform their first gig. The event is always filled with excitement as friends and family cheer on their heroes. Their fathers, mothers, brothers, and sisters!

Entry is free and open to all. There is a cash bar available and food will be on sale.