Comedy, music and spoken word acts are all welcome for their 5 minutes / 2 songs (max 8 minutes) stage time. Pre-book your slot by posting on the wall of the night's Facebook Event. Alternatively, walk up on the night for 5 minutes / 1 song in the 7.30-8.00 section of the show. House Rules:
All pre-booked acts must commit to watching the full 8pm-10pm show. Anyone arriving late may find their slot taken by a walk-up. Anyone leaving early will be barred from future bookings. If you expect others to watch you then you should be prepared to do the same. Order of appearance is at the discretion of the MC. Musicians must be prepared to "plug and play". No sound checks and no tuning up once on stage. If you do, it comes out of your stage time. Famous First Words is not a "bringer" night but your efforts to promote your appearance and encourage supporters to come along is much appreciated. All performers are expected to buy at least one drink from the bar. Even half a coke shows the bar you appreciate their hospitality. Drinking tap water all night won't and could ultimately result in this open mic night being cancelled.
-Featured Music Act-
Famous First Words is open to pre-booking one music act a night to close the show with a longer set on the condition you bring a certain number of supporters with you. 5+ gives you 15 minutes. 10+ gives you 20. Less than 5 means you get the standard 2 songs. The venue has a full backline (including drum breakables) and you can soundcheck at 7pm.
